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Ministry of Tourism
Ministry of Tourism and its field offices have initiated week-long online activities in India and abroad to celebrate IDY 2021
A webinar “Yoga forImmunity” to be organized on 19th June 2021
India is a treasure-house of many ancient wellness arts forms. Yoga is an invaluable gift of India’s ancient traditions,centuries-old techniques aimed towards healing, growth, and self-realisation. Yoga is a holistic approach towards healthy body, mind, and soul. In today’s scenario when the whole world is fighting against the pandemic; Yoga is one of thefinest alternatives to improve the immunity. Practising yoga through asanas, pranayam help us maintain harmony throughout the Mind , Body , Soul.
Since 2015, 21st June is observed as International Day of Yoga all over the world. Ministry of Tourism and its domestic & overseas field offices celebrate IDY on a large scale. To mark the occasion, the Ministry of Tourism hosts Journalists, influencers, Tour Operators etc from different parts of the world with Yoga dedicated itineraries. Due to the prevailing situation when actual travel is not advisable, the Ministry of Tourism and its field offices in India and overseashave initiated various online programmes based on the theme given by Ministry of Ayush“ Be With Yoga Be At Home”.
Ministry of Tourism would be promoting yoga as an amalgamation of wellness tourism and spiritual tourism showcasing the major tourist places in India for the same. During weeklong Yoga Day Celebrations, posts / pictures / videos showcasing the importance of yoga will be shared on Ministry’s various social media platforms. Ministry of Tourism is also planning to conduct live sessions with experienced yoga teachers/bloggers/influencers about how yoga transformed their life. Based on this year’s theme “Be With Yoga Be At Home” the Ministry of Tourism would be organising a webinar “Yoga for Immunity” on Saturday,the 19th June 2021 at 1100 hrs in association with Isha Foundation. During the webinar, Yoga expert from Isha Foundation will be demonstrating Simha Kriya, a simple but powerful yogic practice to improve immunity and overall strength.
The Domestic and Overseas field Offices of the Ministry of Tourism have also planned various programmes ensuring the wide participation of the people from different segments of the society and from all age group to create more awareness about Yoga and how to live a healthy lifestyle. The various programmes emphasizing importance of yoga in our day-to-day includes online essay, quiz, painting , yoga poster design competitions for students , conducting webinar with live demonstration of yoga, E-yoga book and many more! For more information follow Incredible India on :
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Ministry of Railways
79 In-Principle approvals have been granted for development of Cargo Terminals under Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal policy
Under the Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal  Policy, it has been targeted to develop 100 GCTs in three years i.e. 2022-23, 2023-24 & 2024-25. 22 GCTs have already been commissioned. 125 applications for development of Cargo Terminals under the GCT Policy have been received and 79 In-Principle Approvals have been granted.
For GCTs to be developed on non-Railway land, the GCT Operators will identify the location and will construct the terminal after obtaining necessary approval. For GCTs to be developed either fully or partially on Railway land, the land parcels will be identified by Railways, and the GCT Operator for construction and operation of Terminal will be selected through open tendering process.
This information was given by the Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronic & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurates and lays foundation stone of 3 NH projects worth Rs. 1206 Crore in Siliguri, West Bengal
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 3 NH projects worth Rs. 1206 Crore in Siliguri today in the presence of MPs Shri Raju Bisht, Shri Jayant Kumar Roy, Central & State Officials.
Addressing the gathering Shri Gadkari said the inaugurated projects include 2-lane ROB in replacement of Level Crossing at km 615.5 of NH-31  and would give significant boost to international connectivity & ROB in lieu of Level Crossing at km 661.100 on NH-31 . He said it would help to reduce accidents due to improved safety features and bring down travelling distance and time.
Shri Gadkari said the development of these projects will lead to industrial & economic growth in West Bengal as well as eastern parts of India with significant inroads towards agricultural sector.
Giving a major fillip to traffic decongestion in Siliguri, the foundation Stone was laid today for the development to 4/6-lanning of NH-31  with both side service roads from km 569.258 to km 581.030 . It would boost connectivity to North Eastern India & neighbouring countries like Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh.
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Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
RELIEF TO MSMEs
NSIC facilitates availability of key raw materials like Steel, Aluminium, Copper, Zinc, Polymer, Bitumen, Emulsion, Cement etc., from bulk producers by entering into MoUs with them and provides these raw materials at competitive prices to MSMEs. Further, NSIC is implementing Raw Material Assistance  Scheme to provide credit support to MSMEs for procurement of raw materials from the bulk manufacturers with whom NSIC has made arrangements as well as any other suppliers identified by the MSME.
The details of the assistance provided to MSMEs by NSIC under Raw Material Assistance Scheme in last two years and current year are as under:
Financial year No. of units supported Credit support provided 
2019-20 2842 524495.62
2020-21 2699 439843.75
2021-22 2445 308303.03
(upto 26.11.2021
Government of India has taken various steps to ensure continuous supply of raw materials to MSMEs including steel. Some of the steps taken to meet the raw material demands of MSMEs in the Steel Sector are as under:\
 Government has taken various steps to increase availability of iron ore and steel which include, inter-alia, Mining and Mineral Policy reforms to ensure enhanced production and availability of iron ore, early operationalization of forfeited working mines of Odisha by the State/Central PSUs etc., besides ramping up production and capacity utilization by steel producers.
 In Union Budget 2021-22, Customs Duty has been reduced uniformly to 7.5% on Semis, Flat and Long products of non-alloy, alloy and stainless steels. Further, Basic Custom Duty  on steel scrap has been exempted for a period up to 31 st March, 2022. In addition to the above, ADD and CVD on certain steel products have also been revoked / temporarily revoked.
 To give relief to secondary and MSME sector steel industry engaged in Housing/construction sector, TMT bars below 8 mm have been exempted from the purview of the Quality Control Order, as these are primarily used for non-critical applications;
 Ministry of Steel has also issued clarifications to CPWD, MoRTH etc., that steel produced through various routes of production using iron ore, steel scrap and DRI should be treated at par if the steel produced conforms to the relevant BIS standards.
This information was given by Union Minister for MSME Shri Narayan Rane in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM thanks World Leaders for their greetings on 75th Independence Day
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has thanked World Leaders for their greetings and wishes on the occasion of 75th Independence Day.
In response to a tweet by the Prime Minister of Bhutan, the Prime Minister said;
"Thank you for your warm Independence Day greetings, Lyonchhen @PMBhutan. All Indians value the unique and trusted ties of friendship we share with Bhutan."
In response to a tweet by the Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison, the Prime Minister said;
"Thank you for your kind greetings, my friend @ScottMorrisonMP. India too cherishes its increasingly vibrant partnership with Australia, based on shared values and robust people-to-people links."
In response to a tweet by the Prime Minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Prime Minister said;
"I thank Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa for his warm greetings. India and Sri Lanka share millennia old cultural, spiritual and civilisational links, which provide the foundation of our special friendship. @PresRajapaksa"
In response to a tweet by the Prime Minister, Shri Sher Bahadur Deuba, the Prime Minister said;
"I thank Prime Minister Shri Sher Bahadur Deuba for his greetings and good wishes! The people of India and Nepal are united by our shared cultural, linguistic, religious and family linkages. @SherBDeuba"
In response to a tweet by the President of Maldives, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih the Prime Minister said;
"I thank President @ibusolih for his greetings. Maldives is our important maritime neighbour and our partner in advancing the shared vision of a safe, secure, inclusive and prosperous Indo-Pacific region."
In response to a tweet by the President of Sri Lanka,Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the Prime Minister said;
"I thank President @GotabayaR for his greetings, and look forward to working together with him to further strengthen India - Sri Lanka cooperation in all areas."
In response to a tweet by the Prime Minister of Mauritius, Pravind Jugnauth the Prime Minister said;
"Thank you, Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth! Due to the Centuries old people-to-people links between India and Mauritius, both our countries share the same core values and traditions. This provides the foundation for our very special friendship. @JugnauthKumar"
In response to a tweet by the Prime Minister of Israel, Naftali Bennett, the Prime Minister said;
"Thank you, Your Excellency PM @naftalibennett for your warm wishes. I look forward to working together for strengthening the bonds between our governments and peoples, and to consolidate the foundation of India-Israel strategic partnership."
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 121.06 Cr
More than 73.58 Lakh doses administered in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently at 98.34%
8,318 New Cases reported in the last 24 hours
India's Active Caseload stands at 1,07,019
Weekly Positivity Rate  less than 1% for last 13 days
With the administration of 73,58,017 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 121.06 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 1,25,40,268 sessions.
The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,03,83,214
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2nd Dose
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94,56,495
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,83,77,861
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2nd Dose
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1,64,25,235
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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45,23,76,181
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2nd Dose
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21,14,88,084
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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18,32,04,822
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2nd Dose
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11,69,47,688
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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11,47,36,087
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2nd Dose
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7,72,62,595
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Total
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1,21,06,58,262
The recovery of 10,967 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally of recovered patients  to 3,39,88,797.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.34%.
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 153 consecutive days now.
8,318 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The Active Caseload presently stands at 1,07,019. Active cases presently constitute 0.31% 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
9,69,354 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 63.82 Cr  cumulative tests.
While testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate at 0.88% remains less than 1% for the last 13 days now. The Daily Positivity rate reported to be 0.86%. The daily Positivity rate has remained below 2% for last 54 days and below 3% for 89 consecutive days now.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Odisha is uniquely poised to become the global economic hotspot, says Shri Dharmendra Pradhan talking to a group of Chartered Accountants
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan today addressed a webinar on “CA: The Catalyst—learning, unlearning and relearning” at VSM series organized by Rourkela, Sambalpur and Jharsuguda branch of ICAI.
Shri Minister Pradhan while speaking at the event, said that Odisha is uniquely poised to become the global economic hotspot. He said that with rich mineral resources, demographic dividend and market, Odisha is uniquely poised to leverage the upcoming opportunities in the global markets. He said that the country is coming out of the Covid-19 crisis and slowly entering into the post-crisis period. In the last three months, we can see all major economic indicators showing major signs of recovery. Whether it is power consumption, oil and gas consumption, GST collection, all are presenting picture of sharp recovery, he said.
Talking about the development vision of eastern region, he said that Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given unprecedented priority to the development of eastern India and Odisha in uniquely poised to benefit from the Mission Purvodaya.“Odisha provides major share of coal, iron ore and other commodities to the nation. We must work to integrate even more with the global supply chain”, he further added.
Underlining Odisha’s strengths, the Minister said, "Odisha is rich in agriculture. Odisha also holds immense possibilities in tourism.Education is inherent strength of the people of Odisha. There are many institutions in Odisha which are of national repute. Technology is creating new opportunities and Odisha being uniquely placed, one can work anywhere in the world by staying in Odisha.”
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
MSP Operations during Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21
In the ongoing Kharif Marketing Season  2020-21, Government continues to procure Kharif 2020-21 crops at MSP from farmers as per existing MSP Schemes.
Paddy procurement for Kharif 2020-21 is continuing smoothly in the procuring States & UTs of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Uttrakhand, Tamil Nadu, Chandigarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam, Karnataka and West Bengal with purchase of over 558.88 LMTs of paddy up to 14.01.2021.This is an increase of 27.15 % against the last year corresponding purchase of 439.52 LMT. Out of the total purchase of 558.88 LMT, Punjab alone has contributed 202.77 LMT which is 36.28 % of total procurement.
About 77.85 Lac farmers have already been benefitted from the ongoing KMS procurement Operations with MSP value of Rs. 105517.34 Crore.
Further, based on the proposal from the States, approval was accorded for procurement of 51.66 LMT of Pulse and Oilseeds of Kharif Marketing Season 2020 for the States of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh under Price Support Scheme. Further, sanction for procurement of 1.23 LMT of Copra  for the States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala was also given. Also, sanction for procurement of 2.50 LMT of Pulse and Oilseeds of Rabi Marketing Season 2020-2021 for the States of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, was given. For other States/UTs, approval will also be accorded on receipt of proposals for procurement of Pulses, Oilseeds and Copra under PSS so that procurement of FAQ grade of these crops can be made at notified MSP for the year 2020-21 directly from the registered farmers, if the market rate goes below MSP during the notified harvesting period in the respective States/UTs by the Central Nodal Agencies through State nominated procuring agencies.
Upto 14.01.2021, the Government through its Nodal Agencies has procured 291566.35 MT of Moong, Urad, Groundnut Pods and Soybean having MSP value of Rs.1560.23 Crores benefitting 154980 farmers in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana and Rajasthan.
Similarly, 5089 MT of copra  having MSP value of Rs.52.40 crore has been procured benefitting 3961 farmers in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu upto 14.01.2021 as against the last year corresponding purchase of 293.34 MT of copra. In respect of Copra and Urad, rates are ruling above MSP in most of the major producing States. The respective State/UTs Governments are making necessary arrangements for commencement of procurement from the date as decided by the respective States based on the arrivals in respect of Kharif Pulses and Oilseeds.
Procurement operations of seed cotton  under MSP are going on smoothly in the States of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Karnataka. Till 14.01.2021 a quantity of 8469173 cotton bales valuing Rs. 24772.45 Crore has been procured benefitting 1725459 farmers.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Government promoting Ethanol Blending of Petrol
Government has been promoting use of ethanol as a blend stock with main automotive fuel like petrol in line with the National Policy on Biofuels -2018 under the Ethanol Blended Petrol  Programme. This policy envisages an indicative target of blending 20% ethanol in petrol by 2030.
Department of Food & Public Distribution  has informed that the production of ethanol varies from distillery to distillery and depends upon various factors viz. cost of raw material, conversion cost, efficiency of distillery plants etc. Several supply and demand side interventions have been initiated by the Government including enhancing scope of raw material for ethanol production and fixing remunerative prices of ethanol from different feedstocks being utilized for ethanol production. Based on the ethanol supply offers, Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies  have allocated 325.5 crore liters for Ethanol Supply Year   2020-21 to be blended with petrol under the EBP Programme.
In order to enhance the ethanol production capacity in the country, DFPD has informed that Government has notified a modified scheme on January 14, 2021 for extending financial assistance in the form of interest subvention on loans advanced by Banks/NCDC/IREDA/NBFCs and any other financial institutions to project proponents for different activities viz. setting up of new distilleries, expansion of existing capacity, installation of Zero Liquid Discharge  System and Molecular Sieve Dehydration  Column, etc. for production of first generation  ethanol from feedstock such as cereals , sugarcane and sugar beet, etc. including granaries and surplus rice with Food Corporation of India . The Government also fixed remunerative prices of ethanol from such feedstock i.e. Rs 51.55 per litres from damaged food grains and Rs 56.87 per litres from FCI rice.
This information was given by the Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
More than 22crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 1.84 crore doses still available with States/UTs to be administered
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In addition, the Govt. of India has also been facilitating direct procurement of vaccines by the States/UTs. Vaccination is an integral pillar of the comprehensive strategy of Government of India for containment and management of the pandemic, along with Test, Track, Treat and COVID Appropriate Behaviour.
Implementation of the Liberalized and Accelerated Phase-3 Strategy of Covid-19 Vaccination has started from 1st May 2021.
Under the Strategy, in every month 50% of the total Central Drugs Laboratory  cleared vaccine doses of any manufacturer would be procured by Govt. of India. It would continue to make these doses available to the State Govts totally free of cost as was being done earlier.
Government of India has so far provided, both through the free of cost category and through direct state procurement category, more than 22crore vaccine doses  to States/UTs.
Of this, the total consumption, including wastages is 20,17,59,768 doses .
More than 1.84 crore COVID Vaccine doses  are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Furthermore, 11lakh  vaccine doses are in the pipeline and will be received by the States/UTs within the next 3 days.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
New centre of CIPET will come up at Medak soon- Sadananda Gowda
The Minister inaugurated newly constructed boys hostel at CIPET, Cherlapalli
Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda announced that a new centre of CIPET  will come up at Medak soon with the cost of Rs 58.32 crore. The project cost would be borne on 50:50 ratio by the Telangana government and the centre .It will offer under graduate, post graduate and Ph D courses, he said. Land for the project has already been acquired, the Minister revealed.
The Minister today inaugurated the newly constructed Boys Hostel at the CIPET at Cherlapalli. Speaking on the occasion the Minister said that the hostel constructed at a cost of Rs. 22 crore with 145 rooms and a capacity to house 450 students, would augment the capacity of intake of the students pursuing career in polymer technology.
Shri Gowda said that an expert committee has been constituted to study the impact of ban on Single Use Plastics and the committee would submit its report by 2nd October. Referring to the Prime Minister’s call to shun use of single use plastics, the Minister said that, such plastic posed a threat to the environment as they are littered everywhere and not recycled properly. However, he said plastics are used in every sphere of human life and also in many economic sectors like packaging, automobiles, agriculture, medicine etc. The industry employs 4 million people, he said.
The minister further informed that approximately 26,000 tonnes of plastic waste is generated in India every day. He advised CIPET to take up R &D initiatives for developing new and effective technology for recycling plastics.
The Minister said that the Department of Chemicals and Fertilizers, is organising mass cleanliness drive and awareness campaigns in 80 locations through CIPET, conducting competitions for children, organising exhibitions, screening videos on recycling and disposal, rallies with children, and shramdaan. He urged people to pick up and properly dispose the plastic material on roads on October 2 on the eve of Gandhi Jayanthi.
CIPET: CSTS Hyderabad, conducts diploma and PG Diploma courses in Polymer Science and Technology and various skill development training programs sponsored by Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India and other state and central government agencies. CIPET offers technology support services in the areas of Design, Tooling and Mould Manufacturing, Plastic processing to key sectors like Automobiles, Aerospace, Agriculture, Construction, Defence, IT, Packaging and Teletronics etc.
Shri A Revanth Reddy, MP , Malkajgiri, Shri B Ramamohan, Mayor, Hyderabad, Shri B. Subhash Reddy, MLA, Uppal, Shri Prabhakar, Ex MLA Uppal, Shri Kashinath Jha, Joint Secretary, Government of India also spoke.
Earlier, Dr Nayak, Director General CIPET welcomed the gathering.
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