The National Center for Seismology said an quake of measuring 4.5 on the Richter Scale struck south of Champhai district in Mizoram on June 25. The earthquake struck 21 kilometres south of Champhai, at 1:14 am in the early hours. This is the fourth quake recorded in the state in the last 7 days since June 18.
Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh on October 1 announced that night curfew and Sunday lockdowns will be stopped as COVID-19 cases have declined in the state. He has also allowed gathering of 100 people in marriages and funeral. The CM directed… read-more
TAGS: Captain Amarinder Singh, Punjab Government, Coronavirus, Indian National Congress
Union Minister Hardeep Puri on October 2 hinted that India was close to achieve Open Defecation Free (ODF) status for all the cities. According to a survey, 99% of the cities in the country are ODF. However, due to COVID-19, the survey could not… read-more
TAGS: India, open defecation free, Swach Bharat, West Bengal
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, in his 'Sunday Samwad' session on October 4, stated that around 40-50 crore doses will be distributed to 20-25 crore Indians by July 2021. He said that the Centre and the State governments are preparing a list… read-more
TAGS: Covid-19, Coronavirus Vaccines, Dr Harsh Vardhan, Health Ministry
Three economists - Ashima Goyal, Jayanth R Varma, and Shashanka Bhide - have been appointed as the new independent members of the RBI's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). The Union Government appoints independent members for the committee, which is… read-more
TAGS: RBI, monetary policy committee, Central Government, repo rate
Over the last two weeks, five Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district were killed by their own colleagues. The police stated that the Naxals had a bounty of Rs 1-3 lakh on their heads. Reportedly, the killing took place due to the internal… read-more
TAGS: Chhattisgarh, Maoists, Naxal, Police
Uttar Pradesh government is planning to install sanitary pad vending machines at 1,000 government girls' high schools and intermediate colleges. The initiative has been allotted Rs 3 Crore under 'Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan' scheme and is intended to… read-more
TAGS: Uttar Pradesh (130, school dropout, Menstruation, CM Yogi Adityanath, women health