More production areas under Summer Crops over last year, procurement to rises Sowing of Summer Crops: Rice: 34.87 lakh ha. area as compared to 25.29 lakh ha. Pulses: 12.82 lakh ha. area as compared to 9.67 lakh ha. Coarse Cereals: 10.28 lakh ha area as compared to 7.30 lakh ha. Oilseeds: 9.28 lakh ha area … Read more
Textiles Committee produces fully indigenous PPE Testing Equipment Textiles Committee, Mumbai too will now test and certify PPE body coveralls required for healthcare workers The inclusion of Textiles Committee as the ninth approved laboratory to test and certify body coveralls has been announced by the Ministry of Textiles yesterday evening. The machine conceptualized and designed … Read more
DPSU, private sector integration need of the day: Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria The focus on Make in India and its big acquisition programmes will give a boost to the indigenous industry in this hour of need, says Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria. He says even programmes with foreign content, like the acquisition … Read more
The 1st Meeting of the 15th Finance Commission’s Committee The First Meeting of the 15th Finance Commission’s Committee on Fiscal Consolidation Roadmap is scheduled on 21st May, 2020 through video conferencing. One of Terms of Reference (ToRs) of the Fifteenth Finance Commission (XVFC) is to make recommendations on the fiscal consolidation roadmap of the Central … Read more
MoD approves procurement of 26 defence items only from local suppliers to boost ‘Make in India’ The Central Government has issued Public Procurement to encourage ‘Make in India’ and to promote manufacturing and production of goods and services in India. Under this order, Department of Defence Production (DDP), Ministry of Defence has so far notified … Read more
Russia reportedly begins SU-35 production for Egypt Russian state media reported that the Gagarin aircraft plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur has launched production of its advanced Su-35 fighter jets under a contract with Egypt. The Russian news agency TASS, citing a military diplomatic source, reported that production of SU-35 fighters had been launched, intended to be delivered … Read more
MOHUA announces results of Star rating of garbage free cities The Star Rating Protocol for Garbage Free Cities – a comprehensive framework similar to our examination systems where each ward in every city must achieve a certain standard across 24 different components of solid waste management (SWM) and is graded based on overall marks received. … Read more
Dr. Harsh Vardhan participates in the 73rd World Health Assembly through VC Expressed condolences for the deaths all across the globe due to COVID19 pandemic. Expressed gratitude for getting the opportunity to address the World Health Assembly The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of WHO. It is attended by delegations from all WHO … Read more
Philippines explores options to buy BrahMos missile from India India’s ambassador to the Philippines Jaideep Majumdar is on talks with the government. The Philippines is one among several countries in Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam that has shown an interest in purchasing the land and sea-based versions of the supersonic cruise missile. Rs … Read more
Union Finance Minister announces several initiatives to boost Education Sector The Minister highlighted that the education sector has taken this opportunity to plan several interventions, particularly in the area of adopting innovative curriculum and pedagogies, concentrating energies on the gap areas, being more inclusive and integrating technology at every stage, to usher in a new … Read more
