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April 29, 2020 8:16 AM

India well prepared to provide sufficient water to every household during ongoing COVID-19 pandemic: Jal Shakti Minister

India is well prepared to provide sufficient water to every household during the ongoing COVID19 pandemic.&nbsp;Talking exclusively to All India Radio News, Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said domestic consumption of...

April 29, 2020 8:12 AM

India calls for making Climate technology available at affordable cost

Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar has said that as the world is unitedly engaged in finding a vaccine for novel Coronavirus, likewise it should have climate technology as open source which must be avail...

April 29, 2020 7:53 AM

Shipping Ministry decides all major ports may grant Ex-Gratia in case of loss of life due to COVID-19

Ministry of Shipping has decided that all the major ports may grant compensation or Ex-Gratia in the event of loss of life due to COVID-19 to the dependent members or legal heirs of the port employees. Shipping Ministry said, all port emp...

April 29, 2020 7:46 AM

EPFO settles about 13 lakhs claims including COVID-19 claims under PMGKY

Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has settled about 13 lakhs claims, including over seven lakh COVID-19 claims under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana package (PMGKY). This involves disbursal of over four thousand 684 cr...

April 29, 2020 7:43 AM

Sitharaman asks Congress to stop misleading people over defaulters list

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has asked Congress party to introspect and stop misleading people over wilful defaulters list. She said, even being in the opposition, Congress has failed to play constructive role in cleaning up of the...

April 28, 2020 9:35 PM

SC directs centre to consider temporarily adopting 'one nation, one ration card' scheme for migrant workers, EWS

The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to consider the feasibility of temporarily adopting the 'one nation, one ration card' scheme during the ongoing coronavirus lockdown period to enable the migrant workers and economically we...

April 28, 2020 9:32 PM

SC directs centre to make suggestions in guidelines for rational use of PPEs

The Supreme Court today directed the Centre to make suggestions in the guidelines for rational use of personal protective equipment so that kits are provided to all medical professionals who are working in non-COVID treatment areas in the...

April 28, 2020 9:30 PM

Prakash Javadekar stresses on climate finance in first virtual Petersberg Climate Dialogue

Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change &nbsp;Prakash Javadekar has said that, today, as the world is unitedly engaged in finding a vaccine for novel Coronavirus, likewise it should have climate technology as open sour...

April 28, 2020 8:48 PM

Wheat harvesting across country continues at brisk pace amid lockdown

Wheat harvesting across the country is continuing at a brisk pace amidst the lockdown. Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) related to crop harvesting &amp; threshing is adhered to by the farmers and workers.&am...

April 28, 2020 8:40 PM

UIDAI permits Aadhaar updation facility through CSC

IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that to make Aadhaar updating easier for citizens, Unique Identification Authority of India, UIDAI has permitted Common Service Centre, CSCs, which are designated banking correspondents of banks, t...

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