Day: December 19, 2018

Interaction of Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas with Senior Officials of Oil Marketing Companies

open view web desk Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan has interacted with the Chairman/CMDs and Senior Management of Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) through video conference on the Cabinet decision of the Government to expand the scope of eligible beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana […]

Year End Review 2018- Ministry of AYUSH

open view web desk All India Institute of Ayurveda, (AIIA) Phase-Ii Started— National Institute of Homoeopathy Being Set Up Main Event of International Day of Yoga Celebrated in Dehradun–50,000 People Performed Yoga Along with the PM Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Act, 2018 Comes in to Effect IT Education […]

Formulation of Reform Agenda for Banks

open view web desk A Reforms Agenda of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) aimed at Enhanced Access & Service Excellence (EASE) and encapsulating a synergistic approach to ensuring prudential and clean lending, better customer service, enhanced credit availability, focus on Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), and better governance has […]

Trump signs order to create US Space Command

WASHINGTON  — President Donald Trump launched the Pentagon’s new Space Command Tuesday, an effort to better organize and advance the military’s vast operations in space that could cost as much as $800 million over the next five years. Trump signed a one-page memorandum Tuesday authorizing the Defense Department […]

US surgeon general warns of teen risks from e-cigarettes

WASHINGTON — The government’s top doctor is taking aim at the best-selling electronic cigarette brand in the U.S., urging swift action to prevent Juul and similar vaping brands from addicting millions of teenagers. In an advisory Tuesday, Surgeon General Jerome Adams said parents, teachers, health professionals and government […]

Text of PM’s address at the unveiling of important projects relating to housing and urban development in Maharashtra

open view web desk भारी संख्‍या में पधारे मेरे प्‍यारे भाइयो और बहनों। मुम्‍बई और ठाणे, देश का वो हिस्‍सा है जिसने देश के सपनों को साकार करने में मदद की है। छोटे-छोटे गांवों-कस्‍बों से आए सामान्‍य लोगों ने यहां बड़ा नाम कमाया है; गौरवान्वित किया है। यहां […]

AP analysis: Unemployment, income affect life expectancy

NEW YORK  — Even your lifespan can be local. Researchers have long said that health disparities are heavily influenced by where you live. New data from the National Center for Health Statistics show just how much your neighborhood can impact the length of your life. In recent years, […]

To understand life expectancy fall, start in West Virginia

MADISON, W.Va.  — If you want to understand why U.S. life expectancy is declining, West Virginia is a good place to start. The state is a bellwether of bad health, portending major problems years before they became severe nationally. “It seems that the worst outcomes happen here first,” […]

Judge’s rebuke of Flynn upends sentencing, prolongs case

WASHINGTON  — A federal judge who described himself as disgusted by Michael Flynn’s behavior upended a straightforward sentencing hearing, postponing punishment for President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser and telling him in a stinging rebuke, “Arguably you sold your country out.” Lawyers for Flynn requested the delay […]

Criminal justice bill passes Senate; House approval expected

WASHINGTON  — The Senate passed a sweeping criminal justice bill Tuesday that addresses concerns that the nation’s war on drugs had led to the imprisonment of too many Americans for non-violent crimes without adequately preparing them for their return to society. Senate passage of the bill by a […]

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