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Ministry of Railways
Naming of Sambalpur-Shalimar-Sambalpur Tri-weekly Express as “Mahima Gosain Express”
With the approval of Hon’ble Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw Ji Train No.20832/20831 Sambalpur-Shalimar-Sambalpur Tri-weekly Express  has been renamed as “Mahima Gosain Express”.
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Hon'ble Union Minister of Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship during the foundation Laying Ceremony of redevelopment of Bhubaneswar Railway station on 29th December 2022 has urged the Hon’ble Railway Minister to rename the Sambalpur-Shalimar-Sambalpur Tri-weekly Express as “Mahima Gosain Express”. Keeping in view the sentiments and faith of the people towards the Mahima shrine Ministry of Railways has renamed the Sambalpur-Shalimar-Sambalpur Tri-weekly Express as “Mahima Gosain Express”.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
India reports lowest Daily New Cases of 1.52 Lakh in 50 days; declining trend in new cases maintained.
India's Active Caseload further declines to 20,26,092
Active Cases decrease by 88,416 in last 24 hours
2,56,92,342 total Recoveries across the country so far.
2,38,022 patients recovered during last 24 hours.
Recoveries continue to outnumber the Daily New Cases for the 18th consecutive day
Recovery Rate increases to 91.60%
Weekly Positivity Rate currently at 9.04%
Daily positivity rate at 9.07%, less than 10% for 7 consecutive days.
Testing capacity substantially ramped up - 34.48 cr tests total conducted
21.3 Cr. Vaccine Doses administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
Ministry of Communications
Regional Dak Adalat of Central Postal Region, Kerala Circle
The Regional Dak Adalat of Central Postal Region, Kerala Circle [HQ : Kochi] for the 1st Quarter of 2022 is proposed to be held online at the Office of the Postmaster General, Central Region, Gandhi Nagar [Maveli Road], Kochi – 682020, on 14.03.2022 at 11.AM via Google Meet Platform.
The complaints pertaining to the Post Offices under Central Region, Kochi - 682020  will be taken up in the Adalat and will cover matters relating to postal services including Counter services, Savings Bank, Money orders etc.
Those who wish to file any complaint/petition before the Dak Adalat may send their complaints/ suggestions at e-mail:
adpgcr.keralapost[at]gmail[dot]com OR
pmgcr.keralapost[at]gmail[dot]com
With ‘Subject’ - “Regional Dak Adalat: March 2022” or by post addressed to:
Shri M. P. Ramesh, Assistant Director [PG], O/o the Postmaster General, Central Region, Kochi - 682020.
Mobile number and e-mail id of the applicant should be clearly specified in the complaint. Complaints should reach the above email id/address on or before 03.03.2002.
Complaints/Suggestions taken up in the previous Adalats will not be entertained.
The Google meet ID will be intimated directly to the applicant by e-mail.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
NESTS of Tribal Affairs Ministry partners with Amazon for two-days’ capacity building programme for EMRS teachers for Future Engineer Program
The collaboration between NESTS and Amazon will empower teachers and students in the field of digital education: Shri Arjun Munda
Main Highlights:
- The two-day face-to-face training workshop is being organized on 28th & 29th December, 2022 for teachers from 54 EMRS of 6 States.
- The training workshop includes a brief about early access to computer science education for tribal and other communities by way of exposing the students to simple computational skills all the way up to data-coding skills.
National Education Society for Tribal Students  is organizing two-days’ face-to-face capacity building programme for EMRS teachers to implement Amazon Future Engineer Program  in collaboration with the Learning Links Foundation .
On the occasion Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Shri Arjun Munda said that the collaboration between NESTS and amazon will empower teachers and students in the field of digital education. He also added that in the present decade the initiative will help in initiating a digital communication with the people living in far flung areas. He said the students of EMRS will benefit a lot from the Future Engineer Programme. He also said “The Future Engineer Programme will serve as a stepping stone in creating Computer awareness for the tribal students of EMRSs.”
In phase 1, a two-day face-to-face training workshop is being held on 28th & 29th December 2022 at YMCA Auditorium, New Delhi. One of the objectives is that Amazon Future Engineer  Program is being launched in around 54 EMRSs across 6 States namely, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, and Telangana in schools having access to digital infrastructure including a computer lab and stable active internet connectivity. Course modules shall include Computer Science Fundamentals, Introduction to Coding, Logical Sequencing, Learning Loops, Block Programming using open secure source platforms like code.org, Class Chat Sessions to discuss tech space, different tech initiatives, etc.
Modern Information Technology shall enable early exposure to and bolster the preparedness of students for future careers in STEM education. Learning Links Foundation  is a philanthropic organization working for ‘Amazon Future Engineer Program’ that is unique in the area of computational skills training for students and teachers of EMRSs.
The proposed training workshop for EMRS teachers shall serve as a stepping stone in creating awareness about the potential of Computer Science in students of EMRS as well as access to quality IT education in our schools.
Vice President's Secretariat
Vice President condoles the passing away of Shri George Fernandes
The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has condoled the passing away of former Defence Minister and the veteran politician, Shri George Fernandes today. In a message, he said that a long time socialist, trade unionist and an outstanding parliamentarian, Shri Fernandes had tirelessly worked for the empowerment of poor and downtrodden sections of the society. He was an able administrator and had held important portfolios as a Union Minister, he added.
Following is the text of Vice President’s message:
“I am deeply saddened to learn about the demise of Shri George Fernandes, former Defence Minister of India.
Shri Fernandes was a multi-faceted personality. A long time socialist, trade unionist and an outstanding parliamentarian, he had tirelessly worked for the empowerment of poor and downtrodden sections of the society. He was a champion of democracy and fought against the imposition of Emergency. He was an able administrator and had held important portfolios as a Union Minister.
In this hour of grief, I offer my condolences and pray that the almighty should give strength and courage to his bereaved family members, friends and followers.”
Ministry of Finance
Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs inaugurates Western Regional Office of Competition Commission of India  in Navi Mumbai
Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs inaugurated the Regional Office  of Competition Commission of India  in a virtual event on 6 October 2022. Shri. Rao Inderjit Singh, Union Minister of State  for Statistics & Programme Implementation; Planning and Minister of State, Ministry of Corporate Affairs also graced the occasion with his presence.
The Regional Office  in Mumbai is the third regional office opened by CCI, after Regional Office  in Chennai  and Regional Office  in Kolkata .
In her address, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, congratulated CCI for opening regional office in Mumbai and remarked that easy access of CCI to businesses is important for facilitating ease of doing business. She also complimented CCI for publishing its advocacy booklets in various regional languages and added that such steps empower people in having better access to the regulator. On rapidly evolving digital markets, Smt. Sitharaman stressed on the need to address the competition issues arising out of them, by benchmarking against best practices at the global level. She said that a proactive CCI brings in confidence in the minds of people who want to access it for relief and will help people well prior to issues going out of hand.
On this occasion, Finance Minister also released a pictorial e-publication titled “Competition Commission of India - A Journey Through the Years, 2009 – 2022”, which documents the formative years of CCI and takes stock of the various measures, events and actions that have helped shape this journey. She also released CCI’s competition advocacy booklets translated in Urdu and Punjabi languages. These Booklets, contain information on topics such as - How to File information with CCI, Cartels, Bid Rigging, Abuse of Dominance, Combinations, Leniency etc. Apart from Urdu and Punjabi languages, these booklets have also been earlier translated into 11 other languages i.e. Telugu, Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Assamese, Gujarati, and Odia, Hindi and English.
During the event, Shri Ashok Kumar Gupta, Chairperson CCI remarked that in a country as vast and diverse as India, setting up regional offices has been a key step towards competition enforcement. He highlighted that CCI’s presence at the financial hub of the country will provide ease of accessibility to numerous stakeholders, augment advocacy outreach in this region, and fulfil a longstanding demand of stakeholders.
The event concluded with a vote of thanks, delivered by Smt. Jyoti Jindgar Bhanot, Secretary , CCI.

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Ministry of Education
Maharashtra EBSB team glimpses Sangai deer in her original natural habitat, eternal beauty of Loktak on day 3 in Manipur
Maharashtra EBSB team on Wednesday got the chance of glimpsing Sangai, the brow antlered deer, at its only natural home, Keibul Lamjao National Park, the only floating national park in the globe in Manipur’s Bishnupur district.
The team was also mesmerized by the beauty of the Loktak Lake, one of the largest freshwater lakes in South Asia on which the Keibul Lamjao National Park is located on the southern part of the lake.
On the day three of the weeklong exposure tour to Manipur, the 50 students from Nagpur of Maharashtra accompanied by three faculties and four student volunteers visited the Loktak Lake and the floating Keibul Lamjao National Park.
Guided by M Asnikumar Singh, chairman of the Loktak Development Authority , the team reached the national park early morning to get the glimpse of the Sangai deer at its original natural habitat.
Asnikumar himself drove the boat Maharashtra EBSB team on board in and around the lake and showed all the places in and around Loktak, Keibul Lamjao National Park. He also arranged all the food with local cuisines, boating, and transport in the area.
Mesmerized by the beauty of Loktak Lake and excited on seeing the Sangai deer in its natural habitat, the students expressed their sincere gratitude to the chairman.
They are in awe of the serene beauty of the largest fresh water lake in India.
One student revealed that he heard about Manipur, but not about the Loktak Lake and Keibul Lamjao National Park.
She expressed her thankfulness to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for organizing such an exposure tour while appreciating Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh and LDA chairman M Asnikumar Singh for giving an opportunity to witness beautiful and wonderful Loktak Lake and the floating national park and to taste local cuisines.
“Last but not the least, I thank IIIT Manipur for coordinating such a wonderful program,” she added.
The team of 50 students with three faculties and four student volunteers from Nagpur of Maharashtra arrived in Imphal on Monday  on a week-long exposure tour to Manipur under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat , a pilot initiative by Government of India.
On day two of the program, the team had visited various historically significant tourist spots in Imphal and its outskirts.
Today, the day three of the tour, after enjoying the beauty of the Loktak Lake, the team also paid a visit to INA Museum at Moirang from where they proceeded to INA HQ before heading for Sangai Ethnic Park at Moirang Khunou.
On the way back to Imphal, the team visited Imphal Peace Museum at Maibam Lokpa Ching and then to ISKCON Temple in Imphal’s Sangaiprou. Day’s sightseeing concluded at Govindaji Temple at Palace Compound in Imphal where the team members attained Arti.
The Maharashtra team arrived here to reciprocate the recent visit of Manipuri students to their state  and will be leaving Imphal for Maharashtra on March 3.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
BENEFITS OF COWIN Portal
CoWIN Portal is the digital platform to capture covid-19 vaccination program details. CoWIN connects to various stakeholders, including vaccine manufacturers, administrators, and verifiers, public and private vaccination facilities, and vaccine recipients etc. The key features of the CoWIN platform are  Blended registration- Beneficiaries can register online or on-site  to Vaccination Centre.  Beneficiaries can book online appointment based on convenience of time and choice of location  Track Vaccination Schedule  Instant Digital vaccination Certificate with certificate correction utility  Multilingual portal with 12 languages.  Mobile application for their ease of use for vaccinator  Vaccine Stock Management  Publishing of Vaccine Schedules in advance  Real Time Dashboards  tracking of Adverse Event Following Immunization .  Digital Covid-19 vaccination Certificate tracking  Facility wise coverage.
CoWIN platform was developed in a record speed with ample consideration to its scalability, modularity and interoperability. For quick scale, CoWIN has been integrated with other government mobile applications such as Aarogya Setu and UMANG. Users can access the platform via desktop, laptop, tablet, and mobile phones, and can use it to meet a variety of needs. The platform has adapted quickly to the need for covering different beneficiaries group during each phases and adjusted the platform to accommodate an influx of new users even those from remote areas and/or those without access to digital tools. Registered users receive automated text messages on their registered mobile numbers regarding vaccination appointments, second dose & precaution dose reminders, and links to digital vaccination certificates.
Nine countries have sought India’s cooperation in this endeavour.
The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Steel
NMDC Announces Q1 Results
National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.  reported its Q1 numbers yesterday. The company produced 8.92 MnT and sold 7.80 MnT iron ore in the first quarter of FY23. In the corresponding period last year, NMDC recorded 8.91 MnT production and 9.45 MnT sales.
NMDC registered steady financials for Q1 of FY23 with a turnover of Rs.4,767 crore, PBT of
Rs.1,946 crore, and PAT of Rs.1,469 crore. During the first quarter of FY22, the turnover of the company was Rs.6,512 crore while PBT and PAT figures stood at Rs.4,263 crore and
Rs.3,193 crore respectively.
Commenting on these results, Shri Sumit Deb, CMD, NMDC said, “Early monsoon and a shortfall in demand accounted for a slow Q1. On a positive note, our constant technological, digital, and financial growth provide comfort that NMDC will mitigate the current challenges and achieve the annual targets.”
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh holds widespread consultations with Ex-Bureaucrats to take stock of India’s fight against COVID-19
Union Minister of State  Development of North Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr JitendraSingh todayheld extensive discussions with Ex-Bureaucrats about India’s fight against COVID-19 and explored ways for an exit plan post lockdown.
In a one-and-half hour long video conference interaction with Shri Sudhir Bhargava, Shri Rama Sundaram, Shri Rakesh Kumar Gupta, Shri Satyananda Mishra, ShriP.Panneervel and Shri K.V.Eapen, all retired IAS officers and Ms Sangeeta Gupta, Ms ShielaSangwan ex-IRS officers, Dr.Jitendra Singh briefed them about government’s efforts in containing the pandemic in an effective manner so far. He said, India has fared well ahead of many advanced countries in the world through pro-active measures to contain it.
The officers also appreciated the Government’s efforts in containing the pandemic through various measures and also shared their views on the possible exit plan post lockdown to kick start the economy. During the video-interaction, the officers also underlined the issues like, Phased withdrawal of lockdown, more usage of technology in administration e.g. e-office, importance of building up immunity through Vitamin-C intake, fiscal stimulus to kick-start the economy, financial security to the poor, introduction of more online courses and exams to utilize the academic year, facilitation of migrant workers to reach their native places and development of vaccines and testing kits indigenously to give a fillip to Make in India concept.
Dr.Jitendra Singh thanked the bureaucrats for their valuable suggestions on the subject and said that such kind of outreach will continue in future to get the distilled wisdom from all quarters to fight the menace of Corona pandemic.
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Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Estimated cost for distribution of foodgrains  and pulses under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana during April – November 2020 is around Rs 1,48,938 crore
This includes total estimated expenditure of Rs. 46,061crore to be borne by Government of India towards foodgrain subsidy and expenditure on account intra state transportation, dealer's margin including additional dealer's margin towards use of ePOS
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had yesterday announced the extension of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana till the end of November 2020. He said that the PMGKAY scheme is extended from July till the end of November 2020. During this five-month period, more than 80 crore people will be provided 5 kg free wheat/rice per month along with 1 kg free whole chana to each family per month.
The Department of Food and PD has worked out estimated cost under TPDS @ 5 Kg per person per month for three months i.e. April-June, 2020 would entail an estimated subsidy of Rs. 44,131 crore taking the estimated Economic Cost of Rs. 37,267.60/MT for rice and Rs. 26,838.40/MT for wheat .
Further, while under NFSA, the expenditure towards intra state transportation and handling charges for movement from FCI depots to Fair Price Shops  as also dealer's margin etc. is shared between Govt. of India and States/UTs as per the sharing pattern and norms for expenditure on this account as per rules framed under NFSA. As Govt. of India is bearing the entire expenditure towards this Scheme, an expenditure of Rs 1,930 crore would be required to be met towards transportation & handling and FPS dealers' margins etc. by Govt. of India as per the existing norms in this regard under NFSA. ln view of the above, the total estimated expenditure to be borne by Govt. of India towards foodgrain subsidy and expenditure on account intra state transportation, dealer's margin including additional dealer's margin towards use of ePOS would be Rs. 46,061crore.
On the basis of above, an estimated cost of 32 million tonne  for distribution of foodgrains  from April to November 2020 will be approx. Rs 1,22,829 crores.
As per Department of Consumer Affairs note, the estimated expenditure towards distribution of pulses is Rs 5,000 crore for the period April-June 2020. Accordingly, the estimated expenditure for distribution of pulses during the period April-November 2020 will be Rs 11,800 crore approx.
In addition to above, the estimated cost for distribution of foodgrains to migrant labours for the period of two months is Rs 3,109.52 crore. The foregone cost of Central Issue Price for foodgrains which comes to approximately Rs.1,400 crore per month entails an expenditure of approximately Rs.11,200 crore.
Thus, the estimated cost for distribution of food grains  and pulses will be Rs 1,48,938 crore approx.APS/SG/MS
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Ministry of Defence
TRANSSHIPMENT OF MEDICAL AID TO SRI LANKA – MISSION SAGAR IX
With the overarching aim of providing critical medical aid to Sri Lanka during the ongoing crisis, INS Gharial as part of Mission SAGAR IX arrived at Colombo on 29 Apr 22 and delivered over 760 kgs of 107 types of critical lifesaving medicines. The shipment was received by Health Minister of Sri Lanka, Hon’ble Channa Jayasumana, and would be supplied to the University of Peradeniya Hospital.
In line with GoI’s vision of SAGAR – Security And Growth for All in the Region – the Indian Navy undertakes several deployments titled ‘Mission SAGAR’ to assist friendly IOR littorals. Since May 2020, Indian Navy has successfully concluded eight such missions, deploying ten ships to 18 Friendly Foreign Countries. With a steadfast intent of delivering a high quantum of humanitarian assistance to our neighbours, personnel from ships and shore organisations of Indian Navy have invested close to a million man-hours to bring succour to our friends, overseas.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
India-US ‘Partnership of Trust’ rests on 3 pillars of Trade, Tech and Talent - Shri Piyush Goyal
The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal today expressed confidence that the ‘Partnership of Trust’ between India-US, resting on three pillars of Trade, Tech and Talent is going ahead from strength to strength. He said this while interacting with the Media in San Francisco.
Briefing the Media, the Minister informed that he interacted with eminent business professionals, CEOs, senior captains of industry, start up ecosystems, venture capitalists etc. During the Meeting they shared their experiences of working with India and gave suggestions and new ideas on furthering India US engagements, in terms of increasing flow of investment into India and creation of Jobs in India, Minister added. Shri Goyal expressed happiness noting the phenomenal enthusiasm among them to work with India.
The Minister began his day with paying tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at San Francisco. He thereafter visited Gadar Memorial Hall. Later in the day, He also launched the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India  in 6 regions in the United States.
Shri Piyush Goyal interacted with the leadership of GITPRO  and FIIDS  in San Francisco. Shri Goyal called upon the tech- community to endorse the ‘India Story’ and make India a preferred investment destination. Urging them to be a part of the Growth Story of India, Shri Goyal invited them to invest and set up operations in India.
Shri Piyush Goyal also interacted with the US India Strategic Partnership Forum  in San Francisco.
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.