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01 Jan

Mandatory implementation of FASTag wef new year day; hybrids lanes to remain operational till 15th February, 2021

The News Horizon0 CommentsTravelFASTag, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways

Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has mandated fitment of FASTag with effect from 1st January, 2021, in M and N categories of motor vehicles sold before 1st December, 2017. Category ‘M’ stands for a motor vehicle with at least four wheels used for carrying passengers. Category ‘N’ stands for a motor vehicle with at least four wheels used for carrying goods, which may also carry persons in addition to goods. It is clarified that this Central Motor Vehicle Rule stands in force as it is. However, at hybrid lanes of fee plazas on National Highways, fee payment can be…

31 Dec

Union Education Minister announces the dates of CBSE Board examinations- 2021

The News Horizon0 CommentsEducationCBSE Board Exams, X and XII CBSE exams

Union Education Minister announces the dates of CBSE Board examinations- 2021 Class 10th and 12th Board Examinations to be held from 4th May 2021 to 10th June, 2021 – Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ Results of Class 10th and 12th Board Examinations to be declared by 15th July, 2021 - Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ Practical exams of Class 12th to start from 1st March, 2021 - Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ Union Education Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ today announced the dates of commencement of CBSE Board examinations. Shri Pokhriyal said that Class 10th and 12th Board Examinations will be held from 4th May 2021…

31 Dec

India gets its highest situated meteorological centre

The News Horizon0 CommentsSciencemeteorological centre, MoES, The Ministry of Earth Sciences, Vigyan Samachar

New Delhi, Vigyan Samachar: The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) launched a new Meteorological Centre in Leh. Situated at ~3,500 meters above sea level, the facility is the country's highest meteorological centre. It was inaugurated by the Hon'ble Minister of Science and Technology, Health and Family Welfare, and Earth Sciences, Dr Harsh Vardhan through a virtual event web-cast live from New Delhi. He dedicated the facility to the people of Leh and Ladakh. India presently has 28 meteorological centres spread across the country. These centres serve to provide accurate and timely weather-related informations to India Meteorological Department (IMD), which is…

31 Dec

ArogyaSetu App receives Jury’s Choice Award

The News Horizon0 CommentsHealth & FitnessArogyaSetu, COVID-19, Digital India Awards 2020

New Delhi (India Science Wire): ArogyaSetu App is aimed at augmenting the initiatives of the Government of India, in proactively reaching out to and informing the users of the app regarding risks, best practices and relevant advisories on the containment of COVID-19. The App has been conferred the Jury’s Choice award during Digital India Awards 2020. Hon’ble President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind, conferred these awards via video conferencing in a virtual award ceremony with participations from multiple locations including the Rashtrapati Bhawan & VigyanBhawan, New Delhi, along with Bhopal, Chennai, Kolkata and Patna. The eOfficeApp was also conferred…

31 Dec

Consortium launched to monitor genomic variations in SARS-CoV-2 virus

The News Horizon0 CommentsHealth & Fitnesscoronavirus, diagnostics, genome sequencing, morbidity, mortality, mutation, public health, roadmap, sentinel surveillance, strategy, super-spreader, therapeutics and vaccines

New Delhi (India Science Wire): The Government of India has launched a Consortium comprising 10 research laboratories from different parts of the country to monitor the genomic variations in the SARS-CoV-2 virus on a regular basis. Called Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Consortia (INSACOG), it will ascertain the status of the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 (SARS-CoV-2 VUI 202012/01) in the country, establish a sentinel surveillance for early detection of genomic variants with public health implication, and determine the genomic variants in unusual events/trends such as super-spreader events, high mortality/morbidity trend areas etc. The consortia comprised of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), National Institute…

31 Dec

How the Domestic Medical Equipment Industry “Adapted, Evolved and Expanded” to meet COVID19 challenge in 2020

The News Horizon0 CommentsHealth & FitnessCOVID19 challenge, Domestic Medical Equipment Industry

2020 witnessed tremendous achievements in the medical supplies sector in the country. At the beginning of the pandemic, India was almost totally dependent on imported Ventilators, PPE Kits and N-95 Masks. There were, in fact, no standard specifications for these products which are essential in the fight against the pandemic. The Central Government recognised the challenges posed by the pandemic in the very initial stages and successfully ensured more than adequate availability and supplies of essential medical items across the country. The average cost of ventilators in India in February-March, 2020 was approximately Rs. 15 lakh and nearly all were…

31 Dec

PM chairs 34th PRAGATI interaction

The News Horizon0 CommentsNational34th PRAGATI, PM Modi

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi chaired the thirty-fourth PRAGATI interaction today. In today’s meeting, various projects, programmes and grievances were reviewed. Projects of the Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs were discussed. These projects, with a total cost of about Rs 1 lakh crore, pertained to ten states and Union Territories, including Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Delhi, Haryana, Gujarat and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. During the interaction, the programmes-Ayushman Bharat and Jal JeevanMission were reviewed. Also, grievances related to the Ministry of Consumer…

31 Dec

Extension of time limits for income tax returns

The News Horizon0 CommentsFinance/MoneyIncome Tax Department, income tax returns, ITR 2020

In view of the challenges faced by taxpayers in meeting the statutory and regulatory compliances due to the outbreak of COVID-19, the Government brought the Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation of Certain Provisions) Ordinance, 2020 (‘the Ordinance’) on 31st March, 2020 which, inter alia, extended various time limits. The Ordinance has since been replaced by the Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation and Amendment of Certain Provisions) Act. The Government issued a Notification on 24th June, 2020 under the Ordinance which, inter alia, extended the due date for all Income Tax Returns for the FY 2019-20 (AY 2020-21) to 30th November,…

31 Dec

PM lays Foundation Stone of AIIMS at Rajkot

The News Horizon0 CommentsHealth & Fitness, State NewsAIIMS at Rajkot, PM Modi

AIIMS Rajkot will boost health infrastructure and provide employment opportunities in Gujarat : PM Gujarat has shown the path in fighting COVID : PM Work on 10 New AIIMS and construction of super speciality hospitals underway : PM 2020 was the year of health challenges, 2021 is going to be the year of health solutions: PM India will strengthen its role as the nerve centre of the global health in 2021:PM Remembers frontline corona warriors on the last day of the year Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of AIIMS Rajkot through a video conference today. Union…

30 Dec

Health Ministry recommends extension of temporary suspension of international flights from the UK to India till 7th Jan 2021

The News Horizon0 CommentsNational, TravelHealth Ministry, international flights

Health Secretary writes to all States to keep strict vigil to curb “super spreader” events in the wake of New Year celebrations The Health Ministry has recommended to the Ministry of Civil Aviation the extension of the temporary suspension of flights originating from UK into India to be further extended till 7th January (Thursday), 2021. This has been recommended based on the inputs received from the Joint Monitoring Group (JMG) headed by the Director General of Health Services (DGHS) and the National Task Force jointly headed by DG, ICMR and Member (Health), NITI Aayog. It has also been suggested to…