The Central government had set up a high powered committee of seven chief ministers led by Maharashtra’s CM as its convenor.The panel has discussed various measures to transform Indian agriculture and raise farmers’ income. The panel has said since agriculture is a State subject,all the States must be brought on board for time-bound reforms in… Continue reading CMs’ panel mulls move to tie State farm reforms to funds
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Cabinet nod to 2,880MW hydel project in Dibang
Union Cabinet has approved the Dibang Multipurpose Project (MPP) in Arunachal Pradesh. Dibang Multipurpose Project is envisaged as a storage-based hydro-electric project with flood moderation as the key objective. The construction of project shall prevent the sizeable downstream area from floods. This is the largest ever hydro-electric projects to be constructed in India. The dam… Continue reading Cabinet nod to 2,880MW hydel project in Dibang
Incredible India Campaign Wins Pata Gold Award 2019
The “Find the Incredible You” campaign (Incredible India) of the Tourism Ministry, has won the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Gold Award, 2019. The award was won under the “Marketing – Primary Government Destination” category. As part of its promotional initiatives annually, the Ministry of Tourism releases global media campaigns under the ‘Incredible India’ brand… Continue reading Incredible India Campaign Wins Pata Gold Award 2019
Launching the Broadband Readiness Index for Indian States and Union Territories (2019-2022)
The Department of Telecom(DoT) and the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations(ICRIER) has signed an MoU to develop a Broadband Readiness Index(BRI) for Indian States and UT. This index was recommended by the National Digital Communication Policy (NDCP),2018.It had said that a BRI for States and UTs should be developed to attract investments… Continue reading Launching the Broadband Readiness Index for Indian States and Union Territories (2019-2022)
Steps Taken to Deal with Cyber Crime and Cyber Security
Minister of State for Home Affairs has informed the Parliament about the steps taken by the Government to deal with Cyber Crime and Cyber Security. The Government has launched the online cybercrime reporting portal to enable complainants to report complaints pertaining to Child Pornography or sexually explicit content. The Central Government has also rolled out… Continue reading Steps Taken to Deal with Cyber Crime and Cyber Security
Sewer deaths: Centre calls for quick response units
The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has asked all States and Union Territories to set up emergency response sanitation units (ERSU). The ERSUs are to set up in capital cities of each State/UT and in all major cities having a municipal corporation and/or water and sewerage board with population of more than one lakh.… Continue reading Sewer deaths: Centre calls for quick response units
Centre set to roll out rotavirus vaccination drive in all states by September this year
Government is set to roll out rotavirus vaccine in the universal immunisation programme across all states by September 2019. As part of the exercise,all 2.6 crore children born annually in India will be eligible to receive free of cost the vaccine that will protect them from diarrhoea. The vaccine is currently being administered in Himachal… Continue reading Centre set to roll out rotavirus vaccination drive in all states by September this year
Dr Harsh Vardhan releases the National Digital Health Blueprint report in the Public domain
Union Health Minister has released the National Digital Health Blueprint (NDHB). The vision of NDHB is to create a National Digital Health ecosystem that supports Universal Health Coverage(UHC). NDHB focuses on providing an efficient and affordable health coverage through a wide-range of data and infrastructure services using open digital systems that will ensure security and… Continue reading Dr Harsh Vardhan releases the National Digital Health Blueprint report in the Public domain
Bad news: Sex ratio down. Good news: So is fertility rate
According to data from Sample Registration System (SRS), India’s sex ratio at birth (SRB) fell to all-time low of 896 in 2015-17 from 898 in 2014-2016. SRB is defined as the number of female babies born for every 1000 male babies. During the 2017 SRS survey, Chhattisgarh reported the highest sex ratio at birth (961)… Continue reading Bad news: Sex ratio down. Good news: So is fertility rate
Panel calls for upgrading e-learning platform to virtual university
A panel of experts has recommended upgrading Union human resource development(HRD) ministry’s free e-learning Swayam platform to a virtual university to meet growing demand for quality education. The proposal is part of the ministry’s five-year vision plan called Education Quality Upgradation and Inclusion Programme(EQUIP). The panel has also proposed reconstituting Swayam into a separate autonomous… Continue reading Panel calls for upgrading e-learning platform to virtual university
