The Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), managing the operations of Kempegowda International Airport revealed it has already accomplished the net energy neutral status from December 2020. In a statement, BIAL said, ““As part of its sustainability goals, BIAL has set the target to become Net Energy Neutral by 2020-21. As an outcome of energy conservation,…
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Friday approved the Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) to begin manufacturing of Russian Covid-19 vaccine, Sputnik V, days after the application filed by SII. According to news agency PTI citing official source, “The DCGI has granted permission to the Serum Institute to manufacture the Sputnik Covid-19…
Pourakarmikas in Bengaluru, the frontline workers who are working round the clock to keep the city and the hospitals clean and hygienic, had initiated the protest urging the Karnataka Government to provide allowance and vaccination for them. The pourakarmikas came together in several areas of the city demanding for free vaccines and a sum of…
NITI Aayog member (Health) Dr VK Paul on Friday announced that India had surpassed the United States with a greater number of people administered the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine. Paul stated, “As per the data, the number of people who have received at least one dose of vaccine in India is 17.2 crore. We…
The All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), New Delhi had initiated a study on the people who were found to be infected with Covid-19 after vaccination, and it was reported that there was no incidence of any fatalities. The time period when the study was conducted was in the months of April-May, exactly when…
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa declared on June 3 the ongoing lockdown in the state which was earlier going to end on June 7, is further extended by a week till June 14. No new relaxations have been announced as of now, except the liquor shops will be permitted to give parcels till 10 am….
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday had a surprise interaction with students of class 12 amid a virtual meeting with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). The meeting was conducted by Union Education Ministry, days after the decision was implemented to cancel the class 12 exams. During the meeting, PM Modi also had an…
India and Germany on Thursday conducted bilateral consultation amid which both the countries mutually agreed to carry on with their engagement regarding the key issues, particularly about the UN agenda. As per the statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs, the discussion happened via the mode of video conferencing, wherein India and Germany had…
Niti Aayog on Thursday presented the list of public sector banks which are planned to be privatized for the ongoing financial year to the Core Group of Secretaries on Disinvestment, according to the news agency PTI. The government think tank took charge of selecting the names of two public sector banks and one general insurance…
To increase the testing for Covid-19 and seize the pace of the viral transmission, Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) will be launching a quicker option – mobile van testing. The vans will comprise mobile laboratories which can carry on 2,000 tests on a daily basis. The testing figures can be increased to as high as…
