New Delhi, May 4, 2021: In order to tackle the surge in Covid-19 cases & subsequent requirement of oxygen, PM-Cares has allocated funds for the installation of 500 Medical Oxygen Plants across the country. These plants are planned to be set up within three months. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), through its industries, is […]
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Asiatic Lions housed in Hyderabad zoo infected with SARS-COV2 recovering
New Delhi, May 4, 2021: On the 24th April 2021 with an abundance of caution, Nehru Zoological Park (NZP), Hyderabad shared samples (as collected from nose, throat and respiratory tract under anaesthesia) with CCMB-LaCONES for eight Asiatic lions housed in the Zoo that had shown signs of respiratory distress. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate […]
India to import 4,50,000 vials of Remdesivir, first Consignment of 75000 vials reaching today
New Delhi, April 30, 2021: The Government of India has started importing the vital drug Remdesivir from other countries to ease out the shortage of Remdesivir in the country. The first Consignment of 75000 vials will reach India today. HLL Lifecare Ltd, a Government of India owned company has ordered 4,50,000 vials of Remdesivir from […]
Modi government has so far provided more 16.16 crore COVID vaccine doses to States/UTs Free of Cost
New Delhi, April 30, 2021: Modi government has so far provided nearly 16.16 crore COVID vaccine doses (16,16,86,140) to States/UTs Free of Cost, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released the details yesterday. Of this, the total consumption including wastages is15,10,77,933doses. More than 1 crore vaccine doses (1,06,08,207) are still available with the States/UTs to […]
Railway Deploys 2670 Covid Care Beds at 9 Railway Stations
New Delhi, April 27, 2021: The Ministry of Railways is meeting the State Governments’ demand for the facility of Covid Care beds in the coaches during the current raging second spell of the Covid pandemic with its fleet of 4000 coaches (retrofitted as isolation units) with a capacity of 64000 beds. Ministry of Railways stated yesterday […]
Oxygen Express deliver nearly 150 tonnes of Oxygen in last 24 hours
New Delhi, April 24, 2021: Indian Railway is running Oxygen Express in response to its fight against Covid-19. Oxygen Expresses with Liquid Medical Oxygen(LMO) tankers have arrived at Nashik & at Lucknow for Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh respectively. Few Containers were also unloaded at Nagpur and Varanasi enroute to supply LMO in these region. Also, third […]
Yoga and Naturopathy to aid the Psychosocial Rehabilitation of Covid-19 Patients
New Delhi, April 24, 2021: Realising the importance and need of psychological care along with the physical treatment, three premier institutions have come together to develop a Protocol for Psychosocial Rehabilitation of COVID-19 Patients. These 3 eminent institutions are: the Central Council for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy (CCRYN), an autonomous body of the Ministry of Ayush, […]
DRI seizes more than 300 kg of cocaine valued at Rs 2,000 crore
New Delhi, April 22, 2021: Based on specific intelligence that cocaine will be concealed in a consignment imported in container reaching V O C Port, Tuticorin, the officers of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) have intercepted the container declared to be containing wooden logs. The suspected container has originated from Panama, transited through the ports […]
Modi Government Simplifies process for re-issue of OCI Card
New Delhi, April 16, 2021: In a decision that is expected to significantly ease the process for re-issue of Overseas Citizen of India OCI card, the Modi Government has decided to simplify the process. This decision has been taken on the directions of the Union Home Minister Amit Shah. OCI Card has been proved to […]
Kota farmer develops mango variety that bears fruits round the year
New Delhi, April 9, 2021: Shrikishan Suman (55 years), a farmer from Kota, Rajasthan, has developed an innovative mango variety which is a regular and round-the-year dwarf variety of mango called Sadabahar, which is resistant to most major diseases and common mango disorders. The fruit is sweeter in taste, comparable to langra and being a dwarf […]