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Ministry of Science & Technology
DBT – ICAR Transfer of Technology of novel Brucella vaccine viz. Brucella abortusS19 delta per vaccine
This vaccine was developed by ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute through a Network project on Brucellosis supported by DBT
Novel Brucella vaccine can play an important role in Brucellosis control programme of India
Department of Biotechnology , facilitated Transfer of Technology of novel Brucella vaccine viz. Brucella abortus S19 delta per vaccine, through Video Conferencing , earlier this week and an MoU was signed. This vaccine was developed by ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute , Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh through a Network project on Brucellosis supported by DBT in which a gene was knocked out from Brucella abortus S19 strain.
This vaccine has confirmed protection against virulent challenge in experimental mice model conducted at IVRI, Izatnagar and in buffalo calves conducted at National Institute of Animal Health, an institute of Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying. The developed vaccine is also found to have DIVA compatible. Brucella abortus S19 delta per vaccine can play an important role in National Brucellosis Control Programme initiated by Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Government of India.
Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease which causes production losses in livestock. The disease induces abortion at the last stage of pregnancy, infertility and other reproductive problem which causes losses in production of milk and meat. Globally the disease is reported in approximately half a million human population every year. In India huge population involved in dairy farming is directly affected with the Brucellosis.
The technology of vaccine was transferred by BIRAC to M/s Hester Biosciences Pvt. Ltd. in the presence of Secretary, DBT; DG, ICAR; AHC, DAHD; Director, IVRI; Dr. Pallab Chaudhury, Inventor; Dr.Aun Rawat Adviser, DBT; MD, Hester Biosciences Pvt. Ltd., and representatives of Agrinnovate, BCIL etc.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Final Estimates of 2020-21 and First Advance Estimates of 2021-22 of Area and Production of Horticultural Crops
The Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare released the Final Estimates of 2020-21 and First Advance Estimates of 2021-22 of Area and Production of various Horticultural Crops compiled on the basis of information received from States/ UTs and other Governmental source agencies.
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Total Horticulture
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2019-20

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2020-21

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2021-22

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Area 
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26.48
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27.48
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27.56
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Production 
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320.47
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334.60
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333.25
Highlights of 2020-21 
- Total Horticulture production in 2020-21 is estimated to a record 334.60 Million Tonne, which is an increase of about 14.13 Million Tonne  over that achieved in 2019-20.
- Production of Fruits is estimated to be 102.48 Million Tonne, compared to 102.08 Million Tonne achieved in 2019-20.
- Production of Vegetables is estimated to be 200.45 Million Tonne compared to last year’s production of 188.28 Million Tonne that is, an increase of 6.5%.
- Production of Onion is reported to be 26.64 Million Tonne as against 26.09 Million Tonne achieved in 2019-20.
- Production of Potato is estimated to a record production of 56.17 Million Tonne in 2020-21, an increase by 7.61 Million Tonne compared to 2019-20.
- Production of Tomato is reported to be 21.18 Million Tonne, as against production of 20.55 Million Tonne achieved in 2019-20.
- Aromatic & Medicinal crops have registered an increase of 12.4%, from 0.73 Million Tonne in 2019-20 to 0.83 Million Tonne in 2020-21.
- Production of Plantation Crops has increased from 16.12 Million Tonne in 2019-20 to 16.63 Million Tonne in 2020-21.
- Production of Spices has increased by 9.7%, from 10.14 Million Tonne in 2019-20 to 11.12 Million Tonne in 2020-21.
Highlights of 2021-22 
- Total Horticulture production in 2021-22 is estimated to be 333.3 Million Tonne, a decrease of about 1.35 Million Tonne  over 2020-21 .
- Increase in production of Fruits while decrease in Vegetables, Spices, Flowers Aromatics & Medicinal Plants and Plantation Crops over previous year, is envisaged.
- The Fruits production is estimated to be 102.9 Million Tonne compared to 102.5 Million Tonne in 2020-21.
- The production of Vegetables is estimated to be 199.9 Million Tonne, compared to 200.4 Million Tonne in 2020-21.
- Onion production is estimated to be 31.1 Million Tonne against 26.6 Million Tonne in 2020-21.
- Potato production is expected to be 53.6 Million Tonne, compared to 56.2 Million Tonne in 2020-21.
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Cabinet
Cabinet approves acquiring land of Central Water Commission at Nallagandla, Hyderabad by Telangana State Government for road widening
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for acquiring 372 sq. yards out of 10 acres of land including compound wall  in the eastern side of Central Water Commission land by the Telangana State Government for improvement of Radial Road No.30 by widening of road with nil charges.
The developed road shall be useful for Central Water Commission, as a Center of Excellence is proposed to be constructed over the allotted land.
Prime Minister's Office
PM pays tribute to Sri Mannathu Padmanabhan on his jayanti
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid tribute to Sri Mannathu Padmanabhan Ji on his jayanti.
In a tweet Shri Modi said "Generations to come will be grateful to Sri Mannathu Padmanabhan Ji for his pioneering contribution towards community service, social justice and cultural regeneration. His was a life fully devoted to the betterment of others. I pay my humblest tributes to him on his Jayanti."
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Government promoting use of ethanolproduced from sugarcane and food grains under EBP Programme
Government of India through Oil Marketing Companies  is implementing Ethanol Blended Petrol  Programme, wherein ethanol is being blended in petrol to achieve the objectives of reducing import dependence, promote clean fuel and provide boost to agriculture. Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas vide notification dated 5th February, 2019 directed Oil Marketing Companies  to sell 10% ethanol blended petrol as per Bureau of Indian Standards  specifications.
Government, since 2014, has allowed procurement of ethanol produced from other non-food feedstock besides molasses, like cellulosic and lignocelluloses materials like cotton stalk, wheat straw, rice straw, bagasse, bamboo etc. including petrochemical route, subject to meeting the relevant BIS standards. The steps taken by the Government to promote use of ethanol so as to provide employment opportunities in rural area includes, allowing use of sugarcane and food grains  for conversion to ethanol; administered price mechanism for procurement of ethanol under EBP Programme including enhanced ex-mill price of ethanol year on year from ethanol supply year 2017; lowered GST rate to 5% on ethanol for EBP Programme; amendment in Industries  Act for free movement of ethanol; interest subvention scheme for enhancement and augmentation of ethanol production capacity in the country.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Rameswar Teli in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM spends time with children at the sidelines of Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Samagam
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi spent time with children at Bal Vatika on the sidelines of Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Samagam at Bharat Mandapam today.
He tweeted that it is very refreshing and energizing to spend time with children.
"मासूम बच्चों के साथ आनंद के कुछ पल! इनकी ऊर्जा और उत्साह से मन उमंग से भर जाता है।"
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Two months long “Har Ghar Dastak 2.0” campaign commences today to expedite Covid-19 Vaccination Coverage and cover all eligible beneficiaries through door-to-door campaigns
Focussed campaigns for old age homes, schools/colleges, prisons, brick kilns to be taken up by States/UTs
“HarGharDastak campaign 2.0” to accelerate the pace and coverage of COVID19 vaccination across States and UTs has commenced across the country. Being implemented in a ‘Mission Mode’, States and UTs have been advised to give an intensive push towards full COVID19 vaccination coverage by vaccinating all eligible beneficiaries. This was communicated to all States and UTs by Shri Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary as he reviewed the status of COVID vaccination with Health Secretaries and NHM MDs of States and UTs last week.
Incorporating the experience & learning from “HarGharDastak campaign” launched in Nov 2021, ‘HarGharDastak 2.0’ will be implemented from 1st June 2022 to 31st July 2022. The objective of the ‘Har GharDastak2.0’ Abhiyan is to vaccinate and cover the eligible population groups for first, second and precaution doses through door-to-door campaigns. Major focus will also remain on improving sub-optimal coverage of persons aged ≥ 60years with precaution dose, along with considerably slower speed of coverage in the 12-14 years cohort by focussed campaigns for old age homes, schools/colleges including the out-of-school children , prisons, brick kilns, etc. States/UTs have been urged to undertake effective monitoring with respective micro-plans based on due-lists of all eligible beneficiaries. They were also urged to review administration of precaution dose to 18-59 years age-group with the private hospitals on a regular basis.
The national COVID-19 vaccination drive has witnessed unparalleled achievement due to the detailed planning and robust efforts by the Government of India. So far, 193.57 Cr doses have been administered across the country. 96.3% of all persons above 15 years of age have received at least one dose and 86.3% have received both the doses of COVID-19 vaccine. The ‘HarGharDastak’ Teekakaran Abhiyaan has been inspired by the successful strategy of Mission Indradhanush which included mobilization, awareness & vaccination activities for reaching out to all the missed out and dropped out eligible beneficiaries of 1st & 2nd dose through House-to-House visit from 3rd Nov 2021 onwards. The initiative contributed immensely towards the success of the programme by reaching out to the last mile beneficiaries including the old-aged, differently-abled and even the vaccine hesitant populations.
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Ministry of Finance
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Calendar for Auction of Government of India Treasury Bills

After reviewing the cash position of the Central Government, the Government of India, in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India, has decided to notify the amounts for the issuance of Treasury Bills for the quarter ending December 2020 as under:
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Notified Amount for Auction of Treasury Bills


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Date of Auction
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Issue Date
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91 Days
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182 Days
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364 Days
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Total
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October 07, 2020
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October 08, 2020
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9,000
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3,000
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4,000
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16,000
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October 14, 2020
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October 15, 2020
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9,000
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3,000
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4,000
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16,000
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October 21, 2020
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October 22, 2020
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9,000
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3,000
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4,000
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16,000
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October 28, 2020
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October 29, 2020
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9,000
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3,000
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4,000
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16,000
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November 04, 2020
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November 05, 2020
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9,000
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3,000
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4,000
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16,000
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November 11, 2020
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November 12, 2020
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9,000
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3,000
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4,000
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16,000
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November 18, 2020
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November 19, 2020
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9,000
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3,000
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4,000
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16,000
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November 25, 2020
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November 26, 2020
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9,000
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3,000
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4,000
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16,000
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December 02, 2020
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December 03, 2020
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9,000
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3,000
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4,000
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16,000
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December 09, 2020
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December 10, 2020
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9,000
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3,000
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4,000
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16,000
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December 16, 2020
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December 17, 2020
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9,000
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3,000
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4,000
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16,000
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December 23, 2020
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December 24, 2020
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9,000
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3,000
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4,000
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16,000
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December 30, 2020
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December 31, 2020
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9,000
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3,000
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4,000
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16,000
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Total
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117,000
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39,000
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52,000
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208,000
The Government of India, in consultation with Reserve Bank of India, will have the flexibility to modify the notified amount and timing for auction of Treasury Bills, depending upon the requirements of the Government of India, evolving market conditions and other relevant factors, after giving due notice to the market. Thus, the calendar is subject to change, if circumstances so warrant, including for reasons such as intervening holidays. Such changes, if any, will be communicated through regular Press Releases.
The auction of Treasury Bills will be subject to the terms and conditions specified in the General Notification No. F.4-W&M/2018 dated March 27, 2018 issued by the Government of India, as amended from time to time.
Cabinet
Cabinet approves MoU on cooperation in the field of regulation of medical products for human use amongst the medicine regulatory agencies of the BRICS countries
The Union Cabinet Chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for signing of the Memorandum of Understanding  on cooperation in the field of regulation of medical products for human use amongst the medicine regulatory agencies of the BRICS countries.
The MoU would facilitate better understanding about the regulatory aspects between the parties and could help in increasing India’s export of medical products to BRICS countries.
PIB Headquarters
DAK ADALAT SOLVE PROBLEMS RELATING TO POSTAL SERVICES
AHMEDABAD, 08-05-2017
Department of post proposes to hold Dak Adalat for settlement of grievances relating to postal services. Dak Adalat will be held at 11.00 hrs. on 22/05/2017, Monday in the O/o The Chief Postmaster General, Gujarat Circle, Ahmedabad – 380 001. The CPMG will hear each complainant individually and settle problem of public on the spot. The idea of the above stated Adalat is to give a personal hearing and settlement of problem of Public on the spot. The complaints relating to postal services should be sent to Smt. M A Patel, Asstt. Director Postal Services , Complaint section, O/O Chief Postmaster General, Gujarat Circle Ahmedabad 380 001 so as to reach latest by 12.05.2017. The complaints received after due date will not be entertained.
The complaint should be concrete and in brief. Complaints of general nature and of policy matters will not be entertained.
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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
No reduction in retirement age of Central Government employees, PIB Fact Check busts fake news
(Fact Check Unit of Press Information Bureau has today clarified in a tweet that Central Government is not mulling a reduction in retirement age of Central Government employees. The tweet was a response to an article printed on a web portal which claimed that the Government of India is likely to reduce the retirement age to 50.
In another tweet PIB Fact Check today busted a fake news doing the rounds on WhatsApp that claimed Government is going to bring an Act which will require all salaried persons to deposit 18%. The tweet clarified that Government is considering introduction of no such law. The tweet also advised people not to forward unverified information.
A fact check was performed by PIB Assam about a news published in Manipur claiming the District Hospital in Tamenglong was suffering from a lack of infrastructure and equipment amidst the coronavirus crisis. The State Health Department had earlier rebutted the claim made in the article.
Background
In order to check the spread of fake news on social media and following observations of the Supreme Court, PIB set up a dedicated unit to bust rumours getting viral on the social media. ‘PIBFactCheck’ is a verified handle on Twitter that continuously monitors trending messages on social media platforms and conducts comprehensive review of its contents to bust fake news. Besides, PIB_India handle and various PIB regional unit handles on Twitter are posting official and authentic version of any item on Twitter using the hashtag #PIBFactCheck for the benefit of the Twitter community at large.
Any person can submit to PIBFactCheck any social media message, including text, audio and video, to verification of its authenticity. These can be submitted online on the portal https://factcheck.pib.gov.in/ or on Whatsapp No. +918799711259 or email: pibfactcheck[at]gmail[dot]com. The details are also available on PIB website: https://pib.gov.in
Prime Minister's Office
List of documents signed during the State Visit of President of Maldives to India
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S. No.
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Agreements/MoUs/Joint Declaration of Intent
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Signed on the Indian side by
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Signed on the Maldives side by
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1.
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Agreement on the Facilitation of Visa Arrangements
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Sushma Swaraj,
External Affairs Minister
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Shahid Abdulla,
Minister of Foreign Affairs
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2.
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Memorandum of Understanding on Cultural Cooperation
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Arun Goel, Secretary,
Ministry of Culture
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Shahid Abdulla,
Minister of Foreign Affairs
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3.
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Memorandum of Understanding for Establishing Mutual Cooperation to Improve the Ecosystem for Agribusiness
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Akhilesh Mishra,
Ambassador of India to Maldives
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Fayyaz Ismail,
Minister of Economic Development
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4.
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Joint Declaration of Intent on Cooperation in the field of Information & Communications Technology and Electronics
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Akhilesh Mishra,
Ambassador of India to Maldives
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Mohamed Aslam,
Minister of National Planning and Infrastructure
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh launches Booklet and it’s e-version on one year achievements of DoPT under Modi Government 2.0
Union Minister of State  Development of North Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today launched a Booklet and it’s e-version on one year achievements of the Department of Personnel and Training, DoPT through Video Conferencing . The video conferencing was attended by Secretary  and other senior officers in the Department.
Initiating the discussion, Secretary  elaborated the main initiatives taken by the Department during the last one year. Thereafter, the Hon’ble MOS addressed the participants and narrated some of the salient achievements of the Department in one year which are mentioned below:
1. AARAMBH – A common foundation course for officers of 21 Services recruited through Civil Services Examination has been undertaken. The officers from these Services were addressed by Hon’ble Prime Minister on 31.10.2019 at Statue of Unity, Kevadia.
2. A new training initiative for government employees named iGoT has been launched, which aims to provide role based training in place of rule based training provided till now.
3. A version of iGoT fitted to the training needs of frontline workers tackling COVID-19 has been launched. As on date 10,52,410 users are enrolled in iGoT for COVID-19 learning platform and they have consumed more than 20 lakhs courses till now.
4. The institution of Lokpal has been operationalized from its new office. Lokpal  Rules have been framed and Rules on Finance and Accounts and Declaration of Assets are at an advanced stage.
5. Fundamental reforms have been initiated in the area of Government recruitment. At present our citizens, especially those belonging to the poor and unprivileged sections, go through cumbersome procedures of multiple agencies and examinations of Government recruitment. A proposal for establishment of a National Recruitment Agency is at an advanced stage. The NRA will conduct computer based online Common Eligibility Test for recruitment to non-gazetted posts with test centres in every district. This will ease the difficulties faced by the aspirants of Government jobs.
6. Constitution of branches of Central Administrative Tribunal at Jammu and Srinagar. Inauguration of Tribunal at Jammu will be made through video conferencing on Monday.
MOS thanked the officers for their contribution in the above said achievements despite Corona pandemic. He also stated that despite the pandemic the offices have put in their best and it proved the concept of minimum attendance - maximum output.
MOS also interacted with officers who appreciated the gesture of the Union Minister, who interacted with officers of junior level i.e. Section Officer and Under Secretary.
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Competition Commission of India
CCI approves Kora Master Fund LP investment of up to 10%  in Edelweiss Securities Limited under sub-section  of Section 31 of the Act.
The Competition Commission of India  has approved Kora Master Fund LP investment of up to 10%  in Edelweiss Securities Limited under sub-section  of Section 31 of the Act.
The notification relates to a proposed investment by Kora in Edelweiss Securities Limited  and Edelweiss Global Investment Advisory Business  Subsidiaries of up to INR equivalent to $75 million, as set out in the Share Subscription Agreement.
The Acquirer is a foreign portfolio investor  registered with the Securities Exchange Board of India . Its principal activity is that of investment holding and related activities.
The Target Entities belong to the Edelweiss Group, with Edelweiss Financial Services Limited  as the ultimate holding company, are broadly engaged in the Edelweiss Global Investment Advisory Business.
Summary of the Proposed Combination is available at :
https://www.cci.gov.in/sites/default/files/notice_order_summary_doc/C-2019-08-681.pdf