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India logs 6,563 new Covid infections, active cases lowest in 572 days

With 6,563 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India's total tally of Covid-19 cases rose to 3,47,46,838

'Prashasan gaon ki aur': Govt to celebrate Good Governance week from today

The Central government is all set to celebrate 'Good Governance' week from Monday, according to the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievance (DARPG).DARPG in collaboration with the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of External Affairs, and Ministry of Panchayati Raj and Rural Development will be convening various events during December 20 to 26.These events include the launch of a nationwide campaign for Redressal of Public Grievances and Improving Service Delivery titled "Prashasan Gaon Ki Aur" and the inauguration of the Exhibition on Good Governance Practices.The other events which would be convened are Good Governance in the Ministry of External Affairs.Ease of Living and Next Phase of Reforms for Reducing Compliance Burden; Mission Karmayogi - The Path Ahead; Experience Sharing Workshop by DARPG on Best Practices in Initiative for ...

Illiteracy challenge for India: Naidu stresses on need for adult education

Stressing the need for greater attention to adult education, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu said a country cannot claim itself to be developed if even 15 per cent of its population is not educated."We're proving ourselves the best in IT and moving towards digitalization but basic adult education needs greater attention. A country cannot claim itself to be developed if even 15% of its population is not educated. It is a challenge for the country and leadership," said Naidu."We have made significant strides in the field of education over the past 7 decades. However, there still exists a huge imbalance in basic literacy skills in our society. This is a cause of concern," he added.Calling for eradicating illiteracy in mission mode, Naidu advised the schools to encourage their students to begin adult education drives in their areas on weekends. "Students should be given some extra marks for such activities," he said.Naidu made the following comments after presenting the Nehru and Tagore .

Ready to take ties to next level: India to 5 Central Asian countries

India has reached out to all the top leaders of the five countries to grace the Republic Day celebrations

India thrash Japan 6-0 in Hockey Men's Asian Champions Trophy

This was India's third win on the trot

India successfully testfires nuclear capable strategic Agni Prime missile

India successfully testfired the nuclear-capable strategic Agni Prime missile off the coast of Odisha with the capability to hit targets between 1,000 to 2,000 kms

India's security dynamics involve multifaceted threats: IAF Chief

Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari said India's security dynamics involve multifaceted threats and challenges which will require building multi domain capabilities

India logs 7,145 new infections; active cases in country decline to 84,565

India logged 7,145 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,47,33,194

Growth momentum loses steam in Nov amid demand, supply disruption: ICRA

Rating agency ICRA on Friday said the growth momentum lost steam in November 2021 on the back of "some satiation" of pent-up demand as well as supply chain disruptions

Better air quality in 96 cities in 2020 from 2019: Environment Ministry

The number of Indian cities showing better air quality increased to 96 in 2020 from 86 in 2019, the first National Apex Committee meeting of the National Clean Air Programme was told on Friday.

India's Nov oilmeal exports down 51% due to sluggish soybean export: SEA

The country's oilmeal exports declined by 51 per cent to 1.62 lakh tonne in November of this year due to sluggish export of soybean meal, industry body SEA said on Friday. Since India is currently outpriced for soybean meal export as compared with other countries like Brazil and Argentina, the country is unlikely to undertake shipments in the next two-three months, it said in a statement. The country had exported 3.32 lakh tonne of oilmeal in the same month previous year. Oilmeals are used as animal feed in poultry and other sectors. According to the latest data released by the Solvent Extractors' Association (SEA), export of soybean meal declined to 42,383 tonne in November of this year from 1,98,776 tonne in the year-ago period. "Soybean crush margins in India are currently squeezed by pressure on meal prices and relatively high price expectation of farmers for soybean seed which is currently quoted over Rs 6,400 per quintal," it said. Soybean meal for export at ex-Kandla port i

World coal power demand to hit new high after China, India, US surge: IEA

Rising consumption in China, India and the United States could bring global coal-fired power demand to a new all-time high this year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday.

India logs 7,447 new Covid infections active cases decline to 86,415

India logged 7,447 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,47,26,049

PM Modi to virtually inaugurate All India Mayors' Conference today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be inaugurating and addressing the All India Mayors' Conference, themed 'New Urban India', virtually on Friday at 10According to Prime Minister's Office (PMO), the Conference is being organised by the Department of Urban Development of Uttar Pradesh in Varanasi. Mayors from various states across the country will be participating in the conference."It has been the constant endeavour of the Prime Minister to ensure ease of living in urban areas. The government has launched multiple schemes and initiatives to address the issues of dilapidated urban infrastructure and lack of amenities. A special focus of these efforts has been the state of Uttar Pradesh, which has witnessed tremendous progress and transformation of the urban landscape, especially in the last five years," the PMO said in its release.An exhibition is also being organized from December 17 to 19 to showcase the key achievements of the Government of India and the Government of Uttar Pradesh ..

'Major cities turned into slums': SC seeks action against encroachments

The Supreme Court expressed concern at continuing encroachments on government land and the slum problems in all big cities, and called for strict action by authorities

PSU bank employees go on two-day strike; services hit at many places

Employees of public sector banks went on two-day strike against the move to privatise public sector banks impacting normal banking operation across the country

Defence Minister Singh issues commemorative stamp on 50th Vijay Diwas

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday issued a commemorative stamp on the occasion of Swarnim Vijay Diwas

India reports 7,974 new Covid cases; with 343 deaths, toll jumps to 476,478

In the past 24 hours, India registered 7,974 new Covid-19 cases and 343 deaths, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Thursday.

PM Modi recalls valour, sacrifice of freedom fighters on Vijay Diwas

PM Modi paid tributes to the valour and sacrifices of Bangladeshi freedom fighters and Indian armed forces on the 50th anniversary of Vijay Diwas

Global Covid caseload tops 272 mn, deaths surge to more than 5.32 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 272 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.32 million and vaccinations to over 8.54 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.