Day: February 26, 2019

Successful Operationalisation of Electronic Transfer of Funds to a Large Number of Farmer Beneficiaries under the Scheme PM Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) with in a short timeline through Public Finance Management System (PFMS): A Historic Achievement

open view news desk The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi launched the PM-KISAN Scheme on 24th February 2019 at Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh (UP) to electronically transfer the First Installment of Rs 2,021 crore directly into the bank accounts of 1,010,6,880 (One Crore One Lakh Six Thousand Eight Hundred […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi felicitates the Safai Karmacharis working in Kumbh

open view news desk PM announces comprehensive package under Swachh Sewa Samman Scheme The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, honoured and paid respect to the safai karamcharis working in the Kumbh Mela, by washing the feet of five of them. The Prime Minister washed and wiped each of […]

NID at Bhopal and Jorhat Inaugurated

open view news desk Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, inaugurated National Institutes of Design (NID) at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh and Jorhat in Assam through video conference from New Delhi on 22nd February 2019. Both institutes are autonomous institutions under Department for Promotion […]

President of India to present Gandhi Peace Prize in the national capital tomorrow

President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind will present the Gandhi Peace Prize for the years 2015, 2016, 2017 & 2018 tomorrow, the 26th Feb, 2019 at Darbar Hall, Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will also attend the award Ceremony to felicitate the awardees. The […]

Auction for Sale (Re-issue) of Government Stocks

open view news desk The Government of India has announced the Sale (Re-issue) of (i) ‘7.00 per cent  Government Stock, 2021’  for a notified amount of  Rs. 2,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction, (ii) ‘8.24 per cent Government Stock, 2027’ for a notified amount of  Rs. 2,000 crore (nominal) through price […]

Six Indians enter finals of Makran Cup boxing in Iran

New Delhi :  Commonwealth Games silver-winning duo of Manish Kaushik (60kg) and Satish Kumar (+91kg) led the charge as six Indian boxers advanced to the finals of the Makran Cup in Chabahar, Iran. In the semifinal bouts held on Monday evening, the other boxers who made the finals were […]

India bombs terror camps across LoC in Pakistani side, Pakistan says it gave effective response

New Delhi :  Combat jets of the Indian Air Force bombed terror camps at multiple locations across the Line of Control on the Pakistani side in a pre-dawn strike on Tuesday, 12 days after the Pakistan-based terror group, Jaish-e-Mohammed carried, out the Pulwama attack in Kashmir, government sources said. […]

CIPAM Invites Entries for Intellectual Property Competition

The Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM), Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, in collaboration with ASSOCHAM and ERICSSON India, has launched the second edition of ‘IPrism’, an Intellectual Property (IP) competition for students of schools, polytechnic institutes, colleges and universities. Aiming to foster a culture […]

Pakistan calls ’emergency meeting’ after India carried out air strikes

Islamabad :  Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi called an “emergency meeting” Tuesday after India carried out air strikes across the LoC and destroyed terror camps in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Qureshi will meet Prime Minister Imran Khan after the meeting in which he will discuss the security situation with […]

FAGMIL signs MoU with Himachal Pradesh Government to establish Rs. 605 crores White cement Plant Project

open view news desk Under its diversification programme, FCI Aravali Gypsum and Minerals India Limited (FAGMIL)has taken up a project to establish a white cement plant near village NohraDhar in Sirmourdistrict, Himachal Pradesh, at a project cost of approximately Rs. 605 crores. It will be the 4th white cement […]

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