Foreign Relations
Manish Prabhat appointed as Ambassador to Uzbekistan
Shri Manish Prabhat has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Uzbekistan
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Month: August 2020
Foreign Relations
Rahul Shrivastava concurrently accredited as Ambassador to Moldova
Shri Rahul Shrivastava concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Moldova
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Foreign Relations
Virander Kumar Paul appointed as High Commissioner to Kenya
Shri Virander Kumar Paul appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to Kenya
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Business
Gadkari Urges all CMs to Clear MSME Dues
Recent Steps Taken by Government to Give Relief to MSMEs will Accelerate the Wheel of Economy: Shri Nitin Gadkari; Shri Gadkari Urges all CMs to Issue Directions for Clearing MSME Dues by their Ministries/Deptts and PSUs on priority […]
Agriculture & Commodities
World Biofuel Day: Govt to sensitize farmers in waste management
Webinar on the occasion of the World Biofuel day organized; Secretary, PNG calls for support of states for the sector in a big way, and also sensitizing other the farmers and the common public in waste management […]
Foreign Relations
India-Canada IC-IMPACTS Annual Research Conference to concentrate on STEM
India-Canada IC-IMPACTS Annual Research Conference discusses ways of taking cooperation to a new level; Prof. Ashutosh Sharma: “Methods should be explored to take the cooperation between the two countries to a different level. Best practices in the areas of women in science, technology deployment, diversity in science, and STEM at schools could be shared between them, besides exploring new research in Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Sciences, and Electric Mobility”; Dr. Renu Swarup emphasizes on the need to initiate new collaborations and networking with the Canadian government and institutions; IC-IMPACT has resulted in 1,129 publications, 63 bilateral research projects, 24 technology deployments, 352 partnerships, and 29 patents and technology disclosures
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Business
Piyush Goyal demands fair access in other countries on a reciprocal basis
Indian products deserve fair access to other countries on a reciprocal basis; It is time for the Indian industry to stand up as one and ensure we get a level playing field: Shri Goyal […]
Technology
Govt to improve Mobile connectivity in strategic and border areas
Government to provide mobile connectivity in 498 villages which are located in strategic and border areas- Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad; Satellite-based DSPTs are also being provided at 1347 sites for Army, BRO, BSF, CRPF, ITBP, SSB, etc.; The DoT to also provide connectivity in uncovered villages of 68 Aspirational Districts […]
Business
Indigenously manufactured weapons among negative list for imports
LCA MK 1A, Pinakarocket system, Akash Missile System, etc are developed with qualitative requirements framed by Defence Forces. Such systems are also available in the international market. […]
Finance
Online Dashboard for the National Infrastructure Pipeline
Finance Minister launches an Online Dashboard for the National Infrastructure Pipeline
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Foreign Relations
Indian Army gifts 10 ICU ventilators to Nepali Army
Ten ICU ventilators were gifted by Indian Army to the Nepali Army in order to support its efforts to fight against the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic in the presence of Indian Ambassador to Nepal H E Vinay Mohan Kwatra […]
Markets
Market Analysis & Forecast for 10th August
Get the Market Analysis for 7th August and probable Forecast for 10th August 2020. The analysis is provided for both Nifty Options and Stock Performance […]
Health Care
1.5 lakh teleconsultations completed through ‘eSanjeevani’
Dr. Harsh vardhan lauds the contribution of States in popularising eSanjeevani, the Tele-Medicine platform rolled out by Health Ministry; 1.5 lakh tele-consultations completed through ‘eSanjeevani’ and ‘eSanjeevaniOPD’
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Agriculture & Commodities
Arunachal Pradesh gets KVIC First Silk Training cum Production Center
KVIC’s Big Push to Khadi and Tourism in Arunachal Pradesh with the First Silk Training cum Production Center
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General
Railway Museum at Hubballi launched
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. […]
Agriculture & Commodities
MoRTH invites public suggestions on norms for agricultural machinery
MoRTH invites public suggestions on separate emission norms for agricultural machinery and to change the nomenclature of emission norms
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Agriculture & Commodities
PM launches financing facility of Rs. 1 Lakh Crore under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund
PM launches financing facility of Rs. 1 Lakh Crore under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund; Rs. 17000 Crore transferred by PM to nearly 8.5 Crore farmers under PM-KISAN through direct benefit transfer to Aadhaar linked bank accounts; Rs. 1000 Crore sanctioned to over 2280 farmer societies under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund within 30 days of receiving Cabinet approval for the Central Sector Scheme; Farmers are now ready to be entrepreneurs, in line with the vision of doubling farmers’ income […]
Business
GeM is a game-changer in government procurement
Shri Piyush Goyal calls upon more buyers and sellers to join the GeM, which has proved to be a game-changer in government procurement; Indian Railways will soon integrate its procurement process with the GeM; Fourth edition of the National Public Procurement Conclave inaugurated […]
Business
Piyush Goyal asks traders to promote Make In India Goods
Shri Piyush Goyal asks the traders to undertake customer awareness drive to promote Make In India Goods; Lauds their role during Lockdown; National Traders Welfare Board will be soon constituted […]
General
MoD puts an import embargo on 101 items to promote Make in India
MoD’s big push to Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative; Import embargo on 101 items beyond given timelines to boost indigenisation of defence production […]
General
Gadkari emphasizes upon improving MSME footprint in 115 aspirational districts
Gadkari emphasises upon improving MSME footprint in 115 aspirational districts;
Calls upon industry to come forward with ideas and suggestions for uplifting the economy;
Asks CII to draft road infrastructure insurance scheme replacing need for Bank Guarantee to speed up financial closure thereby project completion […]
Technology
New Technologies being developed for Water Purification
Webinar on New Technologies for various Products related to COVID 19 for MSMEs with focus of Water Purification Technologies
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Technology
Online Dispute Resolution to be a boon for International Arbitration activities
Exploring the massive potential of Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) to enhance the Ease of Doing Business in India, NITI Aayog in association with Agami and Omidyar Network India held a conversation—co-hosted by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)—with heads of legal firms and industry representatives on 8 August. […]
Foreign Relations
Rudrendra Tandon appointed as ambassador to Afghanistan
Shri Rudrendra Tandon currently servicing as Ambassador of India to ASEAN appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan […]
General
PM launches Gandagi Mukt Bharat as part of Swacchh Bharat Mission
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today inaugurated the Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra – an interactive experience centre on the Swachh Bharat Mission, at the Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti at Rajghat, New Delhi. […]
Agriculture & Commodities
Agri Ministry releases 553Cr for Mechanization and 548Cr for Crop residue Management
Agricultural Mechanization is one of the key drivers for sustainable development of agriculture sector which helps in increasing production by timely farm operations, reducing losses, reducing the cost of operations by ensuring better management of costly inputs. […]
Finance
G C Murmu Takes over as C&AG of India
Shri Girish Chandra Murmu assumed office as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India here today. He belongs to Indian Administrative Service of Gujrat cadre (1985 batch). Shri Murmu succeeds Shri Rajiv Mehrishi, who demitted office on Friday. Prior to this, Shri Murmu was the first Lieutenant Governor of Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. […]
General
Air India VBM flight to Kerala; PM Expresses grief
the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi expressed grief over loss of lives due to the Air India VBM plane accident in Kozhikode. […]
Corona Virus
NCGG conducts 2-day eITEC program on COVID-19 – Good Governance Practices in a Pandemic
A two-day eITEC programme on “COVID-19 – Good Governance Practices in a Pandemic” at National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) was inaugurated by Shri V. Muraleedharan, Hon’ble Minister of State for External Affairs and Dr. Jitendra Singh, Hon’ble Minister of State for Personnel, PG and Pensions, on 6th August, 2020. […]
Agriculture & Commodities
Oilseeds growing coverage increased to 181 lakh hectares
The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Government of India is taking several measures to facilitate the farmers and farming activities at field level during COVID 19 pandemic. There has been satisfactory progress of sowing area coverage under Kharif crops, the status of which is given as under: […]
General
Chief of Air Staff visits Forward Bases in Ladakh Region
Vice Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Harjit Singh Arora PVSM AVSM ADC on 07 Aug 2020 visited forward air bases in Ladakh sector of Western Air Command (WAC). […]
Finance
In Bond Manufacturing Scheme to offer deferred import duty on capital goods and raw materials
Union Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs Shri Anurag Singh Thakur presided over a WebEx event on “In Bond Manufacture & Other Operations” in Customs here today. […]
General
Construction of 10 Lakh houses approved under PMAY
51st Meeting of Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee held;
Proposals for the construction of nearly 10.28 Lakh houses approved under PMAY(Urban)
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Foreign Relations
International Arrival at Delhi Airport goes Contactless
Delhi Airport develops portal for all international arriving passengers across India, International arrival process made easy with contact-less solution for passengers coming to India […]
Health Care
CSIR and FSSAI sign MOU for R&D regarding food and nutrition
Dr Harsh Vardhan presides over signing of MoU between CSIR and FSSAI for Collaborative Research and Information Dissemination regarding Food and Nutrition
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General
Letter of Recommendation enough for vendors under PM SVANidhi
Letter of Recommendation module launched to include vendors who don’t have Identity Card and Certificate of Vending under PM SVANidhi
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General
Seafarers can now appear for their exit exam via online
Shri Mansukh Mandaviya launches the Online Exit Examination system for seafarers, Seafarers can now appear in exam from their homes in COVID-19 pandemic, It’s an endeavour towards the PM’s vision of seizing the enormous employment opportunities in the maritime sector :Shri Mandaviya, India is the only country with Online Exit Examination for Seafarers in the world […]
Business
Textile Minister launches Mobile app for Handloom Mark Scheme
Union Minister of Textiles and Women & Child Development, Smt Smriti Zubin Irani extends greetings on the occasion of the 6th National Handloom Day, Launching of Mobile App & Backend Website for Handloom Mark Scheme, the inauguration of My Handloom Portal, Virtual Indian Textile Sourcing Fair 2020 and showcasing of Craft Handloom Village, Kullu mark the occasion, Two-week social media campaign under hashtag #Vocal4Handmade launched to promote handloom products […]
General
Civil servants should be pro-active change-agents in building a New India: VP
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 […]
Agriculture & Commodities
Hunger and undernourishment may become more acute during a pandemic: VP
Vice President calls for reorienting agricultural priorities towards more nutrition-sensitive food; Expresses happiness over provision for nutritious breakfast to school children in the New Education Policy; Problem of hunger and undernourishment may become more acute with the Corona pandemic; Lauds Indian farmers for record food grain production despite challenges during the lockdown; Shri Naidu calls for blending advance scientific knowledge with traditional knowledge of indigenous communities; Says our laboratories must be firmly linked to our farms and fields; Inaugurates virtual consultation ‘Science for Resilient Food, Nutrition and Livelihoods’ being organized by the M.S Swaminathan Foundation (MSSRF); VP endorses Dr Swaminathan’s suggestion to provide land rights to the women. […]
Technology
Submarine cable to Connect India Mainland with Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to inaugurate submarine cable connectivity to Andaman & Nicobar Islands (A&NI) on Monday 10th August, High-speed Broadband connectivity for Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Undersea cable of nearly 2300 KM length between Chennai-Port Blair and Port Blair and 7 Islands, A big boost to e-governance, tourism and Information Technology […]
Education
New education policy stresses on ‘How to think’: PM
PM delivers inaugural addresses at the Higher Education Conclave, National Education Policy aims to keep the current and future generations – Future Ready, Policy lays the foundation of the New India, It is based on a Holistic approach […]
General
PM calls for #Vocal4Handmade to strengthen Handloom industry
“On National Handloom Day, we salute all those associated with our vibrant handloom and handicrafts sector. They have made commendable efforts to preserve the indigenous crafts of our nation. Let us all be #Vocal4Handmade and strengthen efforts towards an Aatmanirbhar Bharat.” […]
Markets
Market Analysis & Forecast for 7th August
Get the Market Analysis for 6th August and probable Forecast for 7th August 2020. The analysis is provided for both Nifty Options and Stock Performance […]
Finance
Union Govt. releases Rs. 890.32 cr as II Financial Package to States/UTs
Government of India has released Rs. 890.32 cr as the second installment of the COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package to 22 States/UTs. These include Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim. The amount of the financial assistance is based on the COVID-19 case load in these States/UTs. […]
General
New Kisan Rail from Maharashtra to Bihar carrying Perishable produce
In the Union Budget 2020-21, Minister of Finance had made an announcement ‘to build a seamless national cold supply chain for perishables, inclusive of milk, meat, and fish’. It was also stated that the Indian Railways will set up a KISAN RAIL. […]
Foreign Relations
PM Modi congratulates Srilanka Premier on Parliamentary Elections
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi spoke to Prime Minister of Sri Lanka H.E. Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa today, and congratulated him on the successful conduct of parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka yesterday. Prime Minister commended the government and the electoral institutions of Sri Lanka for effectively organising the elections despite the constraints of the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
Foreign Relations
Dr. Harshvardhan talks to ASEAN Health Ministers on COVID related activities
Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare joined a virtual meeting of the Regional Director of WHO for South East Asia (SEA) Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh with Ministers for Health of the member states of the region. The meet was focused on maintaining essential health services and public health programmes in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
Technology
NHAI to use AI-based Highway Data management built by IIT Delhi
Natonal Highways Authority of India (NHAI) under the Ministey of Road Transport and Highways today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi to set up a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Use of Artificial Intelligence in Data Driven decision making and Advance Data Management System for Highways. MoU was signed in presence of Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, Chairman NHAI and Dr V Ram Gopal Rao Director, IIT Delhi and other senior officials.
General
Localized strain and partial melts in shear zones may control seismicity in Himalayas
Most research on seismic and landslide hazards in the Himalaya focus on geophysical and geomorphological characteristics. However, in many instances, the inherent cause of these natural disasters may lie deep in the subsurface and have geological implications like rock types, rheology, strain localization, and so on. […]