President Ram Nath Kovind on a State visit to Greece, the first stop of his tri-nation tour of Greece, Cuba and Surinam, on June 18, 2018 highlighted investment opportunities and said India is striving to become a $ 5 trillion economy and the world’s third largest consumer market by 2025, currently India’s economy is estimated at $ 2.5 trillion. He met Greece, the Hellenic RepubliContinue Reading...
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Girinka in Rwanda Reduced Malnutrition & Increased Incomes
Cow as a means of economic empowerment were gifted to 200 villagers who do not yet own a cow, under Rwandan Government's Girinka Programme, by visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday July 24, 2018 at function held at Rweru Model Village, extending support to Rwanda President Paul Kagame’s ambitious “Girinka” programme that aims to reduce poverty and tackle child...
Magsaysay Award to Community-Driven Reformer of Learning
Sonam Wangchuk Ladakhi engineer and innovator from India Is one amongst six individuals who will receive Asia’s premier prize, the Ramon Magsaysay Award 2018 in the 60th year of an annual tradition, the Board of Trustees of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) announced on Thursday July 26, 2018.
Ramon Magsaysay Award - established in ...
LG bound by ‘aid and advice’ of Council of Ministers
Objective of election and power of the elected representatives has been unfolded in the Supreme Court Verdict laying broad parameters for governance in Delhi, which stated that the Lieutenant Governor is bound by ‘aid and advice’ of the popularly elected government and both have to work harmoniously with each other. It noted that there is no room for anarchy or absolutism in a d...
India’s Growth will be driven by the Spirit of: “Anything is possible! Everything is achievable”
"We are future-proofing India in every way, enabling New India to take off," as India’s 125 crore people have knocked at the world scene and today nation is passing through a period of transformation, asserted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing Y4D New India Conclave at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on July 16, 2018. Gone are the days when India was considered to be amo...
POSHAN to address Malnutrition through Technological Convergence
POSHAN (PM’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nourishment) Abhiyaan, the National Nutrition Mission to address Malnutrition through Convergence, Use of Technology and a Targeted approach, to 315 Districts across all States and UTs, launched by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi at Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan on March 08, 2018 on the occasion of International Women's Day, had been approved ...
Index to Assess & Improve Management of Water Resources
Composite Water Management Index (CWMI) Report prepared by NITI Aayog, keeping in view the criticality of water for life, has been released by Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources and Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog, on June 14, 2018. According to the CWMI report, based primarily on data supplied by States, 70% of the water resources ...
Dhanush- India’s 1st Long-Range Artillery Gun Better than Bofors
Dhanush, India’s first indigenous long-range artillery gun has cleared tests under severe cold conditions in Sikkim and Leh and in hot and humid weather in Balasore in Odisha, Babina in Jhansi and in the desert of Pokhran in Rajasthan. Six guns in battery formation, at one go and at one target, successfully fired 101 rounds on June 7, 2018; and are now ready for induction into Army. Plan is to i...
Delhi as the National Capital Belongs to the Nation as a Whole
National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi has a “special status” and is not a “full state” and neither just a Union Territory. After Constitution 69th Amendment Act, 1991 came into force, followed by the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) Act, 1991 the Union territory of Delhi officially became the National Capital Territory of Delhi. Delhi has ...
BrahMos Successfully Flight Tested in Turbulent Sea
BrahMos has proved again all-weather capability flying in sea-state 7 with waves as high as 9 meters. DRDO's range capability to operate in the most severe weather condition has also been validated as BrahMos, the supersonic cruise missile was successfully test-fired at 1017 hrs on Monday July 16, 2018 from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Balasore, Odisha. Sea state is the de...