Union Minister for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh has launched a drone-driven aerial delivery facility to transport Covid-19 vaccines and emergency medicines to inaccessible and difficult areas in a short span of time in Jammu. Referring to the first consignment of 50 vials of Covid-19 vaccines which was dropped…
Italy and France clinched an accord on Friday to strengthen their cooperation on space launchers as part of a broader bilateral treaty. Among the goals laid out in the bilateral treaty were pledges to reinforce military connections, including at an industrial level, and work together in the space sector. The two…
After two successful crewed flights, Jeff Bezos-led Blue Origin is all set for its third passenger liftoff on December 9. The 19th New Shepard flight will have six passengers, including Laura Shepard Churchley, the eldest daughter of Alan Shepard, who was the first American to fly to space, and Good Morning America…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the government is ready to answer all questions of the Opposition and urged them to maintain peace in the House. He said, ” The Opposition can be vocal about the government, but must not disrespect the House.” “This is an important session of the Parliament. The…
As Parliament begins the Winter Session, the government is considering tabling a proposal for the suspension of 20 Opposition MPs who created a ruckus in the House the last time it functioned during the Monsoon Session, sources said. Union Minister Piyush Goyal had urged Rajya Saba Chairman Venkaiah Naidu in August to…
The Assam government on Sunday rolled out the microfinance loan waiver scheme to give relief to 24 lakh women in the state. Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma launched the Assam Micro Finance Incentive and Relief Scheme, 2021, at Collegiate HS School, Tezpur in Sonitpur district. Himanta Biswa Sarma ceremonially…
Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Sunday wrote to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee demanding her government to “revise” the Covid-19 death toll in the state with “immediate effect”. In the letter, Chowdhury alleged that the West Bengal government “has gone…
Atribal ASHA worker from Odisha, Matilda Kullu, has made it to the Forbes India W-Power 2021 list for her noble cause. Matilda Kullu, a 45-year-old woman from Gargadbahal village in Baragaon tehsil in Odisha’s Sundargarh district, has been working as a recognised social health activist since the last 15 years.…
An earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale shook Tamil Nadu’s Vellore district in the early hours of Monday morning. No immediate loss of life or property has been reported in the incident. According to the National Center for Seismology, the quake, with its epicentre in Vellore district, occurred at 4.17…
Nearly all the terrorists involved in the killings of civilians in Jammu and Kashmir last month have been neutralised and the armed forces are now focussing on intelligence-based “surgical operations” involving smaller teams to deal with terror activities in the Union Territory, sources in the security…