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Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister addresses the United National General Assembly
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly  in New York today.
Evoking Mahatma Gandhi, Prime Minister said that Gandhiji’s message of truth and non-violence is relevant even today for peace, progress and development of the world.
Prime Minister highlighted the huge transformation brought about by the pro–people initiatives of the Government like Swachh Bharat, Ayushman Bharat, Jan Dhan Yojana and Digital identification . He added that when India pursues such initiatives, it instills hope in the entire world.
Prime Minister mentioned about India’s commitment towards eliminating single use plastic. He spoke about the government’s commitment to provide water to every household, a house for every family and elimination of tuberculosis in the coming five years.
Emphasizing on Indian culture, Prime Minister said public welfare is part of our cultural ethos. He said that public welfare through public participation is the mantra of his government.
In addition to fulfilling the dreams of 130 crore Indians, the efforts of the government will also be beneficial to the entire world. “We are working not just for the welfare of our people, but for the welfare of the entire world. That is why our motto is Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas’, PM added.
Terming terrorism as the biggest challenge for the world, Prime Minister urged all the nations to unite against terrorism for the sake of humanity. “India is a country that has given the world, not war, but Buddha's message of peace,'' the PM said. He also mentioned about India’s contribution to the United Nation peacekeeping Mission
Prime Minister urged the international community to give a new direction to multilateralism. He said as the world is going through a new era, the countries do not have the option to confine themselves within their boundaries. “A divided world is in no one's interest. We must give a thrust to multilateralism and reforming the United Nations,” the PM said.
Prime Minister invoked the quotes of Tamil philosopher Kaniyan Pungundranar and Swami Vivekananda to seek collective action to address various global challenges. He said that ‘Harmony and Peace’ is the message of the world’s largest democracy to the rest of the world.
Speaking about global warming, Prime Minister said that even though India’s contribution towards global warming in terms of per-capita emissions is very low, India is at the forefront of the response against it. In this context, he elaborated on the steps taken by his government to fight climate change, including the 450 GW of renewable energy target and the formation of International Solar Alliance.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Shri Mansukh Mandaviya commissions Indian Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Vessel ICGS Varad;
ICGS -Varad to enhance Coast Guard’s capability to monitor and maintain vigil of Indian maritime borders.
Union Minister of State for Shipping &Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri Mansukh Mandaviya commissionedIndian Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Vessel ICGS Varadtoday in Chennai. Indian Coast Guard officials, officials of Ministry of Shipping and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.
Shri Mansukh Mandaviyawas accorded ‘Guard of honour’ parade aspart of commissioning ceremony of ICGS Varad. He appreciated and congratulated the efforts and endeavours of the Indian Coast Guard and wished for its progress.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Mandaviya said, “Ministry of Shipping is working in close co-ordination with Indian Coast Guard for collaborative efforts to secure the maritime interest and security of the nation.Indian Coast Guard ships will be given priority for berthing and infrastructural requirements at all Indian ports”.
Commissioning of ICGS Varad will enhance the ICGS fleet of ships which will contribute in monitoring and constant vigil for coastal security of Indian maritime borders.
The newly commissioned ICGS Varad with gross tonnage of 2100 tons is 98 mtrslong and has 15 mtrs breadth. The endurance of the vessel is 5000 nautical miles, with a maximum speed of 26 Knots. The ship is propelled by 2 diesel driven engines of 9000 KW each, with low level fuel consumption, high TBO and comply to IMO Tier-II norms. The ship will be fitted with one CRN -91 and two 12.7 mm guns and will be capable of carrying an Integral Twin Engine Helicopter which will enhance its operational, surveillance, and search & rescue capability.
An exponential growth of ship-building industry is perceivedas ICGS Varad has been built indigenously by M/s L&T that will contribute immensely towards the vision of Make in India.
President's Secretariat
President of India’s greetings on the eve of Durga Puja
The President of India, Shri Ram NathKovind in his message on the eve of Durga Puja has said :-
“On the auspicious occasion of Durga Puja, I extend my greetings and best wishes to all our fellow citizens living in India and abroad.
Goddess Durga is a symbol of power and is also a divine form of nari-shakti. Durga Puja is the celebration of the victory of good over evil. The nine different forms of MaaDurga represent the different aspects of the association of the life and nature.
On the occasion of this festival, let us resolve to build a society where women are bestowed with higher respect than before and equal participation in the process of nation building.
I pray to God that this joyous festival is marked by the spirit of peace, fraternity and unity among the citizens and we rededicate ourselves to the service and progress of our nation”.
Please click here to see the President’s message -
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
13th Urban Mobility India Conference on “Emerging Trends in Urban Mobility” Inaugurated
Future Mobility about Environment-Friendly, Integrated, Automated and Personalized Travel on-Demand
UMI 2020 Conference: Award for Innovations in Urban Transport During Covid-19
Shri Hardeep S. Puri, MoS , Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has stated that “Future mobility is about striving towards environment-friendly, integrated, automated and personalized travel on-demand. New advancements like intelligent transportation systems, and traffic management applications are in the pipeline for enhanced mobility in major cities.” He was speaking at the 13th Urban Mobility India Conference on the theme of “Emerging Trends in Urban Mobility” here today. Prof. Jan Gehl , Founder and Senior Advisor, M/s Gehl, Mr Jean-Baptiste Djebbari , Minister Delegate for Transport, Ministry for the Ecological Transition, Government of France, Dr. Claudia Warning, Director-General GIZ, Shri D S Mishra, Secretary, Housing and Urban Affairs attended the Conference. Besides, senior Officers of the Ministry were also present at the Conference.
Addressing the Conference, the Minister said that in the aftermath of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, India is likely to experience a behavioral change in urban mobility. This crisis also presents an opportunity to guide the recovery of urban transport towards long-term development goals. As articualted by Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi that the present crisis should be turned into an opportunity to create an 'Atma Nirbhar Bharat', and the time being ripe enough to make bold decisions and investments. To my friends from abroad, Atma Nirbhar Bharat essentially means “self-reliant India”. Investment in infrastructure to address more effective circulation and interchange of people and goods will have an economic multiplier effect — both job-creation in the present and boosting growth and productivity in the future.
India is witnessing the arrival of a new generation of mobility discourses, which are nuanced enough to provide sustainable urban mobility. The Ministry has issued a detailed advisory, as to how the nation needs to move ahead in these testing times. It rests on three key pillars, namely, promotion of public transport system, leveraging technological advancements and penetration of NMT systems in the urban transport paradigm. Various studies show that about 16-57% of urban commuters are pedestrian and about 30-40% of commuters use bicycles in the country depending on the size of the city. Considering this as an opportunity, elevating the priority of these modes gives travelers another private vehicle alternative, which is clean, safe, secured particularly if it is integrated with other modes and affordable for all. Non-motorised transport will occupy the prime, non-negotiable, position in every form of urban mobility discourse and intervention. During the Conference, Awards for innovations in Urban Transport during Covid-19 were also announced and are enclosed:
Ministry of Earth Sciences
No Heat Wave Conditions likely over any part of the country during the next five days
According to the National Weather Forecasting Centre of the India Meteorological Department :

Current Temperature Status and Warning for next five days
Yesterday’s Maximum Temperature Scenario:
Heat Wave: - NIL.
Maximum Temperature: - Maximum temperatures more than 40.0°C were recorded at most places over Punjab; at many places over West Rajasthan and Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi and at isolated places over East Rajasthan, West Madhya Pradesh and West Uttar Pradesh.
Yesterday, the highest maximum temperature of 44.2°C was reported at Ganganagar .
Today’s Minimum Temperature Scenario:
Warm Night:- Nil.
Minimum Temperature:- : Minimum temperatures are above normal  at isolated places over Assam & Meghalaya, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi and Madhya Maharashtra and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim.

Kindly download MAUSAM APP for location specific forecast & warning, MEGHDOOT APP for Agromet advisory and DAMINI APP for Lightning Warning & visit state MC/RMC websites for district wise warning.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Cabinet approvesrevision of pay and allowances of Lieutenant Governors of Union Territories
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval forrevision of pay and allowances of Lieutenant Governors of Union Territories. It will bring the pay and allowances of LGs at par with that of the Secretary to the Government of India.
Details:
The Cabinet has approved the proposal for increasing the pay and allowances of Lieutenant Governors of Union Territories with effect from 1st January, 2016 from Rs.80,000/- per month plus dearness allowance, sumptuary allowance at the rate of Rs.4,000/- per month and local allowances to Rs. 2,25,000/- plus dearness allowance, sumptuary allowance at the rate of Rs.4,000/- per month and local allowances at the same rate as applicable to the officers of the rank of Secretary to the Govt. of India It will be subject to the condition that the total emoluments  shall not exceed the total emoluments drawn by the Governor of a State.
Background:
The pay and allowances of Lieutenant Governors of Union Territories remain at par with those of officers of the rank of Secretary to the Government of India. The pay and allowances of Lieutenant Governors of Union Territories was last revised with the approval of the Cabinet with effect from 1stJanuary, 2006 from Rs. 26,000/-  per month to Rs.80,000/-  per month plus dearness allowance, sumptuary allowance at the rate of Rs.4,000/- per month and local allowances.
The pay of officers of the rank of Secretary to the Government of India has been revised from Rs.80,000/- to Rs.2,25,000/- per month with effect from 01.01.2016 as per CCS  Pay Rules, 2016.
Prime Minister's Office
PM complements all those involved in eco-friendly and sustainable development
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has complemented all those involved in eco-friendly and sustainable development. Shri Modi has said that from this, the Infra creation and circular economy, both will get an impetus.
In response to a tweet by the Border Roads Organisation, the Prime Minister said;
"Infra creation and circular economy, both will get an impetus. Compliments to all those involved with this effort."
Vice President's Secretariat
Vice President Greets people on the eve of Milad-un-Nabi
The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has greeted people of our country on the auspicious occasion of Milad-un-Nabi/Id-E-Milad. In a message, he said that Prophet Mohammad showed humanity the righteous path of compassion and universal brotherhood.
Following is the text of Vice President’s message:
“I convey my warm greetings and best wishes to the people of our country on the occasion of Milad-un-Nabi/Id-E-Milad – celebrated as the Birthday of Prophet Mohammad.
Prophet Mohammad showed humanity the righteous path of compassion and universal brotherhood.
May the eternal teachings of Prophet Mohammad continue to guide people in building a peaceful and harmonious society.”
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Shri Parshottam Rupala inaugurates India’s first ever Animal Health Summit
Shri Rupala highlights the need to strengthen cooperative movement in livestock sector
Shri Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying said that there is need to strengthen the cooperative movement in the livestock sector. Inaugurating First India Animal Health Summit 2022, he called for greater use of Ayurveda for ensuring better animal health.
First India Animal Health Summit 2022 was held at NASC Complex, New Delhi today understanding the significance of animal health towards the broader objective of the country's food and nutrition security, rural incomes and prosperity and overall economic development.
Shri Rupala was the chief guest at the inaugural function of ‘India Animal Health Summit 2022’ organized by Indian Chamber of Food and Agriculture  and the Agriculture Today Group. He said that by ensuring good animal health, veterinarians are playing a very significant role. Shri Rupala called for suggestions from the general public on the initiatives that can be taken to give due recognition to the work of veterinarians in serving the nation.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Atul Chaturvedi, Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying said that animal health is a very major component of One Health and there is need to ensure even more respect for veterinarians in the community at large. He said that the department is taking initiatives to address animal pandemic preparedness.
The two-day event will host a plethora of panel discussions ranging from topics such as Animal Health policy initiatives to Business environment & investment opportunities in the Animal Health sector. The deliberations evolved will later be documented and presented to authorities.
Dr Praveen Malik, Commissioner, Animal Husbandry; Dr KML Pathak, Chairman, ICFA Working group on Animal Husbandry, Dr Umesh Sharma, President Veterinary Council of India, Dr Dieter Joseph Schillinger, DDG, International Livestock Research Institute, Dr BN Tripathi, DDG Animal Science, ICAR, Dr MJ Khan, Chairman, Indian Chamber of Food & Agriculture and Mrs Mamta Jain, Editor & CEO, Agriculture Today Group were present at the event.
Ministry of Earth Sciences
IMD operationalises Advanced high-resolution Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi and India
Ministry of Earth Sciences is constantly striving to improve Air Quality Early Warning System by incorporating various changes in Air Quality Forecast Models such as improved emission inventories, Land Use and Land Cover and improved assimilation of various observational data. The Air Quality forecast model System for Integrated modelling of Atmospheric composition  for India has been further improved by implementing global emission inventories CAMS-GLOB v2.1 supplemented with EDGAR v4.3.2 for coarse and mineral-fine anthropogenic particulate matter at 10km resolution.
A very high resolution city scale model ENFUSER  for Delhi also has been operationalized to identify the air pollution hotspots and pollution upto street level.
SILAM and ENFUSER have been developed in technical collaboration with Finnish Meteorological Institute .
The speciality of the ENFUSER is the high utilization of measurement data such as air quality observations, a detailed description of the road network, buildings, land-use information, high resolution satellite images, ground elevation and population data. The ENFUSER natively taps into the operative IMD’s regional SILAM access point. The ENFUSER results are being evaluated with the satellite measurements and observations, model is found to capture the hotspots over Delhi very well.
The SILAM models have been extensively validated against observations over Indian region.
Air Quality forecast model WRF-Chem has also been updated with high-resolution land use land cover information to improve the air quality forecast.
Now AQ early warning system also provides air quality forecast for Lucknow, Kanpur and Varanasi at 2 km resolution. The AQ forecast is also available for some other cities at 10km resolution.
The air quality forecasts products are available at https://ews.tropmet.res.in/ and https://mausam.imd.gov.in.
Marine experts have expressed their concern on fast warming of Indian Ocean thanks to global warming which, according to them, may pose a severe threat to species extinction. Speaking at the opening session of a Winter School on climate change in marine fisheries being organised by the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute  on Thursday here, they said that climate change is affecting Indian fisheries through changes in stock productivity and its distribution.
While inaugurating the 21-day winter school, which will provide a platform for an academic-oriented discussion on a wide array of topics on the effects of climate change in marine fisheries, Dr A Ramachandran, Vice Chancellor of Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies  said climate change is causing floods and drought across the globe. According to him, increased water temperature and higher carbon dioxide concentration make ocean more acidic. Dr Ramachandran warned that there would be a drop in productivity in future due to a gradual damage occurred to the ecosystem and biodiversity owing to climate change. He also said that strong commitments of the stakeholders and coordinated efforts are required to stimulate growth of the country’s blue economy in a more sustainable way.
Indian Ocean warming faster than Atlantic
Dr A Gopalakrishnan, Director of CMFRI said that Indian ocean is warming  faster than the Atlantic  and the Pacific , and the sea surface temperature in Indian Ocean will increase by 0.60oC by 2050.
“However, Indian marine fish harvesting is eco-friendlier compared to the global scenario. Our marine fisheries is emitting 17.5% less carbon footprints comparted to the global averages when it comes to fishing materials involved in fishery”, he said.
“The CMFRI has catalogued resource-wise information and the institute is in the process of predicting fish biomass changes in our oceans in future. CMFRI has also prepared adaptation strategies to climate change with action plan. Research on estimating primary productivity of Indian exclusive economic zone  for assessing the carrying capacity in Indian waters with respect to climate change is also underway”, Dr Gopalakrishnan said.
Dr PU Zacharia, Course Director of the winter School and Head of the Demersal Fisheires division of CMFRI said the country experienced 24 extreme climatic events around the Indian coasts resulting in loss of life and property. “Estimates of climate change impacts are essential to devise climate change policies and suggest adaptation and mitigation measures”, he added.
The Winter School is aimed at equipping scientists, researchers and other stakeholders with the tools and requisite knowledge to assess and adapt to the changes being occurred due to climatic variations. As many as 25 researchers and teachers are participating the in the programme.
Dr T V Sathianandan and P Kaladharan also spoke on the occasion.
Prime Minister's Office
PM greets people on Parsi New Year, Navroz
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the people on the occasion of Parsi New Year, Navroz.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"Parsi New Year greetings. Praying for a year filled with happiness, prosperity and good health. India cherishes the outstanding contributions of the Parsi community across different sectors.
Navroz Mubarak!"
AYUSH
International conference on “Exploring Consciousness- From Non- Locality to Non- Duality: The Man- Machine Debate” inaugurated
Shri Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurates Centre of Excellence project in Department of Integrative Medicine, NIMHANS, Bengaluru
Union Minister of Ayush Shri Sarbananda Sonowal today inaugurated the international conference on Consciousness with the theme, “Exploring Consciousness- From Non- Locality to Non- Duality: The Man- Machine Debate” at NIMHANS, Bengaluru. The conference is organized by India Foundation and NIMHANS and supported by Ministry of Ayush.
On this occasion, Shri Sharbananda Sonowal said, “India is endowed with a tradition of spiritual inquiry closely connected to the study of nature and life, which developed into the sciences of Ayurveda and yoga. India is an ideal meeting ground for pioneering research in the field of consciousness studies, in relation with the quest for attaining and maintaining health and wellbeing in the mind and in the body at the individual and social level.”
The conference will bring together some of the most eminent researchers and inventors in the areas of physics, biology, neuroscience, artificial intelligence, cybernetics, quantum computing and allied fields as well as scholars and spiritual teachers of the major Indic Spiritual and psychological disciplines and doctrines.
Earlier in the day the Minister also inaugurated the Centre of Excellence project in the Department of Integrative Medicine, NIMHANS, Bengaluru as part of “AYURSWASTHYA YOJANA”, a flagship programme under Ministry of Ayush. The Centre of Excellence  will strengthen competencies of Ayush professionals in Education technology, Research & innovation and others.
Main objectives of the CoE project at NIMHANS is to conduct clinical trials in four neuro-psychiatric disorders to establish efficacy, safety and proposed mechanism of Integrated Yoga and Ayurveda treatment approaches. It will also understand the Integrative neurobiology of Neuropsychiatric Disorders , create a unified digital database and train and develop clinician-scientists who have niche skills-sets in examining brain-health from both traditional and modern scientific approaches.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
58.14 Cr. vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
30,948 new cases in the last 24 hours
Active cases account for 1.09% of total cases; lowest since March 2020
India's Active caseload stands at 3,53,398; lowest in 152 days
Recovery Rate increases to 97.57%; Highest since March 2020
38,487 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 3,16,36,469
Weekly Positivity Rate  less than 3% for last 58 days
Daily positivity rate  less than 3% for last 27 days
50.62 cr Total Tests conducted so far
Ministry of Communications
India Post Payments Bank ties up with TATA AIG
Panaji, July 25, 2022
India Post Payments Bank has tied up with TATA AIG for providing TATA Accidental Guard policy to IPPB customers. A special drive has commenced from 15th July in all post offices in Goa for covering the citizens of the state under this policy. For policy details and eligibility kindly visit the IPPB.