India will be providing the funding Nepal with ₹246 million for the reconstructing of three more cultural heritage projects in Nepal from the six out of the 28 heritage sites contracts have been already reconstructed. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and Contract Agreements inclined for restoration and reconstruction were formalized on Wednesday for Jestha Varna…
Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech, developed the first ‘Made in India vaccine’ called Covaxin, which has been discovered to have an efficacy of 81 per cent for the phase three clinical trials with the preliminary results as announced on Wednesday. The clinical trials involved 25,800 subjects in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Krishna…
For the top economic firms have estimated to have an economic effect of ₹7.14 lakh crore (around US$100 billion) for the coming five years from the risks urged by the climate crisis, as per the report by CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project), an organization which functions on international disclosure systems which are for investors, cities,…
Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials on Tuesday conducted a raid at the house of a BBMP official who was caught accepting a bribe of Rs 20 lakh in February. The ACB officials investigated the residence of S N Devendrappa, Assistant Director, Town Planning, BBMP for the C sector of Amruthanagar. The ACB officials also checked the…
India on Tuesday strongly spoke at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) with a statement going against the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for Jammu and Kashmir, iterating that the body has no locus standi to speak for the issue. India further accused Pakistan regarding ‘misusing the august forum.” PawanKumar Badhe, First Secretary, Permanent Mission…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday mentioned about the plan of the government to operationalise 23 waterways as of 2030 taking into consideration the increased capacity of major Indian ports to 1550 million tonnes annually which was around 870 million tonnes in 2014. During his inaugural speech at Maritime India Summit 2021, PM Modi said,…
The government declared on Tuesday that over 14 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have been administered throughout the country with the records updated till 1 pm for the Day-2 of the second phase of the largest vaccination drive in the world. The statement said 208,791 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have been administered to…
With the onset of the second phase of Covid-19 vaccination drive in the country, the second phase particularly targets senior citizens and above 45 with comorbidities, an overall count of 4,942 people have been been administered the shot, thereby taking the total tally of the state to 8.25 lakh, revealed the Karnataka Government. From the…
A batch of ‘Made in India’ vaccines have been supplied to Angola thereby adhering to the “Vaccine Maitri” initiative revealed External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday. In a post on Twitter, Jaishankar tweeted, “Landed in Luanda. Made in India vaccines delivered to Angola today. #VaccineMaitri.” As per the data released by John Hopkins University,…
The US State Department has declared the restoration of discussions with Taliban right prior to the visit of US Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalizabad to Kabul, Doha and several regional capitals to have a political settlement in Afghanistan. In a statement on Sunday, the US State Department said, “Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador…
