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VP Naidu cautions about development challenges as population size increases

Vice President cautions about development challenges as population size increases; VP asks political parties & people’s representatives to educate the people on the issue; Vice President calls for the revival of India’s traditional joint family system; If young are the ‘Demographic Dividend’, seniors are ‘Demographic Bonus’ for the nation; Extremely distressed by reports of neglect, abandonment or abuse of the elderly; Skewed sex ration will adversely affect the stability of our society; VP calls for the creation of a society that is free from all forms of gender discrimination; Calls for adequate reservation for women in Parliament and state legislatures; Releases two reports of the IAPPD;‘Status of Sex Ratio at Birth in India’ and ‘Elderly Population in India: Status and Support Systems’ […]

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CII’s 12th MedTech Global Summit Charting the MedTech route to AtmaNirbhar Bharat

Department of Pharmaceuticals has taken several measures to create suitable environment for development of domestic capacity in the pharma sector; Government has launched schemes for development of three Bulk Drug Parks and four Medical Device Parks across the country; Bulk drug & medical device parks expected to attract cumulative investment of Rs 77900 crore; can generate about 2,55,000 employment […]

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Railway Museum at Hubballi launched

Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Coal & Mines, Shri Pralhad Joshi today dedicate Railway Museum at Hubballi to the Nation; “Railways has played an important role in our lives and has been witness to personal journeys of life in different phases. The story of evolution of Railways from the steam era to the modern bullet trains era is remarkable. Railway Museum is a monument of Tribute to that extraordinary change; “Museum is most relevant as Hubballi is an important Railway junction historically as well. This will become another prominent tourist destination in the region; In the museum one coach should depict people with masks and one coach as shramik coach for the sake of posterity to remember these times.”- Shri Suresh C. Angadi, Minister of State of Railways; This Museum displays the gradual evolution of advanced systems in all spheres of growth of Railways. […]

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Civil servants should be pro-active change-agents in building a New India: VP

Vice President asks civil servants to be pro-active change-agents in building a New India, Treat your vocation as a mission, Good governance is what we need today, the government will be remembered by its delivery of the services, There are a number of opportunities for growth despite pandemic, Anticipate changes and prepare to address the emerging challenges, Delivers valedictory address at your two-year training program of LBSNAA through video conference […]

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Jal Shakti Ministry launches public accessible India-WRIS portal

The Ministry of Jal Shakti has launched a new version of the India Water Resources Information System (India-WRIS) with new functionalities and features. Open to the public, and accessible through the web portal www.indiawris.gov.in, this portal contains information related to Water Resources through dashboards for rainfall, water levels & discharge of rivers, water bodies, groundwater levels, reservoir storages, evapotranspiration and soil moisture, as well as modules on water resources projects, water bodies, hydro-met data availability and tools for GIS layer editing. […]

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Jal Jeevan Mission: A reservoir of clean water & employment opportunities

Water crisis in West Bengal is a serious issue that needs immediate attention. The rapid urbanization and over-exploitation of ground water has made the situation worse. Priority needs to be accorded by the State for potable water supply to rural households in the water-quality affected areas especially Arsenic and Fluoride affected ones and the drought prone areas of the State. […]

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World Class Thenzawl Golf Resort inaugurated in Mizoram

Union Minister of State for Culture & Tourism (Independent charge) Shri Prahlad Singh Patel virtually inaugurated the “Thenzawl Golf Resort” Project implemented under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme of Ministry of Tourism, Government of India in the presence of Tourism Minister of MizoramShri Robert RomawiaRoyte and Commissioner and Secretary for Tourism Department of Government of MizoramSmt. Esther LalRuatkimi in New Delhi today.

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MoD signs tripartite MoU with IIT Kanpur and DARPG to conduct a predictive analysis of public grievances

A Tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed today between Department of Defence (DoD) Ministry of Defence (MoD), Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG) and Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IITK) in the presence of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh and Minister of State (MoS) (Independent Charge) for Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, MoS for Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space Personnel Dr Jitendra Singh. Both the Ministers expressed satisfaction over the signing of MoU. […]

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Defense Production and Export Promotion Policy 2020 Draft released

In order to provide impetus to self-reliance in defense manufacturing, multiple announcements were made under ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Package’. In implementing such a framework and to position India amongst the leading countries of the world in defense and aerospace sectors, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has formulated a draft Defence Production and Export Promotion Policy 2020 (DPEPP 2020). The DPEPP 2020 is envisaged as an overarching guiding document of MoD to provide a focused, structured, and significant thrust to defense production capabilities of the country for self-reliance and exports. […]

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RDPR Minister releases Best Practices in Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme

Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar today released a booklet on “Best Practices in Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP)” of Department of Land Resources (DoLR), Ministry of Rural Development based on the presentations made by the States during Regional and National workshops since inception of the programme. […]

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Tribal Affairs Ministry receives SKOCH Gold Award

The project is implemented by IIPA and would help in understanding the aspirations of tribal youth and help in realizing their cherished dream to develop as entrepreneurs, researchers and flag-bearers of schemes of Government of India meant for welfare for STs. While receiving Award, Dr Naval JitKapoor, Joint Secretary, MoTA said that DBT is a silent revolution which has changed the governance mechanism in the country and the projects of such scale are possible only because of vision of our Prime Minister and constant guidance of DBT Mission, NITI Aayog and support of Union Minister, Secretary, entire MoTA team, who have worked very hard during lockdown to ensure that the tribals get their dues in time.

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Housing Minister released an ARHCs Knowledge Pack along with Credai Mobile App and NAREDCO e-com portal

Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Hon’ble Minister of State (I/C), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) released a ARHCs Knowledge Pack (AKP) here today via a Video Conference. Shri Durga Shanker Mishra, Secretary, MoHUA presided over the function which was attended by senior officers of State Governments/UTs and representatives of NAREDCO, CREDAI, FICCI, CII and ASSOCHAM connected through webinar. […]