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02.12.2021 / 20:37

Over 1.02 lakh coronavirus genomes sequences by INSACOG till 25 Nov: Govt

Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) has sequenced 1,02,880 genomes of the coronavirus till 25 November, said the science and technology ministry on Thursday.

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India’s covid success story hailed the world over as a role model in crisis management: Jitendra Singh

NEW DELHI : Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday said that India’s Covid success story is hailed the world over as a role model in crisis management. Delivering the inaugural address of the national conference on “Disaster Resilient Methodologies on Pandemic" at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), the minister said that India’s Covid management was hugely successful under the able leadership of our Prime Minister Narendra Modi. During the Covid pandemic, when the world thought that India would be the biggest Covid hotspot, we emerged stronger and within 2 years, came out with 2 vaccines and provided the same to more than 50 countries around the world, he added.

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PM Modi has brought preventive health into focus for first time in India: Jitendra Singh

The minister said that the need of the hour is using diverse Indian data to develop indigenous solutions to India’s medical health issues. New Delhi: Union minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for bringing ‘preventive health care‘ into focus. “It is under the leadership of PM Modi that in just a span of two years, India could produce two DNA vaccines and one nasal vaccine," he said while addressing the delegates participating in the Thyrocon, as Chief Guest at GMC Jammu.

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COVID-19 offers appropriate opportunity to work on strategic research outcomes: Jitendra Singh

COVID-19 has shifted the focus to biotech and genetic interventions, and this offers an appropriate opportunity to work on strategic research outcomes which are specifically India-centric, Union Minister Jitendra Singh has said.

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Centre irons out pension provisions to deal with Covid disruption

New Delhi: The central government has ironed out pension provisions in view of the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Union minister Jitendra Singh said in a statement on Wednesday that provisional pension will be paid to retired employees for one year from date of retirement and family pension will be paid immediately on receipt of claim from a family member of the diseased.

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Jitendra Singh, Union minister, tests positive for COVID-19

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Pensioners: Life Certificate submission date extended. Here are ways to submit it

Jitendra Singh said on Sunday."This decision has been taken considering all the sensitivities to avoid pandemic risk emanating from gathering of crowds at the pension disbursing banks," said Singh, the Minister of State for Personnel.Also Read | Inside the rumble in India’s coding jungleLast month, the retirement fund body, Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) extended the deadline for Life Certificate submission to 28 February.The statement released by Ministry of Labour and Employment said, "Due to the vulnerability of the elderly population to coronavirus, EPFO has extended the time limit up to February 28, 2021, for submission of Life Certificate (Jeevan Pramaan Patra-JPP) in respect of the pensioners drawing pension under

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Last date for submission of life certificate for pensioners extended till Feb 28: Jitendra Singh

NEW DELHI : In a major relief to central government pensioners amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the date for submission of life certificate has been extended up to February 28 next year, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Sunday."This decision has been taken considering all the sensitivities to avoid pandemic risk emanating from gathering of crowds at the pension disbursing banks," said Singh, the Minister of State for Personnel.In addition to this, he said, the pensioners above the age of 80 years were given an exclusive window from October 1 onward to submit their life certificate so as to avoid rush likely to happen from the opening date of November 1.Singh said that while the annual life certificate is mandatory for the continuation of

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Government employees pension rules changed due to Covid. 5 points

1) Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Dr Jitendra Singh said the department of pension has a portal which can be accessed by any government employee approaching superannuation to find out the status of his or her pension papers.2) Because of the disruption in official work due to COVID pandemic and lockdown, Dr Singh said, some of the employees who had retired during this period may not have been provided with PPO.

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Launch of Gaganyaan will not be affected by Covid-19: Govt

covid-19 pandemic and preparations are carrying on in the right direction, the Centre said on Monday.“Even though because of the covid-19 pandemic, the training of four Indian astronauts in Russia had to be halted, yet the opinion of Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the scientific team is that there had been kept a “cushion" both in the training programme and launch deadline," Union Minister of State, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said on Monday.

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Satellites, outer space travel to be open for private companies in India: Govt

NEW DELHI : Following finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman's announcement last month that the space sector will be thrown open to the private sector, the government has said private companies will be allowed to launch satellites, start space-based services and even explore other planets and outer space."Private companies to be provided level playing field in satellites, launches and Space based services. Future projects for planetary exploration, outer space travel will be open for private sector," a government statement said.Union Minister Jitendra Singh said private sector will be allowed to use Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) facilities and other relevant assets to improve their capacities.

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Coronavirus: 5 northeast states declared Covid-19 free

NEW DELHI : The central government, here on Monday, declared five of the eight northeast states -- Sikkim, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Tripura -- coronavirus free.

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Is govt planning to reduce retirement age? Union minister clears the air

Union minister Jitendra Singh denied plans to redu... moreUnion minister Jitendra Singh denied plans to reduce retirement age.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0