Month: February 2019

Support and encouragement for Sports activities at global stage

open view news desk International sporting events, including track events, are organized by the world body concerned, in association with the International Olympic Committee (IOC)/National Olympic Committee (NOC) concerned and the National level Sports Federations concerned. Participation of Indian sportspersons in events on the global stage is primarily […]

Cleaning of River Ganga

open view news desk Cleaning of river is a continuous process and the Government of India is supplementing the efforts of the State Governments in addressing the challenges of pollution of river Ganga (including its tributaries and Yamuna) by providing financial and technical assistance. Under Namami Gange Programme, […]

Financial Assistance to Tribal Students

open view news desk Ministry of Tribal Affairs provides financial assistance to the Tribal students to get higher education inter-alia in engineering, technology and science under the following schemes: Post Matric Scholarships to ST Students. National Overseas Scholarships for ST candidates. National Fellowship & Scholarship for Higher Education […]

25.25 Lakh Candidates Trained Under PMKVY Short Term Training

open view news desk Under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 2016-20, as on 24.01.2019, 37.32 lakh (appx.) candidates have been trained under Short Term Training (STT) (25.25 lakh), Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) (11.27 lakh) and Special Project (0.8 lakh) in various sectors across the country. Government […]

New Ports under Sagarmala Project

open view news desk The Minister of State for Road Transport, Shipping and Chemical & Fertilizers Shri Mansukh Mandaviya in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today informed that 14 number of CEZs in 8 states have been identified under the Sagarmala Programme.In the state of Kerala, […]

Development of Smart Industrial Port Cities

open view news desk The Minister of State for Road Transport, Shipping and Chemical & Fertilizers Shri Mansukh Mandaviya in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today informed that the  Government of India under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has decided to […]

82,000 workmen trained in 6 trades for Highway Projects under Skill Development Program by MSD&E

open view news desk Government has taken various steps to encourage use of electric vehicles, 3.14 lakhs electric vehicles are presently operating in the country   The Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways, Shipping and Chemicals & Fertilizers, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya in a written reply to the […]

Unprecedented reforms in last five years in the energy sector have accelerated the work in delivering energy justice to the poorest of the poor, says Shri Dharmendra Pradhan

open view news desk The 3-day India’s flagship hydrocarbon Conference and Exhibition- PETROTECH-2019 was formally inaugurated by the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narender Modi today at India Expo Mart, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Shri Yogi Adityanath, the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas […]

Nearly 1.04 crore LPG consumers voluntarily surrender their LPG subsidy under ‘GiveItUp’ campaign.

open view news desk As on 06.02.2019, nearly 1.04 crore LPG consumers have voluntarily surrendered their LPG subsidy under ‘GiveItUp’ campaign. State/UT-wise details LPG connections released under Pradhan Mantri Ujjala Yojna are at Annexure. Domestic LPG prices are revised every month in line with international price of LPG […]

MSME Schemes for Rural Women

open view news desk Ministry of MSME, through Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), implements a number of schemes for rural women so as to improve their social and economic conditions, including those living below the poverty line.  Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Micro, Small and  Medium Enterprises, Giriraj […]

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