Day: December 23, 2023

Singapore’s Minister for Health Ong Ye Kunga said that COVID-19 cases in the country have ‘potentially peaked’ in the country, but stressed that no additional measures would be required. COVID-19 cases from 10,726 infections in the week of Nov 12-18, to 58,300 in the week of December 10-16. Singapore’s Minister for Health Ong Ye Kunga on Friday said that COVID-19 cases in the country have ‘potentially peaked’ in the country, but stressed that no additional measures, like wearing a face mask or maintaining social distancing, need to be implemented. The…

A roundtable meeting was held yesterday here under the chairpersonship of the Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Ms.  Alka Upadhaya. This strategic gathering brought together key stakeholders, including leading companies, state governments, and industry associations, to deliberate on the “Export of Indian Poultry Products: Challenges and Strategies to Strengthen the Poultry Ecosystem.” In the meeting Ms.  Alka Upadhaya highlighted that the Indian poultry sector, now an integral part of agriculture, has played a crucial role in meeting protein and nutritional needs. While the production of crops has been…

The Geological Survey of India (GSI) hosted a workshop on “Emerging Technologies in Mineral Exploration” at GSI Training Institute, Hyderabad, on 22nd December 2023. The workshop was inaugurated by the Secretary, Ministry of Mines, Shri V.L. Kantha Rao. Speaking on the occasion Shri Rao, stressed upon the need for the use of new age technology, especially Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in accelerating  mineral exploration activities in our country.  He said that the conventional ways to process the geoscientific data are time consuming, expensive and sometimes limited in…

Minister of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER), Shri G. Kishan Reddy chaired a virtual meeting today with  MoS, MDoNER, Shri B.L. Verma and Chief Ministers from the North Eastern states. Secretary, #MDoNER_India, Shri Chanchal Kumar, along with senior Ministry officials and representatives from the eight North Eastern States were present. The discussion aimed at unlocking the untapped potential for economic advancement and the overall progress of the ‘Ashtalakshmi of New India’. During the meeting, Shri Reddy reviewed the progress of various projects and schemes under the purview of #MDoNER…