According to the annual report of the home ministry for 2021-22, during the second wave of coronavirus in the country, it had coordinated with the states and Union territories and various stakeholders concerned for ensuring the supply of medical oxygen for treatment of moderate to severe COVID-19 patients.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the G20 presidency offers a unique opportunity to India to contribute to the global agenda on pressing issues of international importance.
Janet Yellen also said the US and India have a strong belief in democratic values and a commitment to upholding the rules-based international order, especially at this time of geopolitical risks.
With fresh crop residue burning incidents, the cumulative farm fire cases from September 15 to November 7, rose to 32,486, according to the Ludhiana-based Punjab Remote Sensing Centre data.
The presence of marshals/bouncers in hospitals serves as a confidence-booster to doctors and nurses to impart the right treatment to patients without fear of violence from patients’ relatives/caregivers, say industry body representatives.
S Somanath said the ISRO has over the years been focusing more on delivering applications for the government and the public; having created systems, and building, launching and operating satellites, providing communication, earth observation and navigation services.
At a press conference, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said there has been a rapid improvement in the air pollution situation in Delhi and farm fires have also reduced.
The collapse of the British-era suspension bridge in Morbi on October 30 claimed 135 lives.
Echoing the view, BJP general secretary C T Ravi said the verdict is yet another victory for Modi in his mission to provide social justice to India's poor.
The total retail sales last month stood at 20,94,378 units, up 48 per cent from 14,18,726 registrations in October 2021. The registrations last month were even better by 8 per cent as against October 2019, a pre-COVID month.
According to the Central Pollution Control Board data, the national capital's Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 352 at 9.10 am.
'The Sunday Times' and Bureau of Investigative Journalism conducted a sting operation to expose several Indian hackers offering their services to hack into private email accounts and messages of victims on behalf of investigators working for autocratic states, British lawyers and their wealthy clients.
A decision on reopening primary schools and revocation of order asking 50 per cent of the government staff to work from home is likely to be taken at the meeting.
It is the ad-hoc approach to tackling air pollution that is responsible for the mess that Delhi finds itself in- every year at this time
Speaking at an event on Sunday where noted Marathi theatre actor Prashant Damle was felicitated for the 12,500th show of his play 'Eka Lagnachi Gosht', Shinde said the state government will support Marathi theatre and cinema.
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CJI Lalit will be superannuating on November 8, which is a court holiday due to Guru Nanak Jayanti.
Tourist arrivals totaled 7.56 million as of Oct. 30, with at least 1.5 million visitors a month expected during the remainder of the year, government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said in a statement Saturday.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday that Jaishankar will visit Russia on November 7 and 8 and he will hold talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Deputy Prime and Minister of Trade and Industry Denis Manturov.
Farm fires in Punjab rose from 13,269 in October 2021 to 16,004 in October 2022, while their number rose from 124 to 318 in Rajasthan during this period, Singh said.
The deadlock stemmed from Imran Khan's insistence on naming the Army officer in the FIR.
In August 2019, the central government abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution, which accorded special status to Jammu and Kashmir, and bifurcated the state into Union territories.
Plans are also afoot to connect Kashi station with air and water routes and its design is being worked on, Vaishnaw said.
Three fire tenders of the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) were pressed into service to douse the flames, another official said.
As the air quality worsened, the Delhi government ordered the closure of primary schools. Construction activities and the entry and movement of commercial diesel vehicles have also been restricted with immediate effect.