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Press Information Bureau  Government of India Election Commission 29-March-2019 19:02 IST ECI collaborates with Indian Railways for Voter Awareness Campaign;  Four long distance Trains to carry voter awareness messages As part of Voter Awareness campaign for LokSabha Election 2019, Election Commission of India and Indian Railways have come together to utilize four long distance Trains to carry voter awareness and motivational messages. The Train displays important contact details for the citizens including the Voter Helpline number and the National Voters’ Services Portal besides motivational messages urging them to Vote.

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Ministry of Human Resource Development Innovation Cell and Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) launched by M/o HRD to foster culture of innovation in Higher Education Institutions  In yet another game changing initiative, the Union Minister for HRD, Shri Prakash Javadekar and Union Minister of State for HRD, Dr. Satya Pal Singh launched the Innovation Cell and Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA)at AICTE, New Delhi today. Innovation cell is MHRD’s initiative and has been established at AICTE premises with a purpose to systematically foster the culture of Innovation in all Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) across the country. The primary mandate of Innovation Cell is to encourage, inspire and nurture young students by exposing them to new ideas and processes resulting in innovative activities in their formative years fostered through Network of Innovation clubs in Higher

How to Make voter ID Card, Importance & Uses.वोटर कार्ड कैसे बनवाये इसकी महत्व एंव प्रयोग । भारत दुनिया में सबसे बड़े लोकतांत्रिक देशों में से एक है, जिसमे अरबों लोग रहते हैं । देश की विविधता को देखते हुए हर राज्य, जिला और शहर में कई असंख्य राजनीतिक दलों का गठन किया गया है। चुनाव भारत में एक विस्तृत मामला है और लोकतंत्र का एक बहुत ही अभिन्न अंग है। भारत में चुनाव हर 5 साल में आयोजित किये जाते है.राष्ट्र के जिम्मेदार नागरिक होने के नाते, हमे अपना वोट देने का अधिकार होता है और यह हमारा कर्तव्य भी है, चूँकि यहाँ आबादी का एक बहुत बड़ा हिस्सा शामिल है इसलिए चुनाव कभी आसान नहीं होता है. चुनाव में धोखाधड़ी के कई मामले सामने आते है. इसलिए कुछ हद तक चीजों को सुचारू बनाने के लिए, भारतीय चुनाव आयोग ने मतदाता पहचान पत्रों की प्रणाली शुरू की है।

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation 30-March-2019 17:15 IST Technical clarification on recent media reports on National Annual Rural Sanitation Survey  Recent media reports in the Hindustan Times and Scroll.in have questioned the findings of the National Annual Rural Sanitation Survey conducted under the World Bank supported “Swachh Bharat Mission Support Operation”, questioning the sufficiency of the sample size and the adequacy of training of enumerators.These reports are factually incorrect, misleading and biased.

महात्मा गांधी राष्ट्रीय ग्रामीण रोजगार गारंटी अधिनियम (मनरेगा / MNREGA) भारत में लागू एक रोजगार गारंटी योजना है, जिसे 2 अक्टूबर 2005 को विधान द्वारा अधिनियमित किया गया। यह योजना प्रत्येक वित्तीय वर्ष में किसी भी ग्रामीण परिवार के उन वयस्क सदस्यों को 100 दिन का रोजगार उपलब्ध कराती है जो प्रतिदिन 220 रुपये की सांविधिक न्यूनतम मजदूरी पर सार्वजनिक कार्य-सम्बंधित अकुशल मजदूरी करने के लिए तैयार हैं। 2010-11 वित्तीय वर्ष में इस योजना के लिए केंद्र सरकार का परिव्यय 40,100 करोड़ रुपए था।

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Election Commission 29-March-2019 19:02 IST ECI collaborates with Indian Railways for Voter Awareness Campaign;  Four long distance Trains to carry voter awareness messages As part of Voter Awareness campaign for Lok Sabha Election 2019, Election Commission of India and Indian Railways have come together to utilize four long distance Trains to carry voter awareness and motivational messages. The Train displays important contact details for the citizens including the Voter Helpline number and the National Voters’ Services Portal besides motivational messages urging them to Vote.

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Ministry of Defence 29-March-2019 18:31 IST Development of Combat Management System for Indigenous Aircraft Carrier through Private Sector 

e-Vidhan It is a Mission Mode Project (MMP) comes under the Digital India Programme. Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (MoPA) is the ‘Nodal Ministry’ for its implementation in all the 31 States/UTs with Legislatures.

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry 29-March-2019 15:54 IST GI Certification for five varieties of Indian coffee  The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India has recently awarded Geographical Indication (GI) to five varieties of Indian coffee. They are:

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Ministry of Finance 29-March-2019 17:20 IST Review of the Monthly Account of the Government of India up to the month of February 2019 for the Financial Year 2018-19  The Monthly Account of the Union Government of India up to the month of February 2019 for the Financial Year 2018-19 has been consolidated and reports published.

Government has developed various mechanisms for monitoring of quality of education  Central Government has developed the following mechanism for the monitoring of quality of education in Government schools (1) A web portal called ShaGun(from the words Shaala and Gunvatta) which has two parts i.e., one is a Repository of good practices, photographs, videos, studies, newspaper articles etc on elementary education, State /UT wise has been developed. Its purpose is to showcase success stories and also to provide a platform for all stakeholders to learn from each other, and instill a positive competitive spirit among all the States and UTs. 

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Ministry of Water Resources 28-March-2019 17:58 IST Water storage level of 91 major reservoirs of the country goes down by two percent  The water storage available in 91 major reservoirs of the country for the week ending on March 28, 2019 was 50.307 BCM, which is 31% of total storage capacity of these reservoirs. This percentage was at 33% for the week ending on March 20, 2019. The level of water storage in the week ending on March 28, 2019 was 110% of the storage of corresponding period of last year and 101% of storage of average of last ten years.

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Finance Commission 28-March-2019 19:29 IST Speech of Shri N.K. Singh, Chairman, XVFC at the launch of the book ‘Indian Fiscal Federalism’  Following are the highlights of the speech of Shri N.K. Singh, Chairman, 15th Finance Commission, at the launch of the book “Indian Fiscal Federalism” written by Dr. Y. V. Reddy, former Governor of RBI and Chairman of the 14th Finance Commission of India alongwith Dr. G. R. Reddy, Advisor (Finance) to the Government of Telangana:

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Vice President's Secretariat 28-March-2019 13:25 IST Farmers are critical for the well-being of the nation: Vice President  Need to take steps to make agriculture more remunerative and sustainable; Climate change was the most common challenge faced by the world; Constructive debate must take place on the rise and impact of population and its growth; Delivers keynote address at the annual event 'Connect Karo'

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Cabinet 27-March-2019 16:59 IST Cabinet approves five year’s extension of Biomedical Research Career Programme  The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the continuation of the Biomedical Research Career Programme (BRCP), and Wellcome Trust (WT) /  DBT India Alliance beyond its initial 10-year term (2008-09 to 2018-29) to a new five year phase (2019-20 to 2023-24) with Department of Biotechnology (DBT) increasing its commitment to two times that of WT.

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Election Commission 26-March-2019 20:48 IST ECI appoints Special Expenditure Observers for States of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Nagaland and Telangana  Election Commission of India has appointed two eminent former Civil Servants Sh. Gopal Mukherjee and Sh. D.D. Goel as Special Expenditure Observers for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections. While Sh. Gopal Mukherjee ex-IRS (1980), former Member of CBDT has been deployed in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and Sh.D.D.Goel ex-IRS (1982), former DGIT(Inv.) been deployed in Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland. Both these officers have extensive knowledge of search and seizure operations conducted by the I.T Department.

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Election Commission 26-March-2019 19:19 IST ECI conducts briefing sessions for 2nd batch of General, Police and Expenditure Observers for the forthcoming Elections  In continuation of the briefing held for the first batch of General, Police and Expenditure Observers held on 14th March, the Commission today conducted day long sessions for over a thousand more officers drawn from IAS, IPS, Indian Revenue Service and few other Central Services. These officers are being deployed as Observers in the forthcoming Elections to the Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies of four States.

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Ministry of Defence 26-March-2019 17:06 IST First Indian Army Mountaineering Expedition to Mt Makalu (8485m) flagged off  First Indian Army Mountaineering Expedition to Mt Makalu (8485m) comprising five Officers, two JCOs and eleven OR was flagged off by Director General Military Training on 26 Mar 2019. In furtherance of the objective of summiting all challenging peaks above 8000M, Indian Army is launching its maiden expedition to Mt Makalu in Mar-May 2019.

प्रधानमंत्री जनधन योजना  जनधन खातों में जमा है 75000 करोड़ से ज्यादा रकम, 31 करोड़ से ज्यादा खाते खोले गए । वित्त मंत्रालय ने कहा कि जनधन योजना की शुरुआत से लेकर फरवरी तक देशभर में कुल 31.20 करोड़ जनधन खाते खोले जा चुके हैं

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Election Commission 26-March-2019 10:55 IST General elections to the Lok Sabha, 2019 - Progressive Seizure  A total seizure of nearly Rs 540 crores has been made by various enforcement agencies across the country as on March 25, 2019. A break up of seizure of cash, liquor, drugs/narcotics, precious metals & freebies is given below.

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Department of Space 25-March-2019 19:59 IST Young Scientist Programme (Yuvika) – Online Registration  The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched a special programme for School Children called “Young Scientist Programme” “YUva VIgyani KAryakram” (युिवका) from this year. The Program is primarily aimed at imparting basic knowledge on Space Technology, Space Science and Space Applications to the younger ones with the intent of arousing their interest in the emerging areas of Space activities. ISRO has chalked out this programme to “Catch them young”. The residential training programme will be of around two weeks duration during summer holidays and it is proposed to select 3 students each from each State/ Union Territory to participate in this programme covering state, CBSE, and ICSE syllabus. Those who have just finished 9th standard (in the academic year 2018-19) and waiting to join 10th standard (or those who hav

Press Information Bureau Government of India Vice President's Secretariat 25-March-2019 14:40 IST Vice President calls for renewed focus on rural health care; Suggests mandatory rural service of 3 years for Doctors before their first promotion; Cautions that the quality of healthcare being delivered cannot be determined by the price being paid; Applauds PIMS-DU for delivering quality, affordable healthcare in rural and tribal areas; Delivers 13th Convocation address of PIMS-DU and presents Degrees to Graduates

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation 25-March-2019 16:00 IST Payroll Reporting in India – A Formal Employment Perspective  The Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the press note on Employment Outlook of the country covering the period September, 2017 to January, 2019, based on the administrative records available with selected government agencies to assess the progress in certain dimensions. A detailed note is annexed.

Press Information Bureau  Government of India President's Secretariat 23-March-2019 14:10 IST President of India’s Message on the Eve of World Tuberculosis Day  The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, in his message on the eve of World Tuberculosis Day, which is observed every year on March 24, has said

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Ministry of Defence 22-March-2019 17:48 IST Indian Navy - continues Humanitarian efforts in Mozambique 22 Mar 19  The ships of the First Training Squadron of the Indian Navy (Sujata, Sarathi and Shardul) are currently undertaking Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief operations at Port Beira, Mozambique since 18 Mar 19. The ships were diverted from sea post Cyclone 'IDAI' hit the coast of Mozambique on 15 Mar 19 causing large scale destruction and loss of lives.

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Ministry of Home Affairs 22-March-2019 19:37 IST Strong Action against Terrorism in Jammu & Kashmir  Central Government in its pursuit of strong action against terrorism, has today declared JKLF (Yasin faction) as an unlawful association under the provisions of Section 3(1) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.

प्रधान मंत्री कृषि सिंचाई योजना  माननीय प्रधानमंत्री की पहल पर केंद्र सरकार ने “हर खेत को पानी' के लक्ष्य के साथ (प्रधानमंत्री कृषि सिंचाई योजना' की शुरुआत की हैं | इसके तहत देश के हर जिले में समस्त खेतों तक सिंचाई के लिए पानी पहुंचाने की योजना है। इस योजना को लागू करने की जिम्मेदारी कृषि मंत्रालय के साथ-साथ ग्रामीण विकास मंत्रालय और जल संसाधन मंत्रालय को दी गई है। इसके तहत देश में सभी कृषि फार्म में संरक्षित सिंचाई की पहुंच को सुनिश्चित किये जाने का प्रयास किया जायेगा ताकि प्रति बूंद-अधिक फसल उत्पादन लिया जा सके |

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Election Commission 20-March-2019 20:08 IST Social Media Platforms present “Voluntary Code of Ethics for the 2019 General Election” to Election Commission of India  The Social Media Platforms and Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), today presented a “Voluntary Code of Ethics for the General Election 2019” to Chief Election Commissioner Shri Sunil Arora and Election Commissioners Shri Ashok Lavasa and Shri Sushil Chandra. The Code of Ethics has been developed as a follow up to the yesterday’s meeting with IAMAI and representatives of Social Media Platforms including Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, Google, ShareChat and TikTok etc.

HAPPY HOLI              होली के इस त्यौहार के अवसर पर मेरे सभी साथियों एवं भाइयों और बहनों को होली की ढेर सारी शुभ कामना । प्रेम-स्नेह व भाईचारे का प्रतीक होली के पावन पर्व की आपको व आपके परिवार को हार्दिक बधाई और शुभकामनाएँ ! रंगो का यह त्यौहार आपके जीवन में ख़ुशियों के सारे रंग लेकर आए। परमपिता परमेश्वर आपको ओर आपके परिवार को ख़ुश ,स्वस्थ और खुशहाल रखे। *****

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Finance Commission 20-March-2019 17:04 IST Speech of Chairman, XVFC at IWDRI,2019.  The following is the text of this speech of Shri N.K. Singh, Chairman, Fifteenth Finance Commission at the 2nd International Workshop on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure, being organised by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in New Delhi

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Election Commission 19-March-2019 20:04 IST Election Commission of India convenes meeting with Social Media Platforms;  IAMAI and Social Media Intermediaries Willingly Agree to come up with a Code of Ethics for the Industry Laying Down Operational Details

Press Information Bureau  Government of India President's Secretariat 19-March-2019 21:22 IST Press Communique  The President of India has been pleased to appoint the following as Lokpal:-

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Ministry of Defence 19-March-2019 18:53 IST 33rd Edition of India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (Ind-Indo Corpat) Commences at Port Blair  Indonesian Naval Ship KRI Sultan Thaha Syaifuddin and Maritime Patrol Aircraft CN-235 led by Cmde Dafit Santoso arrived at Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India for the Opening Ceremony of the 33rd edition of the India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (IND-INDO CORPAT) to be held from 19 Mar to 04 Apr 2019. His Excellarry Ambassador of Indonesia to India, Mr. Shidhar to Raza Suryodipuro is also visiting Port Blair to attend the Opening Ceremony to be held at Port Blair from 20 - 21 Mar 19. The Indian delegation is led by the senior officer from the Indian Navy, Commodore Ashutosh Ridhorkar, VSM Naval Component Commander, Andaman and Nicobar Command.

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Ministry of Defence 18-March-2019 20:48 IST CNS Reviews Operational Readiness Exercise in Kochi  The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Admiral Sunil Lanba, PVSM, AVSM, ADC, arrived Kochi on 18 March 19 for the debrief of the recently concluded annual Theatre Level Readiness and Operational Exercise (TROPEX). Commanders-in-Chief of all the three naval Commands, along with a number of senior operational commanders and representatives from Indian Army, Air Force and Indian Coast Guard attended and participated in the discussions held at the Naval Base, Kochi.

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Ministry of New and Renewable Energy  18-March-2019 16:08 IST Advisory to General Public : Fraudulent websites for registration under Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (KUSUM) Scheme  The Government of India has recently approved scheme for farmers for installation of solar pumps and grid connected solar power plants. Administrative Approval for the scheme has been issued by the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) on 08.03.2019. DISCOMs and State Nodal agencies shall be implementing this scheme for which the detailed guidelines will be issued shortly.

Press Information Bureau  Government of India President's Secretariat 16-March-2019 14:04 IST President of India presents Padma Awards  The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presented three Padma Vibhushan, six Padma Bhushan and forty-eight Padma Shri Awards today (March 16, 2019) at a Civil Investiture Ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.  16-March-2019 13:15 IST India pilots resolutions on Single-use Plastics and Sustainable Nitrogen management at Fourth United Nations Environment Assembly  In a significant first, India piloted resolutions on two important global environment issues relating to Single-use Plastics and Sustainable Nitrogen management at the fourth session of United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) which was held in Nairobi from 11th to 15th March 2019. UNEA adopted both the resolutions with consensus. The theme of the UNEA this year was Innovative Solutions for environmental challenges and sustainable production and consumption.

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Election Commission 15-March-2019 18:06 IST Registration of political parties under Section 29A of the  Representation of the People Act, 1951 – Public Notice Period  Registration of Political parties is governed by the provisions of Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. A party seeking registration under the said Section with the Commission has to submit an application to the Commission within a period of 30 days following the date of its formation as per guidelines prescribed by the Election Commission of India in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 324 of the Commission of India and Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. As per existing guidelines, the applicant association is inter-alia asked to publish proposed Name of the party in two national daily news papers and two local daily newspapers, on two days in same news papers, for inviting objections, if any, with regar

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Election Commission 15-March-2019 10:51 IST Schedule for bye-election to fill casual vacancy in the State Legislative Assembly of Gujarat  The Election Commission of India has decided to hold bye-election to fill one casual vacancy in the State Legislative Assembly of Gujarat.

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Cabinet 13-March-2019 12:51 IST Cabinet approves issue of Notifications for “General Elections to the Lok Sabha 2019)”  The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the "“General Elections to the Lok Sabha 2019) -for issuance of statutory notifications under under sub-section(2) of Section 14 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951”. It provides for calling upon the parliamentary constituencies to elect Members to the House of the People, on the dates to be recommended by the Election Commission of India in its Proceedings. Impact The issuing of notifications would begin the election process for constituting the Seventeenth House of the People. पत्र सूचना कार्यालय  भारत सरकार मंत्रिमंडल  13-मार्च-2019 13:49 IST मंत्रिमंडल ने लोकसभा 2019 के आम चुनावों के लिए अधिसूचना जारी करने की मंजूरी दी  प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेन्‍द्र मोदी की अध्‍यक्षता में केंद्रीय मंत्रिमंडल न

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation 09-March-2019 20:45 IST Surat Metro Rail Project  The Government of India has approved the Surat Metro Rail Project having two Metro Rail Corridors with combined length of 40.35 km.

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation 12-March-2019 17:30 IST Consumer Price Index Numbers on Base 2012=100 for Rural, Urban and Combined for the Month of February 2019  The Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has revised the Base Year of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from 2010=100 to 2012=100 with effect from the release of indices for the month of January 2015.

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Election Commission 11-March-2019 20:49 IST Subject: Announcement of Schedule for General Elections to Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha & Sikkim, 2019.  In continuation of the Commission’s Press Note No. ECI/PN/23/2019, dated 10th March, 2019, the following may be read as:

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas 10-March-2019 10:16 IST Shri Dharmendra Pradhan meets Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan held a meeting with Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia and Chairman of Saudi Aramco, H.E. Eng. Khalid A. Al-Falih in New Delhi on 9 March, 2019.

कैसे पता करें की आपका नाम वोटर लिस्ट मे है या नहीं  लोकतंत्र का सबसे बड़ा पर्ब चुनाव शुरू होने वाला है देश के हर नागरिक की ज़िमेदारी है की अगर उनकी उम्र 18 साल हो गई है तो वो अपने मत का इस्तेमाल करें और वोट डाले। चुनाव आयोग ने 10 मार्च को चुनाव की तारीखो का एलान कर दी है। इस बार सात चरणो मै चुनाव होगा। प्रथम चरण 11अप्रैल को और अंतिम चरण 19 मार्च को होगा। 23 मई को इसका परिणाम की घोसना की जायगी।

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Election Commission 10-March-2019 20:22 IST General Elections - 2019 Schedule of Elections  Election Commission of India today announced the schedule for 2019 General Elections to Lok Sabha and to State Legislative Assemblies of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim.

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Ministry of Culture 09-March-2019 18:01 IST Prime Minister inaugurates the new Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute of Archaeology at Greater Noida in UP  The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute of Archaeology at Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh today. He also unveiled a statue of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya at the campus and paid floral tributes. Later he also visited the Deendayal Museum in the Institute campus. Present at the inaugural was Chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath and Union Minister for Culture(I/c) Dr. Mahesh Sharma.

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Ministry of Textiles 08-March-2019 12:20 IST Women-Empowerment Schemes of Ministry of Textiles  The Ministry of Textiles has formulated various schemes which empower women engaged in hand loom and handicrafts sector.  HAND LOOM SECTOR As per the 3rd Hand loom Census (2009-10), there are about 43.31 lakh hand loom weavers and allied workers, of which 77% are women weavers & allied workers, who are involved in weaving and allied activities and earning income for their families. The benefits of following four schemes is reaching to women weavers and workers: National Hand loom Development Programme which has the following components: Block Level Cluster Hand loom Marketing Assistance Concessional credit/weavers Mudra Scheme Hand loom Weavers’ Comprehensive Welfare Scheme Yarn Supply Scheme Comprehensive Hand loom Cluster Development Scheme There is 100% subsidy to SC/ST/BPL and women weavers for con

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 08-March-2019 18:19 IST Women get a special focus under Skill India Mission  Since its inception, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has undertaken several initiatives to achieve women empowerment through skill development. Increase of women participation in workforce can give further boost to our economy and Skill India mission is committed to facilitate this through equipping women with market relevant skills and lead them to a path of self-sufficiency through entrepreneurship.

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Ministry of Shipping 08-March-2019 20:18 IST Government approves Strategic Disinvestment of 100% GOI shares in Dredging Corporation in favour of Visakhapatnam Port, Paradip Port,Deendayal Port and JNPT  Share Purchase Agreement executed today Government mobilizes Rs. 1049 Cr. by this strategic sale  The Government had accorded approval for Strategic Disinvestment of 100% GOI shares in DCIL in favour of consortium of 4 ports, namely, Visakhapatnam Port Trust, Paradip Port Trust, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust and Deendayal Port Trust (formely known as Knadla Port Trust). The share purchase agreement was executed between GOI and the four ports on 8.3.2019. With this the 73.47% holding of GOI in DCI has been transferred to the four ports as under:- Name of the port Visakhapatnam Port Trust Deendayal Port Trust Jawaharl

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Ministry of Railways 08-March-2019 19:00 IST Minister of Railways and Coal Shri Piyush Goyal launches 3 Railway Projects  500 new Stations to have illumination at par with ‘Airport standards’. Additionally, 190 Stations selected out of which 100 Stations already done Dedication of 2 Vistadome Coaches of Nilgiri Mountain Railway Launch of e-office project

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.  06-March-2019 18:50 IST Amendment in Hazardous Waste (Management& Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016  In order to strengthen the implementation of environmentally sound management of hazardous waste in the country, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has amended the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management & Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 vide notification G.S.R. G.S.R. XX (E), dated 01 March 2019.

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Ministry of Women and Child Development 07-March-2019 11:01 IST President of India will present Nari Shakti Puraskar, 2018 on International Women’s Day tomorrow 

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation 06-March-2019 17:01 IST Govt issues model guidelines for development & regulation of retirement homes  Elderly friendly design, gas leak detection systems, power back up facilities in corridors, lobby, lifts & apartments. Compliance with green building principles & use of non-polluting & renewable energy  24x7 water & electricity supply, hygiene, indoor & outdoor recreation facilities, security & housekeeping, single window facilities & helpdesk, transportation assistance, yoga & fitness facilities, care giving facilities, etc.  24x7 on-site ambulance service, mandatory tie up with nearest hospitals & pharmacy, medical emergency room, regular medical check-up of residents  Customised services over & above basic common services also prescribed  Retirement homes to be friendly for differently able provision of lifts,

Press Information Bureau  Government of India NITI Aayog 06-March-2019 19:04 IST NITI Aayog holds Conference on implementing SDGs in Aspirational Districts  Top performing districts allocated additional funding for achievement in key areas Linking the Transformation of Aspirational Districts Programme with India’s pursuit of the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the NITI Aayog organized a conference on implementation of SDGs in Aspirational Districts.

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Ministry of Road Transport & Highways 06-March-2019 17:16 IST Uttar Pradesh to get Highways Projects Worth Over Rs one Lakh Crore  Shri Rajnath Singh to Inaugurate and Lay Foundation Stones for 80 Projects Including Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway Tomorrow Will Also Inaugurate/ Lay Foundation for Namami Gange Projects Worth Nearly Rs Two Thousand Crore in The State Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for National Highways projects worth Rs 1,10,154 crore in Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh tomorrow. He will also inaugurate/lay foundation stone for several works under Namami Gange programme worth over Rs 1969.57 crore there tomorrow. The Minister will be accompanied by Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Nitin Gadkari and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Ministry of Women and Child Development 06-March-2019 16:21 IST Smt. Maneka Gandhi felicitates 'Web Wonder Women'  The Ministry of Women and Child Development hosted a felicitation event for Web Wonder Women, a campaign organised to celebrate the exceptional achievements of women, who have been driving social reforms via social media. As many as 30 women, who were selected after an extensive research process, were honoured by the Minister for Women and Child Development, Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi in New Delhi, on 6th March, 2019.

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Ministry of Railways 06-March-2019 15:20 IST Misinformation Being Spread About Level-1 Results of Railway Recruitment Board  For Level 1 results, no new method of result preparation was introduced As per Centralised Employment Notification, marks secured by candidates are subjected to normalization On normalisation, marks secured by a candidate can become more than the total marks of the exam paper This method of normalisation is being followed for nearly 19 years now, since 2000

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Prime Minister's Office 05-March-2019 15:19 IST PM Modi launches Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM) Yojana  The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today, launched the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM) Yojana at Vastral in Gujarat. He also distributed the PM-SYM pension cards to select beneficiaries. Over two crore workers at three lakh Common Service Centers across the country witnessed the launch event through video conference

Press Information Bureau  Government of India NITI Aayog 05-March-2019 17:36 IST NITI Aayog to hold Conference on implementing SDGs in Aspirational Districts  To felicitate the top performing districts for achievement in key areas Linking the Transformation of Aspirational Districts Programme with India’s pursuit of the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the NITI Aayog is organizing a conference on implementation of SDGs in Aspirational Districts.

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry 05-March-2019 18:15 IST Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) for Specified Agriculture Products Notified  Department of Commerce of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry has notified a scheme for Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) for Specified Agriculture Products.

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Prime Minister's Office 04-March-2019 17:33 IST PM lays Foundation Stone of Vishva Umiyadham Complex  The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today laid the Foundation Stone of the Vishva Umiyadham Complex at Jaspur, Ahmedabad.

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Ministry of Home Affairs 04-March-2019 13:02 IST Shri Rajnath Singh to inaugurate BOLD–QIT project along international border in Dhubri, Assam tomorrow  The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh will inaugurate the project BOLD-QIT (Border Electronically Dominated QRT Interception Technique) under CIBMS (Comprehensive Integrated Border Management system) on India-Bangladesh border in Dhubri District of Assam tomorrow. 

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation 03-March-2019 16:48 IST More Than 2500 Delegates from 32 Countries Participate In Cti-2019  Rajkot, Ranchi, Indore, Chennai, Agartala & Lucknow Identified to Locate Lighthouse Projects to Serve as Live Laboratories- Ground Breaking Targeted For June 2019 54 Proven Technology Providers from 25 Countries Evaluated By Tec---Cti to be A Biennial Event Construction Technology India – 2019 – Expo-Cum-Conference – Global Housing Technology Challenge – India 

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Ministry of Culture 03-March-2019 18:50 IST Prayagraj Kumbha Mela 2019 makes it to the Guinness World Records  Prayagraj Kumbh Mela 2019 has been placed in the Guinness World Records in three sectors. It includes largest traffic and crowd management plan, the biggest painting exercise of public sites under paint my city scheme and biggest sanitation and waste disposal mechanism. A three member team from Guinness World Records visited the Prayagraj for this purpose. Exercise at large scale were done before the team members for three days from February 28 to March 3. Around 503 shuttle buses were pressed into service in one go for the team on February 28 on the highway. Several people participated in painting exercise on March 1 and 10 thousand workers engaged in cleaning at Prayagraj Kumbh performing their duties all together.

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions 02-March-2019 17:29 IST Department of Personnel and Training to Hold Half Marathon for Central Employees and their Family Members in New Delhi Tomorrow  Central Civil Services Cultural and Sports Board (CCSCSB) under the Department of Personnel and Training (DOPT) and Youth Hostels Association of India (YHAI) are jointly organizing Half Marathon race for Central Government Employees and their immediate families in New Delhi tomorrow. Theme of the event is to promote fitness amongst Central Government employees and their family members. On the sidelines, it will also promote Scheme for promotion of Adventure Sports and similar activities amongst Central Government Employees-Calendar of Program for the year 2019.

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment 03-March-2019 12:49 IST ‘Centre for Disability Sports’ to be set up at Gwalior  A‘Centre for Disability Sports’will be set up at Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh. The proposal regarding setting up of it has been approved by the Government. It will be registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, which is to function under the name of Centre for Disability Sports, Gwalior.Improved sports infrastructure created by this Centre will ensure effective participation of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in sports activities and also enable them to compete at national and international levels. Setting up of the Centre will develop a sense of belonging in Divyangjan to facilitate their integration in society.

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Ministry of Railways 01-March-2019 17:20 IST Five Year Achievements & Initiatives of Ministries of Railways and Coal  Best ever safety record in 2018-19: 81% drop in number of deaths (upto Jan 31, 2019) compared to 2013-14. Achieved due to holistic measures including elimination of UMLCs from broad gauge network, production of LHB coaches etc. Total capital expenditure between 2014-19 is more than double of total during 2009-14 59% increase in the average pace of commissioning of New Line / Doubling/ 3rd & 4th line projects from 4.1 Kms per day (2009-14) to 6.53 Kms per day (2014-18) Bogibeel Bridge, longest rail-cum-road bridge in India fast-tracked and completed now Major upgradation of Bengaluru & Mumbai suburban systems First indigenous semi high speed train Vande Bharat Express between Delhi and Varanasi launched Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-speed Rail to be completed by 2023 Make in India: Diesel Locomotive Works (D