Month: March 2019

Jagdish Mukhi sworn in as Governor of Mizoram

Aizawl : Jagdish Mukhi was on Saturday sworn-in as the Governor of Mizoram at a simple function at the Raj Bhavan here. Gauhati High Court judge, Justice Nelson Sailo administered the oath of office to Mukhi. Mukhi is also the Governor of Assam. He succeeded Kummanam Rajasekharan as the […]

SC refers Ayodhya land dispute for mediation, gives panel 8 weeks to complete process

New Delhi :  The Supreme Court on Friday referred the politically sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case for mediation by a panel headed by former apex court judge F M I Kallifulla and gave it eight weeks to complete the process. The other members of the panel will […]

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports recognises All India Carrom Federation as National Sports Federation.

open view news desk Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has granted provisional recognition to All India Carrom Federation (AICF) as National Sport Federation with immediate effect till up to 31st March,  2019 or decision of the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi in the matter, whichever is earlier. It is […]

Ministry of WCD and Ministry of Skill Development enter into MoU for improving women livelihood and empowering them through skill development.

open view news desk The Ministry of Women and Child Development and the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, today entered into a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at improving women livelihood and empowering them through skill development. The MOU was signed in the presence of Smt. Maneka Sanjay […]

Women-Empowerment Schemes of Ministry of Textiles

open view news desk The Ministry of Textiles has formulated various schemes which empower women engaged in handloom and handicrafts sector. HANDLOOM SECTOR: As per the 3rd Handloom Census (2009-10), there are about 43.31 lakh handloom weavers and allied workers, of which 77% are women weavers & allied workers, […]

Sail’s Initiative for Women’s Health and Hygiene Awareness

open view news desk Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), under the guidance of Ministry of Steel, has associated with district administration of Nuh in Haryana in an unique initiative under Corporate Social Responsibility for supporting the “Menstrual Hygiene Management Program”. District Nuh has been identified as an […]

Women get a special focus under Skill India Mission

open view news desk Since its inception, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has undertaken several initiatives to achieve women empowerment through skill development. Increase of women participation in workforce can give further boost to our economy and Skill India mission is committed to facilitate this through equipping […]

Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurated two multi purpose berthsat Deendayal Port in Kandla This will increase the port’s capacity, enable handling of larger cargo volumes

Minister also laid the foundation stone for the Central Inland & Coastal Maritime Technology- IIT Kharagpur. The centre will be a hub for latest technology tools for maritime sector and reduce India’s dependence on foreign institutions Shri Gadkari also inaugurated a Multi Skill Development Centres (MSDC) in Maritime […]

Government approves Strategic Disinvestment of 100% GOI shares in Dredging Corporation in favour of Visakhapatnam Port, Paradip Port,Deendayal Port and JNPT

Share Purchase Agreement executed today Government mobilizes Rs. 1049 Cr. by this strategic sale The Government had accorded approval for Strategic Disinvestment of 100% GOI shares in DCIL in favour of consortium of 4 ports, namely, Visakhapatnam Port Trust, Paradip Port Trust, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust and Deendayal […]

Aligning ‘Nari Shakti’ to the frontiers of Science and Technology

open view news desk Contributions of women are now well recognised by the society globally in all kinds of endeavours. It has now been proved beyond doubt that women have no less potential than their male counterparts given the equal opportunity and encouragement in any field of activity […]

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