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Ministry of Culture
Bhadrachalam in Telengana added as a destination in the IRCTC’s Ramayana Circuit train
“The Telugu speaking people across the world, especially from the state of Telangana have expressed their happiness and their gratitude to the Prime Minister of India for inclusion of Bhadrachalam as a destination in the IRCTC’s Ramayana Circuit train”, Shri G Kishan Reddy
“The Ramayana Yatra Train connects all important locations of Lord Rama’s journey during his lifetime includingBhadrachalam Road Station”, Union Minister for Culture, Tourism and DoNER
Union Minister for Culture, Tourism and DoNERShri G. Kishan Reddy has expressed his gratitude to the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for inclusion of Bhadarchalam as one of the destinations in the Ramayana Circuit of the Pilgrim Special Train of IRCTC.
“On my request to the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to consider Bhadrachalam as a destination, the Prime Minister immediately instructed the Railway Minister to consider this request favorably”, he said.
Sri Kishan Reddy said, “The Telugu speaking people across the world, especially from the state of Telangana have expressed their happiness and their gratitude to the Prime Minister of India for adding Bhadrachalam as a destination in the IRCTC’s Ramayana Circuit train”
“Lord Rama enjoys a special place in the heart of the Telugu speaking people in general and the people of the state of Telangana in particular. The Devotees of Lord Rama believe that the Lord along with Goddess Sita Devi and his brother Lakshmana spent close to 10 years of his exile in Panchavati which is in the area surrounding modern day Bhadrachalam. Along with Bhadrachalam, Parnasala, JatayuPaka, Dummugudem and Gunadala in Telangana are very important in the life of Ayodhya Rama,” he added.
Shri G. Kishan Reddy has conveyed his regards and congratulated the Ministry of Railways and IRCTC for the successful launch of Ramayana Circuit Train. The train will start from New Delhi to Rameswaram and stop at various important places associated with the life of Lord Sri Rama.
He said that the BhadrachalamSitaramaswamy Temple is known all over the world. The history of the shrine, Ramulavari temple is well known. The festivals held at this shrine before Ugadi to Ramanavami are very popular and the Sita Rama Kalyanam is a blissful event to witness.
Since the aim of the Ramayana Yatra Train is to connect all the important locations of Lord Rama’s journey during his lifetime, the inclusion of Bhadrachalam Road Station  will complete the Ramayana Circuit.
UPSC
Recruitment Results Finalized By UPSC in August, 2022
The following Recruitment Results have been finalized by the Union Public Service Commission during the month of August, 2022. The recommended candidates have been informed individually by post.
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Ministry of Home Affairs
Modernisation of Police Forces
The Government has completely revamped the earlier Modernisation of Police Forces Scheme and approved implementation of the umbrella scheme of “Modernisation of Police Forces” on 27.09.2017. The scheme not only has a focused approach to specific theatres like Left Wing Extremism affected districts, Jammu & Kashmir and the North Eastern States but also has a vastly enhanced outlay of Rs. 25,061.90 crores.
The umbrella scheme has two verticals – Security Related Expenditure  of specific theatres &Modernisation of Police Forces. Salient features of the Modernisation of Police Forces vertical are given below:
- Central assistance is provided to the State Governments for weapons, equipment for Forensics, Information Technology, Communication, Training, etc. The scheme is focused on facilitating targeted interventions and ‘mobility’ and ‘construction of police infrastructure including housing’ are now permitted in case of Jammu & Kashmir, insurgency affected North Eastern  States and Left Wing Extremism  affected Districts.
- Three Himalayan States, namely, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh and 8 North Eastern States including Sikkim are eligible to receive financial assistance on 90:10 Centre:State sharing basis. The remaining States are eligible for financial assistance on 60:40 Centre:State sharing basis.
- Specific projects in the North-East region.
Approved total outlay of the umbrella scheme is Rs. 25,061.90 crores with Central share of Rs.18,636.30crores and State contribution at Rs.6,425.60 crores
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri G. Kishan Reddy in a written reply to question in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 104.04 Cr
Recovery Rate currently at 98.20%; Highest since March 2020
16,156 New Cases reported in the last 24 hours
India's Active Caseload  is lowest in 243 days
Weekly Positivity Rate  less than 2% for last 34 days
With the administration of 49,09,254 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 104.04 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 1,03,62,667sessions.
The break-up of the cumulative figureas per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,03,78,578
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2nd Dose
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91,82,272
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,83,70,444
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2nd Dose
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1,58,24,383
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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41,26,09,938
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2nd Dose
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13,34,07,626
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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17,33,06,910
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2nd Dose
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9,35,00,396
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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10,88,31,281
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2nd Dose
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6,50,88,045
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Total
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1,04,04,99,873
The recovery of 17,095 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally of recovered patients  to 3,36,14,434.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.20%. Recovery Rate is currently at its highest peak since March 2020.
Sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States/UTs continue the trend of less than 50,000 Daily New Cases that is being reported for 123 consecutive days now.
16,156 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The Active Caseload is presently at 1,60,989 which is lowest in 243 days.Active cases presently constitute 0.47% of the country's total Positive Cases, which is lowest since March 2020.
The testing capacity across the country continues to be expanded. The last 24 hours saw a total of
12,90,900tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 60.44 Cr  cumulative tests.
While testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate at 1.19% remains less than 2% for the last 34 days now. The Daily Positivity rate reported to be 1.25%. The daily Positivity rate has remained below 2% for last 24 days and below 3% for 59 consecutive days now.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
India-Mauritius Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement will enter into force on 1st April 2021
India and Mauritius signed the ComprehensiveEconomic Cooperation andPartnership Agreement  on 22 February 2021. The CECPA is the first trade Agreement signed by India with a country in Africa. Both sides have completed their internal legal procedures and the India-Mauritius CECPA will enter into force on Thursday, 01 April 2021.
TheAgreement is a limited agreement, which will cover Trade in Goods, Rules of Origin, Tradein Services, Technical Barriers to Trade , Sanitary and Phytosanitary  measures,Dispute Settlement, Movement of Natural Persons, Telecom, Financial services, CustomsProcedures and Cooperation in other Areas.
The India-Mauritius CECPA provides for an institutional mechanism to encourage andimprove trade between the two countries. The CECPA between India and Mauritius covers310 export items for India, including food stuff and beverages , agriculturalproducts , textile and textile articles , base metals and articles thereof , electricals and electronic item , plastics and chemicals , wood andarticles thereof , and others. Mauritius will benefit from preferential market accessinto India for its 615 products, including frozen fish, speciality sugar, biscuits, fresh fruits,juices, mineral water, beer, alcoholic drinks, soaps, bags, medical and surgical equipment,and apparel.
As regards trade in services, Indian service providers will have access to around 115 subsectorsfrom the 11 broad service sectors such as professional services, computer relatedservices, research & development, other business services, telecommunication,construction, distribution, education, environmental, financial, tourism & travel related,recreational, yoga, audio-visual services, and transport services.India has offered around 95 sub-sectors from the 11 broad services sectors, includingprofessional services, R&D, other business services, telecommunication, financial,distribution, higher education, environmental, health, tourism and travel related services,recreational services and transport services.
Details of the India-Mauritius CECPA can be obtained at the following link from 01 April 2021: https://commerce.gov.in/international-trade/trade-agreements/
Indian exporters have to obtain a Certificate of Origin  from the authorised Indian agencies to avail the preferential benefits under the CECPA. The online application for CoO for the India-Mauritius CECPA can be made from 01 April 2021 through the common digital platform for issuance of certificate of origin of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade , Department of Commerce at https://coo.dgft.gov.in/
PIB Headquarters
HUDCO Celebrates World Environment Day,2019
Dr. M Ravi Kanth, CMD, HUDCO inaugurated a workshop on “Clearing the Air – Combating Air Pollution in Indian Cities”, organised by HUDCO’S HSMI, to observe the World Environment Day and stressed the need to work for sustainable urban development to improve the air quality. CMD reiterated, the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s call to move towards zero defect and zero effect - zero defect in production and zero effect on the environment.
HUDCO’s initiative in this direction has been to extend loans for waste to energy initiatives and the sensitization workshop saw deliberations on the need for innovative solutions. The workshop was attended by sector experts, representatives of NGOs, Local bodies, MoEFCC, and senior HUDCO officials.
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Ministry of Earth Sciences
UPDATE - Super Cyclonic Storm ‘AMPHAN’
The National Weather Forecasting Centre/Cyclone Warning Division of the India Meteorological Department has come out with the update at 15000 Hrs. IST as follows:
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DATE/TIME  OF OBSERVATION
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1430 HRS IST OF 20-05-2020 / 0900 UTC OF 20.05.2020
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CURRENT LOCATION LATITUDE/LONGITUDE
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- SUPER CYCLONE AMPHAN CENTRED AT 1430 HRS IST OF TODAY, THE 20TH MAY 2020, AS AN EXTREMELY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM OVER NORTHWEST BAY OF BENGAL NEAR LAT. 21.40°N AND LONG. 88.1°E, ABOUT:
- 190 KM EAST-NORTHEAST OF PARADIP.
- 65 KM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF DIGHA.
- 35 KM SOUTH OF SAGAR ISLAND.
- 225 KM SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF KHEPUPARA 
- LANDFALL PROCESS COMMENCED AND FORWARD SECTOR OF THE WALL CLOUD REGION ENTERING INTO LAND IN WEST BENGAL AND LANFALL PROCESS WILL CONTINUE FOR ABOUT 04 HOURS.
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CURRENT INTENSITY
NEAR CENTER
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160-170 KMPH GUSTING TO 190 KMPH.
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OBSERVATIONS FROM THE COAST
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WIND-SPEED :
PARADIP-59, CHANDBALI-44, BHUBANESHWAR-15, BALASORE-91, PURI-15 AND GOPALPUR-09 KMPH.
KOLKATA-69, DUMDUM-15, DIGHA-50, DIAMOND HARBOUR-20, HALDIA-50, CANNING-36.
RAINFALL :
PARADIP-87.1, CHANDBALI-41.2, BHUBANESHWAR-33.8, BALASORE-48.4, PURI-16.0 AND GOPALPUR-00 MM.
KOLKATA-30.4, DUMDUM-27.5, DIGHA-56.4, DIAMOND HARBOUR-14.1, HALDIA-34.8 AND CANNING-11.8 MM.
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PAST MOVEMENT
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MOVED NORTH-NORTHEASTWARDS WITH A SPEED OF 20 KMPH DURING PAST 06 HOURS.
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FORECAST MOVEMENT, INTENSITY AND LANDFALL
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LANFALL PROCESS WILL CONTINUE FOR ABOUT 04 HOURS. SYSTEM VERY LIKELY TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEASTWARDS AND CROSS WEST-BENGAL-BANGLADESH COAST BETWEEN DIGHA AND HATIYA CLOSE TO SUNDEBAN DURING LATE AFTERNOON TO EVENING HOURS OF TODAY  WITH A WIND SPEED OF 155-165 KMPH GUSTING TO 185 KMPH.
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WIND FORECAST FOR COASTAL ODISHA
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100 TO 110 GUSTING TO 125 KMPH ALONG AND OFF JAGATSINGHPUR, KENDRAPARA AND BHADRAK DISTRICTS TILL AFTERNOON AND OVER BALASORE DISTRICT TILL EVENING.
Kindly visit www.rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in and www.mausam.imd.gov.in for updates on the system.
Prime Minister's Office
PM conveys Ugadi greetings
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted everyone on the occasion of Ugadi.
The Prime Minister tweeted;
“Wishing everyone a Happy Ugadi!”
Ministry of Finance
Direct Tax Collections for F.Y. 2022-23 up to 08.09.2022
The provisional figures of Direct Tax collections up to 8th September, 2022 continue to register steady growth.
Direct Tax collections up to 8th September, 2022 show that gross collections are at Rs. 6.48 lakh crore, which is 35.46% higher than the gross collections for the corresponding period of last year.
Direct Tax collection, net of refunds, stands at Rs. 5.29 lakh crore which is 30.17 % higher than the net collections for the corresponding period of last year. This collection is 37.24% of the total Budget Estimates of Direct Taxes for F.Y. 2022-23.
Refunds amounting to Rs.1.19 lakh crore have been issued during 1st April, 2022 to 8th September, 2022, which are 65.29% higher than refunds issued during the same period in the preceding year.
So far as the growth rate for Corporate Income Tax  and Personal Income Tax  in terms of gross revenue collections is concerned, the growth rate for CIT is 25.95% while that for PIT  is 44.37%. After adjustment of refunds, the net growth in CIT collections is 32.73% and that in PIT collections  is 28.32%.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Shri Amit Shah to chair the 29th Meeting of the Northern Zonal Council
Union Minister for Home Affairs, Shri Amit Shah will be chairing the 29th meeting of the Northern Zonal Council  at Chandigarh, on September 20, 2019. The Chief Minister of Haryana is the Vice Chairman and host for the meeting.
The Northern Zonal Council comprises of the States of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and Rajasthan, Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh and Government of NCT of Delhi. Chief Ministers from the member States in the Zone along with two Ministers each, Administrators of Union Territories, Chief Secretaries and senior officers from the State Governments and the Central Government will attend the meeting.
The Council takes up issues involving Centre and States and one/many States falling in the Zone. The Zonal Councils thus provide a forum for resolving disputes and irritants between Centre and States and among many States in the Zone. The Zonal Councils discuss broad range of issues which include boundary related disputes, security, infrastructure related matters like road, transport, industries, water and power etc., matters pertaining to forests & environment, housing, education, food security, tourism, transport etc.
Five Zonal Councils were set up in the year 1957 under Section 15-22 of the States Reorganization Act, 1956. Union Home Minister is the Chairman of each of these five Zonal Councils and Chief Ministers of the host State  is the Vice-Chairman. Two more Ministers from each State are nominated as Members by the Governor.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
India’s e-Commerce market continues to grow at YoY rate of 5 percent despite COVID challenge, as per NASSCOM
e-Daakhil portal enables consumers to file grievances online, in the Consumer Commission of their choice
The Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today informed thatas per National Association of Software & Services Companies , India's e-Commerce market continues to grow at Year on Year rate of 5 percent with estimated revenue of USD 56.6 billion in FY 2021 despite COVID-19 led challenges. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade has informed that no quantifiable assessment has been made with regard to rising online purchasing/e-commerce trade during the last two years.
Complaints are lodged by consumers on the National Consumer Helpline run by the Department of Consumer Affairs relating to payment, quality and quantity issues, manufacturing defects, non-providing of services, etc. The complaints of the consumers are transferred through the Integrated Grievance Redress Mechanism software to the companies concerned for redressal. In cases where consumers are not satisfied with the redressal, they are advised to approach the Consumer Commission of appropriate jurisdiction for redressal of their grievances. The e-Daakhil portal enables consumers to file their grievances online, in the Consumer Commission of their choice. The Consumer Commissions are empowered to give relief of a specific nature and award, wherever appropriate, compensation to consumers.
A countrywide multimedia “Consumer Awareness” campaign titled ‘JagoGrahakJago' is conducted on various issues related to consumer rights and interests. States/UTs also undertake activities and campaigns on consumer awareness.
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
MoU signed for skill development of Arogyamitras under the PMJAY
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the National Skill Development Corporation  and National Health Agency  here today, to provide capacity building for Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana to ensure effective rollout and continued quality implementation. The MoU was signed by Dr Indu Bhushan, CEO, NHA and Sh Manish Kumar, MD & CEO, NSDC, in the presence of Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of skill Development and entrepreneurship & Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri J.P.Nadda, Minister of Health and family Welfare, Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey, MoS and Smt Anupriya Patel, MoS .
As per the MoU, NSDC will ensure quality training of Arogyamitra through its network of Skill Development Centres functioning under PMKVY and Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras. All the currently recruited/ deputed Pradhan Arogyamitras will be certified by health care sector skill council, the body notified as non-statutory body for health sector under the aegis of NSDC.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan said that PMJAY will be an unprecedented scheme, which will take care of over 50 crore people and Its success will help in development of the nation. For this purpose, there will be proper monitoring, strict time-lines and use of modern technology and techniques for the scheme. The role of Arogyamitras will be of utmost importance, as they will be the interface between the beneficiaries and the system. The Skills of the Arogyamitra will have to be honed in terms of behaviour, knowledge and presentation. The skill development ministry thus has an important role in the success of the PMJAY.
Shri J.P.Nadda said that PMJAY is an ambitious programme, for which large ground work is being undertaken. He said that the programme will provide financial protection to 10.74 crore poor, deprived families who will get a benefit cover of Rs 5 lakh per family. Arogyamitras will be important link in providing quality care.
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Ministry of Women and Child Development
WCD Ministry launches ‘#Childline1098’ Contest- ‘Spot the Logo and Suggest a Tagline’.
The Ministry of Women and Child Development has launched a contest, #Childline1098, inviting people to share images of the Childline 1098 logo that they spot at unique locations and send it with a tagline, to mark World Day against Trafficking in Persons on July 30.
CHILDLINE is India's first 24-hour, free, emergency phone service for children in need of aid and assistance. At present, it is operational at 450 locations. As Railways often act as carriers of trafficked children, the Ministry signed an MoU with the Ministry of Railways to rescue and rehabilitate runaway, abandoned, kidnapped and trafficked children via Railways. The Ministry launched an awareness campaign via posters in railway coaches in November, 2015, and around 2 lakh posters have been put in trains which caution passengers about children around them who may need protection.
- "Whether you are a concerned adult or a child, you can dial 1098, the toll free number to access our services. We not only respond to the emergency needs of children but also link them to services for their long-term care and rehabilitation," said Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, Hon'ble Union Minister for Women and Child Development, while adding that such online contests were a means to connect with citizens and engage them in spreading information about this great initiative towards curbing trafficking.
To familiarise children with Childline 1098, Smt. Gandhi had earlier requested Shri Prakash Javadekar, Hon'ble Union Minister for Human Resource Development, to popularise it through the National Council Of Educational Research and Training  publications and screening of educational films on child sexual abuse in schools. Based on the request, NCERT has published the information regarding Childline  on the back side of the front cover of all course books from Class 6 to Class 12.
In order to address various aspects of trafficking in terms of its prevention, protection and rehabilitation of victims, the Ministry drafted the comprehensive Draft Trafficking of Persons  Bill, 2018, which was approved by the Cabinet in February, 2018, and is expected to be approved by the Parliament in the Monsoon Session.
Details of #Childline1098 contest are available on the Facebook & Twitter accounts of Ministry WCD . Last date to submit entries on creativecorner.mwcd[at]gmail[dot]com or on MyGov is 30th July, 2018.
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