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The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) launched an innovative project to tackle the growing concern of microplastic contamination in food on August 18, 2024, in New Delhi. Recognising microplastic pollution as an emerging threat that requires immediate attention, the project – “Micro-and Nano-Plastics as Emerging Food Contaminants: Establishing …

The Vice-President of India, Shri Dhankhar today highlighted the profound significance of organ donation, describing it as “a spiritual activity and the highest moral exemplification of human nature”. He emphasized that organ donation goes beyond physical generosity, reflecting the deepest virtues of compassion and selflessness. Addressing a gathering at event …

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah distributed citizenship certificates to 188 refugee sisters-brothers under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Ahmedabad, Gujarat today. Many dignitaries were present on the occasion including the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Shri Bhupendra Patel. In his address, Shri Amit Shah said …

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurated the newly-constructed state-of-the-art Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre building in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on August 18, 2024. He also virtually launched the Regional Marine Pollution Response Centre, located at the Chennai Port premises, and the Coast Guard Air Enclave in Puducherry. …

Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, Shri Manohar Lal, today emphasized the transformative developments in India’s Metro Rail network over the past decade. Addressing the media, he noted that prior to 2014, the Metro Rail system in India was limited to just 248 km and operational in only 5 …

The National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG), successfully completed the first Advanced Leadership Development Programme on Public Policy and Governance for civil servants of multi-countries from the FIPIC/IORA region today at NCGG, New Delhi. The program was organized from August 5th to August 16th, 2024, with 40 distinguished participants from …

Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh, Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying today review the measures taken by the department towards achieving the goal of FMD-Mukt Bharat (FMD-Foot & Mouth Disease) with vaccination by 2030. Shri Singh said that the Livestock sector is an important sector contributing not only to …

In view of the World Health Organization (WHO) having declared Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on 14th August 2024, a detailed review of the Monkeypox situation and the preparedness was taken by the Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda in a meeting …

Silk threads have dwarfed the virtual Rakhis running on social media. Sisters are preferring to send colorful Rakhis by post offices to their brothers. Department of Posts has also made all necessary arrangements for this. Postmaster General, North Gujarat Region, Ahmedabad Shri Krishna Kumar Yadav stated that so far, more …

Vice-President, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar today called upon the nation to embrace economic nationalism, urging the industry, trade, and commerce sectors to prioritize local production over avoidable imports. Emphasizing the concept of Economic nationalism as a facet of Swadeshi and a reflection of being vocal for local, Shri Dhankhar highlighted the …