Month: February 2019

Words Count Festival 2019: A Day Long Event Celebrated in Warm Environment

open view news desk First Word Smith Award honored to Pavan Kumar Varma ATIRA successfully manufactured composites carbon which reduced cost of satellite launching – Irani Optimistic about 33% Women Reservation bill – Smriti Irani Union Textile Minister Smt. Smriti Irani in the event World Count festival 2019 […]

16.7% increase in steel export in 2017-18

open view news desk The total exports of finished steel have grown by 16.7% in 2017-18. The Minister of State for Steel, Vishnu Deo Sai, informed this in Lok Sabha today. The details of exports of finished steel are as under: – (Figures in MTs)   2016-17 2017-18 […]

Steel Production increases by Over 14 Million Tonnes in 3 Years

open view news desk The total steel production in the country has increased from 88.98 MT in 2014-15 to 103.13 MT in 2017-18. The Minister of State for Steel, Vishnu Deo Sai, informed this in Lok Sabha today. The Government has notified the National Steel Policy, 2017 and […]

Vocational Training Partners

open view news desk National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) is a Public Private Partnership Company set up as part of a National Skill Development Mission to fulfill the growing need in India for skilled manpower across sectors and narrow the existing gap between the demand and supply of skills. […]

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 […]

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