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September 26, 2024 10:21 PM September 26, 2024 10:21 PM

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7th Rashtriya Poshan Maah being observed across the country

    The 7th Rashtriya Poshan Maah has witnessed over nine crore sixty eight lakh events held nationwide so far. The annual nutrition and welfare campaign has registered nearly one crore eighty-eight lakh events under Anemia Prevention, one crore sixty-eight lakh events focused on growth monitoring a...

September 26, 2024 9:29 PM September 26, 2024 9:29 PM

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Health Ministry advises states & UTs to create awareness regarding MPOX

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has asked the states and union territories to undertake appropriate activities to make communities aware of the Monkeypox disease. In an advisory, the ministry requested the states to develop a surveillance strategy. It also provided a list of laboratories o...

September 26, 2024 10:14 PM September 26, 2024 10:14 PM

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Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam Campaign achieves nationwide success

The Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam Campaign has achieved nationwide success in afforestation, with Uttar Pradesh leading the way by planting around 26 crore saplings and Rajasthan surpassing its targets by 2.5 times through community engagement. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, in a state...

September 26, 2024 8:37 PM September 26, 2024 8:37 PM

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Centre revises minimum wage rates based on skills and geographical areas

The central government has announced an increase in minimum wage rates by revising the Variable Dearness Allowance. The new wage rates will take effect from the 1st of next month. The minimum wage rates are categorized based on skill levels-unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled, and highly skilled, as we...

September 26, 2024 9:14 PM September 26, 2024 9:14 PM

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India is now World’s third largest Producer and Consumer of Ethanol- Pralhad Joshi

Food and Public Distribution Minister Pralhad Joshi has said that India has become the World’s third-largest Producer and Consumer of Ethanol. While inaugurating the two-day India Sugar and Bio-Energy conference today in New Delhi the Minister emphasized that the government is committed to a robust,...

September 26, 2024 6:51 PM September 26, 2024 6:51 PM

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India-Indonesia celebrate 75th anniversary of their diplomatic relations

The 8th India-Indonesia Foreign Office Consultations were held in New Delhi today. Both sides undertook a comprehensive review of bilateral ties, including political exchanges, defense and security, the maritime domain, trade and investment, healthcare, and connectivity. They also exchanged perspect...

September 26, 2024 6:29 PM September 26, 2024 6:29 PM

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J&K gears for third and final phase of voting in remaining 11 assembly constituencies

In Jammu and Kashmir, 11 assembly constituencies in the Jammu district are all set for polls, with over 12 lakh voters expected to exercise their right to vote on October 1 during the third and final phase of the Legislative Assembly elections. The Jammu district comprises eleven assembly constituen...

September 26, 2024 8:08 PM September 26, 2024 8:08 PM

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Use alternative material, innovative technology to reduce logistic costs-Gadkari

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari today advocated using alternative materials, innovative waste-to-wealth technology, and best practices to enhance quality, accelerate construction, and reduce project costs. He was speaking at the International Seminar on Advances in Bridg...

September 26, 2024 5:24 PM September 26, 2024 5:24 PM

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Investment in R&D must ensure tangible outcome says VP Jagdeep Dhankhar

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar today stressed that mere commitment of fiscal resources for Research and Development is not enough and such investment has to be measured with tangible outcomes. Addressing the gathering at the at the 83rd CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) Foundatio...