The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to extend distribution of 5 kg foodgrains per month for free under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) to over 80 crore ration card holders for four months till March 2022, a decision that will cost an additional Rs 53,344 crore to the exchequer.
The hospital, located in Parel area, on Tuesday got the approval of the Maharashtra ethics committee for conducting the vaccine trials.
Security breach came days after the firm got approval to conduct trials for Covid-19 vaccine candidate Sputnik V.
'The customer is fast changing, and she demands newer experiences that wealth can buy.'
Bharat Biotech, Serum Institute, Zydus Cadila, Panacea Biotec, Indian Immunologicals, Mynvax and Biological E are among the domestic pharma firms working on the coronavirus vaccines in India.
The development and trials will continue and the rocket is expected to enter service any time now.
There has been talk in the I&B ministry on allowing analogue signals in a few cities, like in Kolkata and Chennai in the first phase, even after March 31.
Aimed at attracting nearly Rs 1 lakh crore private investment, the station redevelopment project envisages infrastructure revamp at platforms and circulating areas.
He also said that infrastructure development in the country in the last eight years has been done with a human touch.
Digital Radio collectively runs 45 radio stations across the country.
Modi on Saturday will embark on a three-city tour to take stock of the COVID-19 vaccine development work.
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Dr Reddy's Laboratories have agreed to cooperate on clinical trials and distribution of Sputnik V vaccine in India, RDIF and Dr Reddy's said in a joint statement.
The Cabinet Committee on Unique Identification Authority of India, at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, approved the commencement of phase-II of the scheme at an estimated cost of Rs 3,023.01 crore (Rs 30.23 billion).
Based on discussions with stakeholders, the ministry is proposing to allocate Rs 26,400 crore for FAME-III subsidy alone with electric two wheelers getting around Rs 8,158 crore, electric buses Rs 9,600 crore and electric three-wheelers Rs 4,100 crore, according to sources in the know. Along with some other components like setting up an innovation fund and money for testing , the total allocation could cross Rs 33,000 crore, estimates suggest.
The Bharatiya Janata Party swept three of the four wards in the Patparganj assembly segment and all three in the Shakur Basti constituency held by senior Aam Aadmi Party leaders Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain -- both targets of sustained attacks over corruption by the saffron party -- in the MCD elections.
Red signal for Mumbai Metro Phase II.
Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Punjab, Manipur and Telangana report the most wastage.
Bharat Biotech recruited 13,000 participants for the Phase-3 clinical trial of Covaxin. This is one of the largest efficacy trials held in the country.
Sporadic incidents of violence were reported on Tuesday in some areas where voting is underway in the third phase of the West Bengal assembly elections, even as the overall situation by and large remained peaceful with 34.71 per cent turnout recorded till 11 am, officials said.
A decision in this regard was taken in the Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Four major Defence Research and Development Organisation projects, including the Light Combat Aircraft, Airborne Early Warning and Control System and Kaveri engine, are running behind schedule resulting in increase in their development cost, Lok Sabha was informed on Monday.
Tata Consultancy Services is eyeing tier-II and tier-III cities such as Pune, Nagpur, Gandhinagar, Kochi and Chandigarh to drive its future growth in the domestic market.
US car maker Ford on Tuesday said it will phase out its hatchback 'Fusion' from the Indian market, as it gets ready to launch the small car 'Figo' next month.
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals on Monday announced its Swiss subsidiary has completed phase I clinical trials for GRC 6211, a pain reliever, and plans to launch the molecule in 2011.
Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro, on Tuesday announced an investment of Rs 375 crore (Rs 3.75 billion) in Pune after the inauguration of its new development centre in Hinjewadi.
In yet another instance of his confrontation with the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam dispensation in Tamil Nadu, Governor R N Ravi on Monday concluded his customary address to the House within a few minutes, making certain remarks over the content of the address that were 'expunged'.
She held preliminary talks with external affairs ministry officials and later met Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran.
This project is part of $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) package and is covered under the CPEC Framework Agreement.
The consortium led by ICICI Securities is likely to submit by January end its first report containing the options of synergising the operations of two telecom public sector undertakings -- BSNL and MTNL.
We've carried 230 million passengers since we began without a single fatality.
The postal department would be floating tenders for procurement of hardware and development of software. Pilots will be held in rural and urban post offices and the final roll out will be completed by September 2012.
Dominic Xavier believes it is time government agencies aggressively concentrate on bringing down the COVID-19 caseload, which spikes with each passing day, since there could be no vaccine this year.
'When it is unpaid, sometimes, they don't take you seriously.' 'Work is not reviewed, and there is no effort in making interns learn.'
May take 10-15% in Phase II of Bengaluru-Mysore road for Rs 500 crore.
The parliamentary standing committee on energy has asked the government to take result-oriented steps to revatilise the Dabhol power project.
Talks have begun between Indian and foreign lenders of the Dabhol Power Company in Singapore to buy out the latter's debt exposure of over $310 million in the beleaguered company.
'Given China's past behaviour and their territorial claims, should we be sceptical regarding China's willingness to adhere to these agreements fully? The answer is yes.' 'As Ronald Reagan famously said in the context of the SALT talks, 'Trust, but verify!' India should also do the same.' 'This has already begun with foot patrolling, drones, satellite imagery and so on. India's military deployment did mirror China's and will continue to do so in the future.'
The instructions were issued recently on the basis of a Cabinet decision in October this year to implement the phase II of the Ajai Vikram Singh Committee recommendations for cadre restructuring in the forces, allowing for greater promotional avenues for officers.
