homereleases2020072424 July 2020President's SecretariatPress Communique24 July 2020President's SecretariatPresident of India flags off Red Cross relief supply for flood affected people in Assam, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh24 July 2020Vice President's SecretariatVice President calls for mastering the Mother Tongue24 July 2020Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers WelfareLocust control operations carried out in more than 4 lakh hectares area in 10 states till 23rd July 202024 July 2020Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers WelfareWorld Class State of the Art Honey Testing Lab inaugurated at Anand, Gujarat24 July 2020Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers WelfareSowing area coverage under Kharif crops shows good progress; Sowing area coverage of rice, pulses, coarse cereals and oilseeds more than last year24 July 2020Ministry of Chemicals and FertilizersThe 8th convocation of NIPER Hyderabad held24 July 2020Ministry of CommunicationsDepartment of Posts extends all small savings schemes upto the Branch Post Office level24 July 2020Ministry of DefenceIAF reviews op preparedness and deliberates on its Roadmap for the next decade24 July 2020Ministry of DefenceRaksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh and Israeli Defence Minister telephonically discussfurther strengthening defence ties24 July 2020Ministry of Development of North-East RegionIndia-ASEAN to play a lead role in Post-COVID World Economic Recovery: Dr.Jitendra Singh24 July 2020Ministry of EducationUnion Minister for HRD holds a brainstorming session regarding “Stay in India and Study in India”24 July 2020Ministry of FinanceSpecial Liquidity Scheme for NBFCs and HFCs: Implementation Status24 July 2020Ministry of FinanceDelhi Customs seizes smuggled cigarettes worth more than Rs 66 Lakhs at IGI Airport24 July 2020Ministry of FinanceFinance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman lauds IT Department for being responsive to people as CBDT observes 160th Income Tax day towards Nation Building24 July 2020Ministry of Health and Family WelfareCabinet Secretary reviews the management of COVID-19 in nine States with high active case load24 July 2020Ministry of Health and Family WelfareDr. Harsh Vardhan speaks on India’s novel COVID containment strategy at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Health Minister's Digital Meet24 July 2020Ministry of Health and Family WelfareHighest single day recovery for the third consecutive day - 34,602 COVID patients discharged in last 24 hours24 July 2020Ministry of Health and Family WelfareAccelerated increase in lab infrastructure continues to drive the ‘Test Track and Treat’ strategy24 July 2020Ministry of Home AffairsUnion Home Minister Shri Amit Shah distributed 100 electric potter wheels under KVIC’s Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana24 July 2020Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium EnterprisesEmpowering Potters’ Community a Big Step towards Inclusive Development: Shri Amit Shah24 July 2020Ministry of RailwaysIndian Railways to RFID Tag all wagons by December 202224 July 2020Ministry of Rural DevelopmentAverage completion time for houses under restructured Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin comes down to 114 days; 1.10 crore houses completed which includes houses to 1.46 lakh landless beneficiaries24 July 2020Ministry of Science & TechnologyDepartment of Biotechnology provides seed funding for Gennova Biopharmaceuticals Ltd.’s novel mRNA based COVID 19 Vaccine candidate-HGCO1924 July 2020Ministry of Science & TechnologyDST launches INR 15 Crore fund to support India-Russia collaboration joint R&D and cross-country technology adaptation24 July 2020Ministry of Ports, Shipping and WaterwaysMinistry of Shipping waives waterways usage charges to promote Inland water transport24 July 2020Ministry of Statistics & Programme ImplementationPayroll Reporting in India – A Formal Employment Perspective24 July 2020Ministry of Tribal AffairsShri Arjun Munda inaugurates e-Symposium “Emergent North-East India: Strategic and Developmental Imperatives in Handicrafts” organized by IIM, Shillong24 July 2020Ministry of Youth Affairs and SportsCommonwealth Secretary General hails Fit India Movement at global Ministerial Forum; Shri Kiren Rijiju says fitness awareness has helped Indians build immunity during pandemic24 July 2020PIB HeadquartersPIB’S DAILY BULLETIN ON COVID-1924 July 2020