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Ministry of Textiles
Ministry of Textiles inviting Research proposals for Funding for Design, Development and Manufacturing of Machinery, Tools, Equipment, and Testing Instruments under NTTM
In order to position India as the global leader in Technical Textiles manufacturing, Government of India, Ministry of Textiles is inviting Research proposals for Funding for Design, Development and Manufacturing of Machinery, Tools, Equipment, and Testing Instruments under NTTM.
As on date high-tech machinery, equipment, plants, special tools and accessories are being largely imported. In order to meet the diverse needs of textile industry and to make our nation self-reliant and Atmanirbhar, it is essential to go for indigenisation by tapping the local skill in design, engineering, fabrication and prototyping. Hence NTTM under Component-I  envisages indigenous manufacturing of machinery, equipment, tools and testing instruments for Technical Textiles on Make in India concept.
Novel proposals are invited from Companies engaged in manufacturing of any machinery , Textile/Garment value chain manufacturers, Research organisations, Academic institutions .
The detailed General guidelines are available on the official website of the National Technical Textiles Mission , Ministry of Textiles, viz. nttm.texmin.gov.in
https://nttm.texmin.gov.in/pdf/WhatsNew/GuidelineMachineryManufacturing.pdf
Indigenous development of state-of-the-art technical textile machinery and equipment would support and enhance the manufacturing capabilities of high-end technological products, and thus would play an instrumental role in driving India’s Technology Readiness Level in technical textiles.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
NCSCDA Bhubaneswar to organise a job drive for Youth jobseekers on 22nd November, 2022
National Career Service Centre for Differently Abled , Bhubaneswar is going to organise a job drive for Youth jobseekers  to fill up more than 3000 vacancies for the positions of diploma Engineer, Business Development Manager, Cluster Head, front Line officer, Delivery Executive, Examination Invigilator, Sales Executive, Technician, Packer etc with the minimum educational qualification including 8th class and above on date 22.11.2022, having age group of 18 to 35 years.
Under PwDs categories jobseekers with Partial  Locomotors Impairment candidates can participate.
Therefore all the job seekers with the above mentioned criteria are requested to come with all desired documents like photocopy of all educational certificates, Aadhar card, passport size photograph, disability certificate  & filled in bio-data form etc.
Date: 22nd November 2022
Time: 09:30 AM
Age limit: 18 yrs to 35yrs
Education qualification: 8th class and Above
Salary: 11000-25000
Venue: NCSCDA 
Plot- 1, 2, 5 & 6, Gandamunda, Pokhariput, Bhubaneswar

For more information contact: 0674-2352317
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade  to co-lead post-budget webinar
Webinar to be themed ‘Unleashing the Potential: Ease of living using Technology’
In order to discuss budget announcements and strategies to take them forward, a Post Budget Webinar is to be organized on 28th February 2023. Webinar is led by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, with Department of Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade  as the co-lead. The theme of the webinar is ‘Unleashing the Potential: Ease of living using Technology’. The webinar will be inaugurated by Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi.
Webinar will have 4 breakout sessions. Breakout session 3 on “Ease of Doing Business Using Technology especially for small businesses” will be anchored by DPIIT. This session will cover wide range of topics like National Single Window System, PAN as a common business identifier, simplification of KYC, Unified filing process, Lab Grown Diamonds, Vivaad Se Vishwas scheme for MSMEs etc.
This breakout session will have a rich participation from industry and academia. The session will include contributions from Dr. Pawan Goenka Chairperson of INSPACe - Dept of Space, Mr. Amit Pandey Vice President of Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association , Mr. Piruz Khambatta Chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry National Committee on Affirmative Action, Mr. Viswanathan Ravichandran Executive Director Technology of Ernst & Young , Mr. Anil Bhardwaj, Secretary General of Federation of Indian Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises , Prof. MS Ramachandra Rao from IIT Madras, Dr. Neeraj Khare from IIT Delhi and Dr. Jaijit Bhattacharya Founder and President of Centre for Digital Economy Policy Research.
Union Budget 2023 has made important announcements regarding enhancing Ease of Doing Business and Ease of Living. Technology will contribute immensely in achieving these objectives. Effective use of technology and achievement of these objectives would require coordination and cooperation among various Ministries, Departments and other stakeholders like industry associations, academia.
Ministry of Defence
‘Aatmanirbharta’ in defence: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to dedicate to the nation HAL’s Helicopter Factory at Tumakuru, Karnataka on 6th February
In yet another step towards ‘Aatmanirbharta’ in defence, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation a Helicopter Factory of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  in Tumakuru, Karnataka on February 06, 2023. Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh and senior officials of Ministry of Defence will be present on the occasion.
The Greenfield Helicopter Factory, spread across 615 acres of land, is planned with a vision to become a one-stop solution for all helicopter requirements of the country. It is India’s largest helicopter manufacturing facility and will initially produce Light Utility Helicopters .
The LUH is an indigenously designed and developed 3-ton class, single engine multipurpose utility helicopter with unique features of high maneuverability. Initially, this factory will produce around 30 helicopters per year and can be enhanced to 60 and then 90 per year in a phased manner. The first LUH has been flight tested and is ready for unveiling.
The factory will be augmented to produce other helicopters such as Light Combat Helicopters  and Indian Multirole Helicopters . It will also be used for Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul of LCH, LUH, Civil Advanced Light Helicopter  and IMRH in the future. Potential exports of civil LUH will also be catered to from this factory.
The HAL plans to produce more than 1,000 helicopters in the range of 3-15 tonnes, with a total business of over Rs four lakh crores over a period of 20 years. Besides generating direct and indirect employment, the Tumakuru facility will boost the development of surrounding areas through its CSR activities with large-scale community centric programmes on which the company will spend substantial amounts. All this will result in improvement in the people’s lives in the region.
The proximity of the factory, with the existing HAL facilities in Bengaluru, will boost the aerospace manufacturing ecosystem in the region and support skill & infrastructure development such as schools, colleges and residential areas. Medical and health care would also reach the community residing in the various nearby Panchayats.
With the establishment of facilities like Heli-Runway, Flight Hangar, Final Assembly Hangar, Structure Assembly Hangar, Air Traffic Control and various supporting service facilities, the factory is fully operational. This factory is being equipped with state-of-the-art Industry 4.0 standard tools and techniques for its operations.
The foundation stone of the facility was laid by the Prime Minister in 2016. This factory will enable India to meet its entire requirement of helicopters without import and giving much needed fillip to the Prime Minister’s vision of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ in helicopter design, development, and manufacture.
Prime Minister's Office
Digital Library Gyan Kendra will greatly benefit the children in competitive examinations: PM
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has remarked that the Digital Library Gyan Kendra will greatly benefit the children in competitive examinations.
Quoting a tweet by Member of Parliament from Jaipur Rural, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, the Prime Minister tweeted;
“इस पहल से बच्चों को प्रतियोगी परीक्षाओं में बहुत लाभ होगा।”
Ministry of Tourism
Ministry of Tourism has formulated a National Strategy and Roadmap for Medical and Wellness Tourism in order to boost Medical Tourism in the country
Ministry of Tourism has formulated a National Strategy and Roadmap for Medical and Wellness Tourism in order to boost Medical Tourism in the country. The Strategy has identified the following key pillars:
i. Develop a brand for India as a wellness destination
ii. Strengthen the ecosystem for medical and wellness tourism
iii. Enable digitalization by setting up Online Medical Value Travel  Portal
iv. Enhancement of accessibility for Medical Value Travel
v. Promoting Wellness Tourism
vi. Governance and Institutional Framework
The Government of India liberalized the e-Tourist Visa Scheme pursuant to the Cabinet approval on 30.11.2016 and the e-Tourist Visa  scheme was renamed to e-Visa scheme and at present it has e-Medical Visa and e-Medical Attendant Visa as sub-categories of e-visa.
In the case of e-Medical Visa and for e-Medical Attendant Visa, triple entry is permitted and extension may be granted up to 6 months on case to case basis on merits of each case by the Foreigners Regional Registration Officer /Foreigners Registration Officer  concerned. Medical Attendant Visa was co-terminus with the validity of the principal e-Visa holder.
Further, as conveyed by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, it is coordinating with other Ministries and stakeholders to promote medical value travel in the country. Several rounds of stakeholder consultations have been conducted with line Ministries, Hospitals, MVT facilitators, Insurance Companies and NABH etc. to identify the challenges and opportunities in the sector.
This reply was given by Minister of Tourism Shri G Kishan Reddy in Lok Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong participate in the Virtual Launch of UPI-PayNow Linkage between India and Singapore
UPI PayNow Linkage will make Cross Border Remittances Easy, Cost-Effective and Real Time
Governor, RBI and MD, MAS make the first cross-border transaction between India and Singapore
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Singapore, Mr. Lee Hsien Loong participated in the virtual launch of real time payment linkage between the Unified Payments Interface  of India and PayNow of Singapore. Shri Shaktikanta Das, Governor of Reserve Bank of India and Mr. Ravi Menon, Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore made live cross-border transactions to each other using their respective mobile phones.
Singapore is the first country with which cross border Person to Person  payment facility has been launched. This will help the Indian diaspora in Singapore, especially migrant workers/students and bring the benefits of digitalisation and FINTECH to the common man through instantaneous and low-cost transfer of money from Singapore to India and vice-versa. Acceptance of UPI payments through QR codes is already available in selected merchant outlets in Singapore.
The virtual launch was preceded by a phone call between the two Prime Ministers, wherein discussions were held on areas of mutual interest. Prime Minister thanked Prime Minister Lee for his partnership in taking the India-Singapore relationship forward and looked forward to working with him under India’s G20 Presidency.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Shri Gadkari to Inaugurate Two National Highways and Lay Foundation Stone of a Highway Project in Punjab Tomorrow
Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways, Shipping, Water Resources and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate the upgraded 4-lane NH-15 from Amritsar to Bhatinda and NH-64 from Zirakpur to Bhatinda, and will lay the foundation stone of 2-laning with paved shoulders of the Munak-Jhakhal-Budhlana section of NH-144B in Punjab tomorrow.
The 175 kilometre NH-15 stretch has been completed in 24 months at a cost of Rs 2893 crore. It will benefit the commuters as it will now take only two hours to travel between Amritsar and Bhatinda. The Harike bypass on the NH will also reduce the traffic and resultant pollution in the Harike city. Three ROBs, five flyovers, 12 underpasses and 31 large junctions have been constructed under the project.
Similarly, the 216 kilometre NH-64 stretch has been completed in 24 months at a cost of Rs 2264 crore. The NH will benefit the tourists travelling to Bhatinda, Amritsar and Simla, as the time taken for travelling between Chandigarh and Bhatinda will reduce to three hours only. District Headquarters like, Mohali, Patiala, Sangrur, Bhatinda, Faridkot and Amritsar will get connected by a 4-lane highway. The project includes an ROB, 12 flyovers, 22 underpasses and 42 large junctions.
The 45.89 kilometre 2-laning with paved shoulders of the Munak-Jhakhal-Budhlana section of NH-144B will be completed in 18 months at a cost of Rs 293 crore. It will reduce the travel time between Bhikhi and Tohana by an hour, and will smoothen the travelling between Haryana and Punjab. The project involves construction of a flyover in front of Guru Nanak College and a grade separator near football chowk of Buldhana. It will have five kilometres of service roads, two VUPs and six small bridges.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Union Sports Minister Grants Financial Assistance of Rs. Five Lakh to Manipuri Fencer Kh. Kalambia Chanu For Medical Treatment
Union Minister of State  Youth Affairs and Sports Col Rajyavardhan Rathore has sanctioned financial assistance of Rs. 5 Lakh  to Fencer Ms. Kh. Kalambia Chanu of Manipur for her medical treatment from Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons .
Ms. Chanu is suffering from multiple Sclerosis and could not continue her sports and living in indigent conditions.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Aspiring Directors should have strong conviction in their stories: Madhur Bhandarkar, at IFFI 52 Masterclass
“OTT platforms provide good opportunity to new-age filmmakers”
Panaji, 21 November 2021
To bring out a good film, aspiring Film directors should have strong conviction in their stories, said National Award winning film director Madhur Bhandarkar at the Masterclass on ‘Filmmaking’, held as part of the 52nd International Film Festival of India today.
Bhandarkar said, “The concept of my film always originates from me. I believe in myself and my stories. When I attain strong conviction in a story, then only I go for the film.”
What the camera catches stays there for lifetime, so the pace of the film must be very engaging, added Bhandarkar. He said, “I always try to maintain balance between Art and Commercial films and make engaging films based on realistic plots.”
While interacting with the cinephiles, he said, “These days the OTT platforms provide good opportunity to the aspiring directors and producers.”
Chandni Bar boosted my trust and confidence to move ahead said the Director of award winning films like Page 3 and Traffic Signal while narrating his cinematic journey. “I was there in the movie from beginning till end. Though it was a dark and depressive film, it was engaging and it worked”.
Talking about his future plan, he said: “We went through a very tough and testing time during the pandemic period. So now I am going to start work for a comedy film very soon.”
The Masterclass was moderated by noted film critic Taran Adarsh. The session ended with felicitation of Madhur Bhandarkar and Taran Adarsh by National award-winning director Nila Madhab Panda.TEAM IFFI PIB | NT/SSP/IFFI-35
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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Three Day Multimedia Exhibition on India’s Independence by Central Bureau of Communication
A three-day camp for free Covid-19 precaution dose will also be organized
Goa, 4 August 2022
Central Bureau of Communication Goa, in association with Konkan Railway, is organizing a three-day multimedia exhibition on India’s Independence Movement and its 75 years of journey at Madgaon Railway Station from 05th to 7th, August, 2022, as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav festivities marking the 75th anniversary of the country’s Independence.
A three-day camp for free Covid-19 precaution dose will also be organized at the venue in association with Directorate of Health Services, Government of Goa, as part of Government of India’s 75-day Amrit Mahotsav Covid-19 Vaccination Campaign.
The exhibition and the vaccination camp will be inaugurated on Platform Number 1 at 11.30 AM on Friday, 5th August. Shri B B Nikam, Railway Regional Manager, Karwar Region, and Shri J E George, General Manager, Planning and Business Development, will be present at the occasion.
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President's Secretariat
Probationers of Indian Defence Estates Service, Indian Telecommunication Service and P&T building works service call on the President
Separate groups of probationers of Indian Defence Estates Service, Indian Telecommunication Service and P&T Building Works Service togethercalled on the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, today  at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Addressing the probationers, the President said that their services provide them an enormous platform for serving the nation. They shall be responsible for managing important projects in different domains and serve crucial sectors such as Defence and Telecommunications. Few jobs offer a chance to work in an office where everything that they do, can be an act of service to the nation.
The President said that our country has the world’s second largest telecom network based on the total number of users. The telecom sector has witnessed rapid growth especially in the wireless segment and is today regarded as basic infrastructure just like electricity, roads, and water. This sector is a critical component for achieving rapid economic progress and socio economic development. Indian Telecommunication Service officers have an important role to play as we seek to connect the unconnected especially in our rural and remote areas. This is essential to make our growth inclusive. It is Indian Telecommunication Service officers’ responsibility to ensure that we have in place an enabling policy paradigm and a conducive licensing and regulatory framework. Equally important is the job of P&T Building Works Service officers who have to ensure quality and efficiency in construction and maintenance of office and residential complexes, electrical and architectural works both in Department of Telecommunication and Department of Posts.
The President said that the Defence Estate Officers shall be entrusted with key tasks of carrying out Audit of Defence Lands, prevention of encroachment, optimization of land usage, and maintenance of land records. They have to carry out all these functions along with the reality of rapid urbanization in the country. Cantonments which used to be separate enclaves before independence have also become part of the urban landscape in many states and hence are not immune to infrastructure related problems in our cities. They will have to deal with this reality and manage situations that may emerge.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
MoU signed between NHIDCL and IIT, Roorkee for sharing knowledge on innovative ideas and technologies in the field of highway engineering
A MoU was signed today between MD, NHIDCL and Director, IIT, Roorkee for sharing knowledge on innovative ideas and technologies in the field of highway engineering. The purpose of this MoU is to establish the basis of collaboration between both the parties such that the NHIDCL and IIT, Roorkee can take up various activities of common interest such as sharing knowledge on innovative ideas and technologies in the field of highway engineering and other infrastructure works as per mutually agreed terms and conditions. The MoU provides a formal basis for initiating interaction between NHIDCL and IIT, Roorkee and will play a significant role in realising the aims and objectives of Prime Minister’s GatiShakti, National Master Plan launched recently.
National Highways Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited  promotes surveys, establishes, designs, builds, operates, maintains and upgrades National Highways and Strategic Roads including interconnecting roads in parts of the country which share international boundaries with neighbouring countries including the UTs of J&K, Ladakh and Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the states of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, West Bengal and the seven northeastern states.
IIT, Roorkee is a premier institute in the country with a vision to be a centre of excellence in education and research, producing global leaders in science, technology and management; to be a hub of knowledge creation and technology development that prioritizes the frontier areas of national and global importance to improve the life of every citizen of the country.
Both NHIDCL and IIT, Roorkee are leading premier national organisations in their respective fields and are desirous of working together to work as a team to achieve national objectives, undertaken with their best abilities and maximum mutual cooperation with the intent of helping each other.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID19 Vaccination-Day 98
More than 27 lakh vaccine doses given till 8 pm push Cumulative Vaccine Coverage to more than 13.82 Cr doses
The total vaccinations across the country has crossed more than 13.82 crore mark today with more than 27 lakh vaccine doses administered till 8 pm.
The cumulative number of COVID19 vaccine doses administered in the country stands at 13,82,56,975 as per the 8 pm provisional report today.
These include 92,66,739 Healthcare Workers  who have taken the 1st dose and 59,49,992 HCWs who have taken the 2nd dose, 1,18,46,611 Frontline Workers  , 61,91,119 FLWs , 4,66,18,975 for over 45 years old to 60 years old , 21,23,029 for over 45 years old to 60 years old , 4,91,15,588 for above 60 years  and 71,44,922 for above 60 years .
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1st Dose
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92,66,739
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59,49,992
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1,18,46,611
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61,91,119
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4,66,18,975
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21,23,029
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4,91,15,588
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71,44,922
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11,68,47,913
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2,14,09,062
Total 27,78,555 vaccine doses were given till 8 pm today, the Ninety Eighth day of nationwide COVID19 vaccination. Out of which 17,74,450 beneficiaries were vaccinated for 1st dose and 10,04,105 beneficiaries received 2nd dose of the vaccine as per the provisional report. Final reports would be completed for the day by late tonight.
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Date: 23rd April 2021 
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24,375
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45,253
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1,14,652
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1,13,859
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10,54,645
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2,21,733
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5,80,778
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6,23,260
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17,74,450
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10,04,105