ADB to provide $200 million to companies manufacturing and distributing medicines to tackle COVID-19

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced that it will provide USD 200 million to companies which manufacture and distribute medicines and other things required to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The financial assistance will be made available through ADB’s Supply ..

Facebook launches ‘Pragati’ in India

Major Technological Company Facebook launched its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative called ‘Pragati’ in India. The initiative which aims to boost women entrepreneurship in India, is powered by N/Core (The/Nudge Centre for Social Innovation). The project will incubate and accelerate ..

Department of Post introduces free digital parcel locker service in Kolkata

The Department of Posts has introduced a free digital parcel locker service for the first time in India in Kolkata in the New Town and Nabadiganta IT Post Offices. Under the service, customers collect their consignment from specified post offices ..

$80 million loan agreement signed to improve water management and increase agricultural productivity in Himachal Pradesh

The Government of India, state government of Himachal Pradesh and the World Bank recently signed an $80 million loan agreement to improve water management practices and increase agricultural productivity in certain Gram Panchayats in Himachal Pradesh. ‘The Integrated project for source sustainability ..

COVID-19 declared as pandemic

World Health Organization (WHO) declared Covid-19 as a pandemic. The last time the WHO declared a pandemic was for the H1N1 influenza outbreak in 2009. Pandemic is the term when epidemics are growing in multiple countries and continents at the same time, ..

Indian cueist Pankaj Advani clinches National 6-Red Snooker Championship

Veteran Indian cueist Pankaj Advani clinched the National 6-Red Snooker Championship with a 7-3 win over Ishpreet Singh. It is the 34th national title overall for Advani. The National 6-Red Snooker Championship was held at Ahmedabad, Gujarat. In the summit ..

Russia passes bill to allow Putin to run for presidency in 2024

The Federation Council, the Upper House of the Russian parliament approved the presidential bill on amending the national Constitution, after the Lower house passed it. The bill changes the powers of the parliament and allows President Vladimir Putin to run ..

International Day of Yoga’s main national event to be held in Leh

The main national event for the sixth International Day of Yoga (IDY) 2020 will be held on June 21 at Leh in Ladakh. This national event is expected to be led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This is the first time the ..

DG of ITBP S S Deswal given additional charge of DG BSF

The incumbent Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police S S Deswal has been given the additional charge of the DG Border Security Force (BSF). This appointment has been approved after the DG BSF Vivek Johri was posted to his parent ..

COVID Action Platform launched to tackle COVID-19 outbreak

The World Economic Forum recently launched a new platform with the support of the World Health Organisation (WHO) to convene the global business community for a collective support for the COVID-19 outbreak. The newly formed platform is called ”COVID Action ..