Export ban on sanitisers limited to those with dispenser pumps
India government limited its export ban on alcohol-based hand sanitisers only to those in containers with dispenser pumps. In a notification, Directorate General of Foreign Trade said alcohol-based hand sanitisers…
Keep middle seats vacant if capacity allows: DGCA
Supreme Court said safety and social distancing norms should be followed in aircraft, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), here on Monday, asked airlines to keep the middle seats…
Top J-K bureaucrat tests corona positive; 80 officials quarantined
J&K civil secretariat was sanitised and 80 government officials and their contacts were put to quarantine after a top bureaucrat tested positive for coronavirus. Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Girish…
India Govt hikes paddy MSP by Rs 53/qtl for 2020-21
India Government hiked minimum support price (MSP) of paddy marginally by Rs 53 per quintal to Rs 1,868 per quintal for 2020-21 crop year, while the rates for oilseeds, pulses…
CIC admonishes official for denying RTI data on stranded migrants
Central Information Commission pulled up an official for “callous and casual” response in denying data on stranded migrant labourers under the RTI Act, and asked the Labour Ministry to upload…
200 special trains to start from June 1
The Indian Railways said it will begin operations of 200 special trains from June 1 and more than 1.45 lakh passengers will travel on first day. It also said around…
Is Thar new home of Indian leopard?
Leopards are looking for new habitats, places where they were never seen before, this search for new territory was highlighted by researchers from Udaipur. Satish Sharma, a renowned environmental scientist…
Virtual classes for Kerala school Opens from June 1
Kerala government will begin virtual classes for school students from June 1, in an effort to ensure that they do not miss out on lessons due to COVID-19 induced lockdown.…
Maharashtra extends lockdown in State till June 30
Maharashtra government extended till June 30 the lockdown in state and said easing of restrictions and phase-wise resumption of activities under “Mission Begin Again”. As per the revised guidelines issued…
Release Varavara Rao: Ex-information commissioners to Uddhav
Two former information commissioners have written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to release 80-year-old Telugu poet P Varavara Rao, who is in judicial custody in Bhima Koregaon case, on…