India, France Discuss Ways to Increase Mobility of Students, Professionals
India and France discussed ways to jointly increase the mobility of students, professionals and skilled workers while strengthening their efforts to combat irregular migration between the two countries.
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, the two countries are fully committed to pursuing the implementation of the Partnership Agreement on Migration and Mobility, which entered into force on October 1, 2021.
Three One District One Product Brands and Five Products Launched under the PMFME Scheme of the Mi...
Pashupati Kumar Paras, Union Minister of Food Processing Industries in the presence of Prahlad Singh Patel, MoS (FPI) Smt. Anita Praveen, Secretary, MoFPI, and Senior Officials from the Ministry and NAFED launched Three One District One Product (ODOP) brands under the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme in New Delhi.
The Ministry of Food Processing Industries has signed an agreement with NAFED for developing 10 brands of selected 20 ODOPs under the branding and marketing component of the PMFME scheme.
May 06, 2022
Odisha to Host India's First Tribal Health Observatory
Odisha is set to come up with India's only observatory, which will house data on the state's indigenous population's health. The ST and SC Development Department and the RMRC, a regional institution of the Indian Council of Medical Research, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in this regard.
The Tribal Health Observatory (TriHOb) is the first in the nation, and is aimed to be an effective, evidence-based, and policy-oriented centre.
It will monitor illness burden, health-seeking behaviour, and the healthcare delivery system in relation to tribal health in the state in a systematic and continuing manner.
'Mo School' Abhiyan chairperson Sushmita Bagchi also inaugurated a tribal family health survey among indigenous groups during the event in which the MoU was signed.
The survey will serve as a springboard for future longitudinal cohort studies and policy research.
The 'Mo School' (My School) programme aims to connect, collaborate, and contribute to the renovation of government and government-aided schools in Odisha.
Alkesh Kumar Sharma Assumes Charge as New Secretary for Ministry of Electronics & Information Tec...
Alkesh Kumar Sharma, an Indian Administrative Services officer of 1990 batch from Kerala cadre, assumed charge as Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
He earlier served as Additional Secretary and Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat. In addition to other responsibilities given to him, Sharma was looking after the cabinet proposals of infrastructure, economic, finance, industry, agriculture and allied Ministries of the government.
He has also worked as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation Limited (NICDC) (earlier DMICDC) from October 2015 to September 2019. He was also CEO of National Industrial Corridor Development and Implementation Trust (NICDIT).
Over 51, 000 Frontline Railway Staff Trained under Mission Rail Karmayogi
As per the Union Government, more than 51,000 frontline Railway Staff were trained under Mission Rail Karmayogi. These employees were trained by Master Trainers who themselves were trained at the Indian Railways Institute of Transport Management, a Centralised Training Institute under the Ministry of Railways.
Mission Karmayogi was launched in September, 2020, by the Government, as one of the most significant capacity building initiatives anywhere in the world. The project seeks to train about one lakh frontline Railway Staff in a six-month period. The objective of this Mission is to transform the outlook of these Frontline staff by providing citizen-centric training.
May 05, 2022
President of India Graces the 61st Annual Conference of Bodo Sahitya Sabha
The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind graced the 61st annual conference of Bodo Sahitya Sabha at Tamulpur, Assam. The President noted that the month of May is very important for the Bodo people as they remember Bodofa Upendra Nath Brahma on May 1 which is his death anniversary. He said that Bodofa had spread the message of "live and let live". His message of maintaining harmony with all communities while conscious of Bodo self-pride will be forever relevant.
So far 17 writers have been awarded Sahitya Akademi Awards for their works in Bodo language. And out of that 10 have been awarded for poetry work.
Delimitation Commission Finalises The Delimitation Order
The Delimitation Commission headed by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, (a retired Judge of the Supreme Court of India), and Sushil Chandra, (Chief Election Commissioner) and Sh. K. K. Sharma, (State Election Commissioner, Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir), as Ex-Officio members of the Delimitation Commission met to finalise the Delimitation Order for the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. The Gazette notification for the same was also published.
Out of the 90 Assembly Constituencies in the region, 43 will be part of Jammu region and 47 for Kashmir region keeping in view the provisions of Section 9(1)(a) of the Delimitation Act, 2002 and Section 60(2)(b) of Jammu & Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019.
After consultation with Associate Members, representatives of political parties, citizens, civil society groups, 9ACs have been reserved for STs, out of which,6 are in Jammu region and 3 ACs in the Valley.
Names of some ACs were also changed keeping in view the demand of local representatives.
Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Health and Family Welfare Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya La...
Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya launched Plastindia 2023-11th International Plastic Exhibition & Conference.
India's Petrochemical Industries has been one of the fastest-growing industries in the Indian economy with high demand growth. India is projected to contribute more than 10% of the incremental global growth in Petrochemicals over the next decades.
PLASTINDIA refers to a series of exhibitions under the Plastindia Foundation, which will hold the 11th International Plastics Exhibition, Conference and Convention from 1st-5th February, 2023 at ITPO Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. The exhibition will provide opportunities for employment generation, facilitate the growth of the Indian plastic industry and make India a hub for sourcing plastic for global needs.
May 04, 2022
PM Modi Meets Norwegian Counterpart in Denmark, Discusses Ways to Deepen Developmental Cooperation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Norwegian counterpart Jonas Gahr Store and the two leaders took stock of the full range of bilateral relations, discussed ways to deepen developmental cooperation and exchanged views on regional and global developments. This was the first meeting between the two leaders since the assumption of office by Prime Minister Store in October 2021.
Discussions also took place on regional and global developments. As members of the UN Security Council, India and Norway have been engaging with each other in the UN on global issues of mutual interest.
Modi's visit comes amid the Ukraine crisis, which has united much of Europe against Russia.
Home Minister Inaugurates NATGRID Bengaluru Campus
Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) campus in Bengaluru that will help in stopping modern day crimes and have the upper hand against any threats. The central government will soon be developing a national database to monitor hawala transactions, terrorist funding, counterfeit currency, narcotics, bomb threats, illegal arms smuggling and other terrorist activities.
India, like many other countries worldwide, has seen a rise in modern-day crimes operated from remote locations, making it harder for law enforcement agencies to trace the source or diffuse the threat.
NATGRID will be available to 11 central agencies and police of all states and union territories.
RPF Launches Focused Effort under "Operation Satark"
Railway Protection Force is an armed force of the union entrusted with the security of railway property, passenger area and passengers. It is the lead security agency in the field of railway security having a pan India reach. Focused effort under "Operation Satark" was launched from 5th April to 30th April 2022 wherein 26 cases of transportation of illegal tobacco products were detected with seizure of tobacco products worth more than Rs. 44 lakh and arrest of 14 persons involved. 177 cases of transportation of illicit liquor were intercepted with arrest of 97 persons and seizure of illicit liquor worth about Rs. 18 lakh. Unaccounted gold/silver jewellery and unaccounted cash is transported through rail for the purpose of tax evasion. RPF detected 23 such cases of tax evasion and handed over unaccounted cash/gold/silver worth about Rs. 2.60 crore to the respective tax authorities.
Meta Took Down over 27 Million Pieces of Bad Content in India in March 2022
Meta (formerly Facebook) took down 24.6 million pieces of content across 13 policies for Facebook and over 2.7 million pieces of content across 12 policies for Instagram in the month of March, in accordance with the IT Rules 2021.
Between March 1-31, Meta received 656 reports through the Indian grievance mechanism for Facebook, and responded to 100 per cent of those reports. For Instagram, the company received 1,150 reports through the Indian grievance mechanism, and it responded to 100 per cent of those 1,150 reports.
Under the new IT Rules 2021, big digital and social media platforms, with more than 5 million users, have to publish monthly compliance reports.
May 03, 2022
Bihar CM Inaugurates India's First Ethanol Plant in Purnia
The country's first ethanol plant was inaugurated in Purnia district (Bihar). On this occasion Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said that ethanol production would help reduce the cost of petrol and generate fresh employment opportunities in the state.
The rupees 105 crore plant set up by a private investor is the first one developed since the Union government approved the Bihar government's ethanol production and promotion policy -2021.
The ethanol plant set up with the latest technology using zero waste discharge has been built in 15 acres. It would buy 130 tonnes of rice husk and 150 tonnes of maize or rice from farmers every day. It is country's first grain-based ethanol plant.
IRS Officer Sangeeta Singh given Additional Charge of CBDT Chairman
Sangeeta Singh, a 1986 batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer was given additional charge of Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), after incumbent JB Mohapatra retired as the head of the direct taxes administration body on April 30.
Singh is currently holding charge of Audit and Judicial. She is also holding additional charge of Income Tax and Revenue and Tax Payers services. Currently, the board has four members including Sangeeta Singh. Her Husband, Arvind Singh is a Maharashtra Cadre IAS and presently serving as Secretary of Tourism, Government of India.
India's First Bridgital Autism Support Network Set up
In a bid to create awareness about autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and help people understand, accept and support individuals with autism and their parents and caregivers, the Tata Power Community Development Trust (TPCDT) partnered with the Center for Autism and other Disabilities Rehabilitation Research and Education (CADRRE) to launch 'Pay Autention - A different mind is a gifted mind', India's first bridgital autism support network.
The initiative shall pave the way for small towns and rural India to access specialised care and support and help create an auxiliary network of champions for the differently abled. This platform shall also enable mentoring, skilling and meaningful livelihoods for people with autism.
In addition to this, a toll-free autism support helpline was also launched at 1800 2099 488 to provide interactive support and much-needed professional aid for families in need.
Ex-Petroleum Secretary Kapoor is Adviser to PM
The Centre appointed former Petroleum Secretary Tarun Kapoor as Adviser to PM. It also named Gyanesh Kumar as Secretary, Cooperation Ministry, and Alkesh Kumar Sharma as Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity). Kapoor, a 1987-batch IAS officer of the Himachal Pradesh cadre, superannuated as the Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, on November 30, 2021.
Hari Ranjan Rao, a 1994-batch lAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, and his batchmate from Bihar cadre Atish Chandra were appointed as additional secretaries in the PMO.
Meanwhile, in a top bureaucratic reshuffle, the government named senior IAS officer Gyanesh Kumar as Secretary, Ministry of Cooperation.
Narayan Rane Inaugurates Maharashtra MSME Expo 2022 in Mumbai
Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Narayan Rane inaugurated the Maharashtra MSME Expo 2022 in Mumbai. Addressing the function, Narayan Rane said that the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises would provide all possible support to create entrepreneurs in the country and in job creation in order we realize the dream of an Aatma Nirbhar Bharat.
The MSME sector accounts for 50 per cent of the country's total exports and contributes 30 per cent to economic growth, but there is scope for development in this sector. 37 clusters would be set up in Maharashtra under MSME in the next two years.
27 Districts from Maharashtra will showcase trade and investment opportunities at the Maharashtra MSME Expo 2022. The Expo will showcase a range of products and services offered by MSME.
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