Month: February 2019

Swachh Bharat Mission Scales up Waste Management in Rural India

open view news desk Forty six New Projects Committed Countrywide The Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen (SBMG) of Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, held a National Workshop on Solid and Liquid Waste Management (SLWM) on 30th and 31st January 2019 in New Delhi. The workshop was attended by District […]

Felicitation of Sportsmen of Western Air Command

open view news desk Headquarter Western Air Command organised an event to felicitate sportsmen for their outstanding performance in Air Force Championship. During the event, Air Marshal C Hari Kumar PVSM AVSM VM VSM ADC, Air Officer Commanding in Chief, Western Air Command felicitated the sportsmen and also […]

Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar P takes over as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command

open view news desk Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar P, PVSM, AVSM, VSM took over as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Naval Command on 31 January 2019 at Mumbai. He succeeds Vice Admiral Girish Luthra, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC who retires upon superannuation, after an illustrious career […]

LT Gen Rajeev Chopra takes over as DG NCC

open view news desk Lt Gen Rajeev Chopra assumed the appointment of Director General of NCC (DGNCC) here today. Commissioned in the Madras Regiment in December 1980, Lt Gen Chopra is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. Lt Gen Rajeev Chopra […]

Index of Eight Core Industries (Base: 2011-12=100)

open view news desk 1.       The summary of the Index of Eight Core Industries (base: 2011-12) is given at the Annexure. 2.    The Eight Core Industries comprise 40.27 per cent of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP).  The combined Index of Eight […]

Farmers’ Welfare is an integral part of New India: – Radha Mohan Singh

open view news desk Lab to Land programme strengthened to make research accessible to farmers Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shri Radha Mohan Singh, while addressing the conference of Vice Chancellors of State Agriculture Universities and Directors of ICAR institutes in Pusa, New Delhi, said […]

Text of PM’s statement to Media ahead of the Budget Session of Parliament on 31st January 2019

open view news desk आप सबको 2019 की बहुत-बहुत शुभकामनाएं। आज बजट सत्र प्रारंभ हो रहा है। कुछ ही देर के बाद आदरणीय राष्‍ट्रपति जी दोनों सदनों के संयुक्‍त सत्र को संबोधित करेंगे।पिछली बार सदन का रुख हम सबने देखा है। आज देश में एक जागरूकता है, हर नागरिक सदन की […]

Vice President asks Politicians to promote Khadi;

open view news desk Learning of all the crafts must be included in the education system; Unveils the 150-square-metre Wall Mural of Mahatma Gandhi The Vice President, Shri M. Venkiah Naidu has urged all politicians to make it a mission to promote Khadi by wearing it. Speaking after […]

Foreign Minister of Algeria calls on the President

open view news desk Mr AbdelkaderMessahel, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Algeria, called on the President of India, Shri Ram NathKovind, at RashtrapatiBhavan today (January 31, 2019). Welcoming Mr Messahel to India, the President said that India and Algeriaenjoy traditionally warm and historic relations. There […]

DAC approval for Indigenous construction of Six Project 75(I) submarines under strategic partnership model

open view news desk The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), in a landmark decision today, also approved indigenous construction of six submarines for the Indian Navy at a cost of over Rs. 40,000 crores. This is the second project under the MoD’s ambitious Strategic Partnership (SP) model that aims […]

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