The President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind on November 20, 2021 felicitated the awardees of the cleanest cities of India at the ‘Swachh Amrit Mahotsav’ hosted as part of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 by Ministry of Housing & Urban Read More …
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Indore wins the title of ‘Cleanest City’ for 5th consecutive time under Swachh Survekshan
World Fisheries Day 2021
The Department of Fisheries and National Fisheries Development celebrated the ‘World Fisheries Day’ on 21st November 2021 at Rail Auditorium, Mancheswar, Bhubaneswar Odisha. World Fisheries Day is celebrated on 21st November every year to demonstrate solidarity with all fisherfolk, fish Read More …
7th INDIAN OCEAN NAVAL SYMPOSIUM (IONS)
The seventh edition of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Conclave of Chiefs was hosted by French Navy at Paris from 15 – 16 Nov 21. Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, led a two member Indian Read More …
Operation SANKALP
INS Trikand is currently deployed in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman as part of Operation Sankalp, the Indian Navy’s effort to maintain a frontline ship in the region to ensure safe and secure movement of trade, instill confidence Read More …
GIS system for Gram Panchayats
The Ministry of Rural Development has reached an important milestone with the completion of Geographical Information System (GIS) plans for 2 lakh Gram Panchayats (GPs) out of 2.69 lakh GPs under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA using remote sensing technology based on Read More …
‘Pratham’ wins Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2021 for edu initiatives
Pratham, a civil society organisation dedicated to improving the quality of education for underprivileged children, has been awarded the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2021. Pratham was awarded for its pioneering work over more than a quarter century in seeking to Read More …
Government will set up a committee on ‘zero budget farming’
The government will set up a committee on zero budget farming, minimum support price (MSP), crop diversification issues which will have representatives from centre, state governments, farmers, scientists and economists, Prime Minister announced on November 19. What is Zero Budget Read More …
How A Law Is Repealed?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 19, 2021 announced that the three contentious farm laws passed in 2020 would be repealed. The Prime Minister also said that the process of repealing the laws — which are currently stayed by the Supreme Court Read More …
An offshore security exercise ‘Prasthan’
An offshore security exercise, code-named ‘Prasthan’ was conducted in the Offshore Development Area (ODA) off Mumbai on 16th November 2021, under the aegis of Headquarters, Western Naval Command. Conducted every six months, this exercise is an important element of ensuring Read More …
Advanced Electronic Warfare Suite ‘Shakti’ for Indian Naval Ships
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi formally handed over the Advanced Electronic Warfare (EW) System ‘Shakti’ to the Indian Navy at a ceremony held as part of Rashtra Raksha Samarpan Parv at Jhansi on 19 Nov 2021. Advanced Electronic Warfare (EW) Read More …
Coal Ministry Constitutes Sustainable Development Cell
A full-fledged Sustainable Development Cell (SDC) in Ministry of Coal has been established to advice, mentor and plan action to minimise the adverse impact of mining. Apart from suggesting way-forward, its implementation and monitoring, SDC is also formulating future policy Read More …
PM inaugurates the first Global Innovation Summit of the Pharmaceuticals sector
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi on November 18 inaugurated the first Global Innovation Summit of the Pharmaceuticals sector. The Prime Minister said that the pandemic has brought the Pharmaceuticals sector into sharp focus. The Prime Minister envisioned creating an Read More …
Bribery Risk Matrix 2021-India at 82nd position
India was ranked 82nd position in TRACE’s 2021 Bribery Risk Matrix, which is five places down from 77th rank in 2020. The Bribery Risk Matrix, which ranks 194 countries, territories, and autonomous and semi-autonomous regions in a global list, measures Read More …
Sexual intent, not skin-to-skin contact, key-SC
The Supreme Court on November 18, 2021 quashed a Bombay High Court decision to acquit a man charged with assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) solely on the grounds that he groped the child over Read More …
Country’s first fisheries business incubator launched in Gurugram
Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Shri Parshottam Rupala on November 16, 2021 inaugurated the country’s first-of-its kind, dedicated business incubator to be known as LINAC- NCDC Fisheries Business Incubation Centre (LlFlC) in Haryana’s Gurugram. The Centre will Read More …