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August 28, 2024 8:12 AM

Public views & suggestions invited on Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024

The  Joint Committee of Parliament on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 has invited views and suggestions from the public, NGOs, experts, stakeholders and institutions. The Lok Sabha Secretariat has issued a press communique in this regard. It said, those desirous of submitting written suggestions to...

August 28, 2024 7:27 AM

B. Srinivasan new DG NSG

Senior IPS officer B. Srinivasan was appointed as the Director General (DG) of the National Security Guard (NSG), the country's counter-terrorism force.   Mr. Srinivasan is a 1992 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Bihar cadre. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has appro...

August 28, 2024 7:02 AM

Central Team to visit flood hit Tripura to take stock of the situation

An Inter-Ministerial Central team led by Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, B.C. Joshi will visit Tripura today to take stock of the situation in the wake of disastrous floods in the state. Officials from the Ministries of Agriculture, Finance, Jal Shakti, Rural Development and Road Transpor...

August 28, 2024 6:59 AM

Single-strain Oral Cholera vaccine launched in Hyderabad

A novel single-strain Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) has been launched by the Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) in Hyderabad. The vaccine named, HILLCHOL® was developed under license from Hilleman Laboratories, and is funded by Merck, USA and Wellcome Trust, UK. Speaking at the launch, BBIL, ...

August 28, 2024 6:57 AM

India develops indegenous RT-PCR testing kit for Mpox

India has developed its own indigenous RT-PCR testing kit for Mpox. The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has approved Siemens Healthineer's IMDX Mpox Detection RT-PCR test for the viral disease. The test delivers result in just 40 minutes, significantly faster than traditional met...

August 28, 2024 6:50 AM

8th EPC approves grant of 50 lakhs each to four Textile start ups

The Ministry of Textiles has approved four start-ups with a grant of approximately fifty lakh rupees each at the eighth Empowered Programme Committee meeting chaired under the National Technical Textiles Mission in New Delhi yesterday. These startups are working in key strategic areas of composites,...

August 28, 2024 6:46 AM

Coal production increased by over 7 percent this year

The country has registered significant growth of 7.12 per cent in the overall coal production so far this year. The Ministry of Coal said in a statement that the cumulative coal production for as of 25th August this financial year has increased to over 370 million tonnes, compared to over 346 millio...

August 28, 2024 6:43 AM

Significant progress in Kharif crop sowing this year says Agriculture report

The country has reported significant progress in Kharif crop sowing this year, with the total coverage area surpassing more than 1065 lakh hectares so far. During same period last year, approximately 1044 lakh hectares of area was sown under Kharif. The Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfa...

August 27, 2024 9:52 PM

India & Chile Strengthen Agricultural Ties in High-Level Meeting

Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Ramnath Thakur met Chile’s Agriculture Minister Esteban Valenzuela and his delegation for a high-level bilateral meeting in New Delhi today. The meeting concentrated on key areas of mutual interest and collaboration, including the implementatio...

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