Union Agricultural Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday said that more than crores of farmers are getting the benefits of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna (PMFBY) and mentioned about settlement of Rs 90,000 crore in five years from 2014. Tomar said, “In this largest agricultural insurance scheme of the world, farmers have got Rs…
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has expanded the state cabinet with seven members who have taken the oath in a ceremony on Wednesday and further indicated that excise minister H Nagesh would be dropped off from the cabinet. At the ceremony held in Raj Bhavan, Governor Vajubhai Vala administered the swearing of the ministers to…
Pfizer Inc or any vaccine maker, which has applied for emergency use authorization in India has to conduct a safety and immunogenicity study for being given a consideration and approval to be a part of the vaccination drive to be organized inn the country, according to the senior official who revealed it to Reuters. The…
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa revealed about the cabinet reshuffling on Tuesday saying that seven to eight new ministers will be inducted into the Cabinet, though there has been a lot off build up about whether the Cabinet will have an expansion or reshuffling. According to sources, the legislators in the list are supposedly –…
Pune-based Serum Institute of India’s (SII) Covishield and Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin have been given the emergency use authorization based on restriction and there needs to be no dilemma adhering to their safety and efficacy said Dr VK Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog on Tuesday. VK Paul further added that the two vaccines against Covid-19…
Rakesh Tikait, spokesperson of Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) clearly told to the media that the protesting farmers have no intention of returning back to their homes until the government takes the decision to repeal the three controversial farm laws passed in September. Tikait said such as the Supreme Court stayed the implementation of the farm…
E-commerce marketplace Flipkart and NITI Aayog have collaborated together to launch the revamped Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) inching towards making better the community experience for the women entrepreneurs in India. The platform is an attempt to bring together women across India to help them realize their aspirations of entrepreneurship. The current version and collaboration will…
The first batch of Covid-19 vaccines arrives at the Delhi Airport transported from Pune on Tuesday morning via SpiceJet flight followed by an Air India flight which is scheduled for the later part of the day. The SpiceJet flight SG8937 which was anticipated to arrive Delhi by 10.15 am having the vaccines consignment which will…
The state government of Karnataka has discharged six patients from the total eleven patients in the state who have been identified Covid-19 positive with the new mutant UK strain. On Saturday, a 34-year-old woman along with her six year old daughter were discharged from the Trauma and Emergency Care Center, Bangalore Medical College and Research…
After prolonging and maintaining a long silence on the subject of cabinet expansion or reshuffling, the exercise will be conducted at the earliest in the state of Karnataka. The newly appointed ministers to the state Cabinet will be undertaking the swearing at the ceremony to be held at 4pm on Wednesday, as declared by Karnataka…
