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CBSE Class 10 and Class 12 board exams were cancelled, Will exam fees are refunded?
14 Jul

CBSE Class 10 and Class 12 board exams were cancelled, Will exam fees are refunded?

editor0 CommentsEducation, India,
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has been directed by the Delhi high court to decide if it would refund the examination fees taken for class 10 and class 12 board examinations. The high court has given eight weeks to CBSE to decide on the issue. The board exams of the two classes were cancelled due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic. The high court's order came on a petition filed by Deepa Joseph, mother of a Class 10 student studying in a CBSE affiliated school in New Delhi. She had paid ₹2,100 as an examination fee. Joseph's counsel contended…
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Adani Group in-charge of management Mumbai Int’l Airport after clearance from CIDCO, GoM
14 Jul

Adani Group in-charge of management Mumbai Int’l Airport after clearance from CIDCO, GoM

editor0 CommentsBusiness, India
The Adani Airport Holdings Ltd (AAHL) has taken over the management control of Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL), India’s second busiest airport by both passenger and cargo traffic, from the GVK Group following a board meeting of MIAL held on Tuesday, as per a statement issued by its parent company Adani Enterprises Limited. This new move is in line with approvals were received from the Government of India, the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) of Maharashtra, and the Government of Maharashtra. MIAL is India’s second busiest airport both in terms of passenger and cargo traffic. With eight airports under…
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Vaccination leads to reduced ICU stay, treatment cost
14 Jul

Vaccination leads to reduced ICU stay, treatment cost

editor0 CommentsCovid-19, Health, India,
A cohort study on the impact of vaccination among Covid-19 patients by Star Health and Allied Insurance has unveiled the significant impacts of vaccination among individuals 45 years and above, IndiaMedToday reported. The study concluded that there was a marked reduction in the total hospitalisation expenses by approximately 24 per cent, the average length of stay (ALOS) by a mean of 2.1 days, ICU requirement by 66 per cent and a reduction of approximately 81 per cent in mortality among patients who had completed two doses of vaccination. The report said the study was conducted during the second wave (March…
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No fuel price hike for 2nd day in a row
14 Jul

No fuel price hike for 2nd day in a row

editor0 CommentsBusiness, India,
The oil marketing companies kept the retail price of petrol and diesel unchanged on Wednesday, the second consecutive day of no change, to analyse the global oil price movement before making further revisions. After crossing $77 a barrel, global crude prices have softened a bit with differences surfacing in oil cartel OPEC over continuation of production cuts and demand concerns over rising Covid cases in several European countries. With price pause on Wednesday, petrol continues to be priced at Rs 101.19 a litre and diesel at 89.72 a litre in the national capital. On Monday, oil companies had raised the…
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PM to virtually inaugurate slew of projects in Gujarat on July 16
14 Jul

PM to virtually inaugurate slew of projects in Gujarat on July 16

editor0 CommentsIndia,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be virtually present on July 16 to inaugurate a host of developmental projects in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar. There are some new developmental projects and works which await inauguration/public dedication — some railway projects, new attractions at the Gujarat Science City and the newly developed Railway station at Gandhinagar and adjoining hotel. On July 16, the Prime Minister will virtually inaugurate the redeveloped Gandhinagar Railway Station and a 318 room five star hotel atop the railway station. He will also flag off the superfast weekly Gandhinagar-Varanasi train and the Baretha MEMU train. Besides that, the…
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Rajasthan reports 11 cases of Kappa variant of Covid-19
14 Jul

Rajasthan reports 11 cases of Kappa variant of Covid-19

editor0 CommentsCovid-19, Health, India,
Eleven cases of the new Kappa variant of COVID-19 have been detected in Rajasthan, Health Minister Raghu Sharma said on Tuesday. Of these, four cases each are from Alwar and Jaipur, two from Barmer and one is from Bhilwara, he said. The minister said reports of nine samples have been received from Delhi and two from the Sawai Mansingh (SMS) Hospital. The Kappa variant is a moderate form of the coronavirus as compared to its delta variant, Sharma said. On Monday, Rajasthan reported 33 new Covid-19 cases which pushed the state's infection tally to 9,53,159.The death toll from the pandemic…
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Southwest Monsoon covers entire country after delay of 5 days
13 Jul

Southwest Monsoon covers entire country after delay of 5 days

editor0 CommentsIndia,
Monsoon finally advanced into the national Capital on Tuesday, 16 days behind the normal schedule of June 27. With advancement into remaining parts of the country including Delhi, the remaining parts of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan, the southwest monsoon has covered the entire country as on Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department said. The normal date for monsoon covering the entire country was July 8 but it was delayed by five days due to weather conditions. IMD’s May 31 forecast for early Monsoon onset over Kerala raised hopes of fast advance across the country. But the Met department revised…
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1st COVID-19 Patient of India Tests Positive again for the Coronavirus
13 Jul

1st COVID-19 Patient of India Tests Positive again for the Coronavirus

editor0 CommentsCovid-19, Health, India,
Today in Kerala's Thrissur health authorities said that the woman who was tested positive for corona virus has tested positive again. she told to the press she tested for corona virus as she was prepared to go to New Delhi for study purposes. Then the test came out as positive. The woman is currently at home and she is good. It was on January 30, 2020 the third year medical student from Wuhan university tested positive for COVID-19, becoming India's first COVID-19 patient, and after that she had returned home following semester holidays. After nearly three weeks of treatment at…
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Power demand in India expected to grow 6 pc in FY22: Icra
13 Jul

Power demand in India expected to grow 6 pc in FY22: Icra

editor0 CommentsBusiness, India
Demand for electricity in India is expected to grow 6 per cent in 2021-22 as compared to the previous fiscal year, rating agency Icra said on Tuesday. It has also estimated power generation capacity addition at 17- 18 GW for the ongoing fiscal year. “ICRA Ratings has estimated the all India electricity demand growth at 6.0 per cent for FY2022 on a year-on-year (YoY) basis, considering the favourable base effect, relatively lesser impact of the second wave on electricity demand and the pick-up in the vaccination programme,” an Icra statement said. The electricity demand slowed down during the first two…
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Reliance Industries invests into 10,000 equity shares of RNESL
13 Jul

Reliance Industries invests into 10,000 equity shares of RNESL

editor0 CommentsBusiness, India
Reliance Industries Ltd said on Monday that it has invested Rs 1 lakh in cash in 10,000 equity shares of its newly incorporated subsidiary Reliance New Energy Solar Ltd (RNESL). RIL noted that RNESL is yet to commence its business operations. RNESL has been incorporated to undertake activities relating to solar energy, the company said in a regulatory filing. “It is hereby informed that the company has invested Rs 1,00,000 in cash in 10,000 equity shares of Rs 10 each of ‘Reliance New Energy Solar Ltd’ (RNESL), a newly incorporated wholly-owned subsidiary,” it said. The filing added that the investment…
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