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Utilization of Nirbhaya Fund
An Empowered Committee (EC) of Officersappraises and recommends the proposals received from various Central Ministries/ Departments/ States/ Uts and other…
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Fastrack Investigation of Child Sex Abuse Cases
The number of cases of child sexual abuse reported from 2009 to 2018, is available at https://ncrb.gov.in/en/crime-india. The Government of India…
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SoS Safety App for Women
The Government has launched the 112 Emergency Response Support System (ERSS), which provides for a single number (112) based assistance…
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Health Outreach Services during Covid-19
The Government has been regularly reviewing the situation in consultation with States/UTs. In order to improve the nutritional status of…
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Malnutrition in India
Malnutrition is not the direct cause of death among children under five years of age. Though it can increase morbidity…
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Samarth Scheme
The Ministry of Textiles is implementing the Samarth-Scheme for Capacity Building in Textiles Sector, a placement oriented programme targeting skill…
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Export of PPE Suits
The capacity and production of PPE Coveralls for COVID-19 touched a peak of 5 lakh per day in mid May…
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Effects of Covid-19 Pandemic on Textile Sector
The global pandemic of Covid-19 has affected the existing modus operandi of various textile sectors by posting restriction of social…
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Market Linked Focus Products Scheme
The Market Linked Focus Products Scheme (MLFPS) was being implemented under the provisions of the Foreign Trade Policy 2009-14, as…
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Jute Industry
The existing Order under Jute Packaging Materials (JPM) Act, 1987 dated 20th December, 2019 stipulates that 100% of Foodgrains and 20% sugar…
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National Technical Textiles Mission
The Government has approved the proposal for creation of National Technical Textiles Mission for a period of 4 years (2020-21…
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Availability of Material for Masks/PPE Kits
From zero manufacturers in March 2020, 1100 indigenous manufacturers of PPE kits have been developed by the Government till date,…
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MSP for Cotton
State-wise production of cotton during current cotton season and previous cotton season, as estimated by Cotton Advisory Board (CAB) are…
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During the last three years, approximately Rs. 310 crores has been invested for supporting the use of Biotechnology in agriculture including organic farming through Biotech-KISAN programme
Government supports Research Institutes, Central & State Agriculture Universities for competitive R&D and demonstration activities in Agriculture Biotechnology including organic…
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Nearly 30 Covid vaccine candidates are under various stages of development, by both industry and academia
FiveNational COVID-19 Bio-repositories have been established by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT). This is a part of the Network of…
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Prime Minister dedicates the historic Kosi Rail Mahasetu to the Nation
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi dedicated the historic Kosi Rail Mahasetu to the Nation and inaugurated new Rail Lines…
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Blueprint for Increasing Speed of Trains
The average running speeds of trains on railway systems depend upon various factors, such as, type of track structure, signalling…
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Setting Up of Solar Panel in the Vacant Land of Railways
Indian Railways (IR) has planned to set up solar plants on its vacant land and along the tracks. As a…
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Replacing Railway Level Crossings with Flyovers
Government proposes to replace Level crossings (LC) in the country with Road Over Bridges (ROB) on cost sharing basis with…
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Upgradation and Modernization of Ayodhya Railway Station
A work namely “Ayodhya-Redevelopment of station and circulating area etc. in connection with development of stations of religious & cultural…
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Shramik Trains
Keeping in view the urgent requirement of movement of stranded persons Shramik specials were organized in a mission mode. These…
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Railway Projects
Railway Projects are sanctioned Zonal Railway wise and not State-wise, as, Indian Railway’s network straddles across various state boundaries. Indian…
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Conversion of Passenger Compartments into Isolation Wards
5601 coaches have been converted into Covid Care Centers by Indian Railways (IR) in the months of March, April, May…
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All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural And Rural Labourers – August, 2020
The All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers (Base: 1986-87=100) for the month of August, 2020…
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Implementation of the Customs (Administration of Rules of Origin under Trade Agreements) Rules, 2020 with effect from 21st September 2020
The Customs (Administration of Rules of Origin under Trade Agreements) Rules, 2020 (CAROTAR, 2020), notified on 21st August, 2020, shall come into…
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Webinar on “Foundational Literacy and Numeracy” under Shikshak Parv Initiative
A webinar on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy was organized by Ministry of Educationunder Shikshak Parv initiative to highlight the salient features of…
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Webinar on “ Towards Holistic and Multidisciplinary Education” under Shikshak Parv Initiative
Ministry of Education jointly with UGC organized a webinar on “Towards Holistic and Multidisciplinary Education” under Shikshak Parvto highlight the salient…
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Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh addresses Bamboo Webinar to mark the ‘World Bamboo Day’.
On the occasion of the World Bamboo Day, while addressing two separate Webinars organized by the Cane and Bamboo Technology…
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Amendments in Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order, 2017
The Government of India has amended the Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order, 2017 on 16.09.2020, enabling nodal…
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Rules for E-Commerce Entities Under Consumer Protection Act
As per the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020 notified under ConsumerProtection Act, 2019, an e-commerce entity is defined as any…
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