For the purpose of signal modernization and 5G spectrum implementation in the Railways, the Union Government will be spending a sum of Rs 25,000 crore, according to the statement given by Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday. Alongside, the Railways which presently utilizes optical fiber will also be given 5 megahertz spectrum in a 700…
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla had a meeting with the United States Acting Ambassador Daniel B Smith on Wednesday and had a discussion about the India-US relations, regional issues, and cooperation in the United Nations. They also spoke about their views regarding the present situation of COVID-19, the supply of vaccines, and cooperation in overcoming…
The Union Environment Ministry on Tuesday kick-started a two-month long campaign to raise awareness on single use plastics, for which a number of events are lined up accordingly. In March this year, the Environment Ministry had issued a draft notification to phase out single use plastic products in a series of phases by 2022 via…
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has sanctioned Rs 15 lakh to feed around 3 lakh strays in Bengaluru, which are otherwise reliant on restaurants, street-side eateries and market places to eat food. With the lockdown protocols in place, the animal lovers and dog feeders of the city had appealed to the civic body to…
Indian Ambassador to United Nations TS Tirumurti expressed his gratitude to all the UN Member States after India’s entry into the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on Monday (local time). Tirumurti wrote on Twitter, “I thank all Member States of the @UN for their vote of confidence in India for #ECOSOC.” The ECOSOC is at…
India will have an additional expense of $11 billion or 800 billion rupees for providing free vaccines and food to millions of people who have been severely affected in the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, officials aware of it reported. The Centre will allocate an additional 700 billion rupees for supplying food to the…
With ongoing talks about relaxations of Covid-19 restrictions after June 14, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa may supposedly conduct a meeting within two days, to discuss the matter and take a decision. Alongside, Bengaluru registered less than 2,000 fresh cases of Covid-19 on June 7. It accounted for less than 1/5th of the overall 11,958…
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will have a three-day visit to Kuwait as scheduled from June 9 -12, which marks his first trip to the country after taking charge as the union minister. Sheikh Ahmed Naseer Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs invited Jaishankar, as quoted by an MEA release….
The Indian Navy is all set to get its very first set of multi-role helicopters after a waiting period of over ten years, the United States is going to give around three MH-60 Romeo helicopters to the force in the United States as scheduled in the month of July. The first batch of Indian pilots…
A central team constituting seven members will be visiting the regions affected by Cyclone Yaas in West Bengal today and tomorrow. The central team reached Kolkata on Sunday. The team has bifurcated into two, with one to review the conditions of the road and the other left for aerial survey of villages located in the…
