Covid-hit retailers eye Diwali push to beat the downturn

May 13, 2020

Retail traders across the country hope a pick up in the business from Navratra to Diwali this year after a massive slump due to situation arising out of the Covid-19 pandemic. According to Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), ever since the lockdown was imposed on 24 March, the Indian...

IITs, NITs not to hike fees for new academic session: HRD Minister

May 6, 2020

Union Human Resources Development (HRD) Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Tuesday announced that there would be no hike in fees for the IIT (Indian Institute of Technology), IIIT (Indian Institute of Information Technology) and NIT (National Institute of Technology) for the academic year 2020-21. Nishank also announced the dates for...

‘No vaccine yet, but HIV is now a chronic, manageable disease’

May 2, 2020

Efforts are in full swing all over the world to find an effective vaccine for coronavirus. Though a similar effort to find a vaccine for HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), which wrecked havoc in the 1990s and early 20th century, has not met with success so far, an effective and affordable antiretroviral...

JNU gears up for Ramayana lessons

April 30, 2020

The JNU will organise a live session on the leadership lessons from Ramayana at the university amidst the Covid-19 pandemic which has engulfed the entire world. The online session will be held on 2-3 May from 4 pm to 6 pm, which will be beamed live on video sharing platform...

IAF takes new ‘Udan’ to fight corona battle

April 29, 2020

The Indian Air Force (IAF), with maximum number of flights, is leading the Civil Aviation Ministry’s “Lifeline Udan” initiative to transport essential medical cargo in remote parts of the country in order to fight Covid-19. As per figures available till 26 April, the IAF has operated as many as 155...

Coal India will produce 710 MT in FY21: Pralhad Joshi

April 24, 2020

The government has decided not to scale down Coal India Limited’s (CIL’s) production target of 710 million tonne (MT) for the current fiscal 2020-21. This is despite the fact that the country has more than enough stock of the dry fuel amid subdued power demand due to coronavirus lockdown. This...