The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the health coverage to all the senior citizens aged 70 years and above irrespective of income under the flagship scheme Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY). This aims to benefit approximately 4.5 Crore families with six …

Paralympic archery champions Ms. Sheetal Devi and Shri Rakesh Kumar team up to inspire voters nationwide as ECI’s national icons for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs). In an event organised today at Nirvachan Sadan, CEC Shri Rajiv Kumar along with ECs Shri Gyanesh Kumar and Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu felicitated Arjuna …

The 47th WorldSkills Competition was officially inaugurated today by French President Emmanuel Macron at a grand opening ceremony held at the LDLC Arena in Lyon, France. Shri Jayant Chaudhary, Minister of State (I/C), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship also graced the ceremony, meeting the young participants comprising Team India, …

On the second day of the three-day National Workshop organized by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj on the Localization of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Gram Panchayats, focusing on Theme 7: ‘Socially Just and Socially Secured Panchayats’, extensive discussions were held on strategic approaches to achieving SDGs at the Gram …

As part of Exercise Tarang Shakti, India’s largest multinational air exercise aimed at enhancing interoperability and operational coordination among Friendly Foreign Countries (FFCs), the Indian Air Force (IAF) organized a multinational symposium on ‘Air Domain Awareness’ on 11th September, at Jodhpur. The theme of the symposium was “Collaborative Approach to …

The second edition of “Joint Doctrine Review Conference (JDRC-2024)” was conducted at the Manekshaw Centre on 11 Sep 24. The conference was chaired by Lt Gen Vipul Shinghal AVSM, SM the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Doctrine, Organisation and Training). In his Keynote Address he highlighted the importance of …

Union Minister of Culture and Tourism, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, today inaugurated a special Railway Coach dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi at Gandhi Darshan, Rajghat, Delhi.   Speaking on the occasion Shri Shekhawat said, this rail coach which is related to the event that brought change in Gandhiji’s life, has been …

Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan approved roads of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Kerala. Union Rural Development Minister today approved following: -60 roads of 152.44 km of Madhya Pradesh, 745.286 km of Maharashtra and approval also given to 117 roads and 11 bridges in Kerala. -Under PM Janman Yojana, …

The Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI), is set to host a conference on Enterprise Surveys on September 12, 2024, in New Delhi. This event marks a crucial step in engaging with various business associations and stakeholders to discuss upcoming surveys that will shape the understanding of India’s economic …

Day 1 of the conference witnessed total 17 sessions including 2 plenaries, 12 simultaneous discourse covering renewable energy integration; innovative application of Green Hydrogen in sectors including defence, transport, steel, shipping & aviation. The opening day of the International Conference on Green Hydrogen (ICGH-2024) at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, concluded on a …