Tamil Nadu, UP to set up Defence industrial corridors: MoS Shripad Naik
Five nodes for Tamil Nadu Defence Industrial Corridor – Chennai, Coimbatore, Hosur, Salem and Tiruchirapalli have been identified.
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Govt to boost Defence exports, indigenous products: MoS Defence Shripad Naik
The Minister of State for Defence, Shripad Naik, said in the Rajya Sabha today that various reforms & steps have been taken to enhance Defence exports.
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WCD, UGC, PIB, others to organise week-long campaign for Int’l Women’s Day
The campaign has a theme for each day, starting from 1 March. The themes include education, health, nutrition, empowerment, entrepreneurship and participation in sports.
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Govt recognises rights, encourages skills of differently-abled persons: PM Modi
In the mega camp, over 56,000 aids and devices were distributed free of cost to over 26,000 of beneficiaries. The cost of the aids and devices is over Rs 19 crore.
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World stands with India against terrorism, Balakot op sent message to Pak: Defence Minister Rajnath
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh: Terrorists like Hafiz Saeed, who were treated like VIPs, have been put behind bars. But this is not enough unless Pakistan is made accountable.
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Atal Innovation Mission Labs, NITI & NASSCOM partner to bring AI modules to Indian schools
The AI-Base Module allows for students to leverage the full potential of Atal Innovation Mission’s Atal Tinkering Labs (ATL) and further empowers them to innovate and create valuable solutions benefiting societies at large.
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Amit Shah to chair Eastern Zonal Council Meet with Bihar, Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand CMs on Feb 28
The Zonal Council takes up issues involving Centre and states, and among member-states falling in the zone and thus provides a forum for resolving disputes and irritants between them.
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PM Modi to launch 10,000 Farmer Producer Orgs on 29 Feb
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch 10,000 Farmers Producer Organisations (FPOs) all over India, on 29 February, in Chitrakoot.
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PM Modi to give free assistive aids to 26,000 to senior citizens, differently-abled in Allahabad
In the mega camp, over 56,000 aids and devices will be distributed free of cost to over 26,000 of beneficiaries. The cost of the aids and devices is over Rs 19 crore.
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North East SDG Conclave ends with infra, entrepreneurship, connectivity sessions
The Conclave ended with a shared perspective of taking collaborative steps towards improving innovation, cooperation & partnerships for sustainable development.
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Int’l conference to standardise AYUSH terms adopts Delhi Declaration on traditional medicine
The conference succeeded in taking forward the objective of expanding the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) into the realm of traditional medicine systems at a conceptual level with all countries endorsing.
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Govt OKs Technical Textiles Mission; CSIR, DRDO, IITs to research
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its approval to set up a National Technical Textiles Mission with a total outlay of Rs 1,480 crore.
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Cabinet approves exemption of India Ports Global (IPGL) from DPE guidelines
The Ministry of Shipping has requested exemptions to IPGL from the applicability of the DPE guidelines for smooth execution of the project.
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Coronavirus: COVID-19 Advisory issued, quarantine for travellers from Korea, Iran, Italy
Health Ministry: People coming from South Korea, Iran, and Italy or having such travel history since 10 February may be quarantined for 14 days on arrival to India.
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India suggests alliance with Pak, Iran, Bangladesh, Afghanistan to tackle locust menace
The issue of locust control was discussed in detail at a high-level meeting, chaired by Agriculture Secretary, Sanjay Agarwal.
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MoU signed to develop ghats, crematoria in Gangotri & Badrinath
A tripartite MoU was signed between the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), State Program Management Group-Uttarakhand (SPMG-UK) and Indorama Charitable Trust (ICT) for renovation of ghats.
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Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan consults MPs on cluster model, new policy
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that the Government is keen to create new steel clusters in line with the global benchmarks, and establish the right institutional mechanism to systemize the existing clusters.
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Sikkim, Mizoram, Arunachal, Tripura CMs attend NITI & UNDP North East SDG Conclave in Assam
Organized by NITI Aayog in partnership with the North Eastern Council, Govt. of Assam, and Tata Trust, the North East Sustainable Development Goals Conclave 2020 is supported by UNDP and RIS.
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Rurban Mission (SPMRM) embodies India’s community living tradition: Union Minister Tomar
Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar congratulated all participants on the 4th anniversary celebration and said that the rurban mission embodies the spirit of the Indian culture and tradition which is that of community living.
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SPICe+ Web form, new rules for company incorporation & DIN launched by MCA Secy
SPICe+ will offer 10 services by 3 Central Govt Ministries & Departments (Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Ministry of Labour, and Department of Revenue in the Ministry of Finance) and one State Government (Maharashtra).
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