New Delhi: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, chaired a high-level meeting on Mission Swacch Bharat today. He called for making Swacch Bharat a mass movement, and linking it to economic activity. Mission Swacch Bharat will be launched on October 2nd, with Gandhiji as the inspiration, to create a Clean …
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Melbourne: “India is one of the most youthful population of the world. 58% of our population is below the age of 29 years. The population dependency ratio is declining and is expected to rise only after 2030,” said Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Labour & Employment in his …
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New Delhi: Over 77,000 persons have been rescued so far by the Armed Forces and NDRF from different parts of Jammu & Kashmir in the ongoing rescue and relief operations in the flood ravaged State. Out of which 17,000 civilians were rescued in Srinagar and adjoining areas. Eighty transport aircraft …
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Dhaka: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has urged governments to manifest “power of belief” while strategising against the disease burden. Often, self-determination outweighs the resource crunch and logistical difficulties. Addressing the opening session of the 67th General Meeting of WHO Regional Committee at Dhaka today, the Indian Minister said, …
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New Delhi: A group of students from King’s College, London and University of Edinburgh, Scotland called on the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan today (September 9, 2014). These students are in Delhi to attend a short term course on ‘Disability and Inclusion: Perceptions and issues in …
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New Delhi: Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi today received Dr. Frank Walter Steinmeier, Foreign Minister of Germany. During the meeting, Foreign Minister Steinmeier conveyed Germany’s strong desire to work together with the new Government in India to further expand and deepen bilateral relations. He welcomed India’s decision to …
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New Delhi: After reviewing the flood situation in Jammu and Kashmir, the Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh has instructed the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to send 5 more columns immediately to the flood affected areas. The Home Minister has also directed the ministry to dispatch around 70 boats …
Read More »New Delhi: RAPS-5, the unit-5 of Rawatbhata Rajasthan Site (RR Site) today recorded safe reactor operation of 765 days. Thus it has a trailblazing Performance that has earned second position Globally for the Unit.This prestigious moment was observed in the august presence of Department of Atomic Energy Secretary and Atomic …
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New Delhi: The Australian Government will provide $20 million over the next four years to support scientific collaboration between Australian and Indian scientists. The Australia-India Strategic Research Fund (AISRF) has supported more than 220 joint scientific projects in areas of key importance to both countries including agricultural research, biomedical devices …
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New Delhi: The Prime Ministers of India and Australia noted that arts, culture and sports can be powerful forces for bringing people together and called for closer and more intensified exchanges. The exchange will be in in the fields of culture and creative arts, including visiting exhibitions and professional training …
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