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Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
CIC organized a Seminar on "Human Resource Development and Right to Information Act 2005"
The Central Information Commission organised a seminar on the topic “Human Resource Development and Right to Information Act 2005” here today. The seminar was attended by Chief Information Commissioner, Central Information Commissioners, former Information Commissioners, State Information Commissioners, NGOs and other stake-holders.
The Chief Information Commissioner Shri Sudhir Bhargava, Shri Sudhir Bhargava in his welcome address highlighted the need for holding the seminar and suo-motu disclosure and its importance in the field of education. The Seminar was moderated by Shri Divya Prakash Sinha, Information Commissioner.
Shri R. Subrahmanyam, Secretary, Department of Higher Education addressed the Seminar.
The key note address was delivered by Dr. K. Kasturirangan, former Head ISRO and chairman of Committee for National Education Policy. Smt. Vanaja N Sarna, Information Commissioner, Central Information Commission, Shri N. K. Gupta, Information Commissioner, CIC and Shri Narinder Cuhan, State Information Commissioner, Himachal Pradesh, Shri Gyan Prakash Upadhyaya, Additional Chief Secretary , Government of Sikkim. Ms. Anita Karwal, Chairperson, CBSE, Shri Devendra Kumar Singh, RTI activist and Shri N Kumutha, Associate Professor, Sudharsan Engineering College addressed the Seminar.
Ms. Anita Karwal elaborated on various developments/improvement that has taken place in the field of education consequent to implementation of RTI Act, 2005, especially disclosure of marks in competitive exams and sharing of answer sheets with students.
Shri Devendar Kumar Singh made a presentation on the status of disclosure in remittance of fees.
The session concluded with closing remarks by Shri Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha Information Commissioner.
Ministry of Power
NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd. signs MoU with Indian Army for the implementation of Green Hydrogen Projects in Army Establishments
The MoU aimed at reducing Army’s dependence on fossil fuels
NTPC REL has signed an MoU with INDIAN ARMY for setting up Green Hydrogen Projects in its establishments on Build, Own and Operate  model. The intent is to reduce complex logistics, dependence on fossil fuels and to accelerate decarbonization. The MoU was signed by Mr. Mohit Bhargava, CEO  and Lt. General Rajinder Dewan, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, QMG.
Under the ambit of the MoU, a joint identification of potential sites would be undertaken for setting up of green hydrogen projects for supplying electricity, in a phased manner. NTPC REL will also design, develop, and install renewable energy projects  for the Indian Army.
The MoU signals an advanced approach for modernization by Indian Army and NTPC’s commitment to assist the nation in its decarbonization goals. This agreement is a first of its kind and ushers in a new era of border security backed with energy security for the lines of defence of the country.
Various locations of Indian Army are powered through DG sets in off-grid locations. The Indian Army, in line with Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision of “Panchamrit” and Carbon Neutral Ladakh, intends to reduce the dependence on fossil fuel and their logistics for power generation and heat.
NTPC REL is wholly subsidiary of NTPC Limited and currently it has a portfolio of 3.6 GW RE capacity under construction. NTPC Group has ambitious plans of 60 GW of RE capacity by the year 2032 and currently it has 3.2 GW of installed RE capacity.
NTPC has taken several initiatives in the Hydrogen technologies and already commissioned Hydrogen blending with Piped Natural Gas project at Gujarat and currently executing hydrogen-based mobility project  and green methanol project in MP.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Shri Kiren Rijiju addresses Y20 Global Summit, says galvanizing youth to fight Covid challenge is the need of the hour
Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports ShriKirenRijiju represented India in the Y20 Global Summit on October 15, 2020, aimed at exchanging ideas and dialogues between nations to empower the youth across the world.
ShriRijiju was on a panel to discuss the Post Covid Opportunities for the Youth and was joined by Senator Matteo Renzi, former Prime Minister of Italy, Dr. Flavio Siniscalchi, Head of the Department of Youth Policies and Universal Civic Service, Presidency of the Council of Ministers , H.E Alvin Tan, Minister of State, Ministry of Community, Culture and Youth & Ministry of Trade and Industry . The host country for the Y20 Summit this year was Saudi Arabia.
Speaking at the summit ShriRijiju stressed upon the need to galvanise the youth to take on the challenges set forth by the worldwide Covid 19 Pandemic. Sharing India’s experience, ShriRijiju said, “As a country with a large youth population, India has proactively engaged its youth during the Covid pandemic with more than 6.5 million youth volunteers of the Ministry of Youth Affairs working in the frontline to create awareness among the masses. Covid has thrown unprecedented challenges at us and it is the vision of our Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi that the youth must be engaged in volunteerism, and within the next few months India will have about 10 million volunteers who will work further towards addressing post Covid challenges.”
ShriRijiju also emphasisedon the need for being self-reliant in the post Covid world, a policy that has been adopted in India under the guidance of the PM. “The world has faced many hardships in the last few months and the extent of damage has been huge. However, it is now time for us to look ahead and rejuvenate ourselves. It is important to keep a positive mindset. In India, massive economic packages have been announced so that the youth can become self-reliant or Atmanirbhar and take care of livelihood requirements. During this time, it is also very important to be physically as well as mentally Fit. The Fit India Movement which is being propagated across the country as envisioned by our PM, and has now become a People’s Movement, has acted as a great means to keep our citizens mentally engaged and physically healthy.” ShriRijiju summarized that the two-pronged approach of strengthening physical and mental health on the one hand and financial security on the other can ensure empowerment of the youth in these difficult times.
Ministry of Communications
BBNL key for implementation of Bharat Net project -Manoj Sinha
The new corporate office of Bharat Broadband Network Limited  in East Kidwai Nagar, New Delhi was inaugurated by Minister of State for Communications  and Minister of State for Railways, Shri Manoj Sinha today. Addressing the members of the press and media immediately after the inauguration, the Minister said – “BBNL has played a key role in leading the successful implementation of the BharatNet project fordigitally connecting all 2,50,000 Gram Panchayats  in the country. The objective of this flagship project of our Government is to facilitate the delivery of e-governance, e-health, e-education, e-banking and other services to citizens in every part of our country, on a non-discriminatory basis. We have completed approximately 50% of the project, and the remainder is targeted for completion by March 2019.”
The new BBNL corporate office has been taken on a 30-years lease from the Ministry of Urban Development, through NBCC  Limited. The total office space area is 36,597 sq. ft., with a designated area where students from academic institutions can get a glimpse of BharatNet. Smt. Aruna Sundararajan, Secretary , who was present on the occasion, added – “The consolidation of BBNL operations in this new office has come at the right time – when the focus of the organization is expanding from implementation, toalso cover critical areas such as utilization and maintenance of the BharatNet infrastructure.”
About BharatNet:
- PhaseI: The target of completing 1,00,000 GPs under phase-I of BharatNet was achieved in December 2017.
- Phase ll: BharatNet Phase-II is planned to connect the remaining 1,50,000 GPs,using an optimal mix of media, by 31 Mar, 2019. Phase II is being implemented through three models – state-led model, CPSU model, and private sector model.
- Further, provision has been made for Last Mile Connectivity in all 2,50,000 GPs through viability gap funding. Every GP shall have on an average five WiFi Access Points , including 3 APs  for public institutions such as educational centres, health centres, post offices, police stations, etc. A tender for provisioning of WiFi services has been floated by BBNL, after consultation with TSPs and ISPs, for wider participation.
- BharatNet is being utilized by BSNL, CSC SPV, TSPs and ISPs for delivery of services at Gram Panchayats. BSNL has provisioned WiFi hotspots at 1,742 GPs and FTTH connections at 13,513 GPs in various states. As part of project implementation, BBNL has provided for provisioning of an FTTH connection by BSNL at every GP of Phase I, for a period of one year, to provide an experience of broadband services to the people at the GP level. Such connections have already been provided to 70,238 GPs.
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Ministry of Defence
Mission Sagar - II Handing Over Food AID to Djibouti by INS Airavat
In continuation of the ongoing humanitarian mission ‘Sagar-II’, Indian Naval Ship Airavat arrived at Port of Djibouti, Djibouti on 10 November 2020. The Government of India is providing assistance to Friendly Foreign Countries to overcome natural calamities and COVID-19 pandemic, and towards the same INS Airavat is carrying food aid for the people of Djibouti.
A handing over ceremony was held on 11 November 2020 at Port Djibouti, wherein HE Mme Ifrah Ali Ahmed, Secretary General, Ministry of Social Affairs and Solidarity of Djibouti accepted the food aid from HE Mr Ashok Kumar, Ambassador of India to Djibouti. The ceremony was also attended by Commanding Officer INS Airavat, Commander Prasanna Kumar.
The Mission Sagar-II is aligned with Prime Minister’s vision of SAGAR  and reiterates India’s position as a dependable partner in Indian Ocean Region  with Indian Navy as the first responder in the maritime domain. The mission also highlights the importance accorded by India to relations with her maritime neighbours and further strengthens the existing bond. The Indian Navy is progressing this mission in close coordination with the Ministries of Defence and External Affairs, and other agencies of the Government of India.
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Ministry of Development of North-East Region
MoS  Dr Jitendra Singh visits site of North East Convention Centre to be set up in Delhi
Centre will act as a cultural and information hub of the NE Region in Delhi
Minister asks officials to expedite the process of construction
The Union Minister of State  Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh visited the site and reviewed the progress of North East Convention Centre, which is being set up in Delhi. The Additional Secretary, Ministry of DoNER, Shri Indewar Pandey and other officials were also present.
The Delhi Development Authority  has allotted a land for the project at Sector-13, Dwarka, New Delhi to North Eastern Council  for the purpose of construction of North Eastern Convention Centre. The area of the site is 5359 sqm . This Centre will act as a cultural and convention/information hub of the North Eastern Region in Delhi. It will be constructed at par with the international standards and will have a library-cum-reading room with material on North Eastern Region, an art gallery showcasing the North East.
During the site visit, DrJitendra Singh instructed the concerned officials to expedite the process of construction work. He said that the layout and the design of the project has been approved and construction work will soon start. The Convention Centre will include an Auditorium, State Handloom Display, Food Court, Exhibition Space, Banquet Hall, Seminar Hall, Museum and library, among others. The Minister said that North East region and its development is on the priority of the Government led by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. He further said that the Government has taken various steps to promote the culture of North East region and this Centre will help in showcasing the rich culture of this region.
AYUSH
MoU signed between Ministry of Ayush and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology 
An Memorandum of Understanding  was signed today between Ministry of Ayush and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology  for providing technical support to Ministry of Ayush for digitalisation of Ayush Sector under the Ayush Grid project for a period of 3 years. This MoU is continuation of the earlier MoU , which was signed in the year 2019. Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, Ayush and Shri Alkesh Kumar Sharma, Secretary MeitY signed MoU on behalf of both the Ministries. It was decided that both the Ministry’s will continue to work in collaboration and MeitY along with organizations under MeitY will extend all technical support required for the Ayush Grid project including adoption of emerging technologies.
Ministry of Ayush has conceptualized ‘Ayush Grid’ Project, as part of the Digital India Program, which leverages ‘Information and Technology’ to transform operational efficiency, improve service delivery and enhance quality of services. The Ayush Grid platform is envisaged to be the IT backbone; allowing integration of all stakeholders and functions/ services related to Ayush systems of health care. From a user’s perspective, Ayush Grid is the proposed central IT platform offering multiple IT services for all systems of medicines under Ayush viz. Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa Rigpa and Homeopathy across functional areas, namely, healthcare delivery, education, research, capacity building, drug licensing and standardization along with media outreach.
As per the earlier signed MoU, organizations under MeitY like NeGD supported for development of AyushSanjivani mobile application, Monitoring dashboard, BISAG-N for development of Ayush GIS, Ayush education related modules, DIC for development of Ayush Information Hub, website of the Ministry, Ayusoft, C-DAC for imparting training to Ayush doctors. It is pertinent to mention that NeGD and BISAG-N provided valuable inputs in finalization of various technical documents like technical solution design & DPR of the Project.
A High-Level Advisory Committee , chaired by Secretary Ayush and co-chaired by Secretary MeitY was constituted to provide advisory inputs on Ayush Grid project. A working group was also constituted under the chairmanship of Sh. J. Satyanarayana  with other experts from NITI Aayog, NHA, MeitY etc. for giving expert inputs on right architecture, identify core building blocks, leveraging development under ABDM, understanding requirement of building public private ecosystem and various technical and strategy matters for Ayush Grid project. This helped Ministry to shape technical construct of the project.
MoU signed today will be instrumental for leveraging technical support from MeitY in Ayush Grid project of the Ministry of Ayush.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
MOC approves Olympic medalist Mirabai Chanu and CWG medalist Bindyarani Devi's proposal to train in St. Louis, USA
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports  Mission Olympic Cell  in the recent meeting approved the foreign training camp for Target Olympic Podium Scheme  athletes Mirabai Chanu and Bindyarani Devi's proposal to train in St. Louis, USA.
The Olympic and Commonwealth Games medalists would be training at St. Louis's SQUAT University under Dr Aron Horschig and working on their rehabilitation and strength training process ahead of the upcoming Asian Games.
During their 65 days foreign training camp, the duo will be accompanied by Indian Chief Coach Vijay Sharma and their physiotherapist Tesneem Zayyad.
The government will cover their Air travel expenses, boarding and lodging cost, medical insurance, local transportation cost, gym expenses and doctor's consultation cost among other expenses.
Ministry of Railways
ECoR RECOGNISES THE INSPIRING WOMEN OF RAILWAYS
ECoR celebrated International Women's Day 2023
Celebrating the achievements of Railway Women on the eve of International Women’s Day
50 Railway Women felicitated for their outstanding performance and dedication in duty
International Women's Day 2023 celebrated by East Coast Railway today at Railway Auditorium in association with East Coast Railway Women's Welfare Organization .
Gracing the occasion, East Coast Railway General Manager Shri Manoj Sharma congratulated the Railway Women for their sincerity and dedication while performing their duties. General Manager also praised the outstanding women employees who brought laurels not only for Railways but also for the country. Shri Sharma further stated that, our women Loco Pilots, Assistant Loco Pilots, Guards, Trackmen including women employees from Signal & Telecom, Women Staff of Railway Health Sector and Railway Protection Force  working hard for safety and security for our valuable passengers. The women employees at other places in ECoR are also working hard to bring this Railway to the apex level.
Addressing to the audience on the eve of International Women’s Day, ECoRWWO president Smt. Divya Sharma told that Women play pivotal role in the growth of the nation! Women empowerment leads Nations to grow and Civilizations to progress and also praised the indomitable spirit of every woman and womanhood.
Joining as the Guest of Honour, Dr. Smt. Arundhati Senapati, Senior Consultant of Railway Central Hospital also spoke on the occasion and praised womanhood and dedication of women Railway employees for their outstanding services at the time of crisis and Pandemic period. She also delivered lecture on Women Health especially identifying the diseases and its eradication.
General Manager Shri Sharma and ECoRWWO President Smt Divya Sharma also felicitated 50 Railway Women for their sincerity and dedication in work while performing their duties and also performing outstanding in various competitions organised to mark International Women’s Day 2023. Cultural events on Women Empowerment were also performed by the women employees of Railways.
Additional General Manager of East Coast Railway Shri Sharad Kumar Srivastava along with senior officials also graced the occasion. Shri Tushar Kanti Mandal, Principal Chief Personnel Officer of East Coast Railway co-ordinated the programme and Dy Chief Personnel Officer Shri Prakhar Gupta offered vote of thanks. International Women's Day also organised at all the three Divisional Headquarters at Khurda Road, Waltair & Sambalpur.
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Ministry of Defence
Contract for installation and commissioning of nine Precision Approach Radars concludes between MoD and M/s Data Pattern  Pvt Ltd
A contract for installation and commissioning of nine Precision Approach Radars  was concluded today between Ministry of Defence and M/s Data Pattern  Pvt Ltd at a cost of Rs 380 crores under ‘Buy Indian’ category. The state-of-the-art radars incorporating latest Phased Array technology will be installed at Indian Naval Air Stations and Indian Air Force Stations.
The installation of these radars will enhance the Flight Safety at the terminal stages of aircraft landing at the airfields. The installation and commissioning of radars at Indian Naval Air Stations is envisaged to be completed by April 2022 and at Indian Air Force Stations by December 2022.
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Ministry of Steel
Decarbonising Steel Production
The emissions from iron and steel sector reported by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change  in India’s latest Biennial Update Reports  to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change  for the year 2016 was135.420 million tonnes CO2. Emissions from iron and steel sector in 2030 will depend on the actual production of steel at that time.
Ministry of Steel is committed to Net-Zero target by 2070. Towards this, in short term , reduction of carbon emissions in steel industry through promotion of energy and resource efficiency, renewable energy etc. is the focus. For the medium term , Green Hydrogen and Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage are the focus areas. For long term , disruptive alternative technological innovations can help achieve the transition to net-zero. For this purpose, Ministry of Steel is continuously engaging with various stakeholders. Two meetings of Parliamentary Consultative Committee, held in FY 2022, were dedicated to decarbonization and improvement of resource efficiency in Steel Sector.
Other steps taken for promoting decarbonization in steel industry include:
Steel Scrap Recycling Policy, 2019 enhances the availability of domestically generated scrap to reduce the consumption of coal in steel making.
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy  has announced National Green Hydrogen Mission for green hydrogen production and usage. The steel sector has also been made a stakeholder in the Mission.
Motor Vehicles  Rules September 2021, shall increase availability of scrap in the steel sector.
National Solar Mission launched by MNRE in January 2010 promotes the use of solar energy and also helps reduce the emission of steel industry.
Perform, Achieve and Trade  scheme, under National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency, incentivizes steel industry to reduce energy consumption.
The steel sector has adopted the Best Available Technologies  available globally, in the modernisation& expansions projects.
Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization  Model Projects for Energy Efficiency Improvement have been implemented in steel plants.
The financial impact on steel sector due to climate transition will be contingent on the actual measures taken to achieve the Net-Zero target by 2070.
The information was given by the Union Minister of State for Steel and Rural Development, Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.