Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today approved the establishment of a 'Special Window' fund to provide priority debt financing for the completion of stalled housing projects that are in the Affordable and Middle-Income Housing sector. For the purposes of the fund, the
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The robotic surgery facility in the Safdarjung Hospital (SJH) New Delhi was dedicated to the nation by the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan, on Saturday. Safdarjang Hospital is one of the biggest tertiary care referral centre of India, under Ministry of Health and Family
On October 22 nd 2019,the Empowered Committee (EC) under Nirbhaya Framework, chaired by Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development, favourably appraised two proposals to develop systems for operationalization of Women Help Desks (WHDs) in police stations, for expansion of Anti-Human
Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State (I/C) for Labour and Employment launched 3 Apps: UAN REGISTRATION, E-INSPECTION and DIGI LOCKER, developed by Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) at its 67 th Foundation Day. Speaking on the occasion the Minister said that these Apps will immensely
The 48 th Meeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) Under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) chaired by Durga Shanker Mishra, Secretary,MoHUA, has approved 371 proposals from participating states/UT for the construction of 2,31,532 houses with an overall investment of Rs 7
Directorate General of Training (DGT), under the aegis of Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), on Monday announced the launch of SkillsBuild platform in collaboration with IBM. As part of the programme, a two-year advanced diploma in IT, networking and cloud computing, co-created
In line with Government's focus on improving connectivity to the North Eastern Region (NER), a landmark Container Cargo consignment to sail on inland waterways from Haldia Dock Complex (HDC) to Pandu, Guwahati, the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) terminal, on 4 th November, 2019. Gopal
Thirty young cadets began the journey of BSc (H) in Nursing with the Lamp Lighting Ceremony in Army Hospital (Research & Referral), here today. The cadets adorned army nursing uniformas they entered this noble profession. Deputy Commandant, Army Hospital (R&R) Major General Prashant Bharadwajwas the
Giving further benefits to farmers and sugar industry, the Central Government has declared that no separate environmental clearance is required to produce additional ethanol from B-heavy molasses as it does not contribute to the pollution load. The Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate
Minister of State (I/C) for Labour and Employment, Santosh Kumar Gangwar, inaugurated the 100 bedded ESIC hospital at Rudrapur (Uttarakhand) on Wednesday. Addressing the gathering, he said that the hospital has been constructed in a plot area of 5 acres along with 32 staff quarters with an approx
President Ram Nath Kovind, presented first National Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Awards to selected companies here today. The President conferred national awards to winning companies in three categories namely, “ Corporate Award for Excellence in CSR ", “ Contribution of CSR in Challenging
India may eliminate its shortage of doctors in less than seven years, as per estimates drawn up by the Union Health Ministry. As the country rolls out Ayushman Bharat and includes 50 crore people in the medical net, it is imperative that the shortage — of approximately four lakh doctors — is reduced