State-owned Food Corporation of India (FCI) has so far supplied 69 lakh tonnes of foodgrians to states and union territories for free distribution under the Prime Minister Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), an official statement said. On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced extension of the scheme (PMGKAY-III) till Diwali.
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An annular solar eclipse is going to occur on Thursday but it will not be visible in India except in some parts of Arunachal Pradesh and Ladakh for a few minutes before the sunset, a prominent astrophysicist said. The annular solar eclipse occurs when the sun, moon and the earth
Mizoram’s lone BJP MLA Dr. BD Chakma on Tuesday said that the poor people were the worst affected by prolonged lockdowns imposed to check the spread of Covid-19 and the state government must find out an alternative measure to deal with the situation. Hitting out at the Mizo National Front
Only 8,967 farmers of Meghalaya got financial assistance under the PM Kisan scheme, whereas 85 per cent of the state”s 35 lakh population – more than 29 lakh – are agriculturists, senior Congress MP Vincent H Pala said on Tuesday. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Pala urged
In a major administrative reform, the Assam Cabinet on Tuesday decided to approve the simplification of flood damage assessment and repairing of infrastructure. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, chairing a meeting of the council of ministers here, decided to authorize the Deputy Commissioners to take necessary action regarding flood assessment