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January 11, 2021 8:37 AM

Govt issues guidelines for identification, admission and continued education of migrant children

The Education Ministry has issued guidelines for identification, admission and continued education of migrant children. The Ministry said, in order to mitigate the impact of challenges thrown by the COVID-19 pandemic for out of school chi...

January 11, 2021 8:33 AM

Over Rs1,200 cr to be spent for safe movement of wildlife on National Highway

Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has said that over 1,200 crore rupees will be spent by the Road Transport and Highways Ministry to create infrastructure for safe movement of wildlife on the National Highway. In a tweet, Mr Javadekar said, this includes construction of underpasses on the Nagpu...

January 11, 2021 8:24 AM

Animal Husbandry department issues advisory to Bird Flu affected States to avoid further spread of disease

The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying has issued advisories to the Avian Influenza affected States so as to avoid further spread of disease. So far, the disease has been confirmed from seven States-Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Prad...

January 11, 2021 8:00 AM

Govt notifies rules for renewal of International Driving License while traveling abroad

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a notification to facilitate the issuance of International Driving Permit (IDP) for Indian citizens whose IDP has expired while they are abroad. There was no mechanism for its renewal while citizens were abroad and their IDP expired.<br /&amp...

January 10, 2021 9:06 PM

Govt preparing for COVID-19 vaccine roll-out, holds meeting with states, UTs on CoWIN software

Government today said that it has been proactively carrying activities towards preparing for the nationwide roll-out of COVID-19 vaccine in close collaboration with States and Union Territories and all stakeholders. The country's nat...

January 10, 2021 9:00 PM

Prakash Javadekar extends his best wishes to citizens on the occasion of World Hindi Day

World Hindi Day is being observed today.&nbsp;The day is commemorated every year with the objective to promote use of Hindi language abroad. On this day in 2006,&nbsp;the First World Hindi Conference was held in Nagpur wit...

January 10, 2021 2:15 PM

India to begin world's largest vaccination drive on January 16

India's nation-wide vaccination drive will begin on the 16th of this month. COVID-19 vaccine priority will be given to the healthcare workers and frontline workers who are estimated to be around 3 Crores, followed by those above 50 y...

January 10, 2021 2:04 PM

India becomes second largest manufacturer of PPE kits and suits, says Smriti Irani

Union Minister for textile and women and child development Smriti Irani has said that India has become the second largest manufacturer of PPE kits and suits in the world in record three months' time during the coronavirus induced loc...

January 10, 2021 2:00 PM

Indian Railways achieves a train speed of 130 kilometer per hour on Golden Quadrilateral – Golden Diagonal route

Indian Railways has started the New Year by achieving a landmark to enhance the maximum speed to 130 kilometres per hour for 1,280 km length out of 1,612 Km in Golden Quadrilateral - Golden Diagonal route. This covers the entire GQ-GD rou...

January 10, 2021 1:53 PM

Several parts of North India reel under severe Cold wave

Cold wave conditions are set to return in north with a gradual fall in temperatures over the next four to five days.The &nbsp;Meteorological Department (IMD) has said yesterday that due to the prevailing northwesterly winds over m...

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