Twenty four (24) Armed Forces personnel are among the 117 Indian athletes who are all set to make the nation proud at the Paris Olympics, beginning July 26, 2024. Among these 24 athletes, 22 are men, including star Javelin Thrower Subedar Neeraj Chopra, and two are women, which marks the …
Read More »CSIRO-NPL Workshop on Water Quality Assurance and BND Dissemination
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research -National Physical Laboratory (NPL) organized a workshop under the ‘One Week One Theme- Chemicals and Petrochemicals’ initiative on 19th July 2024, focusing on the quality assurance of water and the dissemination of Bharatiya Nirdeshak Dravyas (BNDs). The keynote address was delivered by Dr.S.R. Dhakate, Senior …
Read More »Manthan Shivir: Tribal Affairs Ministry Reviews Progress, Envisions 2047 Goals
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 …
Read More »2020 Excess Mortality Study: Unreliable and Unacceptable Estimates : Government of Bharat
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), …
Read More »Blue Dart Announces Q1 Financial Results with Sales Clocking in at Rs. 1,343 Crore
Blue Dart Express Limited, South Asias premier express air, integrated transportation, and distribution logistics company, declared its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, at its Board Meeting held in Mumbai. The company posted profit after tax of Rs. 51.53 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2024. …
Read More »1375 Family Pensioners’ Grievances Addressed in Week 3 of Special Campaign
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 …
Read More »6th Meeting of Steering Committee of Ken-Betwa Link Project held in New Delhi
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, …
Read More »Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya to Give Fresh Boost to Khelo India Rising Talent Identification (KIRTI) Program
As the Paris Olympics draws near, the Government’s ambitious Khelo India Rising Talent Identification (KIRTI) program is set to get a fresh boost under the leadership of the Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports and Labour & Employment, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya. He will inaugurate the Phase 2 of the …
Read More »Atmanirbhar Bharat: Two of the World’s Five Largest Coal Mines Now in India
Chhattisgarh-based Coal India subsidiary South Eastern Coalfields Limited’s (SECL) Gevra and Kusmunda coal mines have secured the 2nd and 4th spot in the list of the world’s 10 largest coal mines released by WorldAtlas.com. Bird’s eye view of mining operations in Gevra megaproject. Located in the Korba district of Chhattisgarh state, these …
Read More »India and Malaysia to increase cooperation in the field of Oil palm and other sectors
India and Malaysia have decided to increase cooperation between the two countries in the field of Oil palm and other sectors. This was discussed during the meeting of the Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Rural Development, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan and the Minister of Plantations and Commodities …
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