The UP ordinance on exemption from labour laws is unconstitutional
The present ordinance is violative of Articles 14, 16 & 21 of the Constitution of India. Several of its provisions are in direct conflict with the Central Enactments.
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DST Women Scientist Scheme-A: Empowering Savleen Kaur, others in science & tech
Dr Savleen Kaur: Women in a scientific career are like soldiers in enemy territory. You can’t go back to where you came from and you have to fight in hostile environments. Persistence and perseverance will always pay.
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Coronavirus update: India quarantines itself, all visas suspended till Apr 15 due to COVID-19
All existing visas, except diplomatic, official, UN/International Organizations, employment, project visas, stand suspended till 15 April 2020. This will come into effect from 1200 GMT on 13 March at the port of departure.
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Govt launches Vigyan Jyoti, GATI, helpline number & web portal for women in science
Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Harsh Vardhan: As a society we must move from tokenism to totalism, especially when it comes to creating a gender parity culture in Indian science.
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Delhi gets COVID-19 task force, working with Central Govt to tackle coronavirus: CM Kejriwal
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal: The Govt of Delhi will work in coordination with the Central Health Ministry and adhere to coronavirus (COVID-19) related directions from the Central Govt.
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Need synergy between instts to counter India’s public health issues: Harsh Vardhan
Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Harsh Vardhan presided over the 43rd Annual Day of the National Institute of Health & Family Welfare (NIHFW).
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Effective implementation key to good policy: VP Naidu
VP Naidu: There is no dearth of policy formulation in India, but what is more important is the effective implementation of these policies. A policy is as good as its implementation.
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20 Women granted Indo-US fellowship in science, tech, engineering, math & medicine
20 women scientists have visited various institutions across the USA for furthering their research work under the Indo-US Fellowship for Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (WISTEMM) program.
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80L Women entrepreneurs in MSME sector, 38% increase under PMEGP: Minister Gadkari
Union Minister for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME), Nitin Gadkari: The Government is committed to no discrimination against women entrepreneurs.
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6 Women univs get AI labs under CURIE Scheme (Dept of Science & Tech)
Research facilities at eight women’s universities have been enhanced under the CURIE (Consolidation of University Research for Innovation & Excellence in Women Universities) initiative of the Department of Science & Technology (DST).
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PMUY catalyzes women empowerment, LPG coverage increased to 97%: Dharmendra Pradhan
Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan: We have more than doubled the number of LPG connections and coverage has increased from 55% to 97.4%.
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Coronavirus: Shipping Ministry Secy reviews crew, passenger COVID-19 screening at ports
Officials of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), and Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) were also present during the meeting.
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Coronavirus: Home Secy Bhalla reviews COVID-19 screening of people entering India
Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla urged all officials to ensure that round-the-clock deployment of doctors, with requisite testing kits and other medical supplies, be done so that screening is done at full capacity.
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Cabinet amends FDI policy, allows NRIs to own 100% stake in Air India
The Union Cabinet has allowed non-resident Indians (NRIs), who are Indian nationals, to own 100% stake in Air India.
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Govt to merge 10 public sector banks into 4 from April
The amalgamation would be effective from 1 April and would result in the creation of seven large PSBs with each amalgamated entity having a business of over Rs 8 lakh crore.
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MCA launches LLP Settlement Scheme, allows condonation of delay in filing compliance docs
The Central Government has decided to introduce the ‘LLP Settlement Scheme, 2020’, by allowing a one-time condonation of delay in filing statutorily required documents with the Registrar.
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Rice straw biomethanation, waste mgmt to curb stubble burning: Sci-tech Minister Harsh Vardhan
Union Minister Harsh Vardhan: R&D projects have been approved on demonstration of integrated process technology for conversion of crop residues into ethanol and methane for use as transport fuels.
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Vasectomies, condoms, pills to spread contraception awareness: MoS Health Choubey
MoS Health & Family Welfare, Ashwini Kumar Choubey, stated in the Rajya Sabha, that condom boxes have been set up in health facilities to enable clients to access them in privacy.
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Govt to issue Ayushman Bharat e-cards to over 10 Cr families: MoS Health Choubey
To create awareness about the Ayushman Bharat scheme and facilitate easy availing of benefits, paper-based e-cards are being issued to the beneficiaries, after verifying their identity.
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Women entrepreneurs most benefitted from Standup India, Mudra schemes: Finance Ministry
Standup India scheme seeks to leverage the institutional credit structure to reach out to the under-served sector of people like Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and women entrepreneurs.
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