The Uttarakhand government on Thursday announced that all shops of the Public Distribution System will open for 3 hours ( i.e. from 7 am to 10 am) from May 14 till May 18. In an order, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat said that all shops of PDS ration of […]
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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Visits Areas Hit By Cloudburst, Assesses Damage
Dehradun: A day after a cloudburst hit Devprayag in Uttarakhand’s Tehri district, Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat on Wednesday visited the affected areas along with his ministerial colleagues for an on-the-spot assessment of the situation. Accompanied by Cabinet Minister Subodh Uniyal, Disaster Management Minister Dhan Singh Rawat and local MLA […]
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India looks beyond Alphonso, to push other mango exports
If everything goes according to the plan, a Himsagar mango from Bengal may land on a plate in South Korea, or a Zardalu could reach Mauritius. India, the world’s largest mango producer, is looking to diversify its basket for exports and will push varieties from North India, while also resuming […]
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Israel threatens Gaza ground invasion despite truce efforts
srael on Thursday said it was massing troops along the Gaza frontier and calling up 9,000 reservists ahead of a possible ground invasion of the Hamas-ruled territory, as the two bitter enemies plunged closer to all-out war. Egyptian mediators rushed to Israel for cease-fire efforts but showed no signs of […]
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India sees 4,000 Covid deaths for third straight day, 3.43 lakh new cases in 24 hours
Over 3.43 lakh fresh cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, ending Friday morning, have taken the overall tally to 2,40,46,809 with active cases now at 37 lakh. At least 4,000 people have died of Covid-19 in a span of 24 hours, taking India’s cumulative toll to 2,62,317, the […]
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From Tetanus to COVID Vaccine: India’s Oldest Private Vaccine Maker Gears Up to Produce 30 Cr Doses
To fight against novel coronavirus pandemic, India plans to vaccinate all its citizens by December, according to the top official of the central government. Around 216 crore vaccine doses would become available between August and December, Dr Vinod Kumar Paul, member of Niti Ayog said on Thursday. Biological E, India’s […]
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Why Covid-19 crisis has failed to trigger deep stock market selloff in India?
India’s Covid-19 crisis has so far failed to spark a deep stock selloff like that seen last year, and some asset managers point to less stringent curbs on activity as one factor at least for now. Even as the nation reports more than 300,000 confirmed infections and over 4,000 deaths […]