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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Telemedicine Regulations
The Government of India has issued Telemedicine Practice guidelines on 25th March, 2020 which provide a robust framework for practice of telemedicine.
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These guidelines comprehensively prescribe norms and protocols covering all aspects of telemedicine practice like physician-patient relationship; issues of liability and negligence; management and treatment; informed consent; continuity of care; medical records; privacy and security of the patient records, exchange of information etc.
The guidelines also provide detailed information on technology platforms & tools to be utilized for effective health care delivery. Further, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare  has also developed a telemedicine application known as National Telemedicine Service, eSanjeevani to initiate OPD services free of cost to all citizens. This application works on a hub and spoke model to provide telemedicine services for citizen to doctor and doctor to doctor consultation. This application has also been integrated with 3.74 lakh Common Service Centers  thereby facilitating access to equitable health care in the remotest areas of the country.
To ensure that only valid health professionals are able to provide services under eSanjeevani, the telemedicine practitioners are first vetted by the State Nodal Officer for eSanjeevani before being onboarded.
The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar stated this in a written reply in the LokSabha here today.
Ministry of Defence
Parakram Parv observed in Kolkata
Kolkata, September 29, 2018
“Parakram Parv” was observed by the Eastern Command to mark the second anniversary of the surgical strikes against Pakistan. The event was organized to highlight the courage, valour and sacrifice of the officers and Jawans of the Indian Army. Various exhibitions were on show including the Army weapons and equipments, the selfi wall to feel the Army Uniform and the signature wall. Motivational movies were also shown to the students and NCC cadets. Other programmes, mainly the Band Display, Symposium and projection of memorable Army videos were also planned for the day.
NCC cadets, students and people in large numbers visited the event and interacted with Army personnel there to understand their sacrifices towards protecting the nation from enemies. The day-long event started at 10 AM. The Kolkata event was a part of the celebrations all over West Bengal and the North-East region by the Eastern Command.
Ministry of Communications
Department of Telecom issues SOP for Deduction Verification
Aims to ensure greater levels of standardization, efficiency as well as transparency and accountability in the deduction verification process
Department of Telecommunications , Ministry of Communications has issued a Standard Operating Procedure  to ensure greater levels of standardization, efficiency as well as transparency and accountability in the deduction verification process, and thus overall License Fee and Spectrum Usage Charges Assessment process. The field offices of DoT i.e. Offices of Principal Controllers of Communication Accounts  and Controllers of Communication Accounts , carrying out the deduction verification work since 2006-07, have been directed to ensure compliance with the SOP. This SOP will be applicable for deduction verification process pertaining to FY 2021-22 onwards, except for the provisions where date of applicability is expressly mentioned.
The objectives of this SOP are to facilitate and ensure:
- Efficient and timely processing of deduction claims
- Consistency & Uniformity across verifying authorities
- Transparency and accountability of verifying authorities
- Reduction of department-industry disputes and litigation
- Revenue assurance by standardising admissibility/inadmissibility of claims
Overall, the DVR SOP codifies the orders/guidelines covering the deduction verification regime in a single document and also has multiple provisions for overall improvement of Deduction verification processing, through new elements such as :
· Crystallizing of verification regime for non-Access licenses such as NLD/ILD and VNOs
· Simplifying TDS verification process
· Stress on timely completion of Provisional Quarterly DVR with prescribed timelines
· Fixing clear Verification/Reviewing Authorities within O/o Pr. CCA/CCAs
· Standard two-stage verification process based on cost of invoice
· Defining process of Review before finalization of Annual Deduction Verification Report
· Prescribing well-defined Timelines for completion of Annual DVR process
Also, DoT has launched new revenue management system from FY 2020-21-SARAS  to ease, standardise and digitise all aspects of telecom finance compliance, including submission of AGR Statements/Deduction claim/BGs and related documents, LF/SUC payments, Deduction verification, LF/SUC assessment, BG Management, and related ancillary processes, across the life cycle of a licensee.
SARAS has digitised the deduction verification process from end to end, with digital filing of all deduction claims and related voluminous supporting documents  by Licensees, as well as online verification and generation of deduction verification notices/reports by O/o Pr.CCA/CCAs. Further, SARAS facilitates enhanced transparency and accountability of deduction verification authorities by allowing for communication of item-wise allowance/disallowance with reasons. The SOP also prescribes that the process of Deduction Verification is to be conducted through the DVR module of SARAS for FY 2020-21 onwards.
Standard Operating Procedure for Deduction Verification
Ministry of Science & Technology
CSIR-NIScPR organised NIScPR-SVASTIK Lecture on "Yoga for Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam”
Padma Shri Dr H R Nagendra, Chancellor, S-VYASA University delivered Krynote adress
CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research  organised a lecture under its SVASTIK  division. SVASTIK is a PMO monitored initiative coordinated by CSIR-NIScPR. This was the fourth session of the NIScPR-SVASTIK Lecture Series. This lecture was centred on the topic "Yoga for Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam".
The NIScPR-SVASTIK Lecture session was a momentous occasion that witnessed the convergence of eminent scholars, researchers, Yoga practitioners, and enthusiastic participants, who came together to explore the profound philosophy of Yoga and its relevance in fostering a global family. Shri Hasan Jawaid Khan, Chief Scientist, CSIR-NIScPR, delivered the Welcome Address and gave insightful introductory remarks on SVASTIK, setting the tone for the enlightening sessions that followed.
Glimpses of the SVASTIK Lecture Session
The highlight of the event was the captivating Keynote Address by Padma Shri Dr. H R Nagendra, Chancellor of S-VYASA University, Bengaluru. Dr. Nagendra's vast knowledge and expertise in the realm of Yoga enthralled the audience as he eloquently expounded on the transformative power of Yoga in uniting humanity and realizing the concept of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam.' His address left the attendees inspired and motivated to integrate Yoga into their lives for personal and collective well-being. The program concluded with Vote of Thanks by Dr. Charu Lata, Principal Scientist at CSIR-NIScPR.
Creating awareness and sharing evidence-based traditional practices/knowledge among the public is of paramount importance to instil a sense of pride and confidence in the knowledge that we have inherited. Under the guidance of Prof. Ranjana Aggarwal, Director CSIR-NIScPR and a l Steering Committee of eminent experts, a team of scientists from CSIR-NIScPR launched the national initiative “SVASTIK”- Scientifically Validated Societal Traditional Knowledge. As a part of this initiative, simplified creative content on scientifically validated Indian traditional knowledge is being disseminated through digital platform in English and different Indian languages. Until now 37 such stories have been disseminated in 09 traditional knowledge domains in English and 17 Indian languages. One can reach SVASTIK through @NIScPR_SVASTIK on all popular social media platforms.
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Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
MSP Operations during Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21
About 26.80 Lakh Paddy Farmers have benefitted from KMS Procurement Operations with MSP value of Rs. 56965.62 crore
In the ongoing Kharif Marketing Season  2020-21, Government continues to procure Kharif 2020-21 crops at its MSP from farmers as per its existing MSP Schemes.
Paddy procurement for Kharif 2020-21 is continuing smoothly in the procuring States & UTs of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Chandigarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh Odisha and Maharashtrra with purchase of over 301.72 LMTs of paddy upto 23.11.2020 against the last year corresponding purchase of 256.58 LMT showing an increase of 17.59 % over last year. Out of the total purchase of 301.72 LMT, Punjab alone has contributed 202.23 LMT which is 67.02% of total procurement.
About 26.80 Lac farmers have already been benefitted from the ongoing KMS procurement Operations with MSP value of Rs. 56965.62 crore.
Further, based on the proposal from the States, approval was accorded for procurement of 45.24 LMT of Pulse and Oilseeds of Kharif Marketing Season 2020 for the States of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh under Price Support Scheme . Further, sanction for procurement of 1.23 LMT of Copra  for the States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala was also given. For other States/UTs approval will also be accorded on receipt of proposals for procurement of Pulses, Oilseeds and Copra under PSS so that procurement of FAQ grade of these crops can be made at notified MSP for the year 2020-21 directly from the registered farmers, if the market rate goes below MSP during the notified harvesting period in the respective States/UTs by the Central Nodal Agencies through State nominated procuring agencies.
Upto 23.11.2020, the Government through its Nodal Agencies has procured 76971.05 MT of Moong, Urad, Groundnut Pods and Soyabean having MSP value of Rs.415.85 Crores benefitting 44482 farmers in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana and Rajasthan.
Similarly, 5089 MT of copra  having MSP value of Rs.52.40 crore has been procured benefitting 3961 farmers in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu upto 23.11.2020 as against the last year corresponding purchase of 293.34 MT of copra. In respect of Copra and Urad, rates are ruling above MSP in most of the major producing States. The respective State/UTs Governments are making necessary arrangements for commencement of procurement from the date as decided by the respective States based on the arrivals in respect of Kharif Pulses and Oilseeds.
Procurement operations of seed cotton  under MSP are going on smoothly in the States of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Odisha. Till 23.11.2020 a quantity of 2260823 cotton bales valuing Rs. 6783.52 Crore has been procured benefitting 453560 farmers.
Ministry of Defence
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh flags-in India’s first multi-dimensional adventure sports expedition conducted by NIMAS in France
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, on January 07, 2022, flagged-in India’s first multi-dimensional adventure sports expedition conducted by National Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports  in France. The expedition was conducted in November 2021 and the team was led by Director NIMAS Colonel Sarfaraz Singh, comprising 12 people - eight Army personnel and four youths of Arunachal Pradesh.
Shri Rajnath Singh interacted with some of the members of the team present in New Delhi. He distributed appreciation certificates and commended the team for completing the expedition without any injuries to the members. The team leader presented the ice-axe, marking the flagging-in of the expedition team, to the Raksha Mantri. Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar and other officials of Ministry of Defence were present on the occasion.
The expedition team carried out over 250 kilometres of winter trekking in the Alps Mountain Ranges, which included Tour De Mont Blanc trek covering the French, Swiss and Italian Alps. The paragliding team conducted 19 jumps/flights on the valley floor of the Alps from different mountain locations. It was followed by 975 kilometres of cycling from Alps Mountain Ranges to English Channel near Dunkirk via France, Switzerland and Belgium. The cycling activity was carried out in extreme cold weather condition where the team cycled on an average of 09-10 hours/day without any logistic vehicle.
The Multi-dimensional Expedition culminated with 12 deep scuba dives in the Mediterranean Sea. The hoisting and unfurling of the Tricolour was carried out by the team during each adventure activity in air, land and underwater. The team leader, having requisite qualification and experience in mountaineering, cycling, paragliding and scuba diving, participated in all the four adventure activities held during the expedition.
The expedition, organised as part of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, was flagged-off by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt on October 27, 2021. After the completion of the expedition, Indian Ambassador to France Shri Jawed Ashraf felicitated the team at the Indian Embassy in Paris.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
MOU with NHAI & TIDCO for Development of Multi-Modal Logistics Park  in Chennai Port's land
Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shri Sarbanand Sonowal has announced forming of a Special Purpose vehicle  for development of a Multimodal Logistics Park  at VOC Port in Chennai. The MMLP to be developed through Public Private Partnership with the SPV providing land and connectivity and the actual MMLP infrastructure to be developed by a private developer. He said, all the three stake holders viz, Chennai Port Authority, TIDCO and NHAI will be equity partners in the proposed SVP. The Minister informed that equity contribution/investment of the Chennai Port is the cost of the land amounting to Rs 167 crore, NHAI/NHIDCL contribution is Rs l30 crore and that of State govt. through TIDCO is Rs 50 crore.
Speaking at the virtual MoU signing in New Delhi today, Shri Sonowal said, V.O. Chidambaranar Port, the economic engine of South Tamilnadu, has proposed for setting up of Multimodal Logistics Park due to its advantages such as excellent Rail-road connectivity, proximity to Main Sea Route, all weather operational conditions, and geographic position to link Eastern coast with the Western coast. The Multimodal Logistics Park would facilitate infrastructure for enabling seamless multimodal freight transfer, and specialized storage solutions, such as cold storage, warehouses equipped with mechanized material handling and intermodal transfer terminals for containers, bulk and break-bulk cargo. Further, the MMLP would be offering value-added services such as Customs clearance, bonded storage yards, quarantine zones, testing facilities, warehousing management services, post-manufacturing activities such as kitting and final assembly, grading, sorting, labelling, packaging etc.
The Chennai Port authority has acquired a land parcel of 121.74 acres on a 99-year lease basis from SIPCOT for the purpose of developing a Dry Port. This land located in Mappedu Village near Sriperumbudur is strategically located near the major automobile industrial clusters. Also, on its own is developing as a warehousing hub of Chennai. The Government of India has taken a novel initiative to develop 35 Multi-Modal Logistic Parks  under Bhartmala Pariyojana across the country to enhance the efficiency of Indian logistics and reduce the logistics costs. In this network of MMLPs, Chennai is among the first to be chosen for implementation. NHAI/ NHIDCL under Ministry of Road Transport and Highways have been assigned the task of developing MMLPs.
It is proposed to develop MMLP in the land parcel of 121.74 now in the possession of Chennai Port. In addition to Chennai Port's land, the Government of Tamil Nadu through TIDCO will be acquiring another 36.23 acres of land and the investment for this will be made available by the state government. The required road connectivity infrastructure will be done by NHAI, and later a railway line is proposed from the nearest rail head near Kadambattur for a length of about 12 kms.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Memorandum of Understanding signed to facilitate low interest rate loans to farmers
Produce Marketing Loan features Nil processing fee, No Additional collateral and attractive interest rates
To facilitate farmers in providing low interest rate loans, Warehousing Development Regulatory Authority  signed Memorandum of Understanding  with a nationalized bank in an event.
The MoU was signed with the intent of promoting awareness about the new loan product called Produce Marketing Loan to exclusively fund against e-NWRs  with features such as Nil processing fee, No Additional collateral and attractive interest rates.
The MoU is aimed to provide information to depositors of the benefits, besides doing further outreach activities to improve agricultural pledge finance in India.
It is envisaged that the product will have far reaching consequences with regard to acceptance of e-NWRs among small and marginal farmers. It has the potential to make significant impact on the finances of rural depositors by preventing distress sale and releasing better prices for the produce.
Combined with the inherent security and negotiability of the e-NWR system, the Produce Marketing Loan will go long way in improving rural liquidity and increasing farmers income. The MoU was signed with the State Bank of India .
During the event, there was a brief discussion on the importance of post-harvest pledge financing using warehouse receipts for improving rural credit. The bank representatives also highlighted the risks faced by the lending institutions in this sector. WDRA assured their full regulatory support in improving the fiduciary trust among stakeholders.
Ministry of Steel
Commemoration of 'Azadi Ka Amrith Mahotsav' at SAIL-VISL through Elocution Competition
In Commemoration of 'Azadi Ka Amrith Mahotsav', Visvesvaraya Iron & Steel Plant a unit of Steel Authority of India Limited under Steel Ministry conducted an Elocution competition in English on the topic “75 Years of India's Independence – What Does Freedom Mean To Me?” for the High School students of Bhadravathi. 27 Students from 15 schools had participated.
The programme was inaugurated by lighting of the lamp by Shri K.S. Suresh, Chief General Manager , Shri P.P. Chakrabarty, General Manager I/c  Shri B.N. Girish, Principal, SAV English High School, one participant representative & one student representative. Ms. Inchara & team rendered a melodious innovation.
The programme was jointly organized by VISL & SAV Group of Institutions & co-ordinated by the Public Relations Department of VISL.
Ministry of Defence
AWWA Day Celebration 2022
Pune : 23 August 2022
56th Army Wives Welfare Association  Day was celebrated at Dhanvanthri Auditorium, Pune on 23 Aug 2022.
Indian Army while being committed towards the nation’s security and safeguard is equally concerned about its soldiers, their families, and towards the Veernaris. Keeping these in mind the Army Wives Welfare Association carries out numerous initiatives all round the year to address the concerns of the families and the next of kin’s of the soldiers. To mark the initiative of this welfare organisation, Indian Army every year celebrates 23rd August as AWWA Day.
Head Quarter Southern Command celebrated the 56th AWWA Day at Dhanwantri Auditorium, Pune from 22nd to 23rd August 2022. Mrs Anita Nain, Regional President, Southern Star, AWWA presided over this commemorative event. The programme commenced with the customary AWWA song by the ladies of the station followed by various cultural activities and painting competition by School Children of Army Schools. A lecture on financial management was also organised for the benefits of the ladies by Mrs Pooja Bhatt, DCDA & her team from PCDA  Pune. At the end twenty five Veer Naris were felicitated by the Southern Star AWWA committee along with the winners of AWWA Award of Excellence.
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Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
Jal Bachao, Video Banao, Puraskar Pao Contest: Third & Fourth fortnight prizes announced
The Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation announced the winners for the Third and Fourth fortnight of the Jal Bachao, Video Banao, Puraskar Pao contest. Dr. N J Devaraja Reddy from Chitradurga , Sh. Eknath Ankush Gopal from Raigad  and Sh. Jitendra Bhardwaj from Gwalior have won the first, second and third positions respectively for the Third Fortnight during the period of 9th to 23rd August 2018.
Sh. Prince Kumar from Patna, Sh. Sainath Uskaikar from Goa and Sh. Santosh Padhi from Navi Mumbai have bagged the first, second and third prizes respectively for the period of 24th August to 7th September 2018 during Fourth Fortnight. The winners shall be given prize amount of Rs 25,000/, Rs 15,000/- and Rs 10,000/- for first, second and third positions respectively.
Jal Bachao, Video Banao, Puraskar Pao contest was launched by the Ministry in collaboration with the MyGov portal of the Government of India with the objective of spreading awareness about water conservation. Any Indian citizen can participate in the contest. He or she needs to shoot an original video on the theme. They are required to upload their entries on YouTube and enter the publicly accessible link on the Video link section of MyGov contest page www.mygov.in. Three winners will be chosen every fortnight till the 4th of November this year.
Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation appeals to the people of India to make and upload videos capturing the efforts, significant contributions, best practices in the field of Water Conservation, Optimum Water Utilization and Water Resource Development and Management in different parts of the country. Participants are requested to upload original videos only. The duration of the videos should be minimum two minutes and up to 10 minutes in Hindi, English or any other regional language and must not violate any provision of the Indian Copyright Act, 1957 or the Intellectual Property Rights of any third party.