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The Animal Protection Index (API) aims to showcase where countries are doing well, and where they fall short on animal welfare policy and legislation, so they can take steps to improve.
The Union Home Ministry wrote to all the States and Union Territories on March 21 to “identify, screen and quarantine” 824 foreign Tablighi Jamaat members who were travelling to different parts of the country.
Oil marketing companies- IOCL, BPCL and HPCL today announced an ex-gratia amount of Rs 5 lakh (US$ 7,154.09) each, as a one-time special measure, in the unfortunate case of demise of personnel like Show-room Staff, Go down-keepers, Mechanics and Delivery boys, attending duty in the LPG distributorship chain, due to the infection and impact of Covid-19.
Analyses show that if 50% of the population were to wear masks, only 50% of the population would be infected by the virus. Once 80% of the population wears a mask, the outbreak can be stopped immediately.
The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, with an aim to extend support to the foreign tourists who are stranded in India, has come up with a portal to disseminate information regarding the services that can be availed by foreign tourists who are stuck far away from their home land. The portal is titled ‘Stranded in India’ and aims to act as a support network for foreign tourists stuck in various parts of the country.
The project CoNTeC, an acronym for COVID-19 National Teleconsultation Centre, has been conceptualised by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and has been implemented by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
As per the announcement made under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package, the launch of
Please note, the correct UPI ID of PM CARES Fund is pmcares@sbi
The Prime Minister’s Office said the primary objective of having a dedicated national fund is to deal with any kind of emergency, such as the situation following COVID-19 outbreak, and to provide immediate relief to the affected.
India’s response to COVID-19 has been pre-emptive, pro-active and graded. India had already put in place a comprehensive response system at its borders much before WHO declared it as a public health emergency of international concern (30th January)
