Month: February 2019

NDMA to conduct national workshop on heat wave risk reduction

Calls for Early Warning, Early Action  The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is conducting a two-day national workshop on heat wave risk reduction on 27-28 February, 2019. The workshop, to be held at Nagpur, has been organised in collaboration with the Maharashtra Government. Heat wave has emerged as […]

Monthly Account of the Government of India upto the month of January 2019 for the Financial Year 2018-19 published.

open view new desk The Monthly Account of the Union Government of India upto the month of January 2019 has been consolidated and reports published. The highlights are given below:- The Government of India has received Rs.12,30,737 crore (67.52% of corresponding  RE 18-19 of Total Receipts) upto  January […]

Statement by Foreign Secretary on 26 February 2019 on the Strike on JeM training camp at Balakot

open view news desk On 14 February 2019, a suicide terror attack was conducted by a Pak based terrorist organization Jaish-e-Mohammad, leading to the martyrdom of 40 brave jawans of the CRPF. JeM has been active in Pakistan for the last two decades, and is led by MASOOD […]

Curtain Raiser: India-Bangladesh Joint Military Exercise Sampriti – 2019

open view news desk As part of the ongoing India Bangladesh defence cooperation, a joint military exercise Sampriti-2019 will be conducted at Tangail, Bangladesh from 02 March to 15 March 2019.  Exercise Sampriti-2019 is an important bilateral defence cooperation endeavour between India and Bangladesh and this will be […]

Twin Success for Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile

open view news desk Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test fired indigenously developed Quick Reach Surface-to-Air missiles (QRSAM) from ITRChandipur, off the Odisha Coast today. The two missiles were tested for different altitude and conditions. The test flights successfully demonstrated the robust Control, Aerodynamics, Propulsion, Structural […]

Central Genomics and Quality Laboratory facility will help farmers in analyzing the quality of soil, water and produce: – Radha Mohan Singh

National Rice Research Institute (NRRI) has released two high-protein and two climate-smart varieties, and is working on developing & popularizing super-yielding varieties and agro-technologies Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shri Radha Mohan Singh inaugurated Central Genomics and Quality Laboratory facility at ICAR – National Rice Research […]

WB govt shifts Pak inmates to high-security cells

Kolkata :  The West Bengal government has shifted 14 Pakistani prisoners, lodged in two correctional homes here, to separate barracks and “high-security” cells, amid soaring tension between India and its western neighbour, a senior official said. The state government’s move comes days after a 50-year-old Pakistani convict was allegedly […]

Modi to visit Amethi on March 3

Amethi (UP) :  Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Amethi, the parliamentary constituency of Congress president Rahul Gandhi, on March 3 and address a public meeting there. “PM Modi will visit Amethi on March 3 and besides attending a government programme in Korba Munshiganj, would address a […]

Indian film personalities hail IAF air strikes in Pakistan

Mumbai :  Lata Mangeshkar, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar are some of the Indian film personalities who hailed the Indian armed forces for carrying out air strikes on terror launch pads in Pakistan on Tuesday. The strike comes amid heightened tension between India and Pakistan following the February 14 […]

Rupee recovers 6 paise against USD in early trade

Mumbai :  The rupee strengthened by 6 paise to 71.01 against the US dollar in early trade Wednesday at the interbank forex market on some selling of the greenback by exporters and banks amid sustained foreign fund inflows. A positive opening for the stock markets also boosted the domestic […]

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