Year: 2021

High Level Committee under the Chairmanship of Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah has approved Rs 3,063.21 crore of additional Central assistance to six States Assam, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal to get funds for floods/landslides/cyclones that occurred during 2021 The High Level Committee (HLC), under the Chairmanship of the Union Home Minister,…

TRIFED takes up initiative for carrying out research projects around tribal development TRIFED has been carrying out several programmes and initiatives to improve the livelihoods of the tribals and work towards their empowerment.  A major game-changing initiative that has been implemented by TRIFED in the recent past is the Van Dhan programme, which is spearheading…

Shri Sanjay Kumar Singh Assumes Charge as Secretary Steel Shri Sanjay Kumar Singh today assumed charge as the Secretary, Ministry of Steel in New Delhi. He is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre. Shri Singh succeeds Shri P.K. Tripathi, Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training(DoPT). Shri Tripathi was holding the additional charge of Secretary…

Customs officials detect around 1 kg of cocaine ingested as pellets by passenger at IGI Airport, one arrested In a display of tremendous alacrity, the Customs officers at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), New Delhi, unravelled yet another case of cocaine smuggling by detecting a case of human ingestion of specially designed pellets containing cocaine….

Construction of Pandu Ship Repair Facility to start from May, 2022; to be completed in two years: Shri Sarbananda Sonowal The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and AYUSH, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal met the top officials of Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), Cochin Shipyard Limited & IIT, Madras to review the progress on…

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh releases science magazine in Hindi, Urdu and English Urdu science monthly named Tajassus, while Hindi and English version on theme “Dream 2047” Dogri, Kashmiri and other vernacular editions of the monthly science magazine will be released very soon: Dr Jitendra Singh The Minister says, promoting Science communication and education in…

Income Tax Department conducts searches in Chhattisgarh The Income Tax Department carried out search and seizure operations on 22.12.2021 on two prominent groups of Raipur and Korba, engaged in the business of manufacturing of iron & steel products, coal washery and transportation, etc. The search action covered more than 35 premises spread over Raipur, Korba,…

Rs. 360.95 Crore Central Grant Released To Uttarakhand For Speedy Implementation Of Jal Jeevan Mission This Year, So Far Rs. 722 Crore Have Been Released To Provide Tap Water Supply To Rural Homes In The State Uttarakhand Plans To Become ‘Har Ghar Jal’ State By December, 2022 With an undivided focus to expedite the implementation…