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  • Mixed bag results in Bypolls

    The polls have thrown a mixed verdict in different parts of the nation with ruling party and the opposition registering wins. The bypolls in 10 assembly constituencies and 4 lok sabha seats were declared by the election commission.The results have announced splintered verdict for the parties in different states.In Kairana, death of the sitting MP […]

    Petrol price cut by 7 paise, diesel by 5 paise per litre

    Petrol price was on Thursday cut by 7 paise a litre and diesel by 5 paise – the second reduction in as many days on the back of softening international oil rates. Petrol in Delhi now costs Rs 78.35 a litre, down from Rs 78.42, according to a price notification issued by state-owned oil firms. […]

    Upgraded Pinaka rocket successfully test-fired

    An upgraded version of Pinaka rocket, with enhanced range and guidance system, was successfully test-fired from Chandipur in Odisha for the second consecutive day on Thursday. The test was carried out from a multi-barrel launcher at about 10.35 AM from the firing point of the Proof & Experiment Establishment (PXE) under DRDO, a day after […]

    Make e-cigarettes available to fight tobacco cancer: Experts

    On World No Tobacco Day, experts from different parts of the world suggest that e-cigarette is the most practical option for smokers as it is less harmful and can reduce the health burden of smoking significantly. R N Sharan, a senior professor in the department of biochemistry at the North-Eastern Hill University in Shillong, who […]

    AI system can predict epileptic seizures

    Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence system that can predict and alert an epileptic patient when a seizure is likely to strike, using low-cost wearable technology. Epileptic seizures strike with little warning and nearly one third of people living with epilepsy are resistant to treatment that controls these attacks. More than 65 million people worldwide […]

    India makes unprecedented progress in coconut cultivation from mid 2014 to 2018

    India has made unprecedented progress in coconut cultivation from mid 2014 to 2018 and now it has become the leading country in coconut production and productivity. Productivity increased to 11516 fruits per hectare in 2017-18 as compared to 10122 in 2013-14. Between 2014 and 2018, 13,117 hectare was brought under new plantation as compared to […]

    Foodgrain at subsidized prices being allocated to ensure adequate standards of nutrition in Welfare Institutions and SC/ST/OBC Hostels: Shri Ram Vilas Paswan

      New Delhi : Shri Ram Vilas Paswan, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution asserted that foodgrain at subsidized prices is  being allocated for welfare and development of weaker sections of  society to ensure adequate standards of nutrition in Welfare Institutions and SC/ST/OBC Hostels. Shri Paswan chaired the meeting of Food Secretaries […]

    Government of India makes systematic progress towards cash transfers of food subsidy

      New Delhi : Shri Ram Vilas Paswan, the Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution launched the ‘Handbook for Implementation of Cash Transfer of Food Subsidy’ in New Delhi today. The handbook has been jointly developed by Department of Food and Public Distribution (DoFPD) and World Food Programme (WFP). The handbook is […]

    Indian diaspora in Singapore represents diversity of India: PM Modi

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi  said that Indian diaspora in Singapore represents diversity of India. Addressing the Indian business and community event at Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre in the South East Asian country the Prime Minister said that  Indian community has become part of Singapore’s progress. He said that when India opened up to the […]

    Raksha Mantri inaugurates IAF Commanders’ Conference

      New Delhi : The First biannual IAF Commanders’ Conference of 2018 was inaugurated today by Hon’ble Raksha Mantri at Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhawan). Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa PVSM AVSM YSM VM ADC, welcomed Hon’ble Raksha Mantri Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, Hon’ble Raksha Rajya Mantri Dr Subhash Bhamre and Defence […]