The Narendra Modi government has shifted its focus to Africa, and is sending critical drugs and medical devices to 13 African countries as a part of India’s humanitarian aid to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, ThePrint has learnt.
India is aggressively stepping up engagement in its neighbourhood to counter China’s renewed bid to expand its strategic footprint by taking advantage of the Covid-19 crisis.
The commissioning of the plant will augment generation capacity by up to 127 MW
An ayurvedic drug in India called ZingiVir-H has gotten the rubber stamp to conduct clinical trials on adults who have tested positive for coronavirus in India.
At present, companies from Japan, the United States, Korea and other European nations with huge investment in China are mulling to move out after the coronavirus pandemic.
In spite of problems in procurement & logistics due to COVID-19 lockdown, Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras –PMBJAK, achieved a record sales turnover of Rs 52 crore (US$ 7.38 million) in the month of April 2020 compared to Rs 42 crore (US$ 5.96 million) in March 2020. It was Rs 17 crore (US$ 2.41 million) in April 2019
Scientists at the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG) an autonomous institution of the Department of Science and Technology have developed a generalized one-dimensional fluid simulation code capable of studying a wide spectrum of coherent electric field structures in near-earth plasma environment or earth’s magnetosphere which can be useful in planning of future space missions.
Pulwama, Budgam, Kishtwar and Srinagar districts of Kashmir Region is always in headlines due to extremist’s activities but this time the news is for Kashmiri Saffron that got GI Tag. Kashmir saffron is renowned globally as a spice. It rejuvenates health and is used in cosmetics and for medicinal purposes.
“Top Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Haider from Pakistan killed in Handwara encounter,” Kumar said.
Earlier in the day, Army spokesperson said that two terrorists were neutralised in the encounter, which ensued between terrorists and security forces at Chanjmullah area of Handwara on Saturday.
Railways have fruitfully utilised the enforced lockdown by successfully executing long-pending maintenance works like yard remodelling, renewal of scissors crossover, repair of bridges that have often confronted Indian Railways as bottlenecks.
