Apprentices will continue to get their full stipend during COVID-19 Lockdown”: Dr Mahendra Nath Pandey

New Delhi, All establishments shall pay full stipend as applicable to the apprentices engaged under both designated and optional trade. Reimbursement of stipend to establishments under NAPS shall be paid by the Government for the lockdown period as per the NAPS guidelines As a part of the Government’s commitment to fight the spread of the […]

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Indian Railways ready to modify 20000 coaches which can accommodate upto 3.2 lac possible beds for isolation needs

New Delhi, As part of COVID-19 preparedness, it has been decided by Indian Railways that it would be prepared to modify 20000 coaches into quarantine/ isolation coaches to augment the quarantine facilities being created in the country. In this connection consultations were held with Armed Forces Medical Services, Medical Department of various Zonal Railways, and […]

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Coronavirus: A Resilient Supply Chain Is Need of the Hour by Amitabh Kant & Kowthamraj, NITI Aayog

Coronavirus has impacted millions and killed over thirty thousand people already across the globe since its emergence in Wuhan, China, in December last year. It has forced people to quarantine, socially distance themselves and compelled nations to lock down their populations. It will cause the biggest destruction to global economy ever witnessed, leading to a […]

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PM Modi called for a complete lockdown in India for 21 days

The COVID-19 epidemic has affected many countries and the World Health Organisation has declared it ‘Pandemic’. Government of India (GOI) has been taking several proactive preventive and mitigating measures starting with progressive tightening of international travel, issue of advisories for the members of the public, setting up quarantine facilities, contact tracing of persons infected by […]

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PM appeals to citizens to strictly adhere to lockdown

PM Modi today lamented that people are not taking the lockdown in the country seriously. In a tweet Shri Modi appealed to the people to save their family members and themselves by strictly adhering to the directions being given by the State and Central Governments. He requested the State Governments to make people adhere to […]

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Janta Curfew is just the beginning of a long battle : PM

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a series of tweets wrote this is just the beginning of a long battle against COVID-19 and there is a long way to go. He cautioned people against complacency and asked people to not consider it a success and celebrate. He further said, “Today, the countrymen have showed that […]

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BCI Chairman urge two CM to assure substantial assistance for daily wagers

New Delhi, 21 March, 2020; Chairman, Bar Council of India Manan Kumar Mishra urged Chief Ministers of Maharastra and Delhi to assure substantial assistance for daily wagers who becomes jobless due to Corona menace. In the formal request through letter he mentioned that “There are large number of Daily Wagers in your State working for […]

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WOMEN & RENEWABLE ENERGY by Dinesh Jagdale

In the coming decade, it is predicted that India will have the largest working-age population in the world with over 1 billion people. This demographic dividend, when combined with an increasingly educated population, has the potential to transform India’s economic and social development. Entrepreneurship among women is a vital component of the overall solution. It […]

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