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On Friday, India’s drug pricing authority approved a 10.7% price hike for scheduled drugs, the highest increase allowed. Over 800 drugs under the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) will also see a price hike. Painkillers, antibiotics, and anti-infectives are among the essential medicines whose prices will rise from April, with the government approving a […]
The Talking Point: A scheme guaranteeing subsidised coal for MSMEs was formulated in 2007-08 under the Manmohan Singh government. Its implementation in Gujarat has spawned allegations of corruption, including by the Congress. The Amount and Time Period: Nearly Rs 6,000 crore over the last 14 years that saw more than 60 lakh tonnes of subsidised coal […]
Over a lakh families who had taken loan by mortgaging gold and have not been able to repay face a doomsday scenario as NBFCs (Non banking financial companies) and banks are about to auction their jewellery. Muthoot and Mannapurnam gold loans control 50 percent of the market. These companies give easy loans against gold jewellery. […]
Mukesh Ambani led Jio and World’s fourth-largest semiconductor company MediaTek’s long term partnership is bearing fruits as they have successfully completed an esports tournament featuring the immensely popular game- Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI). The gaming tournament had a prize money of Rs.12.5 lakh. The gaming tournament which started on October 30, 2021 received overwhelming response […]
Three youths were arrested on Thursday night following attack on AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi’s vehicle while the Hyderabad MP was on his way back to Delhi after campaigning for upcoming assembly election in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut today evening, the Hapur police station officials informed Vibes of India (Vo!) The AIMIM leader Owaisi had alleged that […]
The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has ordered the blocking of 35 YouTube channels, which allegedly spread “misinformation campaigns against the sovereignty of our country.” These channels have a total subscriber base of over 1.20 crore and their videos have over 130 crore views. Secretary of Information and Broadcasting Apurva Chandra informed media-persons on […]
Politics is the game of uncertainty but National Spokesperson of Samajwadi Party I.P. Singh seems to have taken for granted that as he said Uttar Pradesh is going to rout out Yogi Adityanath and the BJP in the forthcoming assembly election as results will come on March 10. Mr. Singh booked a Lucknow to Gorakhpur […]
The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad announced the winners of the 7th edition of Young Alumni Achiever’s Awards 2021. Awards were initiated in 2015. They are given to alumni under the age of 45 in recognition of their outstanding achievements and contributions. Announcing the winners, Director Of IIM Ahmedabad Prof Errol D’Souza said,” Our alumni […]
“We asked the PMO to discontinue the visit due to bad weather conditions and protests and had no information of the Prime Minister’s sudden route change.”said Chief Minister Channi. “A detailed logistical report was made available to the Punjab government well in advance.”MHA Scheduled to make an appearance at a rally in poll-bound Punjab’s Ferozepur […]
Guess how many samosas Indians order? Well, hold your breath: They order 50 lakh of them or equivalent to the combined population of Dubai, Maldives and Hawaii! Want more? Well, Indians order 2 biryanis every second. This is not all. Swiggy’s latest StatEATstics 2021 also reveals that Pavbhaji and Gulab Jamun are the second most-ordered […]
The Court of Inquiry being conducted by a tri-services inquiry team will be a fair process, Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari told reporters on Saturday. Air Chief Marshal Chaudhari said the probe will take a few more weeks and he would not like to preempt any of the findings of the court of inquiry […]
Raksha Rajya Mantri Ajay Bhatt in his written reply informed the Loksabha that the Ministry of Defence has approved Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) with a budget of Rs 498.78 crore for the next five years. The scheme aims to provide financial assistance to around 300 innovators, startups, MSMEs and about 20 incubators through Defence […]
Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurates India International Science Festival (IISF)at Panaji, Goa,where he spoke about the importance of sustainable startups. Context- Many startups as part of their core are now including sustainability both socioeconomically and environmentally. One reason for that is to show the customers that they are on a right track promoting environment friendly products. […]
As soon as the news of a new heavily mutated variant of novel coronavirus infecting a large number of people in South Africa surfaced, the world sprung into action by imposing travel bans, mandated testing of international arrivals and upping the ante on genome sequencing. Until yesterday, three countries — South Africa, Botswana and Hong […]
The ongoing India Ideas Summit 2021 focusing on the theme “Recovery to Resurgence” has brought high-profile leaders from both the US and India together to develop greater bonds between the countries to help each other in this post-pandemic phase where the economies have taken a hit. Special US Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, India’s […]
As the lockdown norms relax in the country, the used-car market has revived in tier 1 and tier 2 cities. Spinny, a used-car platform has recorded a 236% increase in sales across India from January to June 2021. Ahmedabad buyers are no different but it is recorded the city’s buyers stick to reliable and proven […]
The small town of Sanand in Gujarat turned into a major automotive hub with the entry of Tata, Suzuki, Ford, Honda and Hero MotoCorp, who operated their plants from in and around Sanand. But Sanand perhaps is losing its sheen as major companies make an exit. The announcement on Thursday was made by US auto […]
Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama decided to revert the working hours for primary schools teachers of government schools. The government, in a circular issued 24 hours ago, had instructed teachers to work an eight-hour shift. But on Wednesday, they revoked the circular and teachers can now go back to their six-hour shift. Earlier, the teachers opposed […]
The state government decided to lift the night curfew and Sunday lockdown enforced in Kerala. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan informed this in a press conference after the Covid review meeting on Tuesday. Earlier, restrictions were intensified in view of a surge in the daily cases of Covid-19, especially after Onam. But with no rise in the […]
It’s the largest protest in Indian history and is showing no signs of losing steam. For over nine months now, farmers across India have been protesting the ruling BJP government’s farm laws, which they say will crush the widely scattered farm sector and corporatise it. On September 5, farmers from 15 states across India gathered […]
