The Central government on Friday sanctioned 670 electric buses for Chandigarh, Maharashtra, Goa and Gujarat and 241 charging stations in Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Gujarat and Port Blair under Phase-II of the FAME India Scheme. What is the FAME Scheme? The FAME (Faster Adoption and Manufacture of (hybrid and) Electric Vehicles) was launched by […]
Legendary playback singer SP Balasubrahmanyam, popularly known as Balu and SPB, died at 1.04 pm on Friday while undergoing treatment for Covid-19 at a Chennai hospital. He was 74. SP Balasubrahmanyam is survived by wife Savitri and his two children – daughter Pallavi and son SP Charan. “In a further setback this morning, despite maximum […]
Oxford’s Covid Shield vaccine’s human trial begins at Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) on Friday. More than 400 volunteers have been registered for vaccine trials at PGI. According to the study protocol, on the first day, 18 volunteers who met the various standards will be given doses of the vaccine. According […]
The National Medical Commission (NMC) came into force from Friday, as the Centre repealed the nearly 64-year-old Indian Medical Council Act, 1956, and dissolving all its bodies such as the Medical Council of India (MCI) and Board of Governors (BoG), through a gazette notification. Last year, the National Medical Commission Act 2019 was passed by […]
Helsinki Airport in Finland has deployed specially-trained dogs to detect Covid-19 among passengers within 10 minutes with 100% accuracy. The trials are being conducted by researchers from the University of Helsinki. The preliminary results of the programme show that the dogs, which previously used to detect illnesses such as cancer and malaria, were able to […]
Buoyed by a blistering knock of 133 by the KXIP skipper KL Rahul, Punjab registered a massive victory as they defeated RCB by 97 runs at Dubai today. Put into bat by Virat Kohli led RCB, Kings started fairly decently as KL Rahul batted steadily in the initial part of his innings. While Glen Maxwell […]
As many as 253 cases and four deaths were reported in Chandigarh on Thursday, taking the total count to 10,968 and death toll to 141. There are 2,482 active cases in the city and 293 patients were discharged today. Also, the Chandigarh Administration declared 23 micro-containment zones in the city. UT Adviser Manoj Parida said […]
US motorcycle-maker Harley-Davidson has reportedly decided to end operations in India, including sales and production of motorcycles, as part of its restructuring exercise under ‘The Rewire’ programme. The company said that it expects $75 million in additional restructuring costs for 2020 and has opted to halt sales and manufacturing operations in India. The announcement comes […]
Punjab Government has issued instructions to the authorities that admission should not be denied to students in government schools under any situation. So far, this year the enrolment in government schools has increased by 15.61% and is the highest increase in a single year till date. Disclosing this, a spokesperson of the Punjab School Education […]
Google on Thursday remembered Indian swimmer Arati Saha, a groundbreaking long-distance swimmer and Olympian, on what would have been her 80th birthday. On September 29, 1959, she became the first Asian woman to cross the English Channel, swimming 42 miles from Cape Gris Nez, France to Sandgate, England. Later in her life, she told interviewers […]