As many as 216 districts in the country have not reported any COVID-19 cases till now, 42 districts have not registered any infections in the last 28 days and 29 districts have not recorded any case in the last 21 days, the Union health ministry said on Friday. The ministry […]
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NEW DELHI: The ‘Aarogy Setu Interactive Voice Response System’ has been implemented to include citizens with feature phones and landline connections under the ambit of the ‘Aarogya Setu’ mobile application, the Union Health Ministry has said, urging people to download the application for combating COVID-19. The ‘Aarogy Setu Interactive Voice […]
The commerce ministry has recommended for continuation of anti-dumping duty on a Chinese chemical used in food and pharma industry with a view to guard domestic players from cheap imports. In a notification, the ministry’s investigation arm Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has said there is a “positive” evidence […]
The Centre has asked all states to take precautions against a COVID-19 outbreak in jails and correctional homes and ensure proper hygiene at such facilities. In a communication to all states and Union Territories, the Home Ministry said the novel coronavirus is a global health crisis and has affected a […]
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Steel has identified four slurry pipeline projects totalling over Rs 8,000 crore to be implemented over financial years 2020-2025, a finance ministry-constituted panel said in a report. A slurry pipeline is a specially engineered pipeline used to move ores such as coal, iron or mining […]
Addressing the press, Lav Agarwal, joint secretary health ministry asserted that social distancing and lockdown have been proving crucial in containing the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country. Apprising about the current situation, Agarwal said that in last 28 days, 15 districts have had no new case and […]
New Delhi: Swamped by Covid-19 cure proposals, the ministry of AYUSH notified guidelines for researchers of Indian traditional medicine. The ministry asked researches to follow the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) guidelines and also ensure the presence of an expert in the team. The ministry notification said research in […]
New Delhi: The government has targeted procure 40.7 million tonne of wheat and 11.29 million tonnes of rice for the central pool during ongoing Rabi marketing season which is scheduled to end by August, this year. “Procurement of wheat has already started in all wheat producing states except Gujarat, where […]
New Delhi: The Union home ministry has directed the West Bengal government to extend cooperation to the inter-ministerial central teams (ICMT) in the state to assess the Covid-19 situation after team members could not make field visits on Tuesday. “It has been brought to the notice of this ministry that […]
The Health Ministry on Tuesday issued guidelines for bringing home the remains of confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patients but asserted that importation of human remains of such cases is not recommended. However, according to the guidelines, if human remains of suspected or confirmed cases of coronavirus arrive into India, the […]