U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for the investigational antiviral drug remdesivir for the treatment of suspected or laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 in adults and children hospitalized with severe disease. A study by Gilead Sciences in the US showed that ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting to discuss on the issues and reforms required in agriculture sector. Prime Ministers and Ministers discussed the possibilities of the uniform statutory framework in the country to facilitate new ways for farming which will infuse capital and technology ...

The leading advocate for small traders and businesses in India, Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has announced to launch a national e-commerce marketplace 'Bharatmarket' soon for all retail traders in collaboration with several technology partners. Bharatmarket will integrate the ...

Two hundred new mandis from seven states joined the e-NAM platform for marketing of agricultural produce. e-NAM aims to reach the last mile farmer and transform the way they sell their Agri produce. e-NAM has gained more strength by reaching out to more farmers & traders of these new ...

The Smart City Operations Centre of Visakhapatnam operates 24x7 in three shifts to manage COVID 19. The highlights of COC are: The centre announces cautionary measures and information related to COVID-19 through Public Announcements Systems installed across 90 locations in the city. It ...

The 12th session of Ministry of Tourism’s ‘Dekho Apna Desh’ on April 30, titled, ‘Celebrating the Incredible Indian Women in Responsible Tourism’ presented some powerful and personal stories of a few incredible women in India, who offer an alternative imagination of travel. The webinar series ...

Election Commission reviewed the matter concerning feasibility of conduct of biennial election for the 9 vacant seats of the MLC by MLAs in the state of Maharashtra. Maharashtra assured that various measures have been taken to control pandemic and that in the State Government's assessment, ...

Ministry of Shipping has revamped its website shipmin.gov.in and launched it on 30th April, 2020. The new website is based on open source technology and is deployed on NIC cloud Meghraj. The website has been designed as per Guidelines for Indian Government Websites (GIGW) issued by the ...

Shri. Giridhar Aramane has assumed charge as Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. He held briefing meetings with senior officers to review the work of the Ministry and discussed pressing issues especially in the light of the impact of COVID -19 pandemic. Giridhar Aramane is a ...

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation with H.E. Gen(ret) Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of Thailand. Prime Minister Modi discussed the importance of regional and global cooperation to effectively fight the pandemic. India assured its commitment to support the ...

NASA has selected 13 U.S. companies for 19 partnerships to mature industry-developed space technologies and help maintain American leadership in space. NASA is planning for a long-term presence on Moon so that it will eventually enable humans to reach Mars. For this campaign, NASA is leaning ...

Indian cricket team has lost the top spot in the ICC Test rankings to Australia dropping to third after their stupendous 2016-17 record was eliminated from the annual update as per rules. India dropped in the ladder largely because the record of 12 Tests victories and just one Test defeat in ...