Telangana Govt gets Centre’s nod to deliver COVID-19 vaccines using drones

Delhi, April 30: The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have granted conditional exemption for drone deployment to Telangana Government for conducting experimental delivery of COVID-19 vaccines within Visual Line of Sight (VLOS) Range using drones. The permission exemption is valid for a period of one year or until […]

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Oxygen Express carrying 32 MT LMO leaves Odisha’s Angul for Haryana

Bhubaneswar, April 30: Two Empty Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) tankers that were unloaded from Cargo Flight, on Thursday evening, have been loaded with 32 MT LMO at Tata Bhushan Steel Plant at Angul and dispatched to Haryana by train, on Friday morning with RoRo service of Indian Railways. The East coast Railway ( ECoR) has […]

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Oxygen Express to carry LMO from Angul to Haryana

Bhubaneswar, April 29: Since the first Oxygen Express with empty tankers left from Mumbai on April 19 for Visakhapatnam under East Coast Railway (ECoR) jurisdiction, Indian Railways has consistently carrying Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) towards different destinations of the country, said an official release. Continuing the momentum, there are two more trains from East Coast […]

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PM Modi reviews preparedness of Armed Forces to combat COVID-19

Delhi, April 26: The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat on Monday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They reviewed the preparations and operations being undertaken by the Armed Forces to deal with the pandemic, said a PMO release. The CDS briefed the PM that all medical personnel from armed forces who have […]

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551 oxygen generation plants to be set up across India

New Delhi, April 25: Total 551 Oxygen plants will be set up in every district across the country to ensure adequate oxygen availability to hospitals and help people across the nation, said an official release. “In line with Prime Minister’s direction of boosting availability of oxygen to hospitals, the PM CARES Fund has given in-principle […]

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Justice NV Ramana sworn in as new Chief Justice of India

New Delhi, April 24: Justice NV Ramana on Saturday took oath as the new Chief Justice of India (CJI). He was administered the oath by President Ram Nath Kovind, at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana, took over as the 48th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Justice Ramana, 63, will be the country’s top […]

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COVID-19 surge: PM Modi focuses on smooth supply of oxygen to States 

New Delhi, April 22: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on chaired a high-level meeting to review the oxygen supply across the country and discuss ways and means to boost its availability. The officials briefed him on the efforts undertaken in the last few weeks to improve the supply of oxygen. The PM spoke about the need […]

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Union Cabinet okays subsidy for urea produced via coal-gasification by Talcher Fertilizer

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar, April 20: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday approved the proposal of the Department of Fertilizers for the formulation of exclusive subsidy policy for Urea produced through coal gasification route by Talcher Fertilizers Limited (TFL). Considering the strategic energy security and urea self-sufficiency of […]

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Everyone above 18 can get COVID-19 vaccine from May 1

Delhi, April 19: The Central Government on Monday allowed vacciantion to everyone above the age of 18. “In a meeting chaired by PM Narendra Modi, an important decision of allowing vaccination to everyone above the age of 18 from 1st May has been taken,” said a PMO release. A good amount of coverage of vulnerable […]

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