Following the coronavirus outbreak, India has issued a travel advisory on Singapore and asked its citizens to avoid all non-essential travel to the south-east Asian business hub. This was decided at a high level review meeting taken by Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba on COVID-19.
Finally, the villagers decided to make 17 square km of their land into a community reserve. “It is important for us to protect our water sources and forests. People understand that,” says Naresh Glow. The lives of the Buguns and the bird named after them are inextricably linked, he says.
“I just bought this and did nothing to it except removing the invasive species. We allowed the land to recover and now after 20 years it has become a lush green patch of forest which is frequently visited by all kind of animals, including tigers, leopards and wild boars, throughout the year,” said Singh.
Customs officials received an intelligence tip-off about the ship. Based on the tip-off, it was intercepted on February 3 when it halted at Gujarat’s Kandla Port during its onward journey from Jiangyin Port in China.
The Companies Act which came into effect from 1 April 2014 stipulates that firms with a net worth of Rs 500 crore or more, or a turnover of Rs 100 crore or more, or a net profit of Rs 5 crore or more during the immediately preceding financial year are required to spend 2 percent of their profits on corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes.
British Labour lawmaker Debbie Abrahams who is known for her criticism of Article 370’s abrogation was deported from India on Monday (17 February) after her visa was cancelled.
In view of the inconvenience faced by the diaspora having OCI card in the US, an eminent Indian-American social activist has urged the Government of India to extend the date of its renewal till December 31.
The BIMSTEC Conference on Combating Drug Trafficking concluded in New Delhi yesterday. Over two days of extensive deliberations, the Conference provided a platform for partner nations to share ideas and exchange best practices required to combat the drug menace in the region.
Delivering the keynote address at the national Workshop on e-Office here, the Minister said that public grievances have increased from 2 lakh in 2014 to 19 lakh at present with more than 95% disposal of cases, adding that the Government in 2019 has received 18.7 lakh public grievances and disposed of 18.1 lakh of them.
The central government has taken the decision in view of inputs that Pakistan-based terror outfits may attempt to attack the statue, the officials said.
