Year: 2021

Covid-19: New Zealand announces measures to keep Omicron variant at bay

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Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkin told reporters the government has agreed to a “suite of precautionary measures” in light of the threat posed by the omicron strain of the coronavirus. New Zealand will shorten the gap between second Covid-19 vaccine doses and boosters and push back the phased reopening of its borders in measures announced Tuesday to keep the omicron variant at bay. Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkin told reporters the government has agreed to a “suite of precautionary measures” in light of the threat posed by the omicron strain…

Azim Premji Foundation leverages Salesforce technology in its COVID-19 vaccination program across India

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 Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), the global leader in CRM and Azim Premji Foundation (‘the Foundation’), a not-for-profit organization, today announced a collaboration for the use of VaxIT – an app – to enable the Foundation’s large on-the-ground program to help accelerate Covid-19 vaccination across India. The Foundation’s program that will use VaxIT is spread across 25 states serving some of the most disadvantaged communities in the country.  The VaxIT app, developed on the Salesforce platform for Azim Premji Foundation and its partners, captures the status of vaccinations to help individuals plan and stay…

Raksha Mantri witnesses multi-agency HADR exercise PANEX-21 in Pune

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Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh witnessed a Multi-Agency Exercise (MAE) and inaugurated an equipment display on the second day of PANEX-21, a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Exercise for BIMSTEC member nations, organised at College of Military Engineering in Pune, Maharashtra on December 21, 2021. The Raksha Mantri witnessed demonstration of the capabilities of the Indian Armed Forces to launch swift, coordinated and incremental relief efforts in case of occurrence of any natural calamity in a particular region. The exercise saw a coordinated display of rescue and relief efforts by…

Govt trashes reports of record low job generation under MGNREGS in December

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The Union rural development ministry said funds allocated for the MGNREGS this financial year are over 18% in comparison to the previous year The Union rural development ministry on Tuesday rejected news reports that cited data for the first 17 days of December and said the lowest ever employment has been generated in the month so far under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). “The work done in a particular month is counted against the MR filled up during the month. The scheme allows seven days’ window…

Farmers start hunger strike against Noida Authority over unraised issues

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A group of farmers launched a protest after their demands were not raised in the Parliament winter session. Aam Aadmi Party and Samajwadi Party have extended support to them. A group of farmers here launched an indefinite hunger strike on Monday as part of their protest against the Noida Authority over a host of demands, including hiked compensation for their land acquired in the past. Rajya Sabha MP and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh reached the protest site during the day, and assured them of raising their issue…

Bhagwat & Mulayam image at Delhi event adds fodder to poll-bound UP politics

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Along with the image of the two veteran leaders, the Congress wrote in Hindi that the ‘S’ of the new SP stands for ‘Sanghvad’. An image of Samajwadi Party (SP) patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat that is being widely shared on social media has set a war of words among the key political players in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the keenly watched Assembly election set to be held next year. According to multiple reports, the two veteran leaders met at the wedding reception…

NITI Aayog signs a Statement of Intent with United Nations World Food Program (WFP)

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Numerous steps have been taken to promote millets including establishment of centre for Excellence, Integration of nutri-cereals in National Food Security Act and establishment of Millet Mission in multiple states. Despite this, various challenges in terms of production, distribution and adaptability among consumers remain. Under the distribution system, it is time that we shift the focus of food distribution programmes from ‘calories fundamentalism’ to providing a more diversified food basket, including coarse grains and millets to improve the nutritional status of pre-school children and women of reproductive age. NITI Aayog…

Students of classes 10, 12 in government schools to get tablets: Uttarakhand CM

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For free tablets, money will be transferred to students’ accounts through DBT. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday promised free tablets for students of classes 10 and 12 studying in government schools in the state. Apart from this, free tablets will also be provided to students from government colleges. For this, money will be transferred to students’ accounts through DBT. “We will ensure that all govt universities, schools help these students in buying those tablets”, said CM Dhami. The development comes ahead of assembly elections in the state…

IAF deploys first squadron of Russia’s S-400 air defence system in Punjab sector

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The first squadron deliveries of Russia’s powerful S-400 air defence missile system are expected to be completed by the end of this year, with the unit being operationalised in the next few weeks.  In a major boost to India’s capability to tackle aerial threats from both China and Pakistan, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has started deploying its S-400 air defence missile system in the Punjab sector. “The first squadron is being deployed in the Punjab sector. The batteries of the first squadron would be capable of taking care of aerial threats from both…

President Kovind to begin his four-day visit to Kerala today

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On the second day, President Kovind will visit the naval base in Kochi to witness the operational demonstration by the Southern Naval Command. President Ram Nath Kovind will on Tuesday embark on a four-day official visit to Kerala. As per the official statement, the President is scheduled to be in Kerala from December 21 to 24, during which he will attend a number of events. On Day 1, Kovind will visit Kasargod to “grace and address the fifth convocation of the Central University of Kerala in Kasargod,” the release read.…