Month: February 2022

Price of Onions is 22.36% lower than that of the last year: Centre

Onion buffer of 2.08 LMT built is being released in a calibrated and targeted manner to States/Cities, aggressive releases of onion from the buffer contributes to stability in prices Retail price of Potato is Rs.20.58/kg, 6.96% lower than last month Tomato price lower than last month DELHI, FEBRUARY […]

Govt. of India, World Bank sign loan agreement of $115 million

DELHI, FEBRUARY 18: The Government of India, the State Governments of Karnataka and Odisha and the World Bank have signed a $115 million (INR 869 crore) Programme (Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agricultural Resilience through Innovative Development Programme) that will help national and state institutions adopt improved watershed management practices […]

PM dedicates to the nation railway lines connecting Thane and Diva

Flags off two suburban trains of the Mumbai Suburban Railway Starts his address with paying tributes to the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj whose Janam Jayanti falls tomorrow “These lines will bring ease of life for the residents of the ever-mobile metropolitan city of Mumbai” “The effort is to increase […]

PM meets prominent Sikhs from across the country

Leaders of the Sikh Community thank PM for honouring Chaar Sahibzaade through the ‘Veer Baal Diwas’ declaration ‘Veer Baal Diwas’ will make kids from all corners of the country aware about the contribution and sacrifice of Chaar Sahibzaade: PM PM praises the spirit of service of the Sikh […]

Russia to stage massive nuclear drills amid Ukraine standoff

MOSCOW — The Russian military on Friday announced massive drills of its strategic nuclear forces, a stark reminder of the country’s nuclear might amid Western fears that Moscow might be preparing to invade Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin will personally oversee Saturday’s exercise, which will involve multiple practice launches […]

COVID-19 UPDATE

DELHI, FEBRUARY 18: 174.64 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive India’s Active caseload currently stands at 2,92,092 Active cases stand at 0.68% Recovery Rate currently at 98.12% 66,254 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 4,19,77,238 25,920 new cases recorded […]

China expresses serious concerns on India banning Chinese apps

BEIJING, Feb 17 – China on Thursday expressed serious concerns regarding India’s ban of Chinese apps over security reasons, adding that it hopes India would treat all foreign investors, including Chinese firms, in a transparent, fair and non-discriminatory manner. “We hope India can take concrete measures to maintain […]

Non-Structural 1 protein, a potential diagnostic biomarker for Japanese encephalitis virus

delhi, february 17: Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV) is the leading cause of mosquito-borne encephalitis in South-East Asia and Western Pacific and is often misdiagnosed as Dengue. JEV belongs to the family Flaviviridae and genus Flavivirus and exists in a zoonotic cycle. Since there is no cure available for […]

India calls for more multi-lateral funding to prepare for future pandemics

NEW DELHI, Feb 17 – India on Thursday urged the world’s biggest 20 economies (G20) to make joint efforts to ensure increased multi-lateral funding by global institutions including the International Monetary Fund to prepare for future pandemics. Low middle-income and middle income countries do not have enough resources […]

US says war appears imminent after shelling on Ukraine front line

Summary UK sees ‘blatant attempt’ to ‘fabricate pretexts for invasion’ Zelenskiy calls shelling ‘big provocation’ Kremlin says it is seriously concerned West disputes Russian announcement of pullback MOSCOW/KYIV, Feb 17 – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday there was now “every indication” that Russia was planning to […]

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