Month: December 2021

President of India graces the inaugural ceremony of fifth International Ambedkar Conclave

DELHI, DECEMBER 2: The President of India, Shri Ram NathKovind, inaugurated the fifth International Ambedkar Conclave, being organised by the Forum of SC and ST Legislators and Parliamentarians and DrAmbedkar Chamber of Commerce, today (December 2, 2021) in New Delhi. Speaking on the occasion, the President appreciated the […]

India’s Jet Airways in talks with Boeing, Airbus for $12 bln order – BloombergQuint

BENGALURU, Dec 2 – India’s Jet Airways (JET.NS) is in talks with planemakers Boeing Co (BA.N) and Airbus SE (AIR.PA) for an order worth $12 billion, BloombergQuint reported on Thursday, citing Bloomberg News. The airline’s new owners, UAE-based businessman Murari Lal Jalan and UK investment firm Kalrock Capital, told Bloomberg News that Jet could […]

New Delhi shuts schools, colleges again due to air pollution

NEW DELHI, Dec 2 – India’s capital New Delhi has ordered the closure of schools and colleges until further notice from Friday after the Supreme Court criticised the city government for reopening educational institutions despite “very poor” air quality. The city government last week decided to reopen schools […]

India reports first Omicron cases, no plan to authorize boosters

Summary Two cases detected in Karnataka showing mild symptoms Officials say priority is to fully vaccinate adults first BENGALURU, Dec 2 – India reported its first two cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant on Thursday but the government said it had no immediate plan to authorise booster vaccine […]

Nearly 46 lakh unorganized workers have been registered under the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan pension scheme

DELHI, DECEMBER 2: In order to provide old age protection in the form of a monthly pension, Government of India launched Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM) pension scheme in the year 2019. Under this scheme, minimum assured monthly pension of Rs. 3000/- will be provided to the […]

JKACS organises various activities to commemorate World AIDS Day

JAMMU, DECEMBER 01: As part of the World AIDS Day 2021, Project Director, J&K AIDS Control Society (JKACS) and other officials called on Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar today and pinned the Red Ribbon on the Advisor. Speaking on the occasion, Advisor Bhatnagar said that on […]

Union Health Ministry reviews status and progress under “Har Ghar Dastak” campaign with States/UTs

A jump of 11.7% in 2nd dose COVID19 vaccination coverage during the campaign (till 30th Nov) No vaccine should get expired, both in Govt. and Private facilities; Available vaccines to be consumed timely States advised to aim for zero wastage of vaccines DELHI, DECEMBER 2: The ‘Har Ghar […]

COVID-19 UPDATE

DELHI, DECEMBER 2: 124.96 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive India’s Active caseload currently stands at 99,763 Active cases account for less than 1% of total cases, currently at 0.29%; Lowest since March 2020 Recovery Rate currently at 98.35% 8,548 recoveries in […]

EXCLUSIVE U.S. CDC to collect data on southern Africa passengers over COVID variant

WASHINGTON, Dec 1 – U.S. officialsordered airlines to disclose passenger names and other information about those who have recently been in eight southern African countries and will give it to local and state public health agencies, according to documents seen by Reuters. The Centers for Disease Control and […]

Explosion of WWII bomb in Munich injures 4, disrupts trains

BERLIN — A World War II bomb exploded at a construction site next to a busy railway line in Munich on Wednesday, injuring four people, one of them seriously, German authorities said. A column of smoke was seen rising from the site near the Donnersbergerbruecke station. The construction […]

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