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Fusion Yoga, health food items at Ministry of Ayush’s pavilion at IITF
Live Fusion Yoga performance by practitioners from Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, free medical consultation by experts of various Ayush streams and display of various food items that promote nutrition and good health were the major attractions at the pavilion of the Ministry of Ayush on the first day of the India International Trade Fair at Pragati Maidan on Sunday.
The activities at the pavilion revolved around the theme of ‘Holistic health, Nutritious Diet', which the Ministry of Ayush propagates through various Indian traditional medicine systems. Various institutes and research bodies of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy streams have set up their counters at the MoA’s pavilion in hall number 10 of Pragati Maidan to make people aware on how they can maintain good health through nutritious foods and good dietary habits available under the AYUSH system.
The visitors were given medicinal plants with the focus on giloy, a herb with multiple health benefits. The visitors were taught how they can refresh and re-energise themselves at their workplaces in just five minutes by practicing the Yoga protocol mentioned in the Y-Break mobile application.
A new set of ready-to-cook nutraceuticals-based items that provide necessary dietary support to the patients of diabetes, obesity, chronic pains, and anemia among others have also been displayed at the Ministry of Ayush’s stall. Packed in powder form, these recipes have been developed by the research scholars of All India Institute of Ayurveda  under Mahabhaishajya, a proposed food start-up of the institute. These recipes include a candy, an appetizer, flour and a laddoo among others. The packets have the method of preparation and the health benefits mentioned on them.
The visitors were also given Murabba-e Amla, Harira, Unani Kahwa and Halwa Gheekar to taste at the counter of Unani stream, Bhringraj Chocolate at Siddha counter apart from Roasted gram and black sesame laddoos and nutritious cookies.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM expresses grief over accident at Raebareli NTPC plant
PM expresses grief over accident at Raebareli NTPC plant
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the accident at the NTPC plant in Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh.
“Deeply pained by the accident at the NTPC plant in Raebareli. My thoughts are with the bereaved families. May the injured recover quickly. The situation is being closely monitored and officials are ensuring normalcy is restored”, the Prime Minister said.
Prime Minister's Office
PM hands over tricolour to Arunima Sinha on her expedition to Mount Vinson, Antarctica
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today, handed over the tricolour flag to Arunima Sinha, marking the beginning of her expedition to Mount Vinson, Antarctica.
Ms. Arunima Sinha, the first female Divyang to climb Mount Everest, called on the Prime Minister at New Delhi, and apprised him of her upcoming mountaineering expedition to Antarctica. Shri Modi lauded her impressive achievements and extended his best wishes for her latest venture.
Arunima Sinha had earlier conquered the highest peaks in five continents, becoming the first female Divyang to achieve the feat.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
It has been decided to grade and incentivize 500 academies across India in collaboration with National Sports Federations  under Khelo India Scheme: Shri Kiren Rijiju
Under the “State Level Khelo India Centre”  vertical of the Khelo India Scheme, this Ministry has decided to establish 1000 Khelo India Centres   across India. So far, 106 Khelo India Centres have been approved including 60 Sports Authority of India  Extension Centres. The objective is to promote sports at grassroots level and provide opportunities of employment to past champion athletes. The Scheme has provision for providing financial support at the rate of ₹ 5.00 lakh per annum as recurring grant per discipline and ₹ 5.00 lakh as one-time non-recurring grant per discipline.
Under the Khelo India Scheme, 2947 athletes in 21 sports disciplines have been selected for scholarship till date.
It has been decided to grade and incentivize 500 academies across India in collaboration with National Sports Federations  under Khelo India Scheme. This is in addition to the setting up of 1000 Khelo India Small Centres and one Khelo India State Centre of Excellence in each state. At present 232 accredited academies  have been identified under Khelo India Scheme which include 102 private academies  for the training of the selected athletes. The Non-SAI accredited academies are being funded based on the enrolment of athletes under the Khelo India Scheme. The objective is to train and nurture the talents in various sports disciplines for achieving excellence.
Preparation of Indian sportspersons and teams for achieving excellence with improved medals tally in international sports events, including Olympics 2028, is an ongoing process. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and the Sports Authority of India  are improving several schemes such as Khelo India Scheme, Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations , Target Olympic Podium Scheme , Sports promotional schemes of SAI, which aim at widening of the talent pool and nurturing and grooming of identified talented sportspersons for their participation in international events including Olympics with the intent of winning maximum medals for the country.
This information was given by Minister of State for Youth Affairs & SportsShri Kiren Rijijuin a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Slaughtering of Cows
As per the information provided by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, a list of licensed slaughter houses in the country is annexed.
As per Basic Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Statistics 2018, number of Cattle slaughtered during 2017-18 was 34.10 lakhs. If any, instances of cattle smuggling reported along the Indo-Bangladesh Border, information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.
Under the distribution of legislatives powers between the Union of India and States under Article 246 of the Constitution, the preservation of cattle is a matter on which the legislature of the States has exclusive powers to legislate. Therefore, it is up to the States to enact laws on slaughter of cows. Further as per article 48 of Indian Constitution the state shall endeavour to organize agriculture and animal husbandry on modern and scientific lines and shall in particular take steps for preserving improving the breed, and prohibiting the slaughter, of cows and calves and other milch and draught cattle. As regards to information on effective steps taken by the Central Government for prohibiting trade and smuggling in the neighbouring countries is being collected and will be laid on the Table on the House.
Several States have enacted laws banning cow slaughter and provision of penalizing the accused person has been provided in the State act. Further, ‘Police’ and ‘Public Order’ are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India and therefore, the State Governments are primarily responsible for prevention, detection, registration and investigation of crime and for prosecuting the criminals through the machinery of their law Enforcement agencies, as also for protecting the life and property of the citizens.
Annexure
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|
State Name
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|
State License
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|
Central License
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|
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
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5
|
|
0
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
4
|
|
5
|
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
Assam
|
|
1
|
|
2
|
|
Bihar
|
|
1
|
|
4
|
|
Chandigarh
|
|
0
|
|
2
|
|
Chhattisgarh
|
|
44
|
|
0
|
|
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
|
|
0
|
|
0
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|
Daman & Diu
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
Delhi
|
|
3
|
|
1
|
|
Goa
|
|
4
|
|
2
|
|
Gujarat
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
Haryana
|
|
3
|
|
7
|
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
|
3
|
|
3
|
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
|
27
|
|
0
|
|
Jharkhand
|
|
140
|
|
0
|
|
Karnataka
|
|
67
|
|
6
|
|
Kerala
|
|
16
|
|
5
|
|
Lakshadweep
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
3
|
|
0
|
|
Maharashtra
|
|
71
|
|
33
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|
Manipur
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
Meghalaya
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
Mizoram
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
Nagaland
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
Orissa
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
Puducherry
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
Punjab
|
|
13
|
|
13
|
|
Rajasthan
|
|
7
|
|
2
|
|
Sikkim
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
Tamil Nadu
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|
259
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|
7
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|
Telangana
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|
21
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|
8
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|
Tripura
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|
0
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|
0
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|
Uttar Pradesh
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|
15
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|
50
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|
Uttarakhand
|
|
1
|
|
0
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|
West Bengal
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|
3
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|
5
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|
Total
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|
719
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|
155
This information was given in a written reply by the Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Defence
JOINT EXERCISE “EX VINBAX 2022” WITH VIETNAM PEOPLE’S ARMY TO COMMENCE AT CHANDIMANDIR
The 3rd Edition of Vietnam India Bilateral Army Exercise “Ex VINBAX 2022” is scheduled to be conducted at Chandimandir from 01 to 20 Aug 2022. The exercise is a sequel to previously conducted bilateral exercise in Vietnam in 2019 and a major milestone in strengthening the bilateral relations between India and Vietnam. India and Vietnam share a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and defence cooperation is a key pillar of this partnership. Vietnam is an important partner in India’s Act East policy and the Indo-Pacific vision.
The theme of Ex VINBAX – 2022 is employment and deployment of an Engineer Company and a Medical Team as part of United Nations Contingent for Peace Keeping Operations. India has a rich legacy of deployment of troops in United Nations missions and has some of the best capacities to impart United Nations peace operations training incorporating best practices and hands on training to prospective United Nations peacekeepers at tactical, operational & strategic levels.
The conduct of Ex VINBAX – 2022 as a field training exercise with enhanced scope from previous editions of bilateral exercise will strengthen mutual confidence, inter-operability and enable sharing of best practices between the Indian Army and Vietnam People's Army. The joint exercise will also provide an opportunity to the troops of both the Contingents to learn about the social and cultural heritage of each other. Indian Army is being represented by troops from the 105 Engineer Regiment.
A 48 hours Validation Exercise is part of the schedule to assess the standards achieved by both contingents while executing technical military operations under similar scenarios in UN missions. A Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief demonstration and equipment display will showcase India’s capacity to undertake rescue and relief operations during natural and manmade disasters utilising indigenous solutions.
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Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Status of zoos in the country
There are 155 Zoos recognised by the Central Zoo Authority under section 38-H of the Wild Life  Act, 1972 in the country. The State/UT-wise number of the recognized zoos in country is enclosed at Annexure-I.
The State/UT-wise number of zoos for which prior permission for establishment has been accorded by the Central Zoo Authority under section 38Hof the Wild Life  Act, 1972 during last five years is placed as Annexure-II.
The Central Zoo Authority has instituted systematic assessment of zoo through the Management Effectiveness Evaluation  for zoos to identify gaps and design strategies to improve zoo management, conservation, education and animal welfare. The MEE-Zoo is conducted every four years. The first phase was conducted in 2021 which covered 39 zoos .
Annexure-I
State/UT-wise number of recognized zoos in the country
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S.No.
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State / Union Territory
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Number of zoos
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-
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Andaman & Nicobar Islands
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1
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-
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Andhra Pradesh
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5
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-
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Arunachal Pradesh
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4
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-
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Assam
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3
|
|
-
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|
Bihar
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|
2
|
|
-
|
|
Chhattisgarh
|
|
3
|
|
-
|
|
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
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|
1
|
|
-
|
|
Delhi
|
|
1
|
|
-
|
|
Goa
|
|
1
|
|
-
|
|
Gujarat
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|
10
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|
-
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|
Haryana
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|
6
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|
-
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|
Himachal Pradesh
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|
7
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|
-
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|
Jammu & Kashmir
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|
6
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|
-
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|
Jharkhand
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|
4
|
|
-
|
|
Karnataka
|
|
14
|
|
-
|
|
Kerala
|
|
6
|
|
-
|
|
Ladakh
|
|
1
|
|
-
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
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|
4
|
|
-
|
|
Maharashtra
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|
12
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|
-
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|
Manipur
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|
1
|
|
-
|
|
Meghalaya
|
|
2
|
|
-
|
|
Mizoram
|
|
2
|
|
-
|
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Nagaland
|
|
1
|
|
-
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|
Odisha
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|
9
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|
-
|
|
Punjab
|
|
5
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|
-
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Rajasthan
|
|
5
|
|
-
|
|
Sikkim
|
|
1
|
|
-
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
6
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|
-
|
|
Telangana
|
|
7
|
|
-
|
|
Tripura
|
|
1
|
|
-
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Uttar Pradesh
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|
8
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|
-
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Uttarakhand
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3
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-
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West Bengal
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13
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Grand Total
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155
Annexure – II
State/UT–wise number of zoos for which prior permission for establishment has been accorded by the Central Zoo Authority as per the section 38H of the Wild Life  Act, 1972
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Financial Year
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State / Union Territory
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Number of zoo accorded prior permission for establishment
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2022-23
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Madhya Pradesh
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1
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Rajasthan
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1
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2021-22
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Assam
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|
1
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|
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
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|
1
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|
Karnataka
|
|
1
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
1
|
|
Maharashtra
|
|
1
|
|
Rajasthan
|
|
2
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
6
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
|
1
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|
2020-21
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|
Jammu and Kashmir
|
|
1
|
|
Karnataka
|
|
1
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
1
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
|
1
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|
2019-20
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Karnataka
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|
1
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|
Rajasthan
|
|
1
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|
Uttar Pradesh
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|
1
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|
Uttarakhand
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|
1
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2018-19
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Gujarat
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|
4
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|
Kerala
|
|
1
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
|
3
This information was given by Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Earth Sciences
National Conference on Polar Sciences at NCPOR, Goa
Goa : 11 May 2023
A National Conference on Polar Sciences will be held at National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research , Goa during May 16–19, 2023. The conference will be inaugurated by Dr. M. Ravichandran, Secretary of the Ministry of Earth Sciences and would be attended by various experts in the field polar and ocean sciences. NCPOR spearheads the polar research activities which started in 1981 with the Antarctic expedition, the Southern Ocean expedition in 2004, Arctic research in 2007, South Pole Expedition in 2010, and Himalayan cryospheric research in 2013.
There will be many plenary and keynote lectures by the experts in the field of polar and ocean sciences. The significance of sea ice in the global climate system will be highlighted in a pre-conference workshop that includes lectures on sea-ice modelling and observations. Research orientation talks by renowned scientists is also scheduled for the Young Polar Scientists. The researchers will have the chance to present their work in posters and in person. The open science conference which is scheduled for May 18-19 will cover a variety of topics, including the importance of Polar Regions for Indian monsoons and the strategic dimensions of polar studies. Understanding the Polar Regions has huge socio-economic implications for the future of Indian society. Being the only Indian institute dedicated to the Polar Regions and surrounding oceans, with unique laboratory facilities and operational expertise, NCPOR provides a dedicated Indian gateway to the Polar Regions. Details are available on http://ncps.ncpor.res.in
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Push to manufacture medical equipment in States
Domestic manufacturing will reduce import dependency of medical devices
Under the Production Linked Incentive  Scheme , financial outlay of Rs. 3,420 Cr for Promoting Domestic Manufacturing of Medical Devices
Government of India is giving a push to medical equipment manufacturing in the country. Several manufacturing licenses have been issued for high-end equipment such as CT scan, MRI scan, high-end digital X-ray, digital mammography, linear accelerator. At the same time these high-end equipment are also imported from various countries.
Department of Pharmaceuticals has taken the following programmatic interventions to encourage domestic manufacturing to reduce import dependency of medical devices:
- Under the scheme “Promotion of Medical Devices Parks”, final approval for financial assistance of Rs. 100 crore each has been given to the States of Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh for establishment of common facilities in their Medical Device Parks. The Parks will provide common testing and laboratory facilities / centre at one place reducing the manufacturing cost significantly and help in creating a robust ecosystem for medical device manufacturing in the country. First installment of Rs. 30 crore has been released to each of the selected States.
- Under the sub-scheme “Assistance to Medical Device Industry for Common Facility Centre”, approval for grant-in-aid of Rs. 25 crore was provided to Andhra Pradesh Medtech Zone Ltd. , Andhra Pradesh for establishment of Common Facility for Super conducting magnetic coil testing and research facility.
- Under the Production Linked Incentive  scheme for Pharmaceuticals, with the tenure from FY 2020-2021 to 2028-29, five  industry applicants have been selected under the scheme for in-vitro diagnostic medical devices.
- Under the Production Linked Incentive  Scheme for Promoting Domestic Manufacturing of Medical Devices with a financial outlay of Rs. 3,420 Cr and with the tenure from FY 2020-21 to FY 2027-28, financial incentive is given to selected companies at the rate of 5% of incremental sales of medical devices manufactured in India for a period of five  years. The following four segments under the scheme, cover high-end medical devices –
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- Cancer care/Radiotherapy medical devices
- Radiology & Imaging medical devices  and Nuclear Imaging Devices
- Anaesthetics & Cardio-Respiratory medical devices including Catheters of Cardio-respiratory Category & Renal Care Medical Devices
- All Implants including implantable electronic devices. In total 21 applicants have been approved under the scheme. The list of selected applicants is also available on Department of Pharmaceuticals website
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The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Pollution monitors on highway construction sites
The steps being taken to monitor air quality at construction sites, particularly near highways
inter alia include deployment of dedicated teams on the field to check air pollution related activities, statutory directions to all road owning/ maintaining agencies for setting up of ‘dust control and management cells’, monitoring through a dedicated web-portal, video fencing of projects, installation of anti-smog guns, screens at construction sites, use of dust suppressants and water mist, transportation of C&D materials in covered vehicles, installation of air quality monitoring sensors in project sites and self-audit and certification mechanism by the agencies concerned. Dust Control & Management Cell so set up shall regularly monitor the progress of dust control measures undertaken and prepare reports on a monthly basis. Commission for Air Quality Management  has issued several guidelines/directions in this regard.
Further, the State Pollution Control Boards / Delhi Pollution Control Committee and other concerned agencies shall continue to monitor and enforce the dust mitigation / control measures.
This information was given by Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
Cabinet
Cabinet approves Production Linked Incentive Scheme – 2.0 for IT Hardware
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, today approved the Production Linked Incentive Scheme 2.0 for IT Hardware with a budgetary outlay Rs. 17,000 crore.
Context:
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- Electronics manufacturing in India has witnessed consistent growth with 17% CAGR in last 8 years. This year it crossed a major benchmark in production – 105 billion USD 
- India has become the world’s second largest manufacturer of mobile phones. Exports of mobile phones crossed a major milestone of 11 billion USD this year 
- The global electronics manufacturing ecosystem is coming to India, and India is emerging as a major electronics manufacturing country
- Building on the success of Production Linked Incentive scheme  for mobile phones, the Union Cabinet today approved PLI Scheme 2.0 for IT hardware
Salient features:
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- PLI Scheme 2.0 for IT hardware covers laptops, tablets, all-in-one PCs, servers and ultra small form factor devices
- The budgetary outlay of the scheme is Rs. 17,000 crore
- The tenure of this scheme is 6 years
- Expected incremental production is Rs. 3.35 Lakh crore
- Expected incremental investment is Rs. 2,430 crore
- Expected incremental direct employment is 75,000
Significance:
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- India is emerging as a trusted supply chain partner for all global majors. Large IT hardware companies have shown keen interest in establishing manufacturing facilities in India. This is further supported by strong IT services industry having good demand within the country.
Most majors would like to supply domestic markets within India from a facility situated in India as well as make India an export hub.
PIB Headquarters
AIR MARSHAL SRK NAIR RECEIVED “PARAM VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL”
 for his meritorious service, in the Defence Investiture Ceremony –II, at the Rashtrapathi Bhavan yesterday. President Shri Pranab Mukherjee presented the medal to Air Marshal SRK Nair. Air Marshal SRK Nair belongs to Trivandrum and did his schooling from Loyola School Trivandrum.
The Air Marshal is an alumni of National Defence Academy and was commissioned in the transport stream of the Indian Air Force in Jun 1980. The Air Marshal has flown Otter, Avro, An-32, Dornier and IL-76 in addition to trainer aircrafts and has over 7200 hrs of flying experience to his credit.
The Air Marshal has held a number of Command and Staff appointments which includes Chief Operations Officer of a Transport Base, Commanding Officer of a strategic Air lift Squadron, Director Operations  at Air Headquarters, Air Officer Commanding of Air Force Station Chandigarh, Assistant Chief of the Air Staff  and Assistant Chief of the Air Staff  at Air Headquarters. He was Senior Air Staff Officer of Training Command prior to the coveted appointment as Air Officer Commanding – in – Chief.
The Air Marshal has taken active part and flown extensively towards Operation Pawan ,Operation Cactus , Operation Parakram and Operation Safed Sagar . He has the unique distinction of being selected to lead the first ever airborne exercise to South Africa , USA  and Russia . During the exercise at USA, he has pioneered a gruelling 9 hrs 40 minutes flight on IL-76 to the North Pole and back, the only Indian aircraft to do so. He also circumnavigated the globe. His achievements include initiating night operations to Leh and Thoise on IL-76. He played a pivotal role in operationalising Daulat Beg Olde – the highest airstrip in the world for AN-32 ac and has also operated to and out of DBO. He was also instrumental in planning C-130 Super Hercules landing at DBO and was on board the aircraft. The Officer has operated extensively towards Disaster Relief during Bhuj Earthquake, Super Cyclone in Orissa and Tsunami in SE Asia. The Air Marshal was nominated as the Air Force co-ordinator for the difficult and much acclaimed disaster relief operations – “Operation Rahat”, in Uttarakhand.
During his illustratious career, he has been the recipient of AOC-in-C Commendation, Chief of the Air Staff Commendation and GOC-in-C Commendation. He was awarded Mention-in-Despatch in 1999, Vayu Sena Medal in 2005 and Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2010. The Air Marshal is the Commodore Commandant of 44 Squadron , Air Force, ‘The Mighty Jets’.