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Cabinet
Cabinet approves Joint Declaration of Intent between Germany and India regarding cooperation in the sector of alternative medicine
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Joint Declaration of Intent  between Germany and India regarding cooperation in the sector of alternative medicine.
The signing of the JDl will enhance bilateral cooperation between the two countries in the areas of traditional/alternative medicine. Initiation of collaborative research, training and scientific capacity building in the field of alternative medicine under the JDI between the two countries would contribute to the enhanced employment opportunities in the AYUSH sector.
There are no additional financial implications involved. The financial resources necessary to conduct research, training courses, conferences / meetings will be met from the existing allocated budget and existing plan schemes of Ministry of AYUSH.
Background:
India is blessed with well-developed systems of traditional medicine which hold tremendous potential in the global health scenario. Germany has considerable interest in Traditional Systems of Medicine. The Ministry of AYUSH as a part of its mandate to propagate Indian systems of Medicine globally has taken effective steps by entering into MoU with China, Malaysia, Trinidad & Tobago Hungary, Bangladesh, Nepal, Mauritius, Mongolia and Myanmar.
The Ministry has taken many initiatives for promotion of Ayurveda in Germany with the recommendation and cooperation of the Indian Embassy in Berlin. One of the major initiatives is the collaborative research Project between the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences  and Charite University, Berlin on Osteoarthritis of the knee. The results of the trial are encouraging and the clinical trial demonstrates significant improvement in patients. The study has been completed successfully and is under publication.
A delegation led by Shri Shripad Yesso Naik, Hon'ble Minister of State, . Ministry of AYUSH had visited Germany from 15-19 October 2016 to participate in the 2nd European World Ayurveda Congress  and have interactions with the authorities in Germany. The Congress was supported by the Ministry of AYUSH. During the visit a bilateral meeting was held between Hon'ble MoS, AYUSH with the Parliamentary State Secretary Ms. Ingrid Fischbach during which both sides had unanimously agreed to begin the process of drafting and negotiating a JDl in the field of AYUSH and Natural medicine. It is expected that the JDI would give a boost to India-Germany ties and enhance cooperation between the two countries.
Cabinet
Cabinet approves Strategic Partnership Agreement between the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy , India and the International Renewable Energy Agency 
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi was apprised of a Strategic Partnership Agreement signed between the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy , Government of India and the International Renewable Energy Agency . The Agreement was signed in January 2022.
The aim of the Agreement is to drive ambition, leadership and knowledge on green energy transitions based on renewable energy in India. The Agreement will help India’s energy transition efforts and will also help the world in combating climate change.
The areas of cooperation as envisaged in the Strategic Partnership Agreement will support India in achieving its ambitious target of 500 GW of installed non-fossil fuel electricity capacity by 2030. This in-turn will promote Atmanirbhar Bharat.
The salient features of the Agreement include enhanced cooperation in the following areas:
- Facilitating knowledge sharing from India on scaling-up renewable energy and clean energy technologies
- Supporting India’s efforts on long term energy planning
- Collaborating to strengthen the innovation climate in India
- Moving towards cost-effective decarbonisation through catalysing development and deployment of green hydrogen.
Thus, the Strategic Partnership Agreement will help India’s energy transition efforts and will also help the world in combating climate change.
Ministry of Defence
Indian Army Launches in-House Messaging Solution
The Indian Army, today launched a contemporary messaging application named, ASIGMA  which is a new generation, state of the art, web based application developed entirely in-house by team of officers of the Corps of Signals of the Army.
The application is being deployed on the Army’s internal network as a replacement of Army Wide Area Network  messaging application which has been in service for past 15 years. The application has been fielded on Army owned hardware and lends itself to lifetime support with future upgrades. The bespoke messaging application meets all futuristic user requirements and boasts of an enhanced user experience. It has a variety of contemporary features including multi-level security, message prioritisation and tracking, dynamic global address book and various options to meet the Army’s requirements.
This future ready messaging application will meet real time data transfer and messaging requirements of the Army, especially in the backdrop of current geo political security environment and is in line with the Government of India’s, Make in India initiative.
The Indian Army has braced automation in a major way, especially post COVID-19 outbreak and is taking substantial steps towards paperless functioning. ASIGMA will further boost these efforts and will add to the host of other applications already being employed by the Army over its captive pan Army network.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Neid Scheme
North East Industrial Development Scheme , 2017 covers eligible industrial units in the manufacturing and service sectors Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim to promote industrialization and boost employment and income generation. The Scheme is valid from 01.04.2017 to 31.03.2022.
The scheme provides  Central Capital Investment Incentive ,  Central Interest Incentive ,  Central Comprehensive Insurance Incentive ,  Income Tax Reimbursement of centre’s share for 5 years,  GST reimbursement of Central Govt. share of CGST & IGST for 5 years,  Employment Incentive under which additional 3.67% of the employer’s contribution to EPF in addition to Govt. bearing 8.33% Employee Pension Scheme  contribution of the employer in PMRPY and  Transport incentive on finished goods movement by Railways, by Inland Waterways Authority  & by air  from the station/port/airport nearest to unit to the station/port/airport nearest to the destination point. Also, under this scheme, a single unit can avail overall benefits up to Rs. 200 Crores.
The Scheme does not envisage sanction of projects, rather, eligible units are registered after following due process. To date, one industrial unit M/s AMBROSIA INDUSTRIES in district Kamrup, Assam has been granted registration under NEIDS, 2017.
The total approved outlay of NEIDS is Rs. 3000 crore. No claims have been raised under the scheme so far and as such, there is no release and utilization of funds under the Scheme.
This information was given by the Minister of State of Commerce and Industry, C. R. Chaudhary, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.
Ministry of Defence
MISS JIYA RAI OF NAVY CHILDREN SCHOOL  SWIMS ACROSS PALK STRAIT IN RECORD TIME
Miss Jiya Rai, daughter of a senior sailor of the Indian Navy, Madan Rai, MC-AT-ARMS II of INS Kunjali, and a student of Navy Children School, Mumbai, brought laurels to India by swimming across the Palk Strait from Talaimannar  to Dhanuskodi , a distance of 29 km, in 13 hours and 10 minutes on 20 March 2022. A child with Autism Spectrum Disorder, she achieved the feat at the age of 13 years and 10 months, becoming the youngest and fastest female swimmer in the world to swim across the Palk Strait. The record was earlier held by Ms. Bula Chowdhary who swam the distance in 13 hours 52 minutes in 2004.
The event was conducted by the Para Swimming Federation of India  with cooperation from many agencies including the Swimming Federation of India, Sports Development Authority, Tamil Nadu and the Autism Society of India. The Goa Shipyard Ltd. provided the swimmer financial sponsorship for the event.
During the event, the Sri Lankan Navy provided search and rescue cover in Sri Lankan waters while the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard provided similar support in Indian waters.
Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command congratulated Ms. Jiya Rai and her parentson this stupendous achievement.
Recipient of many awards, including the prestigious Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Purashkar - 2022, Ms. Jiya Rai is on a mission to swim in all oceans of the world. A true champion indeed.
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Ministry of Power
POWERGRID SETS UP COVID19 VACCINATION CAMP IN BENGALURU
Government of India Maharatna CPSU under Ministry of Power, Power Grid Corporation of India Limited  has been organising a number of vaccination drives across the country for its employees and their families to safeguard them from the COVID-19 pandemic. Vaccination camps are being organised in all the establishments of POWERGRID.
A vaccination camp was organised at Southern Region-II, Regional Headquarters, Bengaluru for the benefit of employees, dependent/non-dependent family members of RHQ, Yelahanka Sub-station, Bidadi Sub-station, Somanhalli Sub-station, Tumkur Sub-station, along with AMC, Security personnel, Drivers, Canteen & Transit Camp personnel.
About 110 employees, dependent family members and contract workers of POSOCO and SRPC were part of the camp organised in association with Manipal Hospitals, Bengaluru wherein about 250 doses of the vaccine were administered.
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Ministry of Law and Justice
Press Communique
In exercise of the power conferred by clause  of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President of India, after consultation with Chief Justice of India, vide notification dated 10.03.2023, is pleased to appoint Shri Kardak Ete, as an Additional Judge of Gauhati High Court for a period of two years with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.
Ministry of Tourism
Ministry of Tourism has sanctioned 3 projects for total amount of Rs. 179.68 Crore under Swadesh Darshan scheme in Gujarat: Shri G. Kishan Reddy
Key Highlights:
- 3 Projects for total of Rs. 105.56 Crore also sanctioned under ‘National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive ’ in Gujarat
Identification, Promotion and development of Tourism Destinations is primarily the responsibility of the State Government/ Union Territory Administration. The Ministry of Tourism under its scheme ‘Swadesh Darshan’ sanctions thematic projects pertaining to infrastructure development. The projects are identified for development in consultation with the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations and are sanctioned subject to availability of funds, submission of suitable Detailed Project Reports, adherence to scheme guidelines and utilization of funds released earlier etc.
The Ministry of Tourism has sanctioned 03 projects for total amount of Rs. 179.68 Crore under Swadesh Darshan scheme and 03 Projects for total of Rs. 105.56 Crore under ‘National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive ’ in the state of Gujarat.
This information was given by Minister of Tourism Shri G. Kishan Reddy in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Home Affairs
NRC to Identify Illegal Migrants in Assam
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai, in a written reply to a question regarding the National Register of Citizens, in Rajya Sabha today, said that The National Register of Indian Citizens  is being updated in the State of Assam under the provisions of The Citizenship Act, 1955 and the provisions contained in the Schedule framed under Rule 4A of The Citizenship  Rules, 2003.
The Minister said that Complete Draft NRIC in Assam was published on 30th July 2018 and the final NRIC had been published on 31st August 2019 after the disposal of claims and objections. He noted that any person, not satisfied with the outcome of the decisions of the claims and objections may prefer appeal before a designated Foreigners Tribunal constituted under The Foreigners  Order, 1964, within a period of 120 days from the date of such order.
The Minister also remarked that the matter of deportation would arise only after the disposal of appeals by the Foreigners Tribunal. He added that powers vested in the Central Government to deport an illegal migrant under the Foreigners Act, 1946 have been entrusted to Government of Assam under article 258 of the Constitution of India and thus, the Government of Assam is competent to deport an illegal migrant after his nationality is verified, if so required.
Special Service and Features
FifthTribal Artisan Empanelment Mela of Kerala organized in Meenangadi Today
6th and Last Mela in Sultan Bathery Tomorrow
Melas Showcasing Indigenous Artistry and Cultural Splendor
Kochi: Aug 11, 2023
TRIFED  organized the fifth Tribal Artisan Empanelment Melas  of Kerala at Milk Society Hall, Meenangadi today. The sixth and last of the series will be held tomorrow at SMIAS College Hall, Sultan Bathery. The Melas will provide a platform to talented tribal artisans to be empaneled and recognized for their exceptional craftsmanship. The endeavor marks the efforts of TRIFED to empower indigenous communities and preserve their cultural heritage.
The Melas are part of the six events being organized in Kerala. The Melas so far were held in Marayoor and Thekkady, both in Idukki district, Chalakudy in Thrissur district and Attapadi in Palakkad district. The places have been chosen due to their dominant tribal population.
The Melas showcase the extraordinary artistry, unique traditions and remarkable skills of tribals. The empanelment process will facilitate enduring support, market access, and opportunities for collaborations with designers, exporters and stakeholders in the handicraft sector.
Empanelment in TAeM will assist tribal artisans to improve their ethnic products through skill development training programmes. It will also assist them in getting direct exposure to markets and will secure national and international marketing linkages through online and offline modes.
The Melas are showcasing an array of tribal art forms reflecting the distinctive identity and cultural tapestry of tribals including hand-woven textiles, intricate jewellery, sublime woodwork, exquisite pottery and mesmerizing paintings.
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We have a great tradition of preventive and promotive health Systems such as Yoga and meditation have now become global movements Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi
One Earth-One Health - Advantage Healthcare India 2023 - inaugurated by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi
Ministry of Ayush actively participating in this event to showcase the strength of Ayush sector in Medical Value Travel 
The 6th edition of One Earth-One Health - Advantage Healthcare India 2023 was virtually inaugurated by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today at New Delhi today. The Prime Minister welcomed all national and international participants and hoped that the gathering will strengthen global partnerships on agenda of ''One Earth-One Health''.
In his address Prime Minister said, “When it comes to holistic healthcare, India has much important strength. We have talent. We have technology. We have track record. We have tradition. For thousands of years, India's outlook towards health has been holistic. We have a great tradition of preventive and promotive health. Systems such as Yoga and meditation have now become global movements. They are ancient India's gifts to the modern world. Similarly, our Ayurveda system is a complete discipline of wellness. It takes care of the physical and mental aspects of health.”
Prime Minister added that the world is looking for solutions to stress and lifestyle diseases. India's traditional healthcare systems hold a lot of answers. Our traditional diet which consists of millets can also help with food security and nutrition. The global response to healthcare challenges can’t be scattered and isolated as it is time for an integrated, inclusive and institutional response. This is one of our focus areas during our G20 presidency.
The Ministry of Ayush is actively participating in this event to showcase the strength of Ayush sector in Medical Value Travel . Ministry is also showcasing the potential of Ayush through the exhibition highlighting Ayush strength and contribution towards MVT. The Health Ministers of different countries, National and International policy makers, academics and subject experts and other dignitaries participating in the event, will also visit All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi to have a firsthand knowledge of Traditional Medicines.
As per latest data India has emerged as main destination for MVT, which is evident from the fact that number of foreign tourists seeking medical tourism in India in 2017 was 45,42,000, leading to total foreigners’ spending in wellness tourism at over $12.8 Billion . High quality health care services including wellness, therpauetic care, rejuvenation therapies, Yoga, Meditation, affordable and holistic health care etc., were considered to be strong enablers in this growth trajectory.
This two-day summit will witness 125 exhibitors and around 500 hosted foreign delegates from 73 countries. Delegates from countries in the region of Africa, the Middle East, the Commonwealth of Independent States, SAARC and ASEAN will bring together and connect the Indian healthcare providers and foreign participants on one forum.
Special Service and Features
Gold worth Rs. 18.90 lakhs seized by Chennai Air Customs.
Based on intelligence that gold was likely to be smuggled from Dubai by concealing in aircraft, Air India flight AI 906 which arrived from Dubai was rummaged. On rummaging one packet wrapped with white adhesive tapewas found ingeniously concealed in the rear toilet of the aircraft. On cut opening, one gold kada and one gold chain totally weighing 408 grams valued at Rs.18.90 lakhs were recovered and seized under Customs Act.
408 grams of gold worth Rs. 18.90 lakhs seized by Chennai Air Customs.
Further investigation is under progress.
This is stated in a press release issued by the Commissioner of Customs, Chennai International Airport.
Ministry of Finance
Income Tax Department conducts search on group connected with VVIP Chopper Scam
Income Tax Department conducted search action on 24th July, 2019, on a Hyderabad based group engaged in the business of conducting seismic data analysis. The assesse group indulged in large scale over-invoicing of imports through a Dubai based operator who is an accused in a VVIP Chopper scam. The surplus funds thus generated amounting to USD 6 million were parked in Dubai based accounts of the said operator.
During the search, incriminating evidences including e-mail and mobile conversations were found between the main director of the searched company and the Dubai based operator, pertaining to over-invoicing of imports. When confronted, the persons concerned admitted to over-invoicing.
Further, the search action led to detection of at least 4 additional undisclosed foreign bank accounts in UBS bank Switzerland, OCBC Bank Singapore, Citizens Bank, USA and Bank of Nevis International, St Kitts. Moreover, 3 undisclosed companies of the Hyderabad based promoter in tax havens viz. British Virgin Islands, Island of Nevis and Singapore were also detected.
Unexplained cash of Rs. 45 lakh found during the search has been seized. Jewellery worth Rs. 3.1 crore was also found, which is in the process of being verified.
Ministry of Finance
Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman meets IMF Managing Director Ms Kristalina Georgieva in Washington D.C.
Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman had a bilateral meeting with Ms Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund , on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund-World Bank  Spring Meetings in Washington D.C. today.
Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman and Ms Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund  in Washington D.C.
Both, the Finance Minister and the Managing Director, were accompanied by senior officials like Shri Anantha V. Nageswaran, Chief Economic Advisor, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, and Ms Gita Gopinath, FDMD of IMF.
During the meeting, they discussed issues of importance for India besides several issues currently being faced by the global and the regional economies.
Ms Georgieva highlighted the resilience of India which remains the fastest-growing country across the globe despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Ms Georgieva also referred to an effective policy mix followed by India that was well targeted. She lauded India for its contribution to the capacity development activities of the IMF.
Ms Georgieva praised India’s vaccination programme and the help extended to its neighbour and other vulnerable economies. The IMF MD particularly brought reference to the help India is providing to Sri Lanka during their difficult economic crisis. Smt. Sitharaman indicated that IMF should support and urgently provide financial assistance to Sri Lanka. The Managing Director assured the Finance Minister that the IMF would continue to actively engage with Sri Lanka.
Discussing the recent geopolitical developments, Smt. Sitharaman and Ms Georgieva raised concerns about its impact on global economy and the challenges linked to the rising energy prices due to it.
Explaining India’s policy approach, Smt. Sitharaman mentioned that an accommodative fiscal stance was also accompanied by major structural reforms, including the bankruptcy code and targeted help to MSME and other vulnerable sections.
Smt. Sitharaman said that Monetary Authority fully supported and complemented these efforts with an accommodative stance.
The Finance Minister further stated that India has been helped by good agricultural output, supported by a good monsoon during the COVID pandemic period. Agricultural exports, along with other exports, have also sharply increased. India is entering into new economic activities which will help resolve some of the global supply chain issues, She concluded.