Implementation of New Education Policy

DELHI, MARCH 22: A number of action points/activities for implementation in school education as well as higher education are mentioned in the National Education Policy 2020 which inter-alia include following:- Ensuring Universal Access at All Levels of schooling from pre-primary school to Grade 12; Ensuring quality early childhood […]

COVID19 Vaccination-Day 66

More than4.72 Cr COVID19 vaccine doses administered 19.65lakh vaccine doses given till 7pm today DELHI, MARCH 22: The cumulative number of COVID19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 4.72 Crore today. A total of 4,72,07,134vaccine doses have been given, as per the provisional report till 7pm today. These include 78,30,626HCWs who […]

Central govt’s tax collection on petrol, diesel jumps 300% in six years

New Delhi, Mar 22: Central government’s tax collections on petrol and diesel have jumped over 300 per cent in the last six years as excise duty on the two fuels was hiked, the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday. The central government collected Rs 29,279 crore from excise duty […]

Pawar rules out Maha home minister’s exit over Singh’s claims

Mumbai, Mar 22:  Former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh’s corruption allegations against Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh pertain to a period when he was hospitalised and hence the question of his resignation does not arise, NCP chief Sharad Pawar said on Monday. “We got information that Deshmukh […]

US defense chief arrives in Kabul on 1st trip to Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan — State media reported that U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived Sunday in Kabul on his first trip to Afghanistan as Pentagon chief, amid swirling questions about how long American troops will remain in the country. State-owned Radio and Television Afghanistan and popular TOLO Television reported […]

Cricket-Kohli leads from front, India clinch T20 series against England

Virat Kohli led from the front as India prevailed in a high-scoring decider, beating England by 36 runs in the final Twenty20 International to complete a 3-2 series victory on Saturday. Rohit Sharma smashed 64 and Kohli remained not out on 80 to power India to 224-2, their […]

Massive religious gathering worries India as COVID-19 cases surge

India’s health ministry warned on Sunday that a huge gathering of devotees for a Hindu festival could send coronavirus cases surging, as the country recorded the most new infections in nearly four months. The ministry said up to 40 people were testing positive for COVID-19 daily around the […]

International pressure on Myanmar generals grows as protesters march, one killed

Opponents of Myanmar’s coup protested again on Saturday and international pressure grew on the military junta to halt its repression of democracy supporters, with Asian neighbours joining Western countries in condemning lethal force. A young man was shot and killed in one of the most turbulent neighbourhoods of […]

India has crossed a Key Milestone in Universal Primary Healthcare

Target of Operationalizing 70,000 Ayushman Bharat – Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs) achieved Ahead of Time About 41.35 crore people have accessed primary healthcare services at the AB-HWCs More than 9.45 lakh Tele-consultations done at the HWCs DELHI, MARCH 21: India marked another key milestone in universalising Primary […]

Training Program of Supreme Court’s E-Committee reaches over 1.67 Lakh people during Pandemic period (May 2020 to December 2020)

Under the guidance and directions of the Chairperson of e-committee Dr Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Judge, Supreme Court of India , e-Committee  conducted  19 online E-Committee Training(ECT) /awareness programme during the pandemic period from May 2020 to December 2020.  E-Courts Project Phase II is a mission mode project undertaken […]

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