India
Dr. Harsh Vardhan lauds services of Indian Red Cross Society in difficult times while addressing its centenary celebrations
The Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare Dr. Harsh Vardhan took part in centenary celebrations of Indian Red Cross Society(IRCS) in New Delhi today on the occasion of ‘World...
Updates on COVID-19
Various actions have been collectively taken by the centre and States/UTs for prevention, containment and management of COVID-19. These are being regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level. Today, Dr....
Dr. Harsh Vardhan reviews preparedness and containment measures taken for COVID-19 management in Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Karnataka through Video Conferencing
Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare in continuation of series of focussed meetings with the States like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, West...
Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman launches INR - USD Futures and Options contracts in the International Exchanges at GIFT-IFSC
Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitaraman launched INR-USD Futures and Options contracts on the two International Exchanges, viz BSE’s India INX and NSE’s NSE-IFSC, at GIFT...
Government of India & AIIB sign agreement for $500 million COVID-19 support for India
The Government of India and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) signed a US$ 500 million “COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Project” here today to help India to...
Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2020-21 (Series II) – Issue Price
In terms of the Government of India Notification No. F.No.4(4)-B/(W&M)/2020 dated April 13, 2019, Sovereign Gold Bonds 2020-21 (Series II) will be opened for the period May 11-15, 2020 with Settlement...
IAF MIG-29 (UPG) AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT
On 08 May 20, at 1045h, one Mig-29 aircraft airborne on a training mission from an Air Force base near Jalandhar met with an accident. The aircraft had developed a...
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurates 80 km long road curtailing Kailash-Mansarovar pilgrimage time
Ushering in a new era in undertaking Kailash-Manasarovar Yatra and border area connectivity, Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh at a special event inaugurated the road link from Dharchula (Uttarakhand) to...
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh speaks with Japan Defence Minister over phone on mitigating COVID-19
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh today held a telephone conversation with Minister of Defence, Japan Mr Taro Kono. The two Defence Ministers had discussions on their respective responses against the COVID-19...
Modernisation of infrastructure for airfields of Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard and other services
Ministry of Defence signed contract for Modernisation of Air Field Infrastructure (MAFI) of 37 airfields for Indian Air Force(IAF), Indian Navy (IN) and Indian Coast Guard (ICG) with M/s Tata...
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh chairs 165th EC meeting of MP-IDSA
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh presided over 165th and first ever virtual Executive Council (EC) meeting of Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA) here today. Raksha Mantri congratulated Director...
National School of Drama of M/o Culture to hold a series of webinars by theatre veterans for budding artists, students & theatre enthusiasts from 10-17 May 2020
National School of Drama of Ministry of Culture has planned daily webinars for a week from 10th May 2020 onwards by theatre veterans in the time of national lockdown due...
Union Minister for Food and Public Distribution says massive exercise underway to supply free food grains & pulses to about 80 crore people across the country under PM-GKAY
The Government is making efforts to ensure that foodgrains are readily available for distribution in all the States for meeting their requirements under the “Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana...
India Post delivers Covid-19 testing kits from ICMR regional depots to testing labs across the country including remote areas
India Post has entered into a tie up with ICMR for delivery of its Covid-19 testing Kits from its 16 regional depots to the 200 additional labs designated for Covid-19...
PM expresses grief over loss of lives in Aurangabad rail accident
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has expressed grief over loss of lives in a rail accident in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. The Prime Minister said, “Extremely anguished by the loss of lives...
PM pays tributes to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore on his Jayanti. “Tributes to Gurudev Tagore on his Jayanti. Gifted in several fields, he made a strong contribution towards India’s freedom movement. His...
Clarification regarding shifting of Indian Railways Institute for Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (IRIMEE) from Jamalpur to Lucknow
It has been reported in media that it is being planned to shift Indian Railways Institute for Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (IRIMEE), from Jamalpur to Lucknow. Ministry of Railways clarifies that...
Gadkari sets road construction target for next two years at Rs 15 lakh crore
Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSMEs Shri Nitin Gadkari today held meeting via video conferencing with the members of SIAM Institute on impact of COVID-19 on auto...
Indian Railways geared up to provide COVID Care Centers to State Authorities
Ministry of Railways has converted its 5231 coaches as Covid Care Centers. The Coaches can be used for very mild cases that can be clinically assigned to the Covid Care...
Discussions between Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel with Mr Alexander Novak, Minister of Energy of Russia through Video Conferencing
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel held discussion with Mr Alexander Novak, Minister of Energy of Russia through Video Conferencing on 6 May 2020.The discussions...