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The Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare (DA&FW) under the Chairmanship of Smt. Shubha Thakur, Additional Secretary, convened a stakeholder consultation today at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi. This is the first time such a discussion has been organized ahead of the release of first advance estimates for the Kharif 2024 …

Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Shri Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu, today inaugurated the Digi Yatra facility for nine airports at Visakhapatnam International Airport and virtually launched this facility for eight other AAI’s airports, namely Coimbatore, Dabolim, Indore, Bagdogra, Ranchi, Patna, Raipur, and Bhubaneshwar airports. During the launch event, the Aviation Minister …

Shobha Karandlaje chaired the 2nd regional meeting on labour reforms and employment in Chandigarh today. The meeting was held with northern States and Union Territories (UTs) namely, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Chandigarh and Rajasthan. This meeting is the second in a series of nationwide consultations being held by the Ministry of …

Hon’ble Vice-President, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar today cautioned citizens against compromising on nationalism, terming it “the ultimate betrayal to the nation”. “Wherever anyone threatens the integrity of the nation, we must not tolerate it,” he asserted. Highlighting that duty towards the nation must always we kept above self-interest and political interest, the …

Over 17 lakh oil palm saplings, covering more than 12,000 hectares across 15 states in India benefitting over 10,000 farmers were undertaken as part of Mega Oil Palm Plantation Drive conducted under National Mission on Edible Oil-OilPalm. The Drive, launched on July 15, 2024, has achieved a significant milestone by …

Confident that India’s technical textile industry will cross the target of $10 bn set for 2030. This was stated by Union Minister of Textiles, Shri Giriraj Singh during the inauguration of the international conference-cum-exhibition titled ‘Viksit Bharat- Technical Textiles for Sustainable Growth & Development’ today in New Delhi. The Union …

The National Conference ‘Universal Access to Healthcare: Digital Solutions’ in New Delhi concluded with several key suggestions optimizing the use of technology to achieve Universal Health Coverage. It was organised by the Sakala Foundation with the support of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, NITI Aayog and the Ministry …

A successful launch of an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile, Agni-4, was carried out from the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur, Odisha on September 06, 2024. The launch successfully validated all operational and technical parameters. It was conducted under the aegis of the Strategic Forces Command.

The 7th Rashtriya Poshan Maah, launched on 31stAugust 2024 at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, focuses on key themes such as Anaemia, Growth Monitoring, Complementary Feeding, and Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi, along with Technology for better governance. The campaign also emphasizes environmental sustainability through the Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam initiative in which plantation …

The Ministry of Women & Child Development organises Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Purashkar (PMRBP) every year to celebrate the energy, determination, ability, zeal and enthusiasm of our children. The child should be an Indian citizen and residing in India .The age should not exceed 18 years (as on the last …