New Delhi/Bhubaneswar:Droupadi Murmu, the NDA’s presidential candidate, on Thursday, scripted history by becoming India’s first tribal president in the one-sided contest, defeating Opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha. An official announcement on her win is expected after all votes are counted but she has already got 5,77,777 votes, which is more than the halfway mark of the total valid votes cast in ...

Newdelhi:21/7/22:Karnataka, Manipur and Chandigarh have topped in their respective categories in the third edition of NITI Aayog’s India Innovation Index. The index was released today by NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery in the presence of Member Dr. VK Saraswat, CEO Parameswaran Iyer and Senior Adviser Neeraj Sinha, and Institute for Competitiveness Chairman Dr. Amit Kapoor. While Karnataka has topped ...

Newdelhi:21/7/22:Under the Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project, the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC) has piloted Beach Environment & Aesthetic Management Service (BEAMS) Programme. Under this programme, various activities related to pollution abatement, beach awareness, aesthetics, safety, surveillances services and environment education, etc., have been done at identified beaches aimed to achieve international standards for Blue Flag Beach ...

Newedelhi:21/7/22:During the visit of COP 26 President Rt Hon’ble Alok Sharma to India on 21-22 July 2022, NITI Aayog today launched two significant initiatives — E-AMRIT (Accelerated e-Mobility Revolution for India’s Transportation) mobile application to raise awareness on electric mobility and the Report on Advanced Chemistry Cell Battery Reuse and Recycling Market in India. These are launched by COP 26 ...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar:20/7/22: The problems of the people of Odisha who have been displaced by the projects of National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) are being periodically reviewed by the Rehabilitation and Periphery Development Advisory Committees (RPDAC) constituted by Government of Odisha. Union Minister of Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi in a written reply in Lok Sabha today said Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. (MCL), ...

Newdelhi:20/7/22:Bhutan’s Minister of Economic Affairs, Shri Loknath Sharma called on the Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in New Delhi today. During this meeting, Shri Tomar said India has extended all-out cooperation to Bhutan in the Agriculture sector and will continue to help in every possible way. Welcoming the Bhutanese delegation, Shri Tomar expressed ...

Newdelhi:20/7/22:Ministry of Education, University Grants Commission (UGC) & All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) are implementing various schemes to encourage girl students in the country including in villages and rural areas to enrolment in higher Education i.e. Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students (CSSS), Post Doctoral Fellowship for Women, Swami Vivekananda Single Girl Child Fellowship ...

Newdelhi:20/7/22:The Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ms. Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today informed that the digitization of ration cardshas been completed in all States/UTs and 19.5 Crore (approx.) Ration Cards are available on transparency portal of respective States/UTs.A statement showing State/UT-wise progress of Aadhaar seeding ...

New Delhi:20/7/22: Noted former athlete P.T. Usha on Wednesday took oath as a Rajya Sabha Member. She was nominated to the Upper House by the President of India on July 6 along with music composer Ilaiyaraaja, philanthropist Veerendra Heggade and film director K.V. Vijayendra Prasad. She took oath in Hindi. Usha, a celebrated athlete born in a small village in ...

Newdelhi:20/7/22:Prime Minister Narendra Modi today wished the Indian contingent the very best for Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. He expressed confidence that the athletes who are taking part in Commonwealth Games 2022 for the first time will also make a tremendous impact. Interacting with the Indian contingent bound for the Games in Birmingham, Mr. Modi asked players to play with all ...