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NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday announced new minimum support price of 14 Kharif (summer sown) crops, giving a hike of Rs 72 per quintal to the most popular crop paddy — from Rs 1,868 per quintal in 2020-21 to Rs 1,940 per quintal in 2021-22 marketing season. The highest
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced that all children who have lost both parents or guardians due to coronavirus will be supported under the ‘PM-CARES for Children’ scheme. The decision was taken following a high-level review meeting chaired by the prime minister to deliberate on the impact of the
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Sunday cleared the allocation of funds for installation of 551 dedicated Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) medical Oxygen generation plants to be set up inside public health facilities across the country. The funds will come through PM Cares. This comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s direction
The central government will be providing free foodgrain to nearly 80 crore people for the next two months (May and June), Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday. This will be facilitated through the PM Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana. According to the plan, the Centre will be providing 5 kg
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday told chief ministers of states and Union territories hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic to ensure there are no hindrances in the transportation of oxygen tankers as several regions across the country reported a shortage in the supply for Covid-19 patients. “He urged the
Haridwar: Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed that Kumbh Mela in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar “should only be symbolic” amid an unprecedented increase in coronavirus cases across the country, Swami Avdheshanand Giri of Juna Akhara – one of the top seers in the country – announced an early end to the
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday appealed top seer at the Kumbh Mela to keep the ongoing pilgrimage “symbolic” in nature after a large number of people at the mela, including seers, tested positive for Covid-19. The PM added that symbolic participation at Kumbh would help in the
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a “comprehensive review meeting” to ensure adequate supply of medical grade oxygen in the country amid a surge in daily cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a statement on Friday. “Inputs from ministries like health, DPIIT (department for
