UT Adviser Manoj Parida was on Thursday appointed as Chairman, National Authority of Chemical Weapons Convention, in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Union government, under the Cabinet Secretariat. Manoj Parida, a 1986 batch IAS officer, has served in various capacities in Andaman, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Odisha and Delhi. Manoj Parida, who hails […]
The Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2, which was identified as the reason behind breakthrough infections in the deadly second wave of coronavirus in India, has further mutated to form the ‘Delta plus’ or ‘AY.1’ variant. World Health Organisation, last month, tagged B.1.617.2 strain as the ‘Delta’ variant of SARS-CoV-2. “It has been seen in Europe since […]
Gurugram is the most suitable city to live in during Covid-19 times, considering factors such as population density, open area ratio and hospital infrastructure, said a report by Square Yards titled “Suitability Index: The COVID Perspective”. The localities in Gurugram’s East zone such as sectors 52-56, 58, 40-44, 30, 24-27 are found to be the […]
Bhajouli village of Mohali district created a record on Monday with 100% coverage of its entire 18-plus population and leading the district in Covid vaccination with at least one dose. Bhajouli has a population of 536 people, out of which 356 people are over 18 and all eligible persons have been jabbed with at least […]
For hard work and leading from the front in the battle against Covid-19, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Patiala Range, Vikram Jeet Duggal, was acknowledged with a Certificate of Commitment from the World Book Records, London, for serving the society during pandemic. Jasvir Singh Shinda, Adjudicator and Punjab Vice President World Book of Records, […]
The International Sikh Martial Arts Council (ISMAC) will setup free Gatka training Centres (GTC) in every district of Punjab to save the youth from falling prey to drugs and other bad habits. In this regard, education related to Gurmukhi, Gurbani, Gurmat besides health and hygiene would also be imparted to the children thereby connecting them […]
Indian students’ aspiration to study and work in Canada has become more of a possibility closer to their homes as Chitkara University, a leading private University near Chandigarh, has signed an ‘Academic Mentorship’ agreement with Trent University– Canada’s leading Public University near Toronto– in the faculty of Bachelor of Business Administration or BBA. Under this very […]
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is inviting applications from interested candidates for a free online course called ‘Machine learning to Deep Learning: A journey for remote sensing data classification’. The course will be conducted through the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS). The programme coordinator is Dr Poonam S Tiwari, from the IIRS DLP team. […]
Adopting a graded approach to reopening, Punjab chief minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday ordered extension of Covid restrictions in the state to June 15 with certain relaxations, including opening of shops till 6 pm and private offices to function at 50% strength. Night curfew will remain in force from 7pm to 6am on […]
In an effort to combat the pandemic and stabilise the healthcare infrastructure Trident Ltd on Monday handed over a total of 100 oxygen concentrators to Tej Partap Singh Phoolka, DC of Barnala, at Barnala to aid the government in the fight against Covid-19. Padma Shri recipient Rajinder Gupta, chairman of Trident Limited, said, “We believe in […]