Indian Railways plans to produce over 30,000 coveralls (PPEs) in April 2020Indian Railways plans to produce over 30,000 coveralls (PPEs) in April 2020

Indian Railways Production Units, Workshops and field units have started manufacturing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Coveralls for medical and health-care personnel who get directly exposed to the COVID-19 disease when working amongst infected patients. Indian Railways will produce over 30,000 such coveralls in April 2020 and plan to manufacture 1,00,000 of the same in May…

Exam Schedule Announcements by UPSC following Lockdown

A special meeting of the Commission was held on April, 15, 2020 to review the situation arising out of the Corona Virus pandemic. In view of the prevailing lockdown restrictions, including social distancing norms, it was decided that dates for all interviews, Examinations and Recruitment Boards, where candidates and advisers are required to travel from…

MHA issues Consolidated Revised Guidelines for the Containment of COVID-19 epidemic in the Country

Government of India issued an Order on 14th April, 2020 that the lockdown measures stipulated in the Consolidated Guidelines of Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for containment of COVID-19 epidemic in the country, will continue to remain in force upto 3rd May, 2020. In pursuance of the above said order of Government of India,…

COVID-19 – State Wise Classification of Districts in India – Hotspot Districts List Released

COVID-19 – State Wise Classification of Districts in India – Hotspot Districts List Released

Following the Home Ministry’s Directive on 15th April 2020, to extend lockdown till 3rd May 2020, 170 hotspot districts have been announced by Government of India. It is clearly mentioned in the MHA order dated 15.04.2020 that Relaxation and exemption from Lockdown from 20th April 2020 would not apply to these Districts MHA order dated…

Ministry of Tourism launches its “DekhoApnaDesh” webinar series from today

COVID-19 has had a major impact on all human life and not just in India but globally. Tourism as a sector is naturally hugely impacted with no movement happening either domestically or from across the border. But owing to technology, it is possible to visit places and destinations virtually and plan our travels for a…

Fit India and CBSE organise first-ever live fitness sessions for school students in the second phase of lockdown

After the massive response to the live fitness sessions under Fit India Active Day programme launched by Fit India, the Government of India’s flagship fitness movement is yet again set to start a new series of fitness sessions. This time it willbe organised in partnership with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for school…

DRDO develops kiosk for COVID-19 sample collection

Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad has added another product to the portfolio of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to combat Coronavirus (COVID-19) by developing COVID Sample Collection Kiosk (COVSACK).   The unit has been developed by DRDL in consultation with the doctors of Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), Hyderabad. The COVSACK is…

Several Steps taken to facilitate the farmers and farming activities at field level during the lock down period

The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Government of India is taking several measures to facilitate the farmers and farming activities at field level during the lock down period. The updated status is given below: To ensure supply of seeds to the States under National Food Security Mission, the subsidy pertaining to seeds under…

Agriculture Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar reviews ICAR activities during lockdown

The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar reviewed activities of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in helping farmers overcome the problems arising due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and the nationwide lockdown to check the spread of the pandemic. While three ICAR institutes are engaged in COVID-19 testing…

Indian Navy ensures 24 x 7 operations from Visakhapatnam airfield in support of air operations during COVID-19 lockdown

With the nationwide lockdown to prevent spread of virus during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, INS Dega of Eastern Naval Command (ENC) ensured that the joint-user airfield at Visakhapatnam remains open round the clock. The manning of the airfield has been modified to ensure that all requisite safety services and airfield facilities continued to be available….