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PM participates in the Second Global COVID Virtual Summit
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi participated in the Second Global COVID Virtual Summit on the invitation of the President of U.S.A., Joseph R. Biden Jr., earlier today. Prime Minister delivered his remarks in the Opening Session of the Summit on the theme ‘Preventing Pandemic Fatigue and Prioritizing Preparedness’.
Prime Minister highlighted that India adopted a people centric strategy to combat the pandemic and has made the highest ever allocation for its health budget this year. Prime Minister stated that India was running the largest vaccination campaign in the world and had vaccinated close to ninety percent of its adult population and more than fifty million children.
Prime Minister also highlighted that as a responsible member of the global community, India would continue to play an active role by sharing its low cost indigenous COVID mitigation technologies, vaccines and therapeutics with other countries. India is working to extend its genomic surveillance consortium. India has used traditional medicine extensively and has laid the foundation for a WHO Center for Traditional Medicine in India to make this knowledge available to the world.
Prime Minister also called for strengthening and reforming the WHO to create a stronger and more resilient global health security architecture.
Other participants included co-hosts of the event - Heads of State/Government of Belize in its capacity as Chair of CARICOM, Senegal as Chair of African Union, Indonesia as President of G20 and Germany as President of G7 respectively. Secretary General of the United Nations, Director General of World Health Organization and other dignitaries also participated.
Prime Minister had also participated in the first Global COVID virtual Summit hosted by President Biden on 22 September 2021.
Special Service and Features
Neyveli Lignite Corporation India sign power purchasing pact with KSEB
Neyveli Lignite Corporation India  , a Central PSU under Ministry of Coal and Kerala State Electricity Board have signed an agreement to purchase 400 MW of electricity from Nei Veli Lignite Corporation India's Talabira, Odisha project.
NLC India Chairman Rakesh Kumar and KSEB Chairman Rajan N Kobraghate signed the contract in the presence of State Electricity MinisterSri. K. Krishnankutty. CG Jose, Director - Generation, Electrical) and Shaji John, Director , NLCIL.
were also present on the occasion. Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation and the Pondicherry Electricity Department had earlier signed an agreement to purchase electricity from the Talabira project.
President's Secretariat
Visit of Hon’ble President of India to Air Force Station Pune
Pune : 7 December, 2021
On 7th December 21, Air Force Station Pune was privileged to host the Hon’ble President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind and Mrs. Savita Kovind on the occasion of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’.
On arrival at the air base, the President was received by Air Marshal Vikram Singh, Air Officer Commanding in Chief, South Western Air Command and Dr.  Arathi Singh, President Air Force Wives Welfare Association , South Western Air Command. Thereafter, the President was conducted for a fleet review by Air Commodore H Assudani, Air Officer Commanding, Air Force Station Pune. The review included SU-30 MKI aircraft and the ‘Made in India’ Akash Missile System. The Hon’ble President witnessed a breathtaking air display, comprising of a large number of fighter aircraft and helicopters. The highlight of the air display was a fly past by a large formation of Jagauar aircraft, which painted the skies of Pune with a tattoo of ‘75’ signifying ‘75 years of India’s Independence’.
The Hon’ble President flew a ‘sortie’ in the state of the art, SU-30 MKI simulator, and was shown the exceptional capabilities of the fighter aircraft. Before departing the air base, he interacted with aircrew who participated in the review and flying display and air warriors of Air Force Station, Pune.
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Training of Central Secretariat Services Officers in Thiruvananthapuram.
The Level D training program for the 123rd batch of Central Secretariat Service  officers is being organized at the Institute of Management in Governance  in Thiruvananthapuram. Section officers from various ministries of the Central Government are participating in the training program, which runs from September 4 to 15. The training is led by IMG Director Shri K. Jayakumar and includes sessions on understanding the rich culture and heritage of Kerala, as well as gaining knowledge about the implementation of government schemes at the grassroots level. The officials have also had the opportunity to participate in various sessions on local self-government, e-governance, and schemes, and to visit different blocks and panchayats. State-level training is an integral part of the Level D training program, which is conducted for promotion to the position of Under Secretary in the Government of India.
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Ministry of Finance
Central Bureau of Narcotics  seizes more than 1,000 kg poppy straw in operation in Madhya Pradesh
In continuance of Anti-Drug operations, officers of Central Bureau of Narcotics  Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh, on a specific intelligence, searched a suspected house and temporary Godown  constructed by Precast wall & Tin Shed in the outskirts of village Hathipura, PS-Ratangarh, Tehsil- Singoli, District- Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh, and seizes total 1083.150 kg Poppy Straw  on today.
After receiving intelligence that a person of village Hathipura was involved in illicit smuggling and transportation of Poppy Straw and was having illicit Poppy Straw  secreted at his residence & temporary Godown  constructed by Precast wall & Tin Shed in the outskirts of his village, a team of officers of CBN Neemuch was formed and dispatched in early hours of today and suspected house & temporary Godown  in village were searched.
During the operation one of the drug traffickers aimed on the preventive team with a loaded 12 BORE Gun, but CBN officers showing great courage and presence of mind, handled the situation carefully and tactfully and the person was subsequently detained. Additional reinforcements from the nearby police stations were also called to assist officers of CBN.
High Pre-cast wall had been constructed around the temporary Godown  along with Tin shed to conceal the illegal activities going on in it. Thorough search resulted in seizing of 25 bags of Poppy Straw  weighing 482.700 kg loaded in one Mahindra Pickup, 21 bags of Poppy Straw  weighing 401.550 kg loaded in Scorpio SUV and 5 bags of powdered Poppy Straw  weighing 198.900 kg loaded in Hyundai i20 car . One unlicensed 12 BORE Gun with 23 live rounds & 2 empty cartridges & 38 live rounds and one empty cartridge of 7.65 mm were also seized.
Grinding Machine , stitching machine with bundle of blue thread , Weighing scale, Air pump  etc were also recovered and seized from the temporary Godown .
51 bags of Poppy Straw weighing 1083.150 kg along with 3 vehicles i.e., Mahindra Pickup, Mahindra Scorpio and Hyundai i20 have been seized and three persons have been arrested under relevant provisions of NDPS Act, 1985.
The recovered unlicensed 12 BORE Gun along with 23 live rounds & 2 empty cartridges & 38 live rounds and one empty cartridge of 7.65 mm will also be investigated under relevant provisions of Arms Act by the appropriate authority.
CBN carried out this operation in assistance with the MP Police.
Further investigation is under progress.
Ministry of Culture
BITM to Flag off a Tableau on Vaccine Awareness and Covid-19 Appropriate Protocols
Kolkata, November 8, 2021
On the occasion of the World Science Day on November 10, 2021, Birla Industrial and Technological Museum  is planning to Flag off a Tableau on Vaccine Awareness and COVID-19 Appropriate Protocols.
Shri Firhad Hakim, the State Transport Minister, has kindly consented to flag off the said Tableau in the presence of Shri Debasish Kumar, Member, Board of Administrators, Kolkata Municipal Corporation on November 10, 2021 at 12 noon.
The Tableau developed by BITM will carry messages towards making the mass aware about the benefits of Vaccination as well as COVID-19 Protocols like Wearing Mask, Cleaning Hands, and Maintaining Social Distance. The said Tableau is scheduled to run on the roads of Kolkata from 10 am to 6 pm from November 10  to November 14.
The other programmes on November 10, 2021 included offline quiz programmes on ‘Museums’ at 12.45 pm and online poster making contest on ‘Sustainable Development Goals’. Such contests may be participated through www.bitm.gov.in/iscmsmd-2021 from 10 am to 10 pm for students of Class VIII to XII.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
OBC Creamy Layer Status
The concept of creamy layer in Other Backward Classes  reservation was implemented by the Government as per the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in its judgment in the Indra Sawhney case. Recently an Expert Committee has been constituted by the Government of India under the Chairmanship of Shri B.P. Sharma  on 08.03.2019 to examine particularly the issues related to Creamy layer equivalence among the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes  where equivalence had not been established so far.
The Committee is expected to submit its report anytime soon.
This information was given by Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Electronics & IT
MeitY invites comments from stakeholders and general public on amendment proposed to ‘IT Rules’
Government to hold public consultation on proposed amendment of IT rules with respect to fact checking misinformation or patently false and untrue or misleading information on social media and other intermediary platforms
In pursuance of the Government’s commitment to ensure an Open, Safe and Trusted and Accountable Internet for citizens , the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology  has invited comments from stakeholders and general public on amendment proposed to rule 3 of the Information Technology  Rules, 2021  with respect to obligations of social media and other intermediaries regarding sharing of information which is patently false and untrue or misleading in nature.
Earlier, the Ministry had notified the IT Rules, 2021 to provide that social media and other intermediaries shall observe due diligence by making reasonable efforts to cause their users not to host, display, upload, modify, publish, transmit, store, update or share information which is patently false and untrue or misleading in nature. Under the proposed amendment, the due diligence by intermediaries shall include making such efforts to not upload, publish, transmit or share information identified as fake or false by the Fact Check Unit of the Press Information Bureau , which takes cognizance of fake information both suo motu and by way of queries sent by citizens on its portal or through e-mail and WhatsApp and responds with correct information when the same pertains to the Government. In addition, it will also cover that information which relates to government business and which is identified by the Department concerned as false. The rules also in addition mention other agencies may be included in list of authorised agencies for such fact-checking in future by Govt
The Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, said in this regard: “The draft amendments to IT Rules are in pursuance of our commitment to an Open, Safe & Trusted and Accountable Internet. We have circulated amendments for consultation with stakeholders. As is the practice meticulously followed by Govt these amendments will also be put through open consultations - to reflect, discuss and deliberate on these amendments or any other such effective means through which we can prevent misinformation / patently wrong information circulated on the Internet by State/Non-State actors"
Ministry had earlier initiated public consultation on amendments proposed to the said rules in relation to online gaming, the last date for which was 17th January 2023. The last date for the same has now been extended to 25th January 2023.
The Ministry shall also hold a consultation on the proposed amendment to rule 3 of the IT Rules with stakeholders on 24th January 2023.
Comments and suggestions on both the said amendments are also invited from the public by 25th January 2023 and can be submitted through the MyGov platform:
https://innovateindia.mygov.in/online-gaming-rules/.
PIB Headquarters
CAG handed over audit report to state government
The Audit Report  and the Audit Report  of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended 31 March 2017 - Government of Gujarat has been handed over to the State Government on 06 August 2018.
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Ministry of Communications
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India launches integration & availability of TRAI Mobile Apps on UMANG platform
TRAI integrates its Mobile App DND 2.0 & MyCall with UMANG Platform with the objective of reaching out to consumers and safeguarding their interests
Policy initiatives of TRAI, over the years, have been to protect the interests of the consumers. Recognizing the importance of reaching out to the consumers and to safeguard their interests, TRAI has now integrated its Mobile Apps namely DND 2.0 & MyCall with UMANG Platform.
UMANG  is developed by National e-Governance Division , Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology . UMANG provides a single platform for all Indian Citizens to access pan India e-Gov services ranging from Central to Local Government bodies and other citizen centric services. It provides a unified approach where citizens can install one application to avail multiple government services. From now onwards, TRAI’s Mobile Appsnamely DND 2.0 &MyCall shall also be available on Umang Platform.
Presently, Umang has more than 50 lakhs downloads and TRAI apps individually have more than 4 lakhs downloads. With a view to increase reachability and facilitate citizens, NeGD and TRAI have integrated DND 2.0 and My Call App on UMANG Android platform . Consumers having Android phones can either download the TRAI apps individually from Google Playstore or can Access it directly from the Umang application.
Chairperson, TRAI launched integration and availability of following TRAI apps in a function held at TRAI, New Delhi today. Certain key features of these applications are:
 TRAI MyCall App
TRAI MyCall is an intuitive and user friendly application for Crowdsourced Voice Call Quality Monitoring. The Application helps Mobile phone users to rate their experience about voice call quality in real time and help TRAI gather consumer experience data along with Network data.
A pop up requests the user to rate the call after it ends. Callers simply select their rating in the form of stars and indicate if the calls were made in indoor, outdoor or while travelling. Callerscan also provide additional details such as noise or audio delay or mark a call-drop.
 DND 2.0 App
DND  Services App enables smart phone users to register their mobile number under DND and report spam messages or calls to avoid Unsolicited Commercial Communication /Telemarketing Calls/SMS.
For further information/clarifications, Sh. Sanjeev Banzal, Advisor , may be contacted at Tel No. 011-23210990 or on email: advisorit@trai.gov.in
Ministry of Electronics & IT
“The Innovation Genie is out of the Bottle” : Rajeev Chandrasekhar
“ Today Hardwork, Grit & Passion are the only determinants for your success. You don’t need influential last names” : Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Rajeev Chandrasekhar visits CVM University, Anand & MSU, Vadodara on Day 2 of his Gujarat visit
Students & Startups quiz Union MoS on New India’s Techade of Opportunities
“The Genie of Innovation is out of the Bottle and soon there will be 1000s of Unicorn in India in the near future”, said Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship as he interacted with students and Startups at the CVM University at Anand in the forenoon and MSU at Vadodara. The Minister mentioned about how India is at an inflection point and has an upward momentum as it emerges a reformed & resilient Nation - Post Covid, and also world’s most vibrant startup ecosystem.
The Indian economy, after taking a hit initially during Covid, is now the fastest growing major economy in the world. It has received highest FDIs  & sets new records of Goods exports  & services exports  . Today, India has crossed 100 Unicorn mark where 42 Unicorns came up in the year 2021. Highlighting why this surge in Startups and unicorns now, Minister mentioned that the Narendra Modi Government, over the last 8 years, has created an enabling environment by scrapping old laws - ensuring ease of doing business, initiating Banking & Financial sector reforms including cleaning up of NPAs, expansion of Internet to 80 crore people, rapid Digitalization of almost all sectors of economy and governance etc. have all collectively led to a vibrant startup ecosystem.
Drawing a comparison with how state of affairs were Pre 2014, Minister quoted a credit Suisse Report - House of Debt that reported around 98% of India’s Banking systems’ Net worth were cornered by 9 or 10 big family owned businesses in India. Today Hardwork, Grit, passion are the only determinants of Success. The majority of Unicorns & Startups are first generation entrepreneurs & do not have influential last names.
The Minister answered questions posed by Startups and students as he was interviewed by them on New India’s Techade of Opportunities. The students and Startups had an engaging session with the Minister who answered all their questions and queries inspiring them to contribute as well as benefit from New India’s Growth Story.
The Minister later in the evening met leaders from the industry, industry associations, academia & professionals of Vadodara who warmly received him and deliberated on how New INDIA is becoming a trusted technology partner to the world in Digital products and services thanks to the proactive policies of PM Narendra Modi.
Ministry of Rural Development
Mission Amrit Sarovar
The Mission Amrit Sarovar was launched on National Panchayati Raj Day on 24th April 2022 as a part of celebration of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav with an objective to conserve water for future. The Mission is aimed at developing and rejuvenating 75 water bodies in each district of the country. All the States including States of Assam and Rajasthan are covered under the Mission. As on 29th July 2022, 80,034 sites ahve been identified and work has commenced on 35, 364 sites. The work has been completed on 4,753 sites. The details are available on https://water.ncog.gov.in/AmritSarovar/ .
The Mission works through the States and Districts, through refocusing of various schemes such as Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, XV Finance Commission Grants, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana  sub schemes such as Watershed Development Component, Har Khet Ko Pani besides States’ own schemes. It may also be mentioned that the Mission encourages mobilisation of citizen and non-govt resources for supplementing these efforts.
This information was given by the Union Minister of State for Rural Development, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a written reply in Lok Sabha Today.
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PIB’S BULLETIN ON COVID-19
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- 180.80 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
- India's Active caseload currently stands at 30,799
- Active cases stand at 0.07%
- Recovery Rate currently at 98.73%
- 4,491 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to
- 4,24,54,546
- 2,539 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
- Daily positivity rate 
- Weekly Positivity Rate 
- 78.12 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 7,17,330 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
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Cabinet approves MoU signed between S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences , Kolkata, India and Leibniz-Institut fur Festkorper- und Werkstoffforschung Dresden e.V. , Dresden, Germany in the Novel Magnetic and Topological Quantum Materials
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was apprised of the signing of Memorandum of Understanding  between S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences , Kolkata, India and Leibniz-Institut fur Festkorper- und Werkstoffforschung Dresden e.V. , Dresden, Germany intended to scientific cooperation in the field of "Novel Magnetic and Topological Quantum Materials".
The research on Quantum Materials has received a worldwide attention due to their potential in development for future quantum technology. The goal of this joint venture will be to foster Indo-German collaboration, provide opportunities and facilitate the advancement of knowledge in the area of magnetic and topological quantum materials. The cooperation in particular will include, sharing of experimental and computational resources, exchange of technical and professional support, and exchanging of faculty, researchers to carry out the collaborative research. This is expected to create the requisite knowledge base on the basis of reciprocity, best effort, mutual benefit, and frequent interactions.
About SNBNCBS:
S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences  is an Autonomous Research Institute established under the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India in 1986 as a Registered Society. The Centre was established to honour the life and work of Professor S. N. Bose who was a colossal figure in theoretical physics and has made some of the most fundamental conceptual contributions to the development of Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Statistics. Over the years, the Centre has emerged as a major institution for research and development in Basic Sciences, specifically in the area of physical sciences and related disciplines, employing the power of experiment, theory and computation. The Centre is also a major hub of advanced manpower training and linkage in this crucial area of Science and Technology. The Centre offers a residential programme leading to PhD and has a vigorous Visitors & Linkage programme.
About IFW:
IFW is a non-university research institute and a member of the Leibniz Association. IFW Dresden is concerned with modern materials science and combines explorative research in physics, chemistry and materials science with the technological development of new materials and products.
The research programs at IFW are focused on functional materials which hold a key position in many fields of application: superconducting and magnetic materials, thin-film systems and nanostructures as well as crystalline and amorphous materials. Further missions of the Institute are the promotion of young scientists and the training of technical staff as well as supplying industrial companies with the Institute's R&D know-how and experience.