Covid-19 pandemic originated in animals in Wuhan market, studies find
Washington, 28 Feb: The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which cause COVID-19, originated in animals and spread to humans in late 2019 at the Huanan Seafood Market...
Defence capability development is national imperative in view of disputed borders: Army chief
Gandhinagar, Nov 9 (PTI) Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General MM Naravane on Tuesday said capability development of the armed forces remains a...
Amp Energy commissions 30 MW solar project for Bosch
New Delhi, Jan 4 (PTI): Amp Energy India on Tuesday said it has commissioned a 30 MW solar power project for Bosch Ltd. The...
Media in J&K being ‘choked’ due to local administration curbs: PCI FFC
NEW DELHI, 14 Mar: A three-member fact-finding committee (FFC) of the Press Council of India (PCI) on Jammu & Kashmir has said that the...
Survey shows overwhelming support in favour of SUP ban
NEW DELHI, 11 Jul: Eighty-three percent of the 1.76 lakh people surveyed across Indian cities support the ban on single-use plastic (SUP), according to...
India not signed up to COP26 action agenda on sustainable agriculture
New Delhi, Nov 9 (PTI) The Centre on Tuesday clarified that India has not signed up to a sustainable agriculture policy action agenda during...
Govt to soon announce sugar export quota for 2022-23 mkt year: Food secy
New Delhi, 19 Sep: The government will soon announce export quota of sugar for next marketing year starting October, Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey said...
Centre issues comprehensive guidelines for monkeypox patients, contacts
New Delhi, 27 Jul: A 21-day isolation, wearing masks, following hand hygiene, keeping lesions fully covered and waiting for those to fully heal are...
EAM Jaishankar meets Qatar’s PM reviews bilateral relationship
Doha, Jun 30 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday met Qatar's Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani in Doha...
Petrol to be cheaper by Rs 10 in Punjab from Monday, diesel by Rs...
New Delhi, Nov 7 (PTI): The Congress-led government in Punjab on Sunday announced a reduction in value added tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel,...
Sonowal inaugurates integrated AYUSH hospital in Manipur
New Delhi, 5 Dec: Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday virtually inaugurated a 50-bed Integrated Ayush Hospital at Moreh in Manipur and announced major...
Water level at India’s main reservoirs declines to 23%, says CWC report
New Delhi, 31 May (PTI): The water level of the country's 150 main reservoirs has dropped to 23 per cent and is also 77...
CJI to decide listing of Kejriwal’s interim bail plea
NEW DELHI, 28 May: The chief justice of India (CJI) will take a decision on the urgent listing of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's...
Boeing aggressively pushes F/A-18 Super Hornet to Indian Navy
New Delhi, 24 Aug: US aerospace major Boeing on Wednesday pitched its F/A-18 Super Hornet as the best platform to address the Indian Navy's...
250 students of Indira Gandhi Technical varsity felicitated under Delhi govt’s mentoring programme
New Delhi, Oct 19 (PTI) Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia felicitated 250 students of Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW) on...
Mehbooba Mufti slams Congress for anti-AAP protests; Congress MP hits back
New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI) PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday slammed the Congress, accusing it of failing to rally the opposition in support...
Disaster Management Body’s Ex-Official Suggests “Flood Audit” Of All Airports
New Delhi, Sep 12 (PTI): Expressing great concern over the recent waterlogging in parts of Delhi airport, former National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) vice-chairman...
176 Tourists Airlifted From Flood-Hit Sikkim
Gangtok, 10 Oct (PTI): A total of 176 tourists were on Tuesday airlifted from North Sikkim, which has been ravaged by a flash flood...
Vaccination drive needs to be strengthened globally;pandemic treaty being discussed: WHO chief scientist
Pune, Dec 20 (PTI) WHO chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan on Monday called for the expansion and strengthening of the COVID-19 vaccination programme across...
Pakistani LeT militant killed in encounter in Srinagar
Srinagar, Dec 19 (PTI) A Pakistani Lashkar-e Taiba (LeT) militant wanted in many terror cases including the killing of two policemen in Jammu and...