New Delhi, May 27, 2021: Twitter seems to be testing the Indian government’s patience. In a harshly worded statement, presented without editing below, Indian government reprimanded the social media company: The Government strongly controverts the claims made by Twitter today in its press release.India has a glorious tradition of free speech and democratic practices dating […]
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Government of India Condemns False Reporting on Cairn Legal Dispute
New Delhi, May 24, 2021: The Government of India has strongly condemned the false reporting in certain media by’ some vested interests claiming that the Government of India has purportedly asked state-owned banks to withdraw funds from foreign currency accounts abroad in anticipation of the potential seizure of such accounts with regard to the Cairn […]
DIPCOVAN: DRDO develops COVID-19 antibody detection kit
New Delhi, May 23, 2021: Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), a laboratory of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has developed an antibody detection-based kit ‘DIPCOVAN’, the DIPAS-VDx COVID-19 IgG Antibody Microwell ELISA for sero-surveillance. The DIPCOVAN kit can detect both spike as well as nucleocapsid (S&N) proteins of SARS-CoV-2 virus with […]
Exports of GI certified Gholvad Sapota (chikoo)for Maharashtra to UK
New Delhi, May 22, 2021: In a major boost to exports of Geographical Indication (GI) certified products, a consignment of Dahanu Gholvad Sapota from Palghar district of Maharashtra was on May 19 2021 shipped to the United Kingdom. GI certification of Ghovad Sapota is held by Maharashtra Rajya Chikoo Utpadak Sangh and the fruit is […]
Machine learning helps pick out stars in a crowd
New Delhi, May 20, 2021: Indian Astronomers have developed a new method based on Machine Learning that can identify cluster stars– assembly of stars physically related through common origin, with much greater certainty. The method can be used on clusters of all ages, distances, and densities. The method has been used to identify hundreds of […]
DST institute develops new multiplex RT-PCR kit with novel gene targets
New Delhi, May 20, 2021: A newly developed multiplex RT-PCR kit has a higher accuracy of detecting covid19 across the various mutant strains of the virus responsible for the global pandemic. As the pandemic is going through a second wave with multiple variants, the selection of target genes in multiplex RT-PCR assay is becoming critical […]
Indian Railway commissions Wi-Fi at 6,000th Railway station
New Delhi, May 18, 2021: Indian Railways has commissioned Wi-Fi at 6,000th Railway station. Indian Railway is continuing to extend the Wi-Fi facility at far flanged stations to connect the passengers and the general public with digital systems. With the commissioning of Wi-Fi at Hazaribagh Town falling under Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand state in Dhanbad […]
AIIMS doctors provide guidance on Medication and Care for Mild COVID-19 Patients
New Delhi, May 17, 2021: The commonly observed symptoms among COVID-19 patients are fever, dry cough, tiredness and loss of taste or smell. Irritation in throat, headache, body ache, diarrhea, rash on skin and redness in eyes are also observed in rare cases. If you observe any of these symptoms, you should immediately isolate yourself […]
Indian Navy Team Repairs Two Major Oxygen Plants in Andhra Pradesh
New Delhi, May 16, 2021: Teams from Naval Dockyard Visakhapatnam achieved a major breakthrough in repairing two major Oxygen Plants at Nellore and Shri Kalahasthi bringing a major boost to the Oxygen Supply in the State of Andhra Pradesh during the ongoing Oxygen crisis. Based on a request from the State Administration, Eastern Naval Command […]
NHPC provides cold chain equipment for Covid vaccination to Arunachal Pradesh
New Delhi, May 16, 2021: NHPC Ltd’s 2880 MW Dibang multipurpose project (Arunachal Pradesh) has provided cold chain equipment for the Covid-19 vaccination program to the Government of Arunachal Pradesh under Corporate Social Responsibility. 25 Ice-lined Refrigerators were handed over to Dr. E. Rumi, Director of Family Welfare, Government of Arunachal Pradesh on May 14, […]