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Prof (Dr) Atul Goel, DGHS, Union Health Ministry, and Director of NCDC, along with experts from AIIMS, Kalawati Saran Children’s Hospital, and National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences (NIMHANS), as well as officials from Central and State surveillance units, reviewed the Chandipura virus and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) cases …

The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD), Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Government of India and host State Odisha conducted a “Regional Training of 21st Livestock Census on Software (Mobile & Web Application/ Dashboard) and Breeds for State and District Nodal Officers (SNO/DNO) of Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, …

Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has added 19.50 lakh net members in the month of May 2024. The addition during the month is the highest since the first payroll data was issued in April 2018. Further, the year-over-year analysis shows a growth of 19.62% in net member additions compared to May 2023. This surge …

Kargil Vijay Diwas Rajat Jayanti was celebrated at Air Force Station Bhisiana with great pride and fervour to honour the bravery, valour and sacrifices in the service of the nation by the Indian Armed Forces. This significant event marks the 25th anniversary of India’s victory in the Kargil conflict in 1999 …

The Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers, Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda launched the 13th edition of the India Chem with the theme “Advantage Bharat: Indian Chemicals and Petrochemicals Paving the Future”, here today in the presence of Ms. Anupriya Patel, Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers. Shri Nadda also …

Union Minister of Coal and Mines, Shri G. Kishan Reddy today launched Mineral Exploration Hackathon focused on Innovative Mineral Hunt Techniques in Hyderabad. The programme was graced by Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, Shri Vijay Kumar Sinha.  Dignitaries from Ministry of Mines, State Government Officials, representatives from Government Organizations and industry representatives were …

A two-day long Manthan Shivir was organised by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs to undertake Progress-Review of Schemes, and deliberate on Vision 2047 and 100 days Action Plan of the Ministry, on July 18-19, in New Delhi. In his inaugural address to the Principal Secretaries, Secretaries, Directors and officials of …

Some media reports have highlighted the findings from a paper published today in an academic journal Science Advances on life expectancy during the Covid-19 pandemic in India in 2020. These are based on untenable and unacceptable estimates. While the authors claim to follow standard methodology of analyzing National Family Health Survey-5 NFHS-5), …

As a part of 100 days action plan of the Department of Pension and Pension Welfare, a month-long Special Campaign to redress Family Pension grievances was launched by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Hon’ble Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions on 1st July, 2024. This month-long Special Campaign by …

The 6th meeting of the Steering Committee of Ken-Betwa Link Project Authority was held on 19.07.2024 in New Delhi. The meeting was chaired by Ms. Debashree Mukherjee, Secretary (D/o Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti). It was attended by Shri Shirish Mishra, Engineer-in-Chief, D/o Water Resources, …