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India is well-positioned in Yoga

India is well-positioned to become a global leader in Yoga and traditional medicine – Shri Sarbananda Sonowal; Ministry of Ayush commences 100 days countdown in the run-up to 8th International Day of Yoga 2022 […]

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Modi dedicates Rashtriya Raksha University to the nation

PM dedicates the building of Rashtriya Raksha University to the nation and delivers its first Convocation address; “The movement under the leadership of Gandhiji against the injustice of the British had made the British government realize the collective power of us Indians”. […]

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International Yoga Day

Countdown of 8th International Yoga Day to begin with Yoga Mahotsav; Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga under Ministry of Ayush is organizing Yoga Mahotsav-2022 tomorrow. […]

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PM pays tributes to Mahatma Gandhi

PM pays tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and all those greats who marched to Dandi; The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and all the eminent persons who marched to Dandi in order to protest injustice and protect our nation’s self-esteem. […]

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IREDA inks MoU with CIPET for Solarization of CIPET campuses

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology (CIPET), to provide its techno-financial expertise for solarization of CIPET campuses. The two organisations are under the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy and the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, respectively. […]

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AKAM Iconic Week Celebrations of Ministry of Coal

AKAM Iconic Week Celebrations of Ministry of Coal; Concludes Today with variety Functions; Talk by Dr. Vaibhav Chaturvedi on the topic “The Future of India’s Energy Systems under a Net-zero future”, declamation contest for the employees of the Ministry and PSUs on the theme “Coal & Climate Change – Indian Perspective” are some of the highlights of the concluding day’s function. […]

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Dehradun student writes to Modi

Prime Minister writes to Dehradun student Anurag Ramola, impressed by the student’s understanding of the issues of national interest at a young age; Contribution of our younger generation is going to be crucial in building a strong and prosperous India in the years to come. […]

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Culture MoS inaugurates Sahityotsav in Delhi

Sahityotsav, the Festival of Letters of Sahitya Akademi, India’s most inclusive literature festival commenced today in New Delhi. Festival of Letters 2022 is being celebrated to commemorate 75th anniversary of India’s Independence. The Festival started today, with the inauguration of Akademi Exhibition by Sri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State for Culture. The Exhibition showcases Akademi‘s achievements and seminal events held in the previous year. […]

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ICMR MoU with DFG Germany gets Approval

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft e.V. (DFG), Germany in December 2021 and in accordance with Rule 7(d)(i) of the Second Schedule of Government of India (Transaction of Business) rules 1961. […]

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E-Marketplace for IITFs / IITGs

Shri G Kishan Reddy launches the digital platform (E-Marketplace) as part of digital tourism solution for IITFs / IITGs; Tourism has immense potential in generating employment and business opportunities: Shri G Kishan Reddy
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SRI LANKA – INDIA BILATERAL MARITIME EXERCISE SLINEX begins

The Ninth Edition of India – Sri Lanka Bilateral Maritime Exercise SLINEX (Sri Lanka–India Naval Exercise) is scheduled at Visakhapatnam from 07 Mar to 10 Mar 2022. The exercise is being conducted in two phases; the Harbour Phase at Visakhapatnam on 07-08 Mar 22 followed by the Sea Phase on 09-10 Mar 22 in the Bay of Bengal. […]

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Kisan Rail does 1000 trips

Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister of Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India flagged off the 1000th trip of Kisan Rail on Central Railway from Savda, Maharashtra to Adarsh Nagar, Delhi […]

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BS-VI gives way for CNG/LPG Engines

Draft notification issued which proposes to allow modification by way of retro fitment of CNG and LPG kit and replacement of diesel engines with CNG/LPG engines in case of Bharat Stage( BS-VI) vehicles less than 3.5 tonnes […]

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Padma Awards 2022 announced

This year the President has approved conferment of 128 Padma Awards including 2 duo case (in a duo case, the Award is counted as one) as per list below. The list comprises 4 Padma Vibhushan, 17 Padma Bhushan and 107 Padma Shri Awards. 34 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 10 persons from the category of Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI and 13 Posthumous awardees. […]

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BrahMos with enhanced capability test-fired

BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, with increased indigenous content and improved performance, was successfully test-fired from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha at 1030 hrs on January 20, 2022. The launch was conducted by Brahmos Aerospace in close coordination with the teams of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) […]

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Cabinet infuses 1500Cr in IREDA

Cabinet approves infusion of Rs.1,500 crore in Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA);Employment generation of approximately 10200 jobs-year and CO2 equivalent emission reduction of approximately 7.49 Million Tonnes CO2/year […]

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Rock Museum opened in Hyderabad

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurates India’s first Open Rock Museum displaying around 35 different types of rocks from different parts of India with ages ranging from 3.3 Billion years to around 55 Million years of the Earth’s history
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MoD notifies positive indigenization of subsystems

A positive indigenisation list of 2500 sub-systems/assemblies/sub-assemblies/components has been notified by Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence, as part of the efforts to achieve self-reliance in defence manufacturing and minimise imports by Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) […]

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DRDO launches S2S Missile Pralay

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted maiden flight test of indigenously developed surface-to-surface missile ‘Pralay’, from Dr A P J Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha […]

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NITI Aayog signs a SoI with UNWFP

NITI Aayog signs a Statement of Intent with United Nations World Food Program (WFP); The partnership focuses on mainstreaming of millets and supporting India in taking lead globally in knowledge exchange; The Sol focuses on strategic and technical collaboration between NITI Aayog and WFP […]

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New generation ballistic missile Agni P tested

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully tested the new generation nuclear capable ballistic missile ‘Agni P’ from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam island off the coast of Odisha at 1106 hrs on December 18, 2021. Various telemetry, radar, electro-optical stations and down range ships positioned along the eastern coast tracked and monitored the missile trajectory and parameters. The missile followed text book trajectory meeting all mission objectives with high level of accuracy. […]

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21 Greenfield Airports to come up soon

MoCA has accorded ‘in-principle’ approval for setting up of 21 Greenfield Airports across the country so far

154 RCS airports including 14 water aerodromes & 36 helipads have been identified for development/upgradation under UDAN scheme […]