Tag: India
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Prashant Bhushan found guilty of contempt of court
The Supreme Court went after lawyer and activist Prashant Bhushan for two tweets that reportedly spoke Prashant Bhushanof the judiciary. In a culmination of the show cause notice the apex court had issued on July 22 against Prashant Bhushan, it pronounced him guilty of criminal contempt of court for two of his tweets against the ... -
Modi Brings Another Bouquet Of Incentives For Domestic Industry Growth
Under the longest stint of leadership that India could enjoy, Narendra Modi is gearing India up for some new developments towards his dream to move the country to a self reliant mode. There are indications for announcement of big ticket infrastructure projects and policy changes that will buttress the growth of local industry giving it ... -
Independence Day at the time of Covid-19: Pruned guestlist, no school children and security and cops in PPE
74th Indian Independence Day celebrations will be like never before during the times of coronavirus pandemic, but will be befitting the significance of occasion. Unlike the usual pomp and spark the day will be celebrated in a subdued manner across the country due to pandemic restrictions. The Red Fort will see a trimmed dignitaries attendance ... -
India To Digitize Vaccine Delivery Nationwide
India will be using a digital infrastructure for the dissemination and inventory management of the novel Covid-19 virus vaccine once it becomes available. It is also devising a fool proof method of procurement including both indigenous and international. This will also include guiding principles to prioritize focus groups. The national expert group on vaccine administration ... -
A lean Independence Day at the Red Fort
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, New Delhi is gearing up for muted Independence Day celebrations this weekend. On August 15, Saturday, the Red Fort is going to witness a rather somber Independence Day, thanks to all the precautionary measures being taken in light of the pandemic. The number of people participating in... -
India poised to transform manufacture Roadmap to give China Competition
Keeping imports at bay and moving ahead with the thought of self reliance, India is planning to boost the manufacturing of certain products. In a virtual conference, minister of MSME, Nitin Gatkari said that India is set to move towards production linked incentives for manufacturing of electronics, medical devices and pharmaceutical products while putting restrictions ... -
Indian Government considers reducing 5-year gratuity tenure to a shorter duration
Indian government is considering reducing the five-year gratuity period to a shorter duration as many labour market experts highlighted that five years maturity limit is outdated and doesn’t sever the purpose of current employees needs. The government is contemplating over shortening the period to somewhere between one to three years. The change in employment market, ... -
Guwahati Provides Personal Care To Self Quarantined Covid-19 Patients
In a bid to control the spread of the novel corona virus, state government of Guwahati has decided to give away free pulse- oximeters and a first line of supportive medical aid to all those patients who have decided to stay indoors and observe the 15-day quarantine guideline. The state government has also announced that ... -
Modi Government Pushes For Coal Over Forest Wipe
India’s forests in Chattisgarh are facing the danger of losing their self as Narendra Modi government moves ahead to wipe them out. The Hasdeo Arand 420,000 acres of forest in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, it is confirmed is sitting above an estimated 5 billion tonnes of coal. There are efforts being made to ... -
Sun Pharma to provide affordable Medicine for Covid-19 patients
India is seeing an increasing use of the medicines like Favipiravir, along with another antiviral, remdesivir by hospitals in the tackling of the Covid-19 virus. Looking at the increasing number of cases per day, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries is now coming out with its own version of Favipiravir called FluGuard that is to cost Rs. 35 ...