CANARA XTRA New Delhi: NITI Aayog, in partnership with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), Centre for Social and Behavioural Change (CSBC), Ashoka University, and the Ministries of Health and WCD, today launched a behaviour change campaign called ‘Navigating the New Normal’, and its website. Focusing on Covid-safe behaviours, especially wearing masks, during the ‘unlock’ […]Read More
CANARA XTRA Dr Harsh Vardhan Congratulates the Indian Red Cross Society for record procurement of 1,00,000+ units blood during COVID-19 crisis New Delhi: ‘eBloodServices’ – a mobile App that would help people to request for blood units, was launched by Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan today. This application is developed […]Read More
CANARA XTRA The Scheme will provide Rs. 20,000 crore of guarantee cover to two lakh MSMEs. This is a sub-debt facility to the promoters of those operational MSMEs which are distressed or NPA New Delhi: In a move to help the MSMEs, the Union government has launched Credit Guarantee Scheme for Sub-ordinate Debt (CGSSD) also called […]Read More
CANARA XTRA More than 5 percent increase for the season 2020 to benefit millions of farmers New Delhi: Government of India has declared Minimum Support Price for mature dehusked coconut for the season 2020 at ₹ 2700 per quintal. Last year it was ₹ 2571 per quintal. Giving this information, Union Minister of Agriculture & […]Read More
CANARA XTRA Saudi Arabia suggested not to send Haj pilgrims from India to Haj for this year (1441 H/ 2020 AD) due to Corona pandemic. New Delhi: Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today informed that honouring the decision of the Saudi Arabia Government following serious challenges of Corona pandemic and keeping in mind […]Read More
CANARA XTRA New Delhi: Ministry of AYUSH has taken cognizance of the news being recently flashed in the media about Ayurvedic medicines developed for treatment of COVID-19 by Patanjali Ayurved Ltd, Haridwar (Uttrakhand). Facts of the claim and details of the stated scientific study are not known to the Ministry. Patanjali Ayurved Ltd has been […]Read More
CANARA XTRA The prominent recipients include Karnataka, Maharashtra, Delhi, Gujarat, Bihar and Rajasthan. By the end of June 2020, additional 14,000 ventilators will be delivered to all States and Union Territories. New Delhi: PM CARES Fund Trust has allocated Rs. 2,000 crore for supply of 50,000 ‘Made-in-India’ ventilators to government run COVID hospitals in all […]Read More
CANARA XTRA New Delhi: Seeking to restore the lost glory of the once-most famous pottery of Pokhran, having a rich heritage in terracotta products, the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) distributed electric potter wheels to 80 potter families. Pokhran is a small town in the Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan where India conducted its nuclear test. […]Read More
CANARA XTRA Dignitaries perform yoga during International Day of Yoga The President, Ram Nath Kovind performing Yoga The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu The Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge), Shri Prahlad Singh Patel The Union Minister for Minority Affairs, Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi The Union Minister for Environment, Forest & […]Read More
CANARA XTRA: New Delhi: The team of researchers at CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB), Kolkata has explored the neuro-invasive potential of SARS-CoV-2 and suggested that the virus may infect respiratory centre of the brain and attention should be focused on the respiratory centre of the central nervous system to search for mortality due to […]Read More
