India, Sri Lanka to jointly build solar power plant in island nation
Colombo: Sri Lankan Cabinet has given approval for the project as the country aims to generate 70 per cent of its electricity requirement by 2030 from renewable energy sources.
BY PTI / Thursday, 30 March, 2023
India witnesses 3,016 fresh COVID-19 cases, highest in nearly six months
New Delhi: The country's COVID-19 death toll has increased to 5,30,862 with 14 latest fatalities -- three reported by Maharashtra, two from Delhi and one reported by Himachal Pradesh in a span of 24 hours and eight reconciled by
BY PTI / Thursday, 30 March, 2023
India: Import duty on drugs, food for special medical purposes for personal use to treat rare diseases exempted
New Delhi: Drugs/Medicines generally attract basic customs duty of 10 per cent, while some categories of life saving drugs/vaccines attract a concessional rate of 5 per cent or Nil.
BY PTI / Thursday, 30 March, 2023
Mini-Hornbill Festival, trips to Kohima War Cemetery, heritage hamlet, planned for B20 delegates
Kohima: The first three conferences were in Imphal, Aizawl, and Gangtok and the fourth and final B20 India event in the northeast will take place in Kohima
BY NTN / Wednesday, 29 March, 2023
‘Gender dimensions’ of corruption being explored in G-20 anti-graft meeting: Union Minister Jitendra Singh
New Delhi: Gender dimensions of corruption are also being explored in G-20 ACWG along with the role of information and communications technology in combatting corruption in public sector, Singh said.
BY PTI / Wednesday, 29 March, 2023
Wait time for US visitor’s visa interview in India cut by 60 pc this year, says official
Washington: Stufft noted that Frankfurt, London and Abu Dhabi have taken a lot of Indian citizens who are seeking visas.
BY PTI / Wednesday, 29 March, 2023
Single-day rise of 2,151 fresh COVID-19 cases in India; highest in 5 months
New Delhi: According to the data updated at 8 am, the daily positivity was recorded at 1.51 per cent, while the weekly positivity was pegged at 1.53 per cent.
BY PTI / Wednesday, 29 March, 2023
B20 Summit to commence from 4 April in Kohima
Kohima: The summit will provide an opportunity for the state to market its potential in agriculture as well as the tourism industry.
BY NTN / Tuesday, 28 March, 2023
Scholarship and Fellowship Scheme for folk artists in India
New Delhi: Scheme of Scholarship and Fellowship for Promotion of Art and Culture protects all genres of artists including folk song artists
BY NTN / Tuesday, 28 March, 2023
Easy address change process in Aadhaar major cause of cyber fraud: Police
New Delhi: Investigators say there seems to be no way of cross-verifying the changed credentials of individuals uploaded on the UIDAI website
BY PTI / Tuesday, 28 March, 2023
Active Covid cases above 10,000 after 134 days
New Delhi: The daily positivity rate has been recorded at 3.19 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 1.39 per cent.
BY PTI / Monday, 27 March, 2023
India: Study finds lower under-five deaths with increased maternal education
New Delhi: The research, published in the journal Health & Place, is the first to explore the relationship between maternal education and children's health in the rural-urban context in India.
BY PTI / Monday, 27 March, 2023
