The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) took the call for further extending the ban on the scheduled international flights to and from the country till July 31st on Wednesday. The scheduled international flights to and from India apart from cargo/repatriation/relief services have been suspended from March 2020. According to a notification signed by the…
The state government is working towards implementing perks for women to co-own lands and properties along with their husbands or other male members in the family. Such co-ownership extension to women will be given priority under several government schemes. The initiative is a part of the larger efforts taken by Karnataka to improve the ranking…
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Prasad spoke at the G20 Summit held with the Foreign Ministers on Tuesday and iterated that international cooperation is the answer to the challenges associated with the Covid-19 pandemic. He also said that institutional multilateralism is been determined to be needed, and reforms will have several forms, however, the immediate…
India has vaccinated more than 323 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine as of Monday, June 28, when the Centre declared a Rs 6.28 lakh crore economic stimulus on further ramping of the facilities of healthcare, especially for children. Alongside, the Serum Institute of India revealed it is having talks with the European Medicines Agency regarding…
The state of Karnataka has recorded wastage of over 1 lakh doses right from the beginning of the vaccination drive on January 20, 2021. According to the health department, the state has wasted 2.29 % of doses on an average per district. From the districts, Bagalkot recorded the highest wastage with 22,196 doses, after which…
The Union Government on Tuesday announced the launch of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine in the Indian market and will be the fourth in line to help fight the deadly Covid-19 pandemic, and iterated the focus will now shift to Pfizer vaccine. In a press conference, NITI Aayog’s member of health, VK Paul said, “New drug permission…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has organized a meeting with the Council of Ministers on Wednesday, with discussions ranging from the current status of the Covid-19 situation in the country to the functioning of the ministries. As per the reports of news agency PTI, the meeting will be held via the mode of video conferencing considering…
The education departments, health department, on Monday are not on the same page regarding taking the exams, a few hours after the timetable was announced for exams. Health Minister Dr. K Sudhakar revealed his department is not aware of the education department’s decision to hold the examinations. When asked about the suggestions given by the…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appealed to all the citizens of India to participate in several events held throughout the country, as part of the Amruta Mahotsav, which is celebrated to commemorate the 75th Independence Day of India on August 15, 2022. While addressing Mann Ki Baat, PM Modi said, “The 75th Independence Day…
The villagers of Dakshina Kannada in Karnataka took it upon themselves to construct a bridge, which they have been demanding from the government from a lot of years now. The residents of the village, Mogra, located at about 100 kilometres from Mangaluru, have successfully finished building the pedestrian steel bridge via a crowdfunded pool. The…
