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New Delhi, April 28 (Punjab Post Bureau) – The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) today signed a $1.5 billion loan that will support the government’s response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, focusing on immediate priorities such as disease containment and prevention, as well as social protection for the poor and economically vulnerable sections of …

  New Delhi, April 28 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Amid National level covid -19 lockdown, Department of Fertilizers, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has had a record sale of Fertilizers to farmer community.                 During 1 – 22 April 2020 POP sale of fertilizers to farmers was 10.63 lakh MT which is 32 percent …

New Delhi, April 28 (Punjab Post Bureau) – New Delhi, April 28 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Ministry of Shipping has decided that all the Major Ports may grant compensation /Ex-Gratia in the event of loss of life due to COVID-19 to the dependent members/legal heirs of the port employees as under:  Category Amount of compensation/Ex-Gratia (Rs.) All Port employees including …

Procurement of Pulses & Oilseeds in Rabi 2020-21 season also in progress New Delhi, April 28 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Wheat harvesting across the country is continuing at a brisk pace amidst the lockdown.  SOP related to crop harvesting & threshing during Kharif 2020 are being adhered to by the farmers and workers. The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers …

New Delhi, April 27 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi interacted with the Chief Ministers of all the States through video conference today. He suggested that the chain of transmission of the virus should be broken, strictly for districts falling in the red zone and orange zone. He highlighted the importance for States/UTs to enforce guidelines …

New Delhi, April 27 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Indian Air Force (IAF) has stepped up its efforts to meet all the emerging requirements of the Govt of India during the ongoing novel corona virus pandemic. IAF continues to airlift essential supplies of medicine and ration along with medical personnel within the country, to equip state governments and supporting agencies to …

Other three States have not added any new Corona positive case in the last few days New Delhi, April 27 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Five out of eight Northeast States are Corona free while the other three States have not added any new Corona positive case in the last few days. This was disclosed here today by Union Minister of …

India’s fight against Corona is people driven, eradicate spitting – PM New Delhi, April 26 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi said that India’s fight against Corona is people-driven and along with the people, the government and the administration are fighting the pandemic. He said each and every citizen of the country is a soldier in this …

New Delhi, April 26 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Through a graded, pre-emptive and pro-active approach, Government of India is taking several steps along with the States/UTs for prevention, containment and management of COVID-19. These are being regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.                The Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Dr. …

New Delhi, April 26 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Scientists of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Jodhpur have explored the neuroinvasive nature of the COVID 19 virus SARS-CoV-2 highlighting that loss of smell and taste of infected patients makes their entire Central Nervous System (CNS) and the underlying structures in the brain more prone to viral infection with devastating effects.   …