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Green Term Ahead Market(GTAM) launched to make Indian Power Market Green

September 1, 2020 India Ties 0

Indian Power Market goes Green; Union Power Minister launches Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM) in electricity through video conferencing; The market is first Exclusive product for the renewable energy sector in the world; GTAM to benefit buyers of RE through competitive prices and transparent and flexible procurement: Sh R K Singh; Sellers will also be benefitted by getting access to Pan India Market […]

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Solar Energy to power 960 Railway Stations

September 1, 2020 India Ties 0

Indian Railway Solarises more than 960 Stations; Orders placed for 198 MW solar rooftop capacity for 550 stations which are under execution; Indian Railways is set to produce solar energy for meeting all it’s energy consumption needs of more than 33 billion units by 2030; Use of solar power will accelerate the Railways’ mission to achieve the goal of becoming ‘Net Zero Carbon Emission Railway’ […]

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VP Naidu cautions about development challenges as population size increases

August 20, 2020 India Ties 0

Vice President cautions about development challenges as population size increases; VP asks political parties & people’s representatives to educate the people on the issue; Vice President calls for the revival of India’s traditional joint family system; If young are the ‘Demographic Dividend’, seniors are ‘Demographic Bonus’ for the nation; Extremely distressed by reports of neglect, abandonment or abuse of the elderly; Skewed sex ration will adversely affect the stability of our society; VP calls for the creation of a society that is free from all forms of gender discrimination; Calls for adequate reservation for women in Parliament and state legislatures; Releases two reports of the IAPPD;‘Status of Sex Ratio at Birth in India’ and ‘Elderly Population in India: Status and Support Systems’ […]

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CII’s 12th MedTech Global Summit Charting the MedTech route to AtmaNirbhar Bharat

August 20, 2020 India Ties 0

Department of Pharmaceuticals has taken several measures to create suitable environment for development of domestic capacity in the pharma sector; Government has launched schemes for development of three Bulk Drug Parks and four Medical Device Parks across the country; Bulk drug & medical device parks expected to attract cumulative investment of Rs 77900 crore; can generate about 2,55,000 employment […]

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Railway Museum at Hubballi launched

August 9, 2020 IndiaTies News Desk 0

Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Coal & Mines, Shri Pralhad Joshi today dedicate Railway Museum at Hubballi to the Nation; “Railways has played an important role in our lives and has been witness to personal journeys of life in different phases. The story of evolution of Railways from the steam era to the modern bullet trains era is remarkable. Railway Museum is a monument of Tribute to that extraordinary change; “Museum is most relevant as Hubballi is an important Railway junction historically as well. This will become another prominent tourist destination in the region; In the museum one coach should depict people with masks and one coach as shramik coach for the sake of posterity to remember these times.”- Shri Suresh C. Angadi, Minister of State of Railways; This Museum displays the gradual evolution of advanced systems in all spheres of growth of Railways. […]

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Civil servants should be pro-active change-agents in building a New India: VP

August 7, 2020 India Ties 0

Vice President asks civil servants to be pro-active change-agents in building a New India, Treat your vocation as a mission, Good governance is what we need today, the government will be remembered by its delivery of the services, There are a number of opportunities for growth despite pandemic, Anticipate changes and prepare to address the emerging challenges, Delivers valedictory address at your two-year training program of LBSNAA through video conference […]

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Jal Shakti Ministry launches public accessible India-WRIS portal

August 6, 2020 IndiaTies News Desk 0

The Ministry of Jal Shakti has launched a new version of the India Water Resources Information System (India-WRIS) with new functionalities and features. Open to the public, and accessible through the web portal www.indiawris.gov.in, this portal contains information related to Water Resources through dashboards for rainfall, water levels & discharge of rivers, water bodies, groundwater levels, reservoir storages, evapotranspiration and soil moisture, as well as modules on water resources projects, water bodies, hydro-met data availability and tools for GIS layer editing. […]