PHDCCI seeks Modi government support for domestic vaccine industry
NEW DELHI: Industry body PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) has urged the government to play an enabler’s role for the vaccine sector, and sought clarity on the status of the segment under the ambit of the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme announced for the pharmaceutical sector. In a letter to the Prime Minister’s Office, […]
Modi government looking into securing part of Johnson and Johnson vaccines for Indian market
NEW DELHI: Johnson and Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine to be manufactured in India by Biological E cannot be directly channelled to the domestic market and will have to be handed over entirely to the US pharma giant as agreed by the firms but the Narendra Modi government is looking at the possibility of securing a part […]
Modi government releases Rs. 8923.8 crore to Panchayats in 25 States
NEW DELHI: The Under Narendra Modi government said that Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, yesterday released an amount of Rs. 8,923.8 crore to 25 States for providing grants to the Rural Local Bodies (RLBs). The grants are meant for all the three tiers of Panchayati Raj Institutions – village, block and district. The amount […]
Revisit current Covid-19 vaccine policy, it may create disparity: Supreme Court to Centre
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to revisit its COVID-19 vaccine pricing policy, saying it would prima facie result in a detriment to the right to public health. A bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud said as of date, the manufacturers have suggested two different prices, a lower price which is […]
Modi government permits import of oxygen concentrators via courier for personal use
NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi government on Friday permitted import of oxygen concentrators for personal use, through post, courier or e-commerce portals under gift category, amid surge in COVID-19 cases in the country. The exemption for oxygen concentrators is allowed only for a period till July 31, 2021, for personal use, according to a notification of […]
Treat available oxygen as critical commodity,Modi government tells states
NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi government (Centre) on Friday said it has asked the states to treat the available oxygen as a critical commodity and undertake an oxygen-consumption audit at all hospitals, including private ones, amid a shortage of the life-saving gas in several parts of the country. Addressing a press conference, Joint Secretary in […]
Modi government approves Rs 4,500 crore credit to Covid-19 vaccine makers Serum Institute of India, Bharat Biotech to ramp up production
NEW DELHI: Looking to ramp up supplies ahead of the opening of Covid-19 vaccination to all citizens over 18 years of age, the government has approved a payment of about Rs 4,500 crore as advance to vaccine makers like Serum Institute of India (SII) and Bharat Biotech against future supplies, sources said. SII will supply […]
Supreme Court-appointed panel on farm laws submits report
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court-appointed committee to study the three new controversial agricultural laws has submitted its report to the apex court on March 19 in a sealed cover, one of its members said on Wednesday. Farmers have been protesting seeking repeal of the three contentious farm laws on the borders of New Delhi for […]
Gajendra Singh Sekhawat approves 465 crore as performance incentive fund for 7 states under Jal Jeevan Mission
NEW DELHI: Seven States viz. Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh qualified for performance incentive grantfor 2020-21 under Jal Jeevan Mission(JJM) – Har Ghar Jal to provide assured tap water supply to every rural home by 2024. For performance incentive grant, the criteria include physical and financial progress under JJM, functionality […]
Meghalaya Governor backs protesting farmers, urges Modi government not to offend them
BAGHPAT: Siding with farmers protesting the Centre’s new agriculture laws, Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik here on Sunday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah not to offend them. Speaking at an event in his home district, Malik said if the Centre (Narendra Modi government) gives legal guarantee of the minimum support […]
Modi government clears 20 food processing projects worth Rs 363.4 crore
NEW DELHI: India’s Food Processing Industries Ministry on Wednesday said it has cleared 20 projects worth Rs 363.4 crore under two central government schemes. The Narendra Modi government will provide a grant-in-aid of Rs 102.91 crore for these projects, which together are expected to generate nearly 12,000 jobs and benefit 42,800 farmers, it said in […]
Supreme Court notice to Modi government, WhatsApp on plea alleging low privacy standards
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Narendra Modi government (Centre) and WhatsApp within four weeks on a fresh plea alleging lower standards of privacy for Indians in comparison to European users of the messaging app. The top court said that people have grave apprehensions that they will lose their privacy, […]
Modi government-farmers talks hit roadblock; Unions threaten to intensify agitation
NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi government’s negotiations with protesting farm unions hit a roadblock on Friday as the farmer leaders stuck to their demands for a complete repeal of three farm laws they find pro-corporate and a legal guarantee for MSP, even as the Centre asked them to reconsider its proposal for putting the Acts […]
Modi government proposes to suspend farm laws for 1.5 years, set up panel for solution;next meeting on January 22
NEW DELHI: Yielding some ground to end the nearly two-month-long protest by thousands of farmers on the national capital borders, the Narendra Modi government on Wednesday (January 20) proposed to suspend the three contentious farm laws for 1-1.5 years and set up a joint committee to find an amicable solution in the interest of the […]
Modi government-farmer talks to continue;Narendra Singh Tomar asks unions to be flexible
NEW DELHI: Three central ministers and farmers unions on Friday committed to continue holding direct talks to resolve the over-one-month-long deadlock over three agriculture laws, with Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar urging farmer leaders to be flexible in their approach as has been done by the Narendra Modi government. The ninth round of talks between […]
Modi government should scrap new farm laws: Shiv Sena
NEW DELHI: The Shiv Sena on Thursday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to honour the sentiments of protesting farmers and scrap new controversial farm laws, and said he will “grow bigger” in stature by doing so. An editorial in the Shiv Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ also accused the Centre of trying to end the farmers’ protest […]