Mandate of Films Division, Directorate of Film Festivals, National Film Archives of India and Children’s Film Society, India transferred to NFDC Allocation of Rs. 1304.52 crore to support film sector up to 2026 Ownership of assets to remain with the Government of India Brand name of “Films Division” retained Financial incentives for audio-visual co-production with foreign countries and promotion of ...
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CM Naveen Patnaik felicitated the Indian Women’s Hockey Team for their historic performance
New Delhi:29/3/22:Tokyo Olympics silver medallist weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu has won the BBC Indian Sportswoman Of The Year (ISWOTY) award. Another weightlifter and winner of the bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics Karnam Malleswari received the BBC lifetime achievement award while young cricketer Shafali Verma was named BBC’s emerging player. These awards were announced at a glittering function held ...
Read More »President of India present 3rd National Water Awards and launches the Jal Shakti Abhiyan
Newdelhi:29/3/22:The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, presented the third National Water Awards and launched the Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain campaign 2022 in New Delhi today (March 29, 2022). Speaking on the occasion, the President said that presentation of National Water Awards for exemplary work in the field of water management, and expansion of water campaigns to underline ...
Read More »In presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the Chief Ministers of Assam and Meghalaya signed historic agreement for settlement of inter-state border dispute
New Delhi:29/3/22: In presence of the Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah, a historic agreement was signed in New Delhi today by the Chief Minister of Assam Shri Himanta Biswa Sarma, and the Chief Minister, Meghalaya Shri Conrad K. Sangma, for settlement of the interstate boundary between the States of Assam and Meghalaya, in respect of 6 out of 12 ...
Read More »‘In-Principle’ approval accorded for setting up of 21 Greenfield Airports across the country
Newdelhi:28/3/22:The government of India has accorded ‘In-Principle’ approval for setting up of 21 Greenfield Airports across the country namely Mopa in Goa, Navi Mumbai, Sindhudurg and Shirdi in Maharashtra, Bijapur,Hassan, Kalaburagi and Shimoga in Karnataka, Dabra (Gwalior) in Madhya Pradesh, Kushinagar and Jewar (Noida) in Uttar Pradesh, Dholera and Hirasar in Gujarat, Karaikal in Puducherry, Dagadarthi, Bhogapuram and Orvakal (Kurnool) ...
Read More »105.14 Lakh farmers benefitted with MSP value of Rs. 1,45,358.13 crore
Newdelhi:28/3/22:The paddy procurement is progressing smoothly in Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2021-22 at MSP from farmers, as was done in previous years. A quantity of 741.62 LMT of Paddy has been procured in KMS 2021-22 up to 27.03.2022 in the procuring States/UTs of Chandigarh, Gujarat, Assam, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Telangana, Rajasthan, Kerala, ...
Read More »Eminent writer from Odisha Pratibha Ray received Padma Bhushan
Newdelhi:28/3/22: Eminent writer Odisha Pratibha Ray received Padma Bhushan from President Ram Nath Kovind at the 2022 Civil Investiture Ceremony-II at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Monday, for her contribution to the field of literature and education. A professor by profession and a writer by choice, she is a widely read author in Odisha and is also well ...
Read More »President of India to confer Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri Awards for the year 2022 at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-II
Newdelhi:28/3/22:The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind will confer Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri Awards for the year 2022, at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-II to be held at Rashtrapati Bhavan at 5 PM today. Amongst the prominent awardees at today’s Investiture ceremony will be Padma Vibhushan recipients – Dr. Prabha Atre and Shri Kalyan Singh (Posthumous). Padma ...
Read More »Warangal in Telengana to host the second leg of colourful cultural extravaganza of Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav
Hyderabad:28/3/22:The second leg of the festival Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav(RSM) 2022 will begin tomorrow in Warangal. Governor of Telangana Smt. Tamilisai Soundararajan will inaugurate the two-day Mega cultural extravaganza Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsava (RSM) at Warangal on 29th March 2022. The Union Minister of Culture, Tourism & DoNER Sh. G.Kishan Reddy will take part in the RSM activities on 30th March 2022. ...
Read More »Union Minister exhorts IIT Bombay to ensure prominent role for India in new and emerging world order
Mumbai:28/3/22:The Union Education Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated Hostel 17, a new students’ hostel, at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay campus on the 27th of March. The Minister also unveiled the plaque and planted a tree in the hostel campus. Speaking at the inauguration, Union Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan said that in addition to quality of students, curriculum and faculty, ...
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