New Delhi, April 23, 2021: Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have granted conditional exemption to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for conducting feasibility study of Covid-19 vaccine delivery using drones in collaboration with IIT Kanpur. The permission exemption is valid for a period of one year […]
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Remdesivir manufacturers volunteer to reduce price to support PM Modi’s efforts against COVID
New Delhi, April 14, 2021: The issue of availability of Remdesivir was reviewed by Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of State, For Ports, Shipping and Waterways (Independent Charge) and Chemicals& Fertilizers, Government of India in meetings with the all-existing manufacturers of the Remdesivir drug and other stakeholders on 12th and 13th April 2021, where decisions have been taken […]
Details of Ayurvedic therapies for COVID-19 in India
New Delhi, March 16, 2021: Ministry of AYUSH has formed an Inter-disciplinary AYUSH R&D Task Force chaired by Prof. Bhushan Patwardhan and having representation from scientists including Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Department of Biotechnology(DBT), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and AYUSH Institutions. The Interdisciplinary […]
Railway freight revenue overtakes last years cumulative figures
New Delhi, February 15, 2021: First time post Covid, Indian Railway’s cumulative Freight Revenue has surged past last year’s levels and stands at Rs 98068.45 crore as compared to Rs 97342.14 to Fy 20-21 in the same corresponding. On a month-to-month basis as well, in the first 12 days of February, Railways has overtaken last […]
India to train Jordan medical experts in Covid management and emergency care
New Delhi, December 17, 2020: The third round of Foreign Office Consultations between India and Jordan was co-chaired by Sanjay Bhattacharyya, Secretary (CPV & OIA) and Yousef Bataineh, Secretary General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan through video conference on 16 December 2020. Both sides underscored that the historically […]
PM Modi to hold virtual bilateral summit with Sri Lankan PM
New Delhi, September 23, 2020: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will hold a Virtual Bilateral Summit on 26 September 2020. A press statement from the Ministry of External Affairs of India said today. The statement also said that this Virtual Bilateral Summit will provide an opportunity for the […]