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Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat launched Phase II of Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) [SBM (G)] at a National Dissemination and Consultation workshop here today. He was joined by the Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti and Social Justice & Empowerment, Shri Rattan Lal

Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has approved the mega consolidation of ten PSBs into four which include the – (a) Amalgamation of Oriental Bank of Commerce and United Bank of India into Punjab National Bank (b) Amalgamation of Syndicate Bank into Canara Bank (c) Amalgamation

Minister of State (IC) for Tourism & Culture, Prahlad Singh Patel launched the multilingual Incredible India website in New Delhi today. The website is currently hosted in English and Hindi is now launched in Chinese, Arabic and Spanish to attract tourists from these regions. On this occasion

To commemorate its 19 th foundation day, Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Ministry of Power, organized a Stakeholder Consultation here today to develop a vision towards building an energy efficient India. Launching the programme, Shri Sanjeev Nandan Sahai, Secretary (Power) said, “I appreciate the

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has developed life skills (Jeevan Kaushal) curriculum for undergraduate students at Universities and Colleges. This Curriculum covers the courses on communication skills, professional skills, leadership & management skills and universal human values. The life

To supplement the nodes of the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor, announced in February 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the 296-kilometres long Bundelkhand Expressway at Chitrakoot today. To be built at a cost of Rs 14,849 crore, the Expressway is expected to

Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Monday announced that the Centre has in principle approved the construction of a Delhi-Dehradun expressway that will reduce the travel time between the two cities from 5 to 2.5 hours. He made the announcement after meeting the National Highway

Chairman of the Staff Selection Commission Braj Raj Sharma today met the Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (I/C), Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space Dr Jitendra Singh here and apprised him that the Commission will

Ministerof State (IC) Power and New & Renewable Energy & Minister of State (Skill Development and Entrepreneurship), R. K. Singh inaugurated the Northern Region Renewable Energy Management Centre (NR-REMC) at a function inNew Delhi, on 28 th February, 2020. On the occasion, the Minister dedicated to

Meetings of the Inter-Ministerial Approval Committee (IMAC) were held under the Chairpersonship of Union Minister of Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal at New Delhi. Total of 32 projects were sanctioned in these meetings under the ‘Unit’ scheme of PMKSY of Ministry of Food Processing

Union Minister of Food Processing Industries, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, launched the– Market Intelligence and Early Warning System (MIEWS) Web Portal here today. The portal can be accessed at http://miews.nafed-india.com. Addressing the media during the event, the Minister said that the MIEWS Dashboard

IN PROBABLY the first in the country, a newborn baby that survived for only 68.3 hours became the youngest-ever organ donor in PGIMER’s transplant history. The newborn gave a new lease of life in the form of his baby kidneys to a 21-year-old woman whose both kidneys had failed. The baby boy belonged