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The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by the Raksha Mantri Nirmala Sitharaman, approved the Capital Acquisition Proposals valued at over Rs 3,687 crore.   In a boost to indigenisation and in realisation of India’s growing technological prowess, the DAC approved procurement of Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO’s) designed and developed NAG Missile System (NAMIS) at the cost of Rs 524 crore. The system includes a third generation Anti-Tank Guided Missile, the NAG, along with the Missile Carrier Vehicle (NAMICA). The NAG missile is a third generation anti-tank guided missile,…

Giriraj Singh, Minister of State (independent Charge) for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME), Government of India and MSME Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Panda, have released a directory to facilitate the exporters during the recently concluded International SME Convention- 2018 in New Delhi. The directory provides information about export-import offices of policy makers, regulators, facilitators and all export promotion councils, commodity boards, development authorities, trade & industry organisations, MSMEs which have been set up, approved or sponsored by Government of India.   The Minister said that the directory will be…

With near universal geo-tagging of assets and payment of wages and materials through the Electronic Fund Management System (EFMS), a transparent Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) has made concerted efforts to create durable assets. The thrust has been on Natural Resource Management (NRM), both on community and individual beneficiary lands of small and marginal farmers. Due to these concerted efforts, 143 lakh hectares have benefitted through Water Conservation efforts under MGNREGS over the last 3 years.   T h i s i n c l u d…

A five-day training programme, aimed at enhancing the preparedness of Airport Emergency Handlers (AEHs) to respond to CBRN emergencies at the airports, concluded at the Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport in Patna. The training programme was conducted in collaboration with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences (INMAS). C B R N e m e r g e n c i e s pertain to threats emanating due to Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear material. During the training, NDMA jointly with the National Disaster…

The first International SME Convention – 2018 is being convened in New Delhi. Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhuwas the Chief Guest at the inaugural function.   Speaking on this occasion, the Minister congratulated Minister Giriraj Singh for taking leadership in holding this International SME Convention for the first time, in which more than 30 countries are participating. He said that the world is debating strategies to revive global growth, but there are challenges like the rising gap between rich and poor within a country…

The Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh, chaired the third meeting of the Island Development Agency (IDA) in Delhi. The Island Development Agency reviewed the progress made towards preparation of Development Plans for identified Islands (four in A&N Islands i.e. Smith, Ross, Long, Avis and five in Lakshadweep i.e. Minicoy, Bangaram, Thinnakara, Cheriyam, Suheli). For these Islands, Final Site Suitability Reports have been prepared, Carrying Capacity determined and Environmental zoning carried out to ensure sustainable development.   CEO, NITI Aayog made detailed presentation giving details of actions taken in pursuance to…

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has approvedthe centrally sponsored scheme of National Bamboo Mission (NBM) under National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) during remaining period of Fourteenth Finance Commission (2018-19 & 2019-20). The Mission would ensure holistic development of the bamboo sector by addressing complete value chain and establishing effective linkage of producers (farmers) with industry.   CCEA has also approved Empowerment of Executive Committee for formulation of guidelines of the NBM and to make the changes therein, including cost norms for…

Union Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation, Sushri Uma Bharti, has launched the GOBAR (Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources) DHAN scheme at the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) Auditorium, Karnal in the presence of the Chief Minister of Haryana, Manohar Lal Khattar. The scheme aims to positively impact village cleanliness and generate wealth and energy from cattle and organic waste. The scheme also aims at creating new rural livelihood opportunities and enhancing income for farmers and other rural people.   The GOBAR-DHAN scheme, with its focus on keeping villages clean, increasing…

A National Hindi Seminar on ‘Role of Science & Technology in Swachhatha Campaign’ was organized at Management Development Centre, Ukkunagaram. Town Official Language Implementation Committee (TOLIC- Undertaking), Visakhapatnam in association with RINL, AAI & LIC organized the conference in which 32 Technical papers on various aspects of cleanliness campaign were presented.   Shri VV V e n u g o p a l Rao, Director (Finance), RINL while inaugurating the seminar, stressed the need for Swachhatha in every facet of mankind’s activity be it in society or industry. He also…

Under its Corporate Social Responsibility Programme, NHPC Limited has provided five ambulances to B.K. Civil Hospital, Faridabad on 13th April 2018. Shri Manohar Lal, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Haryana flagged off these ambulances. Shri Balraj Joshi, Chairman and Managing Director, NHPC handed over the key to Dr. Gulshan Arora, Civil Surgeon, Faridabad. From NHPC, Shri Ratish Kumar, Director ( P r o j e c t s ) ; Shri N. K. Jain, Director ( Pe r s o n n e l ) and Shri M. K. Mittal, Director…