Central Government Launches “Mission Covid Suraksha”
The central government has launched ‘Mission Covid Suraksha’ to facilitate the development of around 5-6 Covid-19 vaccines. According to the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) of the Government of India, this will also ensure that, various vaccines are offered for market introduction and licensing. DBT further noted that, this mission focuses on the preclinical phase as […]
USA becomes India’s second largest FDI source in first half of FY 2020-2021
According to data provided by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the United States emerged as the second largest source of foreign direct investment (FDI) for India during April-September 2020. It has replaced Mauritius during the first half of the financial year 2020. According to the data shown by the department to promote industry and […]
Garima Griha National portal started to issue ID cards and certificates for transgender persons
Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot inaugurated the ‘Garima Griha’, a national portal for transgender persons and a shelter home for transgender persons, on 25 November 2020. The purpose of this National Portal is to encourage the people of the transgender community to come forward and acquire transgender certificates and identity cards […]
Hydrography Implementation Agreement signed between Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and his Vietnamese counterpart
On November 27, 2020, India’s Defense Minister Rajnath Singh attended a bilateral virtual meeting with his Vietnamese counterpart, General Ngo Juan Lich, to discuss important ways of broad strategic friendship and partnership between the two countries. Giving information about this meeting on Twitter, the Defense Minister said that, there has been a huge expansion in […]
India Officially Enters Recession, GDP Contracts By 7.5 Percent In 2020-21 Q2
According to government data released on November 27, 2020, the Indian economy declined by 7.5 percent in the second quarter (July to September) of FY 2020-21. With this contraction, India has officially recorded a technical slowdown for the first time. This contraction is a rebound from the first quarter of FY 2020-21. India’s economy had […]
Ban on International Flights will continue till 31 December : DGCA
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has extended the ban on movement of commercial international flights to India till 31 December 2020 due to the Corona crisis. By December 31, no commercial international flight in the country will go out of India nor can it come from another country. However, special flights going under […]
India Launches Phase-IV of US $ 80 Million Community Development Projects in Afghanistan
India has launched Phase-IV of high impact community development projects worth $ 80 million for Afghanistan on 26 November 2020. These new development initiatives include 150 community projects and a dam for water supply in Kabul. This was announced by Foreign Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar during the Afghanistan Conference of the year 2020, which was […]
Indian Railways launched digital online HR management system
Indian Railways has launched a fully digitized online human resource management system (HRMS). The Chairman and CEO of the Railway Board, Vinod Kumar Yadav has launched this system for railway employees and pensioners through video conferencing on 26 November 2020. This HRMS system is a highly motivating project for the Indian Railways. The Human Resource […]
Malayalam film Jallikattu becomes India’s official Oscar entry
93rd Academy Awards: Malayalam film Jallikattu has been selected as India’s official entry for the Oscars in the foreign-language film category. The film was unanimously selected from 27 entries in Hindi, Marathi and other languages. Directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery, this Malayalam film Jallikattu revolves around an ox, who escapes from a slaughterhouse in a […]
World famous football player Diego Maradona Dies At 60, due to cardiac arrest
Argentina’s world-renowned footballer Diego Maradona died on November 25, 2020 after suffering a heart attack. He was 60 years old. Maradona was admitted to the hospital in early November 2020, a few days after celebrating his birthday. He was feeling tired and weak for many days. His tests showed that a blood clot had formed […]