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In a bid to promote entrepreneurship amongst the tribal community and encourage successful entrepreneurs, a grand event was organized by National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC) and Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India to honour tribal entrepreneurs on 22nd November, 2021 at Visakhapatnam in association with TRICOR-Andhra Pradesh. The event was a part of celebrations of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, 75thAnniversary of Indian Independence, an initiative of Government of India to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of progressive India and the glorious history of its people, culture and…

“Pradhan Mantri Shri Narendra Modi Ji had re-iterated that achievements with regards to vaccination belong to the entire country and not the government alone.Involvement of all stakeholders working according to their expertise and capacity to achieve a collective goal is the very essence of democracy”. This was stated by Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare today as he interacted with representatives of various stakeholders helping the Government in furthering the reach and coverage of COVID vaccination across the country. Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar, Union Minister of…

An ambulance with a veterinary doctor and two assistants would arrive within a span of 15 to 20 minutes of requesting the service, state Dairy Development, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Minister Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary said. The Uttar Pradesh government is all set to start an ambulance service for cows suffering from serious diseases, state Dairy Development, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Minister Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary said in Mathura on Sunday. The minister said 515 ambulances are ready for the novel scheme, probably the first in the country. “Akin to the 112 emergency service…

Also, India has slipped to 101st position in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021 of 116 countries, from its 2020 position of 94th and is behind its neighbours Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal Over 33 lakh children in India are malnourished and more than half of them fall in the severely malnourished category with Maharashtra, Bihar and Gujarat topping the list, the WCD ministry has said in response to an RTI query. Prompting concern that the Covid pandemic could exacerbate the health and nutrition crisis among the poorest of the poor,…

Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Anurag Thakurparticipated in the Clean India drive at  premises of Humayun’s Tomb in Delhi today morning along with volunteers. Secretary of Department of Youth Affairs ,Smt Usha Sharma and senior officers of the Ministry and NYKS and volunteers from different groups also participated in the drive. It was organised as part of pan India month long cleanliness campaign of M/O Youth Affairs and Sports of collecting and removing garbage mainly plastics. The drive has been taken up to mark Azadi ka Amrit…

The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance has released 7th monthly installment of Post Devolution Revenue Deficit (PDRD) Grant of Rs. 9,871.00 crore to the States here today.  With the release of this installment, a total amount of Rs. 69,097.00 crore has been released to eligible States as Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant (PDRD) in the current financial year. State-wise details of the grant released this month and total amount of PDRD Grant released to the States in 2021-22 is annexed. The Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant is provided to the States under…

It was a momentous day for Bhavani Devi when she became the first Indian woman fencer to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. She made history by winning her first match at the Tokyo Olympics. It was a big achievement in itself as no Indian female fencer had reached that level. Though she crashed out of the medal race in the next match, it was enough to lift India’s hopes and aspirations. The full name of Bhavani Devi, who hails from Tamil Nadu, is Chadalavada Ananda Sundhararaman Bhavani Devi. She started…

In an endeavour to empower rural women and make themfinancially independent, the National Commission for Women has launched a country-widetraining and capacity building program for women in dairy farming. The Commission iscollaborating with agricultural universities across India to identify and train womenassociated with dairy farming and allied activities in different aspects such as value addition,quality enhancement, packaging and marketing of dairy products among others. The first program under the project was organized on ‘Value Added Dairy products’ for womenSHG groups at Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences,…

New Delhi:  Artificial Intelligence is changing careers and disrupting industries.  National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and WiselyWise, a leading Global EdTech from Singapore today announced the life-long learning initiative in Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enable skilling of Indian youth. As part of this collaboration, WiselyWise has integrated its WiseCentral AI Education platform with NSDC’s eLearning portal, eSkill India to provide access to free AI courses and paid age-appropriate affordable courses in multiple regional languages including Hindi, Marathi, thus ensuring everyone can learn AI without barriers. Learners will be able to customize their learning path…

As a part of celebrations of the 75th year of the nation’s Independence, under the aegis of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG), Energy Maharatna Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) organized visits of students from Kendriya Vidyalaya and engineering colleges to its oil-fields in different parts of India. These field trips have aroused the interest of the younger generation of India in the oil and gas business, which is a vital element of India’s energy independence. All field trips were organized following adherence to all COVID-19…