Monthly Archives: December 2021

Awareness meet on Mental Health Care Act held

TAWANG, 15 Dec: An awareness meeting on Mental Health Care Act, 2017, its provisions and implementation was held for the administrators, law enforcing authorities,...

Former trainees’convention-cum-farmers-scientist interaction prog. held

HAPOLI, 15 Dec: A former trainees' convention-cum-farmers-scientist interaction programme was organized by the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Lower Subansiri at the deputy commissioner's conference...

Start preparation keeping in mind the threat of Omicron

The new coronavirus variant Omicron is spreading across the globe at an unprecedented rate. The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that sheer number...

Will needed for success

Mediation By Law By Dr.S.Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The Draft Bill on Mediation circulated by the Government for comments has come at a time when...

Covid Bulletin Dec -15-2021

Kolkata Durga puja bags UNESCO heritage tag; Modi, Mamata hail move as ‘proud moment’

New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI): The UNESCO on Wednesday accorded heritage status to Kolkata’s Durga puja festival, bringing glory to the country, with Prime...

Rs 1,300 cr cashback on UPI, Rupay transactions; govt OKs reimbursement of merchant charges

New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a Rs 1,300-crore incentive scheme to promote digital transactions using UPI and Rupay...

Use, sale of Chinese manjha banned in Mandsaur district of MP for next two...

Bhopal, Dec 15 (PTI) The administration of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday ordered a ban on the production, sale and use of...

Amazon crosses 10 lakh sellers mark in India

New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI): Amazon India on Wednesday said it now has over 10 lakh sellers on its platform with more than 4.5...

Microfinance loan portfolio grows 5.16% in H1FY’22: MFIN

New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI): The total microfinance loan portfolio for the first half of the current fiscal stood at Rs 2,43,737 crore, a...

Unholy nexus between ARCs and borrowers found after I-T raids: CBDT

New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI): The Income Tax Department has found an “unholy nexus” between four asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) based in Mumbai and...

Cabinet’s decision on semiconductors will encourage innovation; boost manufacturing: PM Modi

New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that the Cabinet’s decision on semiconductors will encourage research and innovation in...

Uninterrupted medical O2 supply of critical importance to tackle Covid: Govt

New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI): Uninterrupted supply of medical oxygen in sufficient quantity is of critical importance to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centre...

CCEA clears implementation of PM Krishi Sinchayee Yojana for 2021-26

New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved implementation of the ‘Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojna’ for 2021-26...

Sugar mills, distilleries to earn revenue of over Rs 18,000 crore from ethanol sales...

New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI): Sugar mills and distilleries are likely to earn revenue of over Rs 18,000 crore in 2021-22 season by selling...

Tripura to have a Film and Television Institute Tripura: Minister

Agartala, Dec 15 (PTI) The Tripura government has planned to set up a film and television institute in the state, Information and Cultural Affairs...

No personal views against party ideologies: Assam Cong chief

Guwahati, Dec 15 (PTI) Congress Assam unit President Bhupen Kumar Borah on Wednesday said no leader should make any statement, including personal views, against...

AJYCP holds pan-Assam protests demanding repeal of CAA

Guwahati, Dec 15 (PTI) The Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuva Chhatra Parishad (AJYCP) on Wednesday held protests across the state against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and...

NHRC to hold public hearing of human rights cases of five NE states

Guwahati, Dec 15 (PTI) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday said it will hold a two-day public hearing in Guwahati from Thursday...

Tribal council in Tripura plans to raise own police force

Agartala, Dec 15 (PTI) Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), which comprises two-thirds of the state's territory, is planning to raise its own...