New Delhi, June 14 Terming land as the fundamental building block for supporting all lives and livelihoods, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for reduction of the tremendous pressure on land and its resources. “Clearly, a lot of work lies ahead of us. But we can do it. We canRead More

New Delhi, June 13 More than 1.53 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses are still available with states and union territories, and over 4 lakh more will be delivered to them within the next three days, the Union Health Ministry said Sunday. More than 26 crore (26,64,84,350) doses have been provided toRead More

New Delhi, June 13 Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that India is a natural ally for the G7 countries in defending the shared values from a host of threats stemming from authoritarianism, terrorism and violent extremism, disinformation and economic coercion. In a virtual address at a session onRead More

New Delhi, June 13 India reported 80,834 fresh Covid-19 cases, the lowest after 71 days, while the daily positivity rate further dropped to 4.25 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. With the fresh cases, the country’s tally of cases has climbed to 2,94,39,989. TheRead More

New Delhi, June 12 Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of over 40 farmer unions, on Saturday formed committees to address complaints and issues raised by women farmers at the protest sites in the backdrop of alleged sexual assault of a woman activist. The committees formed at all the protestRead More

New Delhi, June 12 India on Saturday refuted a report which claimed that its Covid deaths could be “five-to-seven times” higher than the official number, saying the assessment is based on extrapolation of data without any epidemiological evidence. In a statement, the Union Health Ministry also slammed the publication, withoutRead More

New Delhi, June 11 An independent appraisal by UNDP has shown significant improvements in India’s 112 aspirational districts across health, education, and financial inclusion sectors as compared to the rest of the districts. The report handed over on Friday by UNDP India Resident Representative Shoko Noda to NITI Aayog Vice-ChairmanRead More

New Delhi, June 11 After the American drug regulator USFDA declined to grant emergency use authorisation to Bharat Biotech made Indian Covid jab Covaxin asking it to pursue full approval through a different pathway, the Hyderabad-based firm on Friday said it was pursuing the FDA advice and full approval, whenRead More

New Delhi, June 10 India on Thursday once again called for completion of the disengagement process at the remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh to pave the way for both the Indian and Chinese troops to consider de-escalation and ensure full restoration of peace and tranquillity in border areas. AtRead More

New Delhi, June 10 India hit out at Pakistan on Thursday for making an unverified claim that some material seized recently in Jharkhand’s Bokaro was uranium and described it as an attempt by Islamabad to malign the country. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the material seized was notRead More