Hearing a batch of PILs pertaining to the state s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, a division bench of Chief Justice R S Chauhan and Justice Alok Verma on Thursday said the Centre had not responded yet to the requests for extending a helping hand to the remote areas of the state where medical facilities are scarce and asked why Uttarakhand was being overlooked.
Government mulls import duty waiver for concentrator parts, placing oxygen delivery gear under PLI scheme
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The plan, that is being worked out between the Prime Minister’s Office, Niti Aayog and the the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), also focuses on demand aggregation of zeolite which is used in Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) plants to generate medical oxygen.
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This comes after the industry associations had sought more sops to overcome India’s import dependency.
The government is considering allowing duty free import of components used in the manufacture of oxygen concentrators and including concentrators and oxygen delivery related equipment in existing production-linked incentive scheme for medical devices, as part of its strategy to ramp up scarce medical oxygen supply in the country.
NEW DELHI: In a relief for farmers, the government on Wednesday hiked the subsidy given on DAP fertilisers by 140%.
The farmers will get di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) fertilisers at Rs 1,200 per bag instead of Rs 2,400.
The decision was taken during a high-level meeting on fertiliser prices chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It was discussed that the price of fertilisers is undergoing an increase due to the rising prices of phosphoric acid, ammonia etc internationally. The PM stressed that farmers should get fertilisers at old rates despite the international rise in prices, a statement by the PMO said.
It said that government took the decision despite the rise in international market prices of DAP.
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be interacting with field officials from states and districts to converse about their experience in handling the Covid-19 pandemic on Tuesday at 11 am.
According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister s Office (PMO), officials from Karnataka, Bihar, Assam, Chandigarh, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi will take part in the meeting. Through their interaction with the Prime Minister, the officials will share some best practices, in addition to suggestions and recommendations for continuing our ongoing battle against Covid-19, especially in semi-urban and rural areas, the statement said.
The battle against Covid-19 across various states and districts is being led at the cutting edge by field-level officials. Many of them have shown great initiative and come out with imaginative solutions. A better appreciation of such initiatives will help towards developing an effective response plan, targ
India News: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reviewed the preparedness of states, central ministries and agencies concerned to deal with the situation ar