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CRPF Mahila Battalion

DELHI, MARCH 16: There are total 06 (six) Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Mahila battalions. The deployment of Central Forces including Mahila battalions is a dynamic process and is dependent upon Law & Order situation in different parts of the Country. A small contingent of Mahila personnel who […]

India-Finland Virtual Summit

DELHI MARCH 16: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of the Republic of Finland H.E. Ms. Sanna Marin held a Virtual Summit today and discussed the entire gamut of bilateral issues as well as other regional and multilateral issues of mutual interest. Both leaders noted that […]

Privatisation of Defence PSUs

DELHI, MARCH 15: The Government is planning to decrease shareholding in Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) namely, BEML Ltd., Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE) and Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI).  The completion of a transaction depends on market conditions.  Therefore, it is not possible to predict […]

New scheme announced for tourist vehicle operators

Application in online mode, permits to be issued within 30 days of submission Permits to be granted for 3 months or multiples thereof, upto 3 years New rules to be applicable from 1st of April this year Will promote tourism, in a seamless way, grow state revenues DELHI, […]

In the World’s Largest Vaccination Drive, close to 3 crore vaccine doses administered in India

More than 15 Lakh doses given in the last 24 hours Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh exhibit a steep rise in Daily New Cases DELHI, MARCH 14: India has rolled out the world’s largest vaccination drive. The country is nearing 3 cr cumulative vaccination […]

Phone call between Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and H.E. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the President of Sri Lanka

DELHI, MARCH 13:Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi spoke on phone today with H.E. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the President of Sri Lanka. The leaders reviewed topical developments and the ongoing cooperation between both countries in bilateral and multilateral forums. They agreed to maintain regular contact between relevant officials, including in […]

Designing new Street Vending Carts to cope with the recent challenges due to COVID-19

DELHI, MARCH 13: Ministry of Commerce and Industry, in collaboration with National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, has organised a competition for Covid19 Street Vending Cart Designfor designing a new and cost effective cart models. The NIDs students in Ahmedabad, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Haryana and Madhya Pradeshtook part in […]

Quick Estimates of Index of Industrial Production and use-based Index for the Month of January, 2021 (Base 2011-12=100)

DELHI, MARCH 12: The Quick Estimates of Index of Industrial Production (IIP) are released on 12th of every month (or previous working day if 12th is a holiday) with a six weeks lag and compiled with data received from source agencies, which in turn receive the data from the producing […]

1st Meeting of the BRICS Contact Group on Economic and Trade Issues held

DELHI, MARCH 12: The BRICS Contact Group on Economic and Trade Issues (CGETI) leads held their first meeting under India’s Chairship from 9-11 March 2021. The theme of BRICS this year is -“BRICS@15: Intra BRICS Cooperation for Continuity, Consolidation, and Consensus”. India, under its Chairship in 2021, presented the calendar […]

Prime Minister inaugurates Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav from Sabarmati Ashram; flags off Dandi Padyatra

Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav will be a Jan Mahotsav: Shri Prahlad Singh Patel DELHI, MARCH 12: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi flagged off the ‘Padyatra’ (Freedom March) from Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad and inaugurated the curtain raiser activities of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ (India@75). Governor of Gujarat […]

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