Successful Orion Test Brings NASA Closer to Moon, Mars Missions
NASA successfully demonstrated on 2 July the Orion spacecraft’s launch abort system can outrun a speeding rocket and pull astronauts to safety during an emergency during launch. The test is another milestone in the agency’s preparation for Artemis missions to the Moon that will lead to astronaut missions to Mars. During the approximately three-minute test,
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UP govt to set up Committees in all 25 districts situated on banks of river Ganga
In Uttar Pradesh, State Government has decided to set up Ganga Committees in all 25 districts situated on the banks of river Ganga. This step is part of the large scale program to clean the holly river. Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat today met Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and discussed issues like water
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Union Cabinet approved the Organised Group A Service status to senior officers of the CAPF
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has granted the Organised Group A Service status to senior officers of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs). This will ending the years of legal battle and ensure better service benefits for the CAPF. The cabinet approved the extension of benefit of Non-Functional Financial Upgradation (NFFU)
India Pledges $5 Million For UN Palestinian Aid Agency
India has pledged USD 5 million in assistance to the UN agency working for the welfare of Palestinian refugees to help bolster its “severe funding crisis” following US’ cut in its annual aid to UNRWA. A total of 20 countries, including India, announced contributions to the 2018 budget of the United Nations Relief and Works
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Cooperative Sector Exports Promotion Forum for double the farm exports by 2022 Minister Piyush Goyal
Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Railways, Piyush Goyal, has called for a Mass Movement to strengthen the cooperative sector in agriculture. Speaking at the curtain raiser event of India International Cooperatives Trade Fair (IICTF) in New Delhi today, Commerce & Industry Minister stressed the need for both Ministries of Commerce and Agriculture to
First Ever India International Cooperatives Trade Fair (IICTF)
Aligning with the Agriculture Export Policy 2018 which aims at doubling the agriculture export and integrating Indian farmers and agriculture products with global value chains, The First Ever India International Cooperatives Trade Fair (IICTF) is going to be held at PragatiMaidan, New Delhi from 11th till 13th October, 2019. Steered by NCDC, the Fair is
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Govt. nod for leasing out 3 airports to Adani
The government on Wednesday approved leasing out of three State-owned airports — Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Mangaluru — to Adani Enterprises Limited through a public- private partnership. In February, Adani Enterprises emerged as the winning bidder for six airports bid out by the Airports Authority of India. With the Union Cabinet approving leasing of only three
First UIDAI-run Aadhaar Seva Kendra operational in Delhi, Vijayawada
The UIDAI has operationalised the first ‘Aadhaar Seva Kendra’ in Delhi and Vijayawada, setting in motion an ambitious plan to set up 114 such centres by the year-end. These Aadhaar centres, meant to facilitate enrolment, updation and other activities, will be UIDAI’s own and operate in addition to thousands of centres, currently being run by
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WHO launches its first guidelines on self-care interventions for health
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched its first guidelines on self-care interventions for health in response to an estimate that by 2035 the world will face a shortage of nearly 13 million healthcare workers and the fact that currently at least 400 million people worldwide lack access to the most essential health services. In
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