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Ministry of Tourism
Ministry of Tourism displays India’s vast range of travel products and opportunities in Oman edition of the Incredible India Reconnect 2022 virtual roadshow
Ministry is organising a series of virtual roadshows with Indian Missions overseas as a means to reconnect with its existing partners and explore new ties and opportunities
As India opens its borders post-pandemic, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India is organising a series of virtual roadshows with Indian Missions overseas as a means to reconnect with its existing partners and explore new ties and opportunities.
India’s vast range of travel products and opportunities was on display on Tuesday at the Oman edition of the Incredible India Reconnect 2022 virtual roadshow.
The Incredible India Reconnect 2022 Virtual Roadshow started with opening remarks from Mr. Amit Narang, Ambassador of India to the Sultanate of Oman. He talked about India and Oman’s bilateral relationships and how the same may be leveraged for the promotion of tourism.
It was followed by the remarks from Mr. G Kamala Rao Vardhana, Director General , Ministry of Tourism, Mr. Rao discussed about the recovery of the tourism sector and how India was ready to open up its borders once again.
After this, a session was conducted by Mr. Sunil Dsouza, CEO, Travel Point who focused on India being a 365-day destination and stressed on pointers like formulating an annual events calendar based around festivals, transportation, security aspects and redressal mechanisms, halal foods, guide trainings, competitive pricing and seamless policies.
This session was followed by another insightful session from the representatives of IATO and ICPB who spoke about their respective organisations, India’s USP, geography, products, its edge as a MICE tourism destination and showed 2 films highlighting the same. The event was attended by 244 participants.
The first Incredible India Reconnect event signalled the start of great efforts between the government and the market to encourage bilateral tourism by recognising the issues, challenges, and opportunities in an attempt to strengthen and build momentum on two-way growth phase.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccination
Total number of Vaccinated Healthcare Workers across the country more than 7.86 lakh
1,12,007 beneficiaries vaccinated till 6 pm on 5th day of vaccination drive
No case of serious/severe AEFI attributable to vaccination till date
The fifth day of the massive countrywide COVID-19 vaccination program was conducted successfully.
The cumulative number of healthcare workers vaccinated against COVID19 has touched 7,868,42  through 14,119 sessions, as per the provisional report. 2,353 sessions were held till 6 pm today.
1,12,007 beneficiaries were vaccinated till 6 pm today, the fifth day of nationwide COVID19 vaccination. Final reports would be completed for the day by late tonight.
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S. No.
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State/UT
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Beneficiaries vaccinated

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1
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Andhra Pradesh
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22,548
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2
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Bihar
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38
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3
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Chhattisgarh
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5,219
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4
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Haryana
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1,192
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5
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Himachal Pradesh
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45
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6
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Jharkhand
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2,779
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7
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Karnataka
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36,211
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8
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Kerala
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262
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9
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Ladakh
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108
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10
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Madhya Pradesh
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6731
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11
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Maharashtra
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16,261
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12
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Manipur
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334
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13
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Meghalaya
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311
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14
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Mizoram
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417
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15
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Nagaland
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447
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16
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Odisha
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7,891
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17
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Punjab
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2,003
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18
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Sikkim
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80
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19
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Tamil Nadu
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6,834
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20
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West Bengal
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2,296
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Total
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1,12,007
82 AEFIs have been reported till 6 pm on the fifth day of the vaccination drive.
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S. No.
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State
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No. of Hospitalized cases
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Status
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1
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Uttarakhand
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1
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Discharged
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2
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Chhattisgarh
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1
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Discharged
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3
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Rajasthan
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1
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Discharged
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4
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Delhi
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4
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03 discharged, 01 under observation at Rajiv Gandhi Hospital, Shahdara
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5
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Karnataka
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2
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01 discharged, 01 under observation at District Hospital, Chitradurga
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6
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West Bengal
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1
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Under observation at Sub-Divisional Hospital, Jangipura, Murshidabad
No case of serious/severe AEFI is attributable to vaccination till date.
Special Service and Features
NSO will conduct Regional Training Camp
National Statistical Office, Thiruvananthapuram as part of data collection of manufacturing sector will organize a Regional Training Camp  on 13th April 2023 in Kollam. The camp will be from 9 am to 5 pm at Hotel Sea Palace, Mundakkal West. The data collection camp is organized as part of Annual Survey of Industries  every year. Apart from this, training for submission of return on ASI portal will also be provided in the camp. For more details contact – Email - ro.tvp-fod[at]nic[dot]in / Phone – 0471 – 2481744.
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Ministry of Defence
SETTING UP OF SAINIK SCHOOLS
The Government has approved the initiative of setting up of 100 new Sainik Schools in partnership with NGOs/Private Schools/State Governments in a graded manner class-wise, starting from Class 6 onwards, with an effort to cover as many States and UTs as possible, under the aegis of Sainik Schools Society, Ministry of Defence. Government of India will provide an annual support, on Merit-Cum-Means, of up to 50% fee  for up to 50% of class strength  for the approved school.
In so far as allocation of New Sainik Schools is concerned, a pro-rata distribution of 100 New Sainik Schools to various States/UTs has been done in proportion to the number of districts in that particular State/UT. The initiative is open to all NGOs/Private/State Government Schools who intend to apply. The application will be subject to approval based on meeting of qualifying requirements framed for the purpose and agreeing to the Rules & Regulations of New Sainik Schools in Partnership mode and signing of the Memorandum of Agreement with the Sainik Schools Society, and limited to the number of New Sainik Schools for that particular State/UT.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt in a written reply to Shri Jual Oram and others in Lok Sabha on March 25, 2022.
Ministry of Defence
Visit of CAS to Russia
Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa PVSM AVSM YSM VM ADC, Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of the Air Staff is embarking on a bilateral goodwill visit to Russia from 09 to 12 July 2019.
The CAS is scheduled to visit various operational and training units as well as fly a sortie in the Russian Trainer aircraft YAK-130. He will interact with senior functionaries of the Russian armed forces amongst others.
The visit would provide further impetus towards defence cooperation as well asstrengthen relationships and enable engagement in productive exchanges between the two Air Forces.
Special Service and Features
COASTAL SECURITY CONFERENCE  UNDER THE AEGIS OF COLOMBO SECURITY CONCLAVE INAUGURATED
Coastal Security Conference  under the aegis of Colombo Security Conclave  inaugurated at Chennai. Coast Guards from 04 member countries viz. India, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Mauritius participate in the two-day Conference. Bangladesh, an observer of CSC, also participates in the Conference.
Shri Giridhar Aramane, Defence Secretary, Government of India inaugurated the Maiden Coastal Security Conference  - 2022. The Defence Secretary in his address to the gathering quoted the 5 basic principles to address issues of Maritime Security, as given by Hon’ble PM of India, Sh. Narendra Modi: Legitimate maritime trade, settling maritime disputes by peaceful means, mitigating natural disasters & maritime threats, preservation & protection of maritime environment and encouraging responsible maritime connectivity for increasing maritime trade through creation of sustainable infrastructure. Defence Secretary highlighted the need to address common issues pertaining to the maritime safety and security, countering terrorism, transnational organized crime, cyber security, protection of critical coastal infrastructure and disaster relief. He also called upon the participating countries for enhanced collaboration between Coast Guards and Maritime Law Enforcement agencies. Defence Secretary commended the Indian Coast Guard for establishing itself as a strong professional force in just over four decades of its creation and collaborating with partner agencies in ensuring safe, secure and clean seas.
Sh. Vikram Misri, Deputy National Security Advisor in his address highlighted the importance of Coast Guards. He said that with their non-belligerent, non-escalatory and non-aggressive construct, Coast Guards have greater roles to achieve interoperability and enhanced cooperation towards the shared paradigm of safer seas, which has been the India’s vision of Safety and Growth for all  in maritime domain. Deputy NSA also emphasized on the collaboration amongst all Coast Guard functionaries for enhancing regional maritime security.
Director General-Indian Coast Guard, VS Pathania in his address highlighted the importance of CoSC like platforms for arriving at collective consensus for ensuring Maritime Safety and Security.
The theme of the Coastal Security Conference -2022 is “Collaborative Efforts for Coastal Security”. Heads of Marine Police of each state and UTs, and representatives from other National and State stakeholder Ministries are participating. During the conference the presentation on the topics of Coastal Security Threats & Collaborative Response, International Maritime Law & Role of Empowered Agencies, Technological Solutions for Coastal Security, Realisation of Blue Economy through Coastal Security and Envisaged Domains for Cooperation to address Region Coastal Security Concerns and contemporary issues are being discussed.
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Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities organized a special cultural event Divya Kala Shakti today in Guwahati.
The Governor of Assam Jagdisha Mukhi inaugurated the session mentioned that Govt. of Assam extending many programs for the cause of divyangjan and it will certainly boost in to the main stream of the society.
25 cultural items were presented by 102 numbers of divyangjan artist and all the participants were performed their program in most credible way to harness the self-actualization sustainability.
The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities  , Government of India, organized a special cultural events DIVYAKALSHAKTI -2022 at GMCH auditorium, Guwahati on today. Divya kala shakti is a self-explanatory classical event contributed by all divyangjan of northeastern states of India in order to show case and witness their ability in disability, this has been hosted by Swami Vivekananda National institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research  olatpur, Cuttack, Odisha. As it was a directive from the former President of India Sh Ramnath Kovind; the DIVYAKALSHAKTI program should reach every region of India. However, the DIVYAKALSHAKTI program have already been held at Mumbai, Itanagar, Chennai and Delhi. The program has been inaugurated by His Excellency Governor of Assam in benign presence of Principal secretary Mr. Mukesh Chandra Sahu , commissioner and secretary Mr S.S.Meenakshi Sundaram  , Joint Secretary of  Mr Rajeev Sharma  , Commissioner of disability, Government of Assam Mr. Debeswar Borah  Mr.Rahul Chandra Das ACSDeputySecretaryTransport Department.Govt.of Assam. , Managing Director Assam State Transport Corporation  Guwahati Assam and many other dignitaries. The Governor of Assam Prof. Jagdisha Mukhi inaugurated the session vis-a-vis mentioned that Gove. Of Assam extending many programs for the cause of divyangjan and it will certainly boost in to the main stream of the society, and also pointed out that divyangjan brother and sisters are most lovable and adorable. In fact almost 25 cultural items were presented by 102 numbers of divyangjan artist and all the participants were performed their program in most credible way to harness the self-actualization sustainability. In addition to this DIVYAKALSHAKTI is a brisk performance to create mesmerizing ability within inability and it includes the talents in performing arts like classical, folks modern and solo songs from different spectrum of differently abled stake holders. This program imparted a Zeal of incredible feelings among the all presented gathering become more vibrant and it boosts our understanding that divyangjan are boon for our society and without them the society cannot move forward and the differently abled are specially gifted inspiration to one and all.
Ministry of Science & Technology
Theory by Indian Scientists to shed light on mystery behind complex phenomena in Plasma-- the fourth state of matter
Indian Scientists have recently developed a theory that helps understand the complicated nature of Sun-Earth interaction's happening in the magnetosphere-- an area of space around Earth that is controlled by the Earth’s magnetic field. This new theory has opened up a plethora of opportunities to unlock the mysteries of the ion-hole structures . They are now working towards a detailed study of the ion hole structures observed in various space and astrophysical environments using the developed theory.
A group consisting of Mr. Harikrishnan, Prof. Amar Kakad, and Prof. Bharati Kakad from the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism , an autonomous institute under the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India developed a theory that solves every bit of uncertainty regarding the conflict between the observations from Magnetospheric Multiscale  Mission ---a NASA robotic space mission to study the Earth's magnetosphere and theoretical predictions. They were also supported by Prof. Peter Yoon from the University of Maryland, USA. They have completely ruled out the necessity of the upper limit in the temperature ratio between ions and electrons for the generation of a special kind of wave called Bernstein Green Kruskal  waves, named after the scientists who predicted this wave. They revealed that the electrons that are not part of ion hole dynamics also play a vital role. This work has also been published in the journal ‘Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society’.
On November 2, 2017, NASA's latest expedition to unlock Sun-Earth interaction's complicated nature, the MMS spacecraft, observed negative monopolar potential . The scientific community suddenly recognized its importance, and publications were presented. However, none of the available theories could explain the characteristics of these structures due to the exotic background conditions. The new theory developed by the IIG team provides a better understanding of their characteristics and sheds light on the generation of these structures leading to the unraveling of nature's greatest mystery that causes phenomena ---plasma transport and heating of plasma -- the fourth state of matter after solid, liquid, and gas, which is the most natural and widely observed state of matter in the entire universe.
Figure 1. The observation of a BGK mode by the MagnetosphericMultiscale Spacecraft is shown. The third panel shows the zoomed version of electric shown in the middle panel. The third panel exemplifies the fact that these are mere bipolar electric field pulses.
Figure 2. The structure of ion BGK waves is shown. The lower figure shows a two-dimensional plot of the trapped ion density, and the upper plot shows the three-dimensional variation of the trapped ion density. This clarifies that in phase space, they appear to have holes at the center.
Publication link: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnrasl/slaa114
For more details, Mr. Harikrishnan  can be contacted.
President's Secretariat
President of India to Visit Tamil Nadu on May 4 and 5
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, will visit Tamil Nadu on May 4 and 5, 2018.
On May 4, 2018, the President will inaugurate the centenary celebrations of the Christian Medical College, Vellore. On the same day, he will also inaugurate the Kidney Transplant Unit and Cardiac Unit of the Sri Narayni Hospital and Research Centre, Vellore.
On May 5, 2018, the President will commence his day with paying his tributes to Giani Zail Singh, former President of India on his birth anniversary. Later in the day, he will grace the 160th convocation of the University of Madras. He will also grace the 42nd convocation of the Guru Nanak College and inaugurate the Guru Amar Das Block and Shaheed Baba Deep Singh Auditorium of Guru Nanak College in Velachery, Chennai, before returning to New Delhi.
Ministry of Defence
Successive test firing of Brahmos Missile to validate Critical Indigenous Components
BrahMos, supersonic cruise missile was successfully test fired at 1145 hours today from the Integrated Test Range , Balasore, Odisha. The missile was launched from a Mobile Autonomous Launcher  and successfully flew in its pre-set trajectory fulfilling its mission objectives.
In today’s launch the major subsystems manufactured indigenously under “Make in India” campaign were tested. “Through this launch the critical indigenous components including fuel management system and other non-metallic airframe components have qualified to form part of the missile” said DG  & CEO & MD, BrahMos, Dr Sudhir Mishra after witnessing the launch.
SA to RM & DG  Dr G Satheesh Reddy congratulated the Scientists for successfully developing the multiple sections of BrahMos and proving them in the mission.
Chairman DRDO & Secretary Department of Defence R&D Dr S Christopher congratulated Team DRDO and BrahMos on the successive successful flight test and said that a major milestone has been achieved in the indigenisation of BrahMos.
BrahMos is a joint venture between DRDO of India and NPOM of Russia. The highly versatile BrahMos has been operationalised in the Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force.
BRAHMOS has established itself as a major force multiplier in modern-day complex battlefields with its impeccable land-attack, anti-ship capabilities with multi-role and multi-platform abilities.
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Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
WDRA under the aegis of Department of Food and Public Distribution Organises a webinar on ‘Importance of Warehousing Registration and Benefits of e-NWR to FPOs/PACCs’
Over 120 participants attended the webinar
Registration fees with WDRA substantially reduced to Rs. 500 for FPOs/PACS/SHGs as compared to Rs. 5000 to Rs. 30,000/- for other conventional warehouses
The Department of Food and Public Distribution  is celebrating the iconic week of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahostav, to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of India’s Independence. As a part of the celebration, a webinar was organized here today by Warehousing Development and Regularoty Authority  with representatives of Farmer Producers Organisation /Primary Agriculture Cooperative Societies , NABARD and SFAC.
Over 120 participants from different states participated in the webinar.
Shri. Harpreet Singh, Chairperson inaugurated the webinar with his address to the participants from the PACS/FPOs from the different states. He emphasized the importance and natural advantage of the PACS/FPOs in providing warehousing facilities at the farm gate. He suggested a business model for PACS/ FPOs by providing composite services of aggregation, sorting/grading, assistance in providing pledge finance through financial institutions and sale at appropriate times as a collective lot to get the best process and thereby increasing the income of the farmers. PACS/FPOs can hire unutilized warehouses in their localities in case they don’t own warehouses and upgrade them to WDRA standards to extend benefits to the farmers.
WDRA has given a detailed presentation on process of registration with WDRA, concessions and Electronic Negotiable Warehouse Receipt  benefits extended to the PACS/FPOs. It is informed that registration fees is substantially reduced to Rs. 500 for FPOs/PACS/SHGs as compared to Rs. 5000 to Rs. 30,000/- for other conventional warehouses along with reduction in other charges.
A short film on development of warehousing sector and benefits of e-NWR was launched. A presentation regarding repository eco-system was made by M/s NERL.
Shri. Jainendra Aloria, NABARD has given an extensive presentation on different Central Government schemes for promoting PACS and FPOs. He explained about various subsidies and assistances provided for construction of Warehouses by NABARD.
Sh. Vishal, SFAC explained about e-NAM ecosystem and highlighted the benefits of Agri marketing through e-NAM and e-NWR integration. He reiterated the benefits of regulated warehousing and illustrated the benefits like SMS, tracking, weather forecasting available in mobile app launched by SFAC for e-NAM.
Ministry of Railways
Indian Railways increases the limit of online booking of tickets through IRCTC website/app
To facilitate passengers, Indian Railways has decided to increase the limit of booking maximum 6 tickets in a month to 12 tickets by a user ID which is not Aadhaar linked and the limit of booking maximum 12 tickets in a month to 24 tickets by a user ID which is Aadhaar linked and that one of the passengers in the ticket to be booked is verifiable through Aadhaar.
At present, maximum 6 tickets in a month can be booked online on IRCTC website/app by a user ID which is not Aadhaar linked and maximum 12 tickets in a month can be booked online on IRCTC website/app by a user ID which is Aadhaar linked and that one of the passengers in the ticket to be booked is verifiable through Aadhaar.
Ministry of Power
International Seminar underlining the importance of CCUS for achieving "clean energy transition" held in Bengaluru under the aegis of G20 India Presidency
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- Shri R. K. Singh addresses International Seminar on ‘Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage’ 
- Seminar is being held under the aegis of G20 India Presidency in Bengaluru.
- Seminar focuses on underlining the importance of CCUS for achieving "clean energy transition" and subsequently moving towards Net Zero.
- Event is being attended by industries, policy makers, scientists and academicians of different countries.
Shri Gurdeep Singh, CMD NTPC briefs Union minister Shri R.K Singh about the 3D working model of 10 TPD CO2 to the Methanol Plant set up at NTPC Vindhyachal located in Madhya Pradesh.
Shri R. K. Singh, Union Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy addressed the International Seminar on ‘Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage’ . The seminar is being held under the aegis of G20 India Presidency in Bengaluru and was organised by NTPC.
Shri Gurdeep Singh, CMD NTPC briefed Union minister Shri R.K Singh about the 3D working model of 10 TPD CO2 to the Methanol Plant set up at NTPC Vindhyachal located in Madhya Pradesh.
Shri R.K Singh along with Dr V. K. Saraswat, Member of NITI Aayog took interest in various CCUS Initiatives of NTPC such as CO2 to Gen-4 Ethanol, Urea & Carbonated Aggregate.
The seminar focused on underlining the importance of CCUS for achieving "clean energy transition" and subsequently moving towards Net Zero. This seminar being attended by industries, policy makers, scientists and academicians of different countries.
Shri Ujjwal Kanti Bhattacharya, Director , Shri Shashant, CGM NETRA, Shri Harjit Singh, CGM , and other senior officials were also present.