World’s first intra-nasal vaccine for COVID developed by India has got approval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) for restricted use in emergency situations in the age group of 18 and above. This was stated by Union Minister of State Science & Technology Dr Jitendra Singh while chairing the meeting of the Societies of Autonomous Institutions of Department of Biotechnology where he also informed about the historic decision to merge the 14 societies of Biotechnology Institutes into a single society in the interest of convenient functioning, cost-effectiveness and integrated working.The Minister lauded the role of the Department of…
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“Manipur Sangai Festival highlights the spirit and passion of the people of Manipur”, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi remarked as he applauded the efforts and the comprehensive vision of the Manipur Government and Chief Minister N Biren Singh for organising this festival. Addressing the Manipur Sangai Festival via video message, he labelled it as the grandest festival in the state stating it helps in promoting Manipur as a world-class tourism destination. Remarking on Manipur’s abundant natural beauty, cultural richness and diversity, the Prime Minister said that everyone wants to visit the state at least once and drew an analogy to…
From now on, crores of passengers will get discount on tickets. In the first train from the department, women used to get 50 percent discount and men got 40 percent discount in the senior citizen category, but it was stopped in Corona. According to the information received from the Railways, at this time, tickets are available only for farmers, differently-abled, students, wives of martyrs, awardees and for medical purposes. In this, patients and students get the benefit of relaxation in 11 categories and Divyang in 4 categories. If we talk about the discount given to students, then students coming under…
Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has prepared the Horticulture Cluster Development Programme (CDP), for which a meeting was held under the chairmanship of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar for its proper implementation. Tomar told the concerned officials that the main objective of the government is to promote the Agriculture sector in the country and to increase the income of the farmers by giving them a reasonable price for their produce, so the interest of the farmers should be paramount in the center of any programme/scheme. Tomar said that the overall development of horticulture in the…
During forthcoming G20 summit, people of the world are eager to see India, they are not just tourists for us, but also influencers of India, said Union Tourism Minister G. Kishan Reddy. uring the skill training certificate distribution programme for Taxi/ Cab/ Coach drivers under Tourism Awareness Programme in New Delhi, he said this training programme before the G-20 summit will act as a milestone in the development of Indian tourism. “India is presiding over the G-20 summit for the next one year from 1st December 2022. Emerging economies of the world are participating in this summit. More than 200…
Nava Thakuria It was a crowded Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi with a large number of distinguished personalities from Assam as participants on 25 November, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the closing ceremony of the year-long celebration of 400th birth anniversary of 17th century Ahom army general Lachit Barphukan. Terming the extraordinary Ahom warrior as the greatest patriot of his era, PM Modi stated that Lachit’s policy of Nation First is exactly the motto on which the Naya Bharat is being administered. For Vir Lachit his motherland was his first priority and that’s why he could pronounce ‘Deshatkoi Momai…
Children of the NINEISMINE advocacy initiative interacted with Pankaj Chaudhary -Minister for State, Finance Ministry – with their recommendations for the upcoming National Budget 2023-24. The children presented the ‘Budget For Children’ charter to the minister. This Charter of Demands was a result of numerous local to state and national consultations with over 3500 of their peers across the country. The interaction was led by Ms. Ruksar Rehman (age 15), the President of the National Inclusive Children’s Parliament. The children’s Charter of Demands stemmed from the report they had submitted to the UN as part of the Universal Periodic Review…
President Droupadi Murmu, graced the International Gita Seminar in Kurukshetra, Haryana and launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Swasthya Sarvekshan Yojana’; and Haryana e-ticketing projects for all public road transport facilities as well as laid the foundation stone for a Medical College and Hospital in Sirsa through virtual mode. Speaking on the occasion, the President said that Shrimad Bhagavadgita is a global book in true sense. It has been translated into many languages. This is the most popular book of India. The number of commentaries that have been written on Gita would hardly have been written on any other book. Just as Yoga…
India has emerged as a regional power and net security provider in the Indo-Pacific as its capacity to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to its citizens as well as regional partners has grown in recent years. This was stated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at the multi-agency Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) exercise ‘Samanvay 2022’ in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. Rajnath Singh asserted that under SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region) envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is cooperating with multiple partners to ensure economic growth & security in the region while tackling threats such…
On the International Women Human Rights Defenders Day, Lawyers for Lawyers, the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR), the International Bar Association’s Human Rights’ Institute (IBAHRI), the International Association of People’s Lawyers (IAPL), Front Line Defenders, the Committee to Support Chinese Lawyers, the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe, Avocats sans Frontières and several other groups express their concern about the ongoing detention of Chinese human rights lawyers Li Yuhan. Li Yuhan has been detained in Shenyang City, the capital of the Northeastern province of Liaoning since October 2017. She was charged with “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. Although…