JNPT inaugurates comprehensive solid waste management project
NEW DELHI: In a major push under green port initiatives and with a vision to achieve sustainability goals, Sanjay Sethi, IAS, Chairman, JNPT inaugurated the Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Project at JNPT Township in the presence of Unmesh Sharad Wagh, IRS, Deputy Chairman, JNPT and HODs. The newly inaugurated, 10 MT/Day Solid Waste management is […]
Himachal Pradesh government proposes outlay of Rs 9,405.41 crore for 2021-22
NEW DELHI: The Himachal Pradesh government has proposed an outlay of Rs. 9,405.41 crore under the developmental budget for the year 2021-22, an official spokesperson said. This was announced by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur while presiding over MLAs’ priority meeting for the financial year 2021-22 here on Monday, the spokesperson said. The chief minister […]
Cegura Technology sets up 100 seats BPO centre in Siliguri
NEW DELHI: The India BPO Promotion Scheme (IBPS) from the government of India has been instrumental in setting up BPO/ITES operations in a number of small cities across the country and thus creating employment opportunities for local youths. Kolkata-headquartered Cegura Technology Solutions Pvt Ltd has established a BPO/ITES centre at Siliguri under the aegis of […]
Nearly 10% of workers will seek to trick AI-driven tracking systems by 2023: Gartner
NEW DELHI:Gartner predicted that by 2023, more than one-in-ten workers will seek to trick artificial intelligence (AI) systems used to measure employee behaviour and productivity. Such systems have seen a significant uptick in use in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Many businesses are making a permanent shift to full- or part-time remote work, which […]
Indian pharma market is expected to grow to US$ 130 billion by 2030: Sadananda Gowda
NEW DELHI: The Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India jointly with FICCI & Invest India is organizing the 6th edition of annual program on Pharmaceuticals & Medical Device sector – ‘India Pharma & India Medical Device 2021’ scheduled on 25-26 February & 1-2 March 2021. The four-day INDIA PHARMA 2021 & […]
Covid-19: 17 States have not reported any death in last 24 hours
NEW DELHI: In a significant achievement, India has been recording less than 150 daily deaths continuously for the last 10 days. Only 84 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. The effective strategy of containment including prompt tracing & tracking, aggressive and widespread testing, combined with standardized clinical management protocols have ensured the low mortality […]
India allocates Rs 16000 crore for Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana for 2021-22
To boost the safety of farmers’ crops and ensure maximum benefit of crop insurance reaches to farmers, the Government of India has allocated Rs 16000 crores for Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana(PMFBY)for the fiscal year 2021-22. This is a budgetary increase of around Rs 305 crore as against the previous fiscal year 2020-21, which reiterates […]
Union Budget 2020-21 places the AYUSH Sector on a sustainable path of growth, say sectoral experts
NEW DELHI: The Union Budget 2021-22 has brought out numerous enablers and catalysts which the AYUSH Sector can tap, and taken together, they place the Sector on a sustainable path of growth, according to a panel of experts who interpreted the Budget for the AYUSH Sector recently. Budget 2021-22 presented by the Union Finance Minister […]
PM launches ‘Asom Mala’ and lays foundation stone of two Hospitals in Assam
NEW DELHI: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the Foundation Stone of two hospitals and launched ‘Asom Mala’, a programme for state highways and major district roads, at Dhekiajuli in Sonitpur District, Assam. Chief Minister of Assam, Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister Rameswar Teli, Ministers from Assam Government and Chief of Bodoland Territorial Region Pramod Boro […]
More than 58 lakh healthcare and frontline workers vaccinated for Covid-19 across the country
NEW DELHI: The number of healthcare and frontline workers vaccinated against COVID19 has crossed the 58L mark on the twenty third day of the countrywide COVID-19 vaccination program. India is now the third topmost country with the highest doses of COVID19 vaccine administered, after USA and the UK. 12 States reported the vaccination activity today- […]
Gas-based economy is the need of the hour for India: Narendra Modi
NEW DELHI: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation the LPG import terminal, 348 km Dobhi – Durgapur Natural Gas Pipeline section, which is part of the Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga project. He also laid the foundation stone of the second Catalytic-Isodewaxing unit of Haldia Refinery and dedicated to the nation the 4 […]