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Ministry of Defence
100 YRS old Veteran of 9 GR felicitated
1. To honour the services of one of the oldest surviving veteran of 9th GR, No 5832088 Havaldar Devi Lal Khattri  was felicitated by Lt Gen AK Bhatt, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, Military Secretary & Colonel 9th Gorkha Rifles and Maj Gen DA Chaturvedi, PVSM, AVSM, SM, ADG TA & Colonel 3rd Gorkha Rifles during the occasion of annual Barakhana for the veterans of 3rd GR and 9th GR at Birpur, Dehradun on 07 Oct 2019. Dehradun is the traditional home of 3rd and 9th Gorkhas as they had their Centre here at Birpur from 1932 to 1975. Many Gorkha soldier of yore from both the regiments have settled in Dehradun. Every Dusshera the local 3rd or 9th Gorkha unit call the veterans for a Barakhana on the occasion of Dassain.
2. Havaldar Devi Lal Khattri was enrolled into 1/9 GR at Birpur on 30 Nov 1940. Later he was transferred to 3/9 GR where he served till he retired in 1958. He has seen active action on the Burma front in World War II. The Veteran was also part of operations in J&K, Nagaland & Assam post independence till 1958. He is decorated with two Burma Stars and J&K 1948 medals. The vetran was known to be polishing and prep his medals as a typical Gorkha soldier for the occassion.
3. Havaldar Devi Lal Khattri had a second career innings with Survey of India at Dehradun. The veteran is approaching his centenary and enjoys an active life style with disciplined routine. He resides with his family at Naya Gaon, Hathibarkala, Dehradun.
Prime Minister's Office
Mr. Nicolas Sarkozy, former President of France, meets PM
Mr. Nicolas Sarkozy, former President of France, meets PM
Vice President's Secretariat
Vice President calls for creating awareness on preventive healthcare
Says lifestyle changes and healthy food habits are essential for good health
VP inaugurates medical camp organised by Swarna Bharat Trust and Global Hospitals, Chennai
The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu today called upon the medical community to create awareness among the people on the importance of preventive healthcare and leading a healthy lifestyle.
Calling for all-round efforts to build a strong, healthy and prosperous India, he urged private institutions, large corporates and individuals to spend their time and resources to complement government initiatives in healthcare.
Inaugurating a medical camp organised by Swarna Bharat Trust and Global Hospitals, Chennai in Nellore today, Shri Naidu noted that sedentary and stressful lifestyles coupled with unhealthy food habits are leading to a rise in non-communicable diseases in the country. He urged everyone, particularly youngsters to undertake regular physical activities like yoga to maintain physical fitness and mental alertness.
Shri Naidu wanted Parliament, press and political parties to accord top priority to health, education and agriculture. He suggested that governments make higher budgetary allocations to these critical sectors.
Referring to the ‘fast food culture’ among youth, he advised them to consume traditionally cooked, nutritious food and stressed the need for spending some time in the lap of nature to improve their overall health.
Expressing his concern over instances of substance abuse among youth, the Vice President called for comprehensive efforts to make them aware of the deleterious effects of drug abuse. He called for concerted efforts from all stakeholders to root out drug menace.
The camp offered free screening tests for pulmonary, lung, orthopaedic, ophthalmological, dental and various other health conditions. Cataract surgeries were also performed. More than 500 people underwent screening at the camp. Shri Naidu complimented the organisers for holding the camp. Earlier, Shri Naidu visited the elders' home at Swarna Bharat Trust, interacted with the inmates and inquired about their well-being.
Ministry of Finance
Mumbai Customs destructs seized drugs worth Rs. 538 crores in illicit market
Mumbai, December 30, 2022
Mumbai Customs, Zone-III today, destroyed drugs weighing 140.57 kgs at the incineration facility of M/s Mumbai Waste Management Limited  located at Taloja in Navi Mumbai. The drugs seized are valued at Rs. 538 Crore in the international illicit market.
Providing details of the seizure, Principal Commissioner, Zone III, Rajesh Sanan stated that the drugs destructed were seized by three commissionerates under Zone III. Details of the seizure operations carried out are as follows:
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- 56.06 kg Heroin & 33.81 Kg Hashish seized by the Mumbai Airport Commissionerate across 14 cases.
- 21.70 kg Hashish seized in a case booked at the Air Cargo Export Commissionerate
- 29 kg Heroin seized in a case by DRI, however the destruction was carried out by the Preventive Commissionerate of the Mumbai Customs Zone-III
Persons carrying banned narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances are guilty of the offence under Section 8 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances  Act, 1985 and are liable to punishment under section 21, section 23 and section 29 of NDPS Act 1985, read along with provisions of the Customs Act, 1962.
According to Custom officials, drug seizure data at the Mumbai International Airport shows that the drugs smuggling is done predominantly by nationals from countries like Kenya, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Drug smuggling is undertaken by concealing the drugs in special false cavities made in baggage. Carriers have been found carrying drugs in ingested form as well. Mumbai Airport Customs has effectively used sniffer dogs for detecting cases.
Incineration of such seized items which are hazardous to nature if released otherwise are required to be done in incinerators fitted with Standardized Pollution Control Devices.
The contraband items were brought into the country under various forms of disguise, but were proactively seized or confiscated by the Customs Department. Mumbai Customs remains committed to the United Nation Convention on Narcotic Drugs 1961 to which India is a signatory. The Convention aims also at combating drug trafficking through international co-operation to deter & discourage drug traffickers.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
More than 127Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 20.91 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccinemanufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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More than127crore vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt of India  and through direct state procurement category.
More than20.91Cr balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Shri Goyal pays tributes to Mahatma Gandhi in San Francisco
Visits Gadar Memorial Hall in San Francisco; recalls the sacrifice of our forefathers
The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal today paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi in San Francisco.
In a tweet, he said, “The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing, would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems.”
“As I pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi in San Francisco, I take pride in India's efforts & abilities to shape a more equitable & prosperous world.”
The Minister thereafter visited Gadar Memorial Hall in San Francisco. Recalling the sacrifice of our forefathers, Shri Goyal said, “I stand at the Gadar Memorial today, with a deep sense of gratitude to our forefathers who sacrificed ‘all’ for our beloved motherland.
I pledge to serve India in the ‘Amrit Kaal’, to become a developed & prosperous nation.
Jai Hind!”
The Union Minister is on a foreign visit to San Francisco and Los Angeles in the United States of America from 5th to 10th September 2022 to attend the India-US Strategic Partnership Forum conference and Indo-Pacific Economic Framework  Ministerial meeting.
Ministry of Defence
Press Brief on Operation Sankalp
In the backdrop of the deteriorating security situation in the Gulf region, post attacks on merchant ships in the Gulf of Oman in Jun 19, Indian Navy had commenced Maritime Security Operations, code named Op SANKALP, in the Gulf Region on 19 Jun 19 to ensure safe passage of Indian Flag Vessels transiting through the Strait of Hormuz.
Indian Navy warships and aircraft were deployed to establish presence, provide a sense of reassurance to the Indian merchantmen, monitor the ongoing situation and respond to any emergent crises. One war ship is presently deployed for Operation SANKALP.
The operation is being progressed in close coordination with all stakeholders including Ministry of Defence, Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Shipping, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and DG, Shipping. Regular Inter-Ministerial meetings have been held to review the evolving Maritime Security Situation in the Gulf region.
Indian Navy continues to monitor the situation in the Gulf region and is maintaining presence in the region to ensure security of our sea borne trade and the safety of Indian Flag Merchant Vessels transiting through the region. The Indian Navy stands committed to protection of the
nation's maritime interests.
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Special Service and Features
Work for Seaweed park in TN will start after State Government allots land: Union Minister of State Dr L Murugan
Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting. Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Dr L Murugan today said for the first time in the country, a seaweed park will be set up in Tamil Nadu to improve the livelihood of fishermen. He said work will commence soon after the State government allotted land for the facility.
Speaking to reporters in Tiruchendur, Thoothukudi district, he said the government led by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has formed a separate Ministry for Fisheries and is implementing various projects.
Dr Murugan said the Government of Tamil Nadu has been requested to set aside space for a Special Economic Zone for seaweed farming and the work will commence after the State Government selects the site.
He also said a project to raise quality fish fry in the sea would be implemented under the Prime Minister's Matsya Sampada Yojana to increase fish stocks in Rameswaram and Mandapam areas. He stated about Rs. 20,000 crore is to be invested in Tamil Nadu for fisheries projects such as cold storage, setting up of fish processing plant and deep sea aquaculture.
Dr Murugan pointed out Rs 1,500 would be provided as relief assistance on behalf of the Central Government during the fishing ban period and a group insurance scheme would be implemented for fishermen.
The Minister of State said the Union Government has been implementing various schemes in Tamil Nadu and TN is the State with maximum number of beneficiaries in schemes such as Highways, Housing for All, Jal Jeevan, Medical Insurance, Mudra micro loans, and MSME credit facility.
Ministry of Defence
Southern Star Army Academia Industry Interface 
Pune, 13 May 2023
'Southern Star Army Academia Industry Interface' , a one-day seminar and exhibition was organized by 'The Regional Technology Node 'Headquarters Southern Command in collaboration with the Army Institute of Technology, Dighi on 12th May 2023
The theme of the event was 'Transformation to Atmanirbhar Bharat in Defence Technology. S2A212 was an attempt to exhibit the upcoming technological trends in the defence arena and to promote tangible interaction with the academia and industry/start ups to develop indigenous defence technology. The Chief Guest for the event was Lt Gen AK Singh, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM, GOC-in-C, Southern Command. Lt Gen SS Hasabnis  a highly decorated, experienced, and accomplished General Officer who retired as the Deputy Chief of Army Staff in the year 2022 also graced the occasion as keynote speaker. The keynote speaker in his address emphasized to be Atmanirbhar in defence technology. He also shared the short comings, challenges faced by the defence manufacturers till now in their journey towards Atmanirbhar Bharat and proposed the way ahead. The event witnessed huge participation from defence stakeholders, R&D institutes, academia, and private industries. Over 50 delegates and 18 exhibition stalls were displayed as part of the event.
The Chief Guest in his address, stressed the importance of self-reliant India. He emphasized on the use of technology in the domain of defence minimizing the dependence on expensive and unreliable import of warfare equipment. Highlighting the importance of Academia, he stated that the academia of the advanced countries play a key role in the development of Next Generation Defence Technologies and the same should be emulated by India as well. He also shared stories of various initiatives undertaken by the Indian Government to promote scientific discoveries, technological inventions, and innovations towards achieving our goal of Atmanirbhar Bharat in defence technologies.
The second half of the seminar was devoted to the technical talks by industry experts contributing to Atmanirbhar Bharat. Eminent speakers and representatives from Zblocks, Land Weapon and Engineering Systems L&T Ltd, Paras Aerospace, Automation Al Info system Pvt Ltd, Phoenix Group, Zeus Numerix Pune andAccops Systems Pvt Ltd shared their thoughts and highlighted the cutting-edge technology being built today. The technical talk session by the expert speakers was followed by a panel discussion between the Industry, Academia and Armed Forces supporting the Army initiative.PIB Pune | M.Iyengar/D.Rane
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Ministry of Defence
BRO uses Shredded Plastic in Road Construction during Special Campaign 2.0 on Cleanliness
Providing technological push to the Special Campaign 2.0 on the cleanliness being undertaken all over the country, Border Road Organization  has carried out trials to extensively use shredded plastic in bituminous road construction in India as well as in Bhutan. BRO is making endeavours to maximise the use of shredded plastic in surfacing and resurfacing of the roads.
During the Special Campaign 2.0, BRO has used the technology in resurfacing of 4.5 Km on Phuentsholing-Thimphu Road under Project Dantak in Bhutan, 2.5 Km resurfacing on Balipara-Charduar-Tawang road under Project Vartak and 1.0 Km resurfacing on Roing-Koronu-Paya road under Project Udayak in Arunachal Pradesh. It has been used in the resurfacing of 5.22 Km on Hnathial-Sangau-Saiha Road under Project Pushpak in Mizoram and 2.0 Km Resurfacing on Hapoli-Sarli-Huri Road under Project Arunank in Arunachal Pradesh.
Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Swachh Bharat Mission was launched in 2014 to bring about behavioural change in the people as a befitting tribute to Mahatma Gandhi who advocated cleanliness as a way of life. Later, a Special Campaign on Disposal of Pending References and Cleanliness was launched in 2021, across Government Departments and Ministries. Following the success of the Special Campaign during the last year, it was decided to organise Special Campaign 2.0 on Swachhta in Central Government Ministries/Departments, attached/subordinate offices from 2nd October-31st October, 2022.
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Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Two day meeting of 30 range countries of Central Asian Flyway begins
Saving migratory birds means saving the wetlands, terrestrial habitats and saving of an ecosystem: Shri Bhupender Yadav
 covers a large area of Eurasia between the Arctic and Indian Oceans. This flyway comprises several important migration routes of birds. Including India, there are 30 countries under the Central Asian Flyway.
Delivering the Keynote address, Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav said that considering the key importance of conservation of migratory birds, Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi during the opening ceremony of the 13th meeting of the Conference of Parties  to the Convention on Migratory Species , held at Gandhinagar in February, 2020, had noted that India was keen to take the conservation of migratory birds to a new paradigm with active cooperation of all the Central Asian Flyway Range Countries and would be happy to facilitate preparation of Action Plan for other countries for conservation of migratory birds along the Central Asian Flyway.
During the CMS COP 13, a resolution  and Decision 13.46 were adopted initer-alia providing for establishing, by COP14, under the umbrella of CMS an institutional framework, under the leadership of India and in consultation with the other range states and relevant stakeholders with the aim to agree on, inter alia, conservation priorities and related actions, and measures to support Parties with the implementation of conservation action for migratory birds in the region, including by promoting research, studies, assessments, capacity building and conservation initiatives thereby further strengthening the implementation of CMS and its avian-related instruments.
With a view to fulfill its commitment, India is organizing two day online meeting on 6th -7th October 2021 with CAF Range Countries, anchored in Wildlife Institute of India, wherein, India would be sharing its best practices on conservation of migratory birds and the National Action Plan, with the CAF range countries. The meeting would also share information on activities and conservation priorities, and actions taking place within the CAF. The meeting would be attended by representatives from the CAF range countries, representatives from CMS, its sister organizations, experts in field from across the globe, scientists, officials and representatives from State/Union Territory Governments, etc.
Shri Yadav in his address emphasized on the essential and indispensable roles migratory birds play in the ecosystems they reside in and travel through and stressed that habitats that birds use for refueling can be effectively managed with coordinated information sharing.
Approximately one in five of the world's 11,000 bird species11,000 bird species migrate, some covering enormous distances. Conserving migratory birds requires cooperation and coordination along the entire flyway between countries and across national boundaries.
Ministry of Finance
Couple arrested for GST Evasion of Rs 12.23 Crore
: Mumbai, February 4, 2022
The officers of Anti Evasion wing of CGST Thane Commissionerate of Mumbai Zone have arrested a couple, for GST evasion of Rs. 12.23 Crore. Based on detailed data mining and data analysis, a Thane based firm M/s Datalink Consultancy was identified as suspicious entity and enquiry was initiated against this firm. Investigation revealed that this firm was providing manpower to various high-profile companies. The firm had collected GST from the clients, but had not deposited the GST to the government exchequer for more than one year, in violation of the provisions of CGST Act 2017.
Two partners of this firm, who happen to be husband  and wife , were arrested on 03.02.2022, under Section 69 of CGST Act 2017 for contravention of Section 132 of CGST Act 2017 and produced before the First-Class Judicial Magistrate Thane. Both were sent to judicial custody of 14 days. If proved guilty, the couple, shall face imprisonment up to 5 years and fine. This has been stated by Commissioner of CGST AND Central Excise in Thane Shri Rajan Chaudhary.
This case is a part of Anti-Evasion drive launched by CGST, Mumbai Zone against the tax evaders and fraudsters. CGST Thane Commissionerate, during this drive, has detected tax evasion of Rs.1023 Crore, recovered Rs.17 Crores and arrested 6 persons during the last five months.
The CGST department is using data mining, data analysis and network analysis tools to identify potential tax evaders and fraudsters. The department is focusing on all sectors of economy including service sector and digital economy to target the tax evaders who had been causing unfair competition for honest and compliant tax-payers. The department is going to intensify this anti-evasion drive in the coming days and months.
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PIB’S BULLETIN ON COVID-19
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- 185.38 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
- India's Active caseload currently stands at 11,492
- Active cases stand at 0.03%
- Recovery Rate currently at 98.76%
- 1,213 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to
- 4,25,00,002
- 1,109 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
- Daily positivity rate 
- Weekly Positivity Rate 
- 79.29 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 4,53,582 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
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Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Spot Admission Notice at NSTI , Kazhakuttom
In NSTI , Kazhakuttom, Vacancies are there in various CTS trades  for the academic year 2021-22 batch. Those who are interested can come with TC, Original Certificates and Fees  on 6th January 2022 and 7th January 2022. Phone: 0471-2418391
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Ministry of Finance
Agriculture Mechanization to Transform Indian Farming Into Commercial Farming, Says Economic Survey
With the shrinking land and water resources andlabour force, the onus rests on mechanization of production and post-harvesting operations says Economic Survey. Agriculture Mechanization will help Indian farming transform into commercial farming from subsistence farming. Emphasizing on the need to enhance mechanization in agriculture, Economic Survey pointed out that in India, mechanization is 40 percent compared to China  and Brazil .
Livestock income has become an important secondary source of income for millions of rural families and has assumed an important role in achieving the goal of doubling farmers’ income, says Economic Survey.
Following the natural trajectory of development process and owing to structural changes taking place in economy share of agriculture and allied sectors in Gross Value Added  of the country at current prices has declined from 18.2 per cent in 2014-15 to 16.5 per cent in 2019-2020.