Day: February 5, 2019

Pre-Departure Orientation Programme launched for potential migrant workers

open view news desk Given the need to orient potential migrant workers with regard to language, culture, do’s and don’ts in the destination country, the emigration process and welfare measures, a Pre-Departure Orientation Training (PDOT) programme has been launched. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in collaboration with […]

Skill Development in MSME Sector

open view news desk Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship is implementing its flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) through National Skill Development Corporation. More than 19 lakh people were trained, owing to the success of PMKVY 1.0. The scheme has been re- launched as PMKVY […]

Smt Sushma Swaraj and Shri Nitin Gadkari flag off Suraksha Yatra – a motor rally to reinforce Gandhain values and advocate Road Safety, from Rajghat today

open view news desk The rally will cover 7250 km in India, Bangladesh, Myanmar The Ministers also launched the 30th National Road Safety Week today External Affairs Minister Smt Sushma Swaraj and Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation […]

6.23 crore connections released under PMUY

open view news desk Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) was launched by the Government on 1st May 2016. The initial target under PMUY was 5 crore LPG connections, which was subsequently enhanced to 8 crore.  As on 28.01.2019, Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have released more than 6.23 crore LPG […]

Bilateral Cooperation with OPEC

open view news desk In order to enhance bilateral cooperation with OPEC and discuss the issues of mutual interest, the India-OPEC Institutional Dialogue (IOID) mechanism,at the level of Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Secretary General of OPEC, was established in June 2015.The 3rd meeting of the IOID […]

VVIP chopper case: Delhi court extends ED custody of Rajeev Saxena by 4 days

New Delhi : A Delhi court Monday extended by four more days the ED custody of Rajeev Saxena, an accused in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland case. Saxena, a Dubai-based businessman, was extradited from Dubai on January 31 and sent to four-day custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) the same […]

Oil and Gas Reserves in KG Basin

open view news desk Crude oil and natural gas recoverable reserve established by the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and private / joint venture Companies in the Krishna Godavari (KG) Basin is about 698 Million Metric Tonne of oil and oil equivalent of gas. Crude oil production […]

Case study on PMUY, undertaken by Professor SK Barua, former Director.IIM, Ahmedabad handed over to Sh Dharmendra Pradhan;

open view news desk Shri Pradhan describes PMUY as a win-win situation for all stakeholders Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural gas & Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan was today handed over a case study on Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), undertaken by Professor SK Barua, […]

Empowering Women Entrepreneurship through MSME Schemes

open view news desk Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) is empowering women entrepreneurs through its different schemes.  1.38 lakh projects have been set up by the women entrepreneurs under Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) Scheme since inception and upto 23.01.2019.  The projectsset up by women entrepreneurs are […]

Inclusive growth and development through MSMES

open view news desk Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) have supported inclusive growth and development across the country thereby reducing the regional imbalance. Minister of State (Independent Charge) for MSME, Giriraj Singh, said this in reply to a question in Lok Sabha today. He said NITI Aayog […]

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