News articles and essays on the Indian diplomacy at work around the world.
In order to ensure that weaker sections of the society continue to get the basis amenities and do not get impacted during the lock down period due to COVID 19, Rs 1.70 lakh crore (US$ 24.32 billion) Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) was announced by Union Finance Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman on 26th March 2020 to protect such people from the impact of the lockdown.
Keeping in view the need of making marketing of commodities easier for farmers, e-NAM was envisioned and launched by Prime Minster in 21 mandis on 14th April, 2016 which has now reached 585 mandis across 16 States and 02 UTs.
India’s fight against the Corona global pandemic is moving ahead with great strength and steadfastness. It is only because of your restraint, penance and sacrifice that, India has so far been able to avert theharm caused by corona to a large extent. You have endured immense suffering to save your country, save your India.
The government has been on a drive to popularise the Aarogya Setu app and has explained that adequate precautions have been taken with regard to privacy.
In recent weeks around 1200 Americans, 1,400 Canadians, thousands of Europeans from big and small states from across the continent, over 3,000 Japanese and 2,000 Brits were evacuated from various parts of India through chartered and special flights organised by respective countries besides the Indian government, ET has reliably learnt.
India is shipping out much-needed hydroxy chloroquine tablets to countries severely hit by COVID-19, and for this we have earned rich praise from the US, Israel and Brazil among others. But this isn’t the first time that India has stepped in to help countries in need.
) Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on Sunday launched a web-portal Young India Combating COVID with Knowledge, Technology and Innovation (YUKTI), here.
It’s a unique portal and dashboard to monitor and record the efforts and initiatives of MHRD.
All Union ministers have been asked to resume work in their ministries from Monday and focus on kick-starting the economy post lockdown, sources said on Saturday.
Governmentof India has announced pro-poor initiatives under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, as part of economic response to Covid-19. This is aimed at alleviating the hardships faced by poor due to economic disruption by Corona virus. As per this Yojana, free LPG Refills are to be provided to Ujjwala beneficiaries over the period of 3 months, from April to June 2020.
A digital pipeline has been laid through linking of Jan-Dhan accounts as well as other accounts with the account holders’ mobile numbers and Aadhaar [Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile (JAM)].
