Lucknow, Jan 6 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, has approved a package of special incentives under the Semiconductor Policy 2024 to attract large-scale investments of Rs 3,000 crore and above in the sector.The incentives will be provided on a case-by-case basis and include interest subsidies, reimbursement of employee costs, full exemption from net SGST (State Goods and Service Tax) for 10 years, 100 per cent EPF (employee provident fund) reimbursement…
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New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) In a significant public health initiative, the Delhi government is set to issue a notification declaring human rabies a notifiable disease in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, Health Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh said on Sunday.“Rabies is a preventable disease, and no death due to rabies is acceptable. Declaring human rabies as a notifiable disease will strengthen surveillance, improve early detection, and ensure timely treatment,” Pankaj Kumar Singh said.“This…
Chennai, Jan 1 (IANS) With a rise in avian influenza cases reported in parts of Kerala, including Alappuzha and Kottayam, authorities in Tamil Nadu have intensified surveillance along the border districts to prevent the disease from spreading into the state. Enhanced monitoring has been put in place, particularly in the Nilgiris and Coimbatore districts, which share a long and porous boundary with Kerala.Acting on the directions of the Animal Husbandry Department, special preventive measures hav…
Chennai, Dec 28 (IANS) With reports of avian influenza outbreaks emerging from neighbouring Kerala, poultry farms in Tamil Nadu’s Namakkal district — one of the largest egg-producing hubs in the country — have stepped up biosecurity and surveillance measures to prevent the spread of the disease. Although Namakkal does not share a direct border with Kerala, authorities and poultry farmers are taking no chances, given the district’s critical role in India’s poultry industry. Namakkal alone…
Chennai, Dec 25 (IANS) In response to the detection of avian influenza (H1N1) in neighbouring Kerala, the Tamil Nadu Public Health Department has ordered heightened surveillance and preventive measures in districts along the border between the two states to prevent any possible spread of the disease. The directive follows reports from Kerala’s Alappuzha and Kottayam districts, where a large number of poultry birds reared in farms died suddenly in recent days. Blood samples collected from the a…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 23 (IANS) Kerala has reported a fresh outbreak of avian influenza, with the highly contagious viral disease confirmed in Alappuzha and Kottayam districts, triggering emergency containment measures by multiple government departments. What has shaken the farmers and others equally is the fact that this has occurred at the peak season of Christmas, as it’s during this period that sales of poultry peak, with farmers stocking more than the usual.The confirmation came after sam…