New Delhi: Covishield is now an approved vaccine on the UK's revised guidelines for travel after a furious India warned of "reciprocal measures", but double-vaccinated Indians still have to quarantine because of "vaccination certification issues", according to UK officials. This means that Indian travelers will continue to be treated as “unvaccinated” and will still have to...
Jaipur: The 17th edition of the prestigious 'Jaipur Jewellery Show' (JJS) will be held from December 24 to 27 at the Jaipur Exhibition and Convention Centre (JECC) at Sitapura. JJS Chairman Vimal Chand Surana said that the theme of the 4 day long grand event would be 'Inspire to Create a Fashion Statement'. JJS - the most...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on telephone with French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday. The two leaders discussed regional issues including recent developments in Afghanistan. In this context, they shared their concerns about possible spread of terrorism, narcotics, illicit weapons and human trafficking, as well as the need to ensure human rights, rights...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reach Washington for his first US visit from September 22-25 after President Joe Biden has taken charge. PM Modi issued a comprehensive statement about the goals of his visit before leaving New Delhi on Wednesday. He is visiting at the invitation of President Biden. “During my visit, I will...
By Abhijit Banerjee, Nobel Prize winner in economics & Rukmini Banerji, CEO, Pratham Given that schools have been closed for more than 18 months, the first priority for India now is ensuring a smooth transition back to school. This requires a focus on three key issues: Heterogeneity in the classroom: Some children were able to take better...
Jaipur: The rare dinosaur footprints discovered in Jaisalmer in 2014 have now gone missing. Scientists fear that either they have been destroyed or been stolen by bounty hunters from Thaiat area, 18 kms from district headquarter of Jaisalmer. The footprints were discovered in Jaisalmer in 2014 which were later confirmed to be of Eubrontes glanrosensis theropods. According to a study published in...
India set a new record on daily Covid vaccine delivery by administering over 1.5 crore doses by 5 pm crossing the previous record of 1.33 crore doses in a day. The record coincided with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 71st birthday. Against a targeted record of 2.5 crore daily Covid doses—set for the day—the government on Friday...
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has invited US companies to invest in India and contribute in realising the dream of Make in India, Make for the World envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Rajnath Singh was delivering the inaugural address at the 18th India-US Economic Summit, on the theme ‘Bouncing Back – Resilient Recovery Path Post COVID-19’,...
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy (PCIMH) and American Herbal Pharmacopoeia, USA on September13 to facilitate export of Ayurvedic products and Indian Traditional Medicines to US market. India and USA have agreed for the constitution of a joint committee to develop the action plan...
