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As announced by the Central Government last year, the Gujarat Government will implement the ban on single-use plastic from July 1. According to the Centre’s draft gazette notification that announced the ban, the items to be banned include earbuds with plastic sticks, plastic sticks for balloons, plastic flags, candy sticks, ice-cream sticks, polystyrene (thermocol) for decoration, plastic […]
The health department found two positive cases of Norovirus on Monday in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The two patients are lower primary school students. The health department has taken more samples from the school and sent them for the test. However, the initial probe says that the students got food poisoning from the meal-day meals distributed at […]
“How many levels did the ad go through and how many people thought it was ok?” Actor Priyanka Chopra’s questions leaves many with no answer. The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) took suo-moto cognizance of the misogynistic advertisement being played repeatedly in mass media, stated the notice from DCW chairman Swati Maliwal. The commercial of […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that India has achieved the target of 10% ethanol blending in oil five months before the set deadline. He further elaborated, saying that this achievement has not only led to reduction of 27 lakh tonnes of carbon emissions but also saved foreign exchange worth Rs41 thousand crore. Other clear […]
Fourth wave of Coronavirus is not yet on the horizon for India, assures Dr Samiran Panda, additional Director-General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). However, he also said that with rising cases in some areas of some states, there is a need to be extra cautious and monitor the situation closely. Talking about the Centre’s […]
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has hit back at Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia for claiming that his family had committed a scam in regards to purchase of 5000 PPE kits during Covid-19 pandemic. Sarma has said that his wife had done nothing wrong and had only tried to help the state in […]
In the current times where keeping anything unlocked seems risky, there is a shop in a small town of Gujarat where the shopkeeper keeps it open 24×7 without any lock. The much talked about shop by Syed Bhai has all the goods like milk and groceries, doors, tiles, cutlery, and hardware. The most interesting thing […]
Leading Industrialist Gautam Adani, today, announced that his company is planning to invest Rs70,000 crore in Uttar Pradesh, which will lead to creation of at least 30,000 jobs in the state. Adani Group Chairman made the announcement while addressing the third edition of Uttar Pradesh Investors Summit this year. With this investments Adani Group is […]
In collaboration with India’s first agri-land marketplace SFarmsIndia, IIMA, a premier global management institute, has launched the IIMA-SFarmsIndia Agri Land Price Index (ISALPI), a first-of-its-kind land price index that will record and present ‘quality controlled’ information of agricultural land prices across the country on Thursday, June 02, 2022. The index is especially valuable for comparing […]
The Indian Dairy Federation will organise a poster competition in New Delhi from 12th to 15th September 2022. The poster competition is a part of the International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit 2022. Its goal is to provide a global forum for dairy professionals, farmers, and experts to share their ideas through posters. IDF’s much-awaited […]
When it comes to commutation preference, Indian Railways has always been people’s first choice. One of the reason for it is that people get to carry as much luggage as they want, which is quite difficult to do in flights. There were no rules regarding the limitation on weight of the luggage that a person […]
Less than a week after singer Sidhu Moose Wala was shot-dead, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Punjab government today said that they would be restoring security of 424 VVIPs from June 7. This announcement comes following the court hearing on former minister OP Soni’s petition, which which challenged the government’s decision to curtail the security cover […]
J P Singh, who is India’s Joint Secretary in-charge of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran, along with a team of delegates, is currently in Kabul to hold talks with the Taliban officials. This will be India’s first official meeting since Taliban took over Afghanistan in August 2021. According to a statement from the Ministry of External […]
After three months of a peaceful run, the AAP is facing the wrath of Punjab for the first time against the death of singer and politician Sidhu Moosewala. The Aam Aadmi Party received enormous love and ample support in Punjab. Moreover, they had a tremendous victory in the state in the Assembly elections in February-March […]
Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister of Delhi, today held a press conference and said that after the arrest of Satyendra Jain, there is a conspiracy to get Manish Sisodia entangled in a made-up corruption case. He said that he had received information from reliable sources that the Centre is planning to create a corruption case and […]
Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar yesterday held an all-party meeting and later in the day announced the outcome from the discussions. He said that the government has proposed a caste-based census for the state. He said that all parties, including the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has agreed to this proposal and would like a […]
The BJP is geared-up and has taken a foot forward on their Rajya Sabha battlefield. On Wednesday, the Bharatiya Janata Party designated four Union Ministers to lead the party’s election bids for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections. The candidates announced will guide Haryana, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Rajasthan. In addition to this, the party has declared […]
West Bengal students shine bright again in the Civil Services Examinations as UPSC declared the CSE 2021 results on Monday. Ankita Agarwal from Kolkata has secured AIR 2 in the exam. On Thursday, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, motivated students to become government bureaucrats. CM Banerjee addressed a district administrative meeting with […]
The National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, said that in the fourth quarter of financial year ending March 2022, India’s GDP growth slowed to 4.1%, as compared to 5.4% in the previous quarter. The reason for this dip are the obvious international factors that include crude oil and other commodity prices […]
The Enforcement Directorate (ED), today, summoned Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi to question them regarding the National Herald newspaper money laundering case. It is believed that Sonia is to appear before the ED on June 2 and Rahul on June 8. The Congress has said that the whole case is a conspiracy by […]
