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August 28, 2024 7:02 AM
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An Inter-Ministerial Central team led by Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, B.C. Joshi will visit Tripura today to take stock of the situation in the wake of disastrous floods in the state. Officials from the Ministries of Agriculture, Finance, Jal Shakti, Rural Development and Road Transpor...
August 28, 2024 6:59 AM
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A novel single-strain Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) has been launched by the Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) in Hyderabad. The vaccine named, HILLCHOL® was developed under license from Hilleman Laboratories, and is funded by Merck, USA and Wellcome Trust, UK. Speaking at the launch, BBIL, E...
August 28, 2024 6:57 AM
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India has developed its own indigenous RT-PCR testing kit for Mpox. The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has approved Siemens Healthineer's IMDX Mpox Detection RT-PCR test for the viral disease. The test delivers result in just 40 minutes, significantly faster than traditional met...
August 28, 2024 6:50 AM
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The Ministry of Textiles has approved four start-ups with a grant of approximately fifty lakh rupees each at the eighth Empowered Programme Committee meeting chaired under the National Technical Textiles Mission in New Delhi yesterday. These startups are working in key strategic areas of composites,...
August 28, 2024 6:46 AM
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The country has registered significant growth of 7.12 per cent in the overall coal production so far this year. The Ministry of Coal said in a statement that the cumulative coal production for as of 25th August this financial year has increased to over 370 million tonnes, compared to over 346 millio...
August 28, 2024 6:43 AM
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The country has reported significant progress in Kharif crop sowing this year, with the total coverage area surpassing more than 1065 lakh hectares so far. During same period last year, approximately 1044 lakh hectares of area was sown under Kharif. The Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare...
August 27, 2024 9:52 PM
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Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Ramnath Thakur met Chile’s Agriculture Minister Esteban Valenzuela and his delegation for a high-level bilateral meeting in New Delhi today. The meeting concentrated on key areas of mutual interest and collaboration, including the implementation ...
August 27, 2024 9:04 PM
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The Joint Committee of Parliament on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, constituted under the Chairmanship of Lok Sabha MP Jagdambika Pal, has invited views and suggestions from the public, NGOs, experts, stakeholders and institutions. The Lok Sabha Secretariat in a press communique has said that thos...
August 27, 2024 9:02 PM
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Jay Shah, the current honorary secretary of the BCCI, has been elected unopposed as the Independent Chair of the ICC. Shah was the sole nominee for the chairmanship. He will assume his position on 1st December this year. At 35, Shah has become the youngest ever to hold the position. On...
August 27, 2024 8:51 PM
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Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister, Hardeep Singh Puri today met Brazil's External Affairs Minister, Mauro Vieira in New Delhi. In a social media post, Mr Puri said that he had a productive discussion with Mr Vieira on taking forward the vibrant energy partnership between India and Brazil encompassi...
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