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Nearly 101 acres of lawns replanted with different grass species at Central Vista Avenue
Moreover, proper slopes and drain channels have been integrated to minimise damage caused by the stagnation of water. Apart from this, original Jamun trees have been preserved and all existing trees have been surveyed and catalogued. Officials said that a comprehensive planting strategy has been developed, based on the original formal planting pattern, and 140 new trees have already been planted.
DRDO, Indian Army successfully conduct six flight-tests of QRSAM system off Odisha coast
The flight-tests were carried out against high-speed aerial targets mimicking various types of threats to evaluate the capability of the weapon systems under different scenarios, including long range medium altitude, short range, high altitude manoeuvring target, low radar signature with receding & crossing target and salvo launch with two missiles fired in quick succession, it said.
Rajpath to be renamed 'Kartavya Path', NDMC approves proposal
Announcing this, Meenakshi Lekhi, Union Minister of State for External Affairs & Culture said that it will reaffirm commitment to serve our motherland in this 'Amritkaal'. Earlier, on Wednesday, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) approved a proposal to rename Rajpath as 'Kartavya Path'. Following the approval, the entire stretch and area from the Netaji statue at India Gate to the Rashtrapati Bhavan is now called Kartavya Path.
Revamped Central Vista Avenue: 10 points to know about PM Modi's ambitious project
The entire stretch from Vijay Chowk to India Gate will be open for the public after 20 months. However, the entire stretch will be thrown open to the public from September 9 onwards. Central Vista Avenue stretches from Vijay Chowk to India Gate. Work on its redevelopment had begun in February 2021 and was supposed to be completed by December 2021. However, after some delays, it is all set to be inaugurated by the Prime Minister on September 8. The refurbished Central Vista Avenue along the Rajpath will have state-wise food stalls, red granite walkways with greenery all around, vending zones, parking lots, and round-the-clock security.
India logs 5,379 new Covid cases, 27 deaths
India reported 5,379 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, which is a marginal rise over the previous day's count of 4,417, said the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday. In the same period, the country recorded 27 more Covid related deaths taking the national fatalities tally to 5,28,057 as per the report.
Rear seat occupants sans seat belt to be penalised soon: Nitin Gadkari
Nitin Gadkari said that a notification in this regard will be issued in the next three days. Gadkari's comment came two days after industrialist and former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry and his friend Jahangir Pandole were killed when their Mercedes car hit a road divider in Maharashtra's Palghar district. Mistry was reportedly not wearing a seat belt. The minister said that the highest number of people dying in road accidents in India belong to the 18-34 age group. On the sidelines of an event on Monday, Gadkari had said that people think that passengers sitting on the rear seat don't need to waer seat belts.
Teesta water sharing issue with India will be resolved soon: Sheikh Hasina
"Both the countries have resolved several long-standing issues keeping the spirit of cooperation and friendship in mind. I hope that all other issues, including water sharing of Teesta river, would be resolved soon," the visiting Bangladeshi Prime Minister said. Disagreements between the two countries over the allocation of the river water has remained a subject of conflict for several decades.
India, Bangladesh ink seven pacts
The India and Bangladesh agreements are related to water resources, IT and space, broadcasting as well as railways. These included an agreement on withdrawal of water from the cross-border Kushiyara river, cooperation in space technology, collaboration on IT systems used by railways for freight movement and an agreement for cooperation in the field of science and technology.
Intranasal vaccine will be global game changer: Krishna Ella
"We are proud to announce the approval of iNCOVACC, a global game changer in intranasal vaccines technology and delivery systems. Despite the lack of demand for Covid-19 vaccines, we continued product development in intra nasal vaccines to ensure that we are well prepared with platform technologies for future infectious diseases," the vaccine maker's Chairman and Managing Director Dr. Krishna Ella said.
India's first intranasal vaccine for Covid gets DCGI approval
"Big Boost to India's Fight Against COVID-19! Bharat Biotech's ChAd36-SARS-CoV-S COVID-19 (Chimpanzee Adenovirus Vectored) recombinant nasal vaccine approved by @CDSCO_INDIA_INF for primary immunization against COVID-19 in 18+ age group for restricted use in emergency situation," Mandaviya tweeted.
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