PM Modi reviews preparedness of public health response to COVID-19 

Delhi, April 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired a meeting to review the status of preparedness to handle the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Various aspects relating to medicines, oxygen, ventilators and vaccination were discussed. The Prime Minister stressed that there is no substitute to testing, tracking and treatment. Early testing and proper tracking remains […]

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Central Ministries, CPSUs asked to dedicate their Hospital beds for COVID-19 management

Delhi, April 16: The Union Health Ministry on Friday asked all the Central Ministries and their PSUs to dedicate their hospital beds for COVID-19 Management across the country in view of rapid spike in virus infections. “The Union Health Ministry has advised all central Ministries to issue instructions to the hospitals under their control or […]

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PM Modi wishes people of Odisha on Odia New Year

Bhubaneswar, April 13: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday wished people of Odisha on Odia New Year. In a tweet Modi said, “My heartfelt wishes to the people of #Odisha on Odia New Year and Maha Bishuba Pana Sankranti.” “I pray that all your aspirations are fulfilled in the coming year. May everyone be blessed […]

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Vedanta signs MoU with research institutes for value-creation from bauxite residue

Bhubaneswar, April 12: Vedanta, India’s largest producer of aluminium and its value-added products, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for value-creation from bauxite residue (red mud), which is a by-product generated during processing of bauxite into alumina using the Bayer process. Bauxite is the primary ore for aluminium, that undergoes an intermediate refining stage […]

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Centre prohibits exports of Remdesivir injection

Delhi, April 11: The Central Government on Sunday prohibited exports of injection Remdesivir and Remdesivir Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) till the COVID situation in the country improves, said an official release. India is witnessing a recent surge in COVID cases. As on April 11, there are 11.08 lakh active COVID cases and they are steadily […]

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Online dispute resolution’s role critical during Covid-19 Pandemic: Justice Chandrachud

Delhi, April 10: The Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) has the potential to decentralise, diversify, democratise, and disentangle the justice delivery mechanism, said Supreme Court Justice DY Chandrachud here on Saturday. Justice Chandrachud was addressing the release event of a handbook on ODR, developed by Agami and Omidyar India, in association with NITI Aayog and with […]

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PM Modi to chair HLC meet commemorating 400th birth anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur

New Delhi, April 7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting of the High-Level Committee (HLC) to commemorate the 400th Birth Anniversary (Prakash Purab) of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur, on Thursday (April 8) at 11 AM through video conferencing, said an official release. According to a Prime Minister’s Office communique, Union Home Minister Amit […]

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President appoints Justice NV Ramana as next CJI

New Delhi, April 6: President Ram Nath Kovind, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution of India, has appointed Supreme Court judge Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana, as the Chief Justice of India. A notification in this regard has been issued by the Department of Justice, Ministry of […]

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Union Health Minister approves “National Policy for Rare Diseases 2021” 

New Delhi, April 3: Union Health & Family Welfare Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan has approved the “National Policy for Rare Diseases 2021” on March 30, said an official release. As per a Ministry statement, the policy aims to lower the high cost of treatment for rare diseases with increased focus on indigenous research with the […]

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