There was an important win for Asian elephants this week at COP13 of the UN Convention in Gandhinagar as governments accepted a proposal to list the species for the first time to protect it.
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The Mission aims to transform rurban clusters by stimulating local economic development, enhancing basic services, and creating well-planned clusters.
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Phase 2 of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) [SBM (G)] till 2024-25, will focus on Open Defecation Free Plus (ODF Plus), which includes ODF sustainability, and solid & liquid waste management.
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The move was taken as marginal farmers who do not have the economic strength to apply production technology, services and marketing, can benefit from it.
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NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant exhorted the API industry to become internationally competitive and go for a global scale of operations. He assured that the Govt will support the industry in its endeavours.
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The three-day event from 24 to 26 February, will take place in Assam Administrative Staff College, Guwahati.
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The Cabinet approved revamping of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS) to address implementation issues.
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The 3 pillars of the work of the Technology Group include policy support, procurement support, and support on research and development proposals.
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SATHI will address the problems of accessibility, maintenance, redundancy and duplication of expensive equipment in our institutions while reaching out to the less endowed organizations.
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30 Swachh Iconic Places have been selected across the country in three phases, and are implementing their action plans for improving the sanitation facilities and overall cleanliness.
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Nine working groups of ECI officials and over 20 Chief Electoral Officers met over a two-day long conference in New Delhi to deliberate on the learnings from the General Elections to Lok Sabha and other elections held recently.
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The Center proposed that the District Skill Committees (DSCs) should be further empowered with substantial fund allocation to ensure stringent monitoring and evaluation of skill training.
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Several projects on combating marine litter are already being implemented. Yesterday, the Govts of India & Norway signed a letter of intent to develop a new framework for collaboration on Integrated Ocean Mgmt & Research.
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With a thrust on better productivity, reduced input cost, & better quality milk & milk products, the competitiveness & profitability in the dairy sector will be enhanced, leading to increased demand of dairy products
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Petrol & Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan: The bold step to leapfrog from BS-IV to BS-VI grade fuel is a testimony to the Modi Government’s efforts towards achieving the commitments made at COP21.
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Union Minister for Steel, Dharmendra Pradhan there are immense economic and social implications of enhanced steel usage across railways and Defence sectors.
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FPI Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal proposed that existing supported infrastructure of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries may be utilised to give a headstart to the India UAE Food Security Corridor project.
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman: Quantum tech is opening up new frontiers in computing, communications, and cyber security with widespread applications. Lots of commercial applications would emerge from developments in this area.
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Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan laid emphasis on building a sustainable energy infrastructure that can cater to all citizens.
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The BIMSTEC Conference on Combating Drug Trafficking brought out the best practices followed in terms of drug law enforcement in BIMSTEC nations. All the partner countries reaffirmed their commitment to increased co-operation.
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