India

ROHTAK: After declaring COVID-19 as an epidemic in Haryana, the state government has declared to shut down its universities, colleges till March 31 to prevent the virus from spreading. The government has also declared to shut schools in five districts-Gurugram, Sonipat, Rohtak, Jhajjar and Faridabad till March 31.

NEW DELHI: In view of the Coronavirus outbreak, the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs, on Sunday, announced that Pilgrimage and registration for Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara in Pakistan will be suspended beginning Sunday midnight.

MILAN, ITALY: After flights were cancelled due to coronavirus, a special Air India flight evacuated 211 Indian students stuck in Italy. The flight, which took off from Milan, departed for India on Saturday (local time).

NEW DELHI: To promote the use of bio pesticides in agriculture, Central Insecticide Board & Registration Committee has formulated simplified guidelines for registration of bio pesticides as compared to chemical pesticides.

New Delhi: Government has launched the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan DhanYojana (PM-KMY) with a view to provide social security to Small and Marginal Farmers in their old age when they have no means of livelihood and minimal or no savings to take care of their expenses. Union Minister of Agriculture …

India reported second death from the deadly coronavirus on Friday as the number of confirmed virus cases rose to 83.

ROHTAK: The Child Sex Ratio (CSR) at birth in Haryana against witnessed rise of 11 points compared to last calendar year, as per the data of State Government Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao Project. The state average CSR at birth is 923 from January to December, 2019. According to the data, of …

NEW DELHI: Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship promotes the establishment of the model and aspirational skill centres known as Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK) in every district in the country for imparting skill training in the districts. For establishment of PMKK, Capital Expenditure upto 75% of the project investment …

NEW DELHI: A new therapy for tongue cancer could be in the offing, with a team of scientists at the Department of Biotechnology’s Hyderabad-based Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics coming out with a new insight into the mechanism by which an anti-cancer protein helps in the development of cancer …

NEW DELHI: Researchers from Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG), an autonomous institute under the Department of Science & Technology, have found the mighty Himalayas subside and move up depending on the seasonal changes in groundwater. Since Himalayas play a very important role in influencing climate in the Indian subcontinent, the …