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PM Modi to moderate 6th Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog scheduled for February 20

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be moderating the sixth meeting of the Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog scheduled for February 20 with the mode of virtual conferencing. According to the press release issued by the Prime Minister’s Office on Thursday, “The agenda of the meeting includes deliberations on agriculture, infrastructure, manufacturing, human resource…

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PM Modi to speak at a webinar over effective implementations of Budget provisions pertaining to Infrastructure

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing a webinar over a roadmap structure in the direction of effective implementation of the provisions of Union Budget 2021-22 for the Infrastructure development. Modi will be speaking at the webinar which will be attended by over 200 participants from various fields at 4pm on Tuesday. The webinar will…

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AYUSH Ministry, WHO SEARO formalize pact for boosting traditional medicine in SE Asia

The AYUSH Ministry and the World Health Organization’s South East Asia’s Regional Office has formalized a Letter of Exchange for deploying an AYUSH expert at the regional traditional medicine programme of the WHO in New Delhi, as per a statement released here on Monday. AYUSH Secretary Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha along with Regional Director of WHO…

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Disha Ravi’s arrest with no protocols followed, cry Bengaluru activists

The Bengaluru-based activities have come together in unison, signed the memorandum and submitted it to police officials on Monday alleging about the arrest of 21-year old activist, Disha Ravi, which was conducted via violation of the arrest protocols. The activists demanded for releasing a few documents, which comprises of arrest and search warrant, along with…

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UK minister for COP26 in India to further progress the partnership over climate action

Alok Sharma, the United Kingdom’s minister in-charge of the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2021 or COP26 has reached India on Monday for having a discussion with interlocutors and captains of industry over strengthening the bilateral partnership adhering to climate change. This is the first visit of Alok Sharma to Asia after taking up the…

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Centre declares changes adhering to mapping policy, Reforms will unlock tremendous opportunities says PM Modi

The Ministry of Science and Technology on Monday declared the “sweeping change” to the country’s mapping policy, particularly for the Indian companies, to push them further to create substantial advances adhering to mapping and ultimately intends to empower the small businesses. In a release, the Ministry of Science and Technology said, “What is readily available…

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Doctors protest in Bengaluru over permit of surgeries for Ayurveda doctors

The Doctors in Bengaluru representing the Indian Medical Association (IMA) have presented copies of a memorandum to the local authorities dated February 15, which was appealing for revoking the permit granted to the Ayurveda practitioners of conducting surgeries. The memorandum was submitted by the doctors followed by a 14-day hunger strike, and they termed the…

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Foreign Secretary Shringla plans to visit Russia scheduled for Feb 17

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has planned to have an official visit to Moscow scheduled for February 17-18, 2021, thereby accepting the invitation sent by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Monday. As per the statement, Shringla will be organizing the next round of India-Russia Foreign…

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