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Ministry of Cooperation
Industry-academia linkages for cooperatives
Industry-academia linkages for the cooperative societies are ensured through continuous engagement of the sector experts and practitioners in the various training, awareness and other academic programs run by NCCT , an autonomous society under the Ministry of Cooperation.
The industry-academia linkage in training programs is built through an institutional mechanism of Program Advisory Committee  in the 19 regional and state level institutes of NCCT. PAC is headed by the Registrar of Cooperative Societies of the state concerned and other members of PAC include Chief Executives of State Cooperative Unions/Federations, Directors of Industries, Handlooms, Fisheries, Agriculture of the state concerned, industry sector experts, etc.
Further, seminars/webinars with industry/sector experts, lectures from practitioners, industry exposure visits and internships are also organized regularly to further strengthen industryacademic partnership in the cooperative sector.
NCCT in collaboration with NABARD, SOFTCOB Scheme  conducted 525 training programs between 2019-20 and 2021-22 for 15,878 participants, who are mainly farmers, to strengthen Primary Agriculture Credit Societies  and other primary cooperative societies. Besides, NCCT also conducted 1165 training/awareness programs between 2019-20 and 2021-22 for 52,139 farmers in rural areas.
This was stated by the Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha.
Ministry of Earth Sciences
Thunderstorm with lightning & squall very likely at isolated places over Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand; with lightning & squall at isolated places over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi
According to the National Weather Forecasting Centre of the India Meteorological Department :

All India Impact Based Weather Warning Bulletin 
24 June : ♦ Heavy to very heavy Rainfall very likely at isolated places over Chhattisgarh and heavy rainfall at isolated places over East Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Jharkhand, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura, Gujarat region, Madhya Maharashtra, Konkan & Goa, Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, Telangana, Tamilnadu, Puducherry & Karaikal and Kerala & Mahe.
- Thunderstorm with lightning & squall  very likely at isolated places over Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand; with lightning & squall  at isolated places over Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi; with lightning & gusty winds  at isolated places over Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan & Muzaffarabad, West Uttar Pradesh and Andaman & Nicobar Islands and with lightning at isolated places over East Uttar Pradesh, East Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal & Sikkim, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura, Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, Telangana, Rayalaseema, Kerala
& Mahe and Tamilnadu, Puducherry & Karaikal. Thunderstorm/Duststorm with gusty winds  very likely at isolated places over West Rajasthan.
- Strong Winds  very likely over Southwest, West central and Northeast Arabian Sea and along & off Gujarat coast and over West central Bay of Bengal and along & off Andhra Pradesh coast. Fishermen are advised not to venture into these areas.

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.
President's Secretariat
PRESIDENT OF INDIA CONGRATULATES ISRO ON SUCCESSFUL MOON LANDING OF VIKRAM LANDER OF CHANDRAYAAN-3
After watching live telecast of moon landing of Vikram Lander, the President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu conveyed her congratulatory message to ISRO and everyone associated with Chandrayaan-3 mission.
In her message, the President has said, “there are days when history is made. Today, with the successful moon landing of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, our scientists have not only made history, but also remade the idea of geography! It is truly a momentous occasion, the kind of event that happens once in a lifetime, making all Indians proud. I congratulate ISRO and everybody involved in this mission, and wish them greater accomplishments ahead.
The success of Chandrayaan, I believe, is also a major achievement for the whole of humankind. It shows how India has harnessed its rich traditional knowledge base along with modern science in the service of humanity”.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
220.66 cr Total Vaccine doses  have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
1,963 doses administered in last 24 hours
India's Active caseload currently stands at 31,194
Active cases stand at 0.07%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.74%
3,253 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 4,41,89,111
6,155 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
92.26 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 1,09,378 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Prime Minister's Office
15th G20 Leaders’ Summit
1. Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, participated in the 15th G20 Summit convened by Saudi Arabia in virtual format, on 21-22 November, 2020. The agenda of the second day of the G 20 summit focused a session on building an inclusive, sustainable and resilient future and a side event on safeguarding the planet.
2. The Prime Minister in his speech underscored that for inclusive, resilient and sustainable recovery in a Post COVID world, effective global governance is required and reformed multilateralism through improvement in character, governance and processes of multilateral institutions is the need of the hour.
3. The Prime Minister further underscored the importance of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals aimed at ‘leaving no one behind’. He said that India is following the same principle in the ‘Reform-Perform-Transform’ strategy to move forward and inclusive development efforts that are participative.
4. With the changing situation in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, he said that India has adopted a ‘Self Reliant India’ initiative. Following this vision, based on its competence and dependability, India will become an important and reliable pillar of World Economy and Global Supply Chains. At a global level, India also took the initiative of establishing institutions such as the International Solar Alliance and the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure.
5. In a recorded message at a side event on ‘Safeguarding the planet’ the Prime Minister spoke about the need to fight Climate Change in an integrated, comprehensive and holistic manner. He said that India is not only meeting Paris Agreement targets, but will be exceeding them. He emphasized that India has been inspired by its traditional ethos of living in harmony with the environment and has adopted a low carbon and climate resilient development approach. He said, for humanity to prosper, every single individual must prosper and that we should not merely see labour as a factor of production. Instead, we should focus on human dignity of every worker. Such as approach, he stated, would be the best guarantee for safeguarding our planet.
6. The Prime Minister thanked Saudi Arabia for hosting a successful Riyadh Summit and welcomed Italy as it takes over the G20 presidency in 2021. It was decided that the G20 Presidency will be held by Indonesia in 2022, India in 2023 and Brazil in 2024.
7. At the end of the Summit, a G20 Leaders’ Declaration was issued which called for coordinated global action, solidarity, and multilateral cooperation to overcome the current challenges and realize opportunities of the 21st century for all by empowering people, safeguarding the planet, and shaping new frontiers.
Ministry of Finance
Agreement for Exchange of Information between India and Marshall Islands notified
The Agreement between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands for the Exchange of Information with respect to taxes  was signed on 18thMarch, 2016 at Majuro, the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The India-Marshall Islands TIEA has been notified in the Gazette of India  on 21st May, 2019.
The Agreement enables exchange of information, including banking and ownership information, between the two countries for tax purposes. It is based on international standards of tax transparency and exchange of information and enables sharing of information on request. The Agreement also provides for representatives of one country to undertake tax examinations in the other country.
The Agreement will enhance mutual co-operation between India and Marshall Islands by providing an effective framework for exchange of information in tax matters which will help curb tax evasion and tax avoidance.
Ministry of Textiles
Government Notifies Continuation of Scheme for Rebate of State and Central Taxes and levies on Export of Apparel/Garments and Made-ups;
RoSCTL Promotes enhanced competitiveness in Textiles Sector, Helps boost exports and job creation
The Government has issued Notification regarding continuation of Scheme for Rebate of State and Central Taxes and levies  on export of garments and made-ups to enhance competitiveness of these sectors. Government has decided to continue the RoSCTL w.e.f. 01st January 2021 to 31st March 2024 for apparel/garments  and Made-ups  in exclusion of RoDTEP for these Chapters with the rates, as notified by the Ministry of Textiles vide Notification no.14/26/2016-IT  dated 08th March 2019 subject to review of rates periodically. A mechanism for such revision shall be decided separately by Ministry of Textiles and Ministry of Finance. However, eligibility criteria under RoSCTL shall remain unchanged. The other textiles products  which are not covered under the RoSCTL shall be eligible to avail the benefits, if any, under RoDTEP along with other products, as to be finalised by Department of Commerce from the dates which may be notified in this regard.
In pursuance of the decision of the Government of India to rebate all embedded State and Central Taxes and Levies on export of garments and made-ups to enhance competitiveness of these sectors, the Ministry of Textiles vide notification No. 14/26/2016-IT  dated 07.03.2019 notified the Scheme for Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies  which was in force up to 31.03.2020. Vide Notification No 12015/11/2020-TTP dated 17.04.2020, the Government decided to continue the said Scheme w.e.f. 01.04.2020 until such time that the RoSCTL Scheme is merged with Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products  Scheme without any change in Scheme guidelines and rates, as notified vide Ministry of Textiles’ Notification Nos. 14/26/2016-IT  dated 7.3.2019 and 14/26/2016-IT  dated 8.3.2019, respectively.
The Scheme shall be implemented by Department of Revenue with end to end digitization for issuance of transferable Duty Credit Scrip, which will be maintained in an electronic ledger in the Customs system. Duty Credit Scrip under RoSCTL Scheme shall be issued without insisting on realization of export proceeds.
Continuation of RoSCTL for Apparel/Garments and Made-ups will make these products globally competitive by rebating all embedded taxes/levies which are currently not being rebated under any other mechanism. It will ensure a stable and predictable policy regime and provide a level playing field to Indian textiles exporters. Further, it will promote startups and entrepreneurs to export and ensure creation of lakhs of jobs.
Click here to view detailed Annexure on revised guidelines for continuation and implementation of the RoSCTL scheme.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Advanced Braking Systems Made Mandatary for Vehicles
The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has decided to mandate advanced braking systems, technologies and performance requirements for improved road safety and reducing accidents. The provision will be binding on all vehicles with 9 seats and above. A notification to this effect was issued yesterday. The existing vehicles will be required to adopt new provisions with effect from April 2021, while all new vehicles rolling out from April 2022 will have these pre-fitted.
This includes mandatory fitment of Anti lock braking system, introduction of stringent braking performance, endurance braking requirements, intelligent braking system to assist drivers in managing braking force, and electronic stability for better stability and to reduce roll over. With this, Indian braking regulations will be at par with European standards.
Cabinet
Cabinet approves revised MoU and Mode of Operation between India and Bangladesh for establishing Border Haats on India-Bangladesh Border
Cabinet approves revised MoU and Mode of Operation between India and Bangladesh for establishing Border Haats on India-Bangladesh Border
 and Mode of Operation  between India and Bangladesh for establishing Border Haats on India-Bangladesh Border.
The Border Haats aim at promoting the well-being of the people dwelling in remote areas across the borders of two countries, by promoting traditional system of marketing the local produce through local markets. These measures help to improve economic well-being of marginalised sections of society.
Currently four Border Haats are operational, two each in Meghalaya and Tripura, which were established and operationalized under the MoU and Mode of operation of Border Haats earlier signed between Bangladesh and India on 23rd October, 2010, Subsequently, an Addendum to Mode of operation of Border Haats was also signed on 15th May, 2012. The Revised MoU and Mode of Operation will provide a legal framework for establishment and operationalization of additional Border Haats.
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
27th Conference of Central and State Statistical Organizations  to be held on 11th-12thNovember 2019 at Kolkata
Theme of the conference is “Sustainable Development Goals ”
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation  is organizing 27th Conference of Central and State Statistical Organizations  during 11-12thNovember 2019 at Biswa Bangla Convention Centre, DG Block, Action Area 1, New Town, Kolkata.
The Conference will be inaugurated by Shri Pravin Srivastava, Chief Statistician of India cum Secretary, MoSPI on 11thNovember, 2019.
The Conference, a major national annual event, provides a platform for discussion and improved coordination between the Central and State Statistical agencies for enhancing the efficiency of the Indian Statistical System.
The theme of this year’s Conference “Sustainable Development Goals ”, has been chosen for intensive and focused discussions aimed at filling the data gaps and improvement of timelines/quality in SDG monitoring.
MoSPI, which is responsible for monitoring the progress of SDGs, has developed the National Indicator Framework  for monitoring country’s progress on SDGs, in consultations with Central Ministries and State/UT Governments. It has also released the NIF Baseline Report 2015-16 setting the benchmark for measuring SDGs progress up to 2030.
The next important step on SDGs is preparation of the State Indicator Framework  so that monitoring of progress in respect of SDGs can take place at the State and sub-State levels. In this backdrop, 27th COCSSO assumes greater Significance for proposing the way forward for evolving SIF through a wider consultation with State Governments/UTs and other stakeholders.
Chairman and members of National Statistical Commission and Director, Indian Statistical Institute are also likely to attend the event. The representatives of Central Government Ministries, State Governments, UN Agencies, Industry stakeholders, civil societies, etc. are participants in the event. Presentations on various thematic areas on SDGs and experience sharing in the field are also scheduled during the event to make it more fruitful.
PIB Headquarters
GST: Division of taxpayers finalized
The allocation of Goods and Services Tax taxpayers in Kerala between the Central GST and State GST Departments has been finalized in accordance with the guidelines prescribed by the GST Council. As per the above allocation, the taxpayers will be administered by the concerned Central GST or State GST Department to which they are allocated.
The lists of the Tax payers allocated to central GST Department and State GST Department are published in the websites www.cenexcisekochi.gov.in and www.keralataxes.gov.in as Annexure A and Annexure B respectively.
The allocation of the remaining few Taxpayers will be finalized shortly. Chief Commissioner, Central Tax, Central Excise and Customs, Thiruvananthapuram Zone, Shri. Pullela Nageswara Rao said that the allocation of the remaining few Taxpayers will be finalized shortly.
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Ministry of Women and Child Development
Union Ministers Smriti Irani and V Muraleedharan visit the residence of Late Dr. Vandana Das
Union Minister of Women and Child Development Smt. Smriti Irani and Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs Shri V Muralidharan visited the residence of Dr. Vandana Das in Kuruppanthara, Kottayam. Both the Union Ministers spent about an hour with the late Dr. Das's parents Shri K G Mohandas and Vasantakumari and consoled them.
The Union Ministers returned after paying tribute at Dr. Vandana Das's resting place near the house. Late Dr. Vandana Das, a House surgeon, was killed on the night of 10th May 2023 at the Kottarakkara Taluk Hospital,Kollam.
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Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
MNRE provides subsidy to setup solar power plants for housing and agriculture sector under Rooftop Solar Programme Ph-II and PM-KUSUM Scheme
Nearly 2.8 lakh residential consumers receives benefit under Rooftop Solar Programme Ph-II
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is providing subsidy for setting up solar power plants for housing and agriculture sector under Rooftop Solar Programme Ph-II and Pradhan Mantri Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyaan  Scheme respectively. Both the schemes were launched in March 2019. More than 88732 farmers were benefitted and an amount of Rs. 562.47 Crore was released during last two years under the PM- KUSUM scheme. Similarly, around 2.8 lakh residential consumers were benefitted and an amount of Rs. 1280.3 Crore was released during last two years under Rooftop Solar Programme Phase-II.
This information was given by Shri R.K Singh, Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Shri Nitin Gadkari to lay foundation stone for six-lane NH project to connect Ring Road – DND Junction with Delhi-Mumbai Expressway
The project will reduce traffic congestion in Ashram-Badarpur-Faridabad-Ballabhgarh region
Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Nitin Gadkari will lay the foundation stone for a six-lane access-controlled NH project at Kalindi Kunj-Meethapur Road in Delhi tomorrow. The over 59 km long highway will start at Ring Road-DND junction and will pass through Kalindi bypass and Faridabad-Ballabhgarh bypass, and will finish at the interchange of Delhi-Mumbai Expressway at KMP. The cost of this project is estimated at Rs 3580 crore.
The project will have 3+3 lane service roads on either sides for about 29 km, 7.350 km of elevated section with two level crossings at four locations of Metro line, 18 new underpasses, and nine interchanges with improved junctions. The project will decongest Delhi with reduction of traffic congestion in Ashram-Badarpur-Faridabad-Ballabhgarh region. This is expected to result in reduction of vehicular pollution.
This project would be in addition to the nine other progects being implemented for decongesting NCR Delhi. These include the 3 km signal free corridor from Dhaula – Kuan to Airport at a cost of Rs 280 Crore, which is about 40 % completed; the 22 km, 6-lane elevated corridor on Gurugram-Sohna Road costing Rs 2000 Crore on which work has started; 8-lane Delhi-Panipat highway from Mukarba Chowk to Panipat on NH-1 being constructed at a cost of Rs 2300 and nearly 48 % done; the 29 km, 8 lane access controlled Dwarka Expressway costing about Rs 9500 crore on which work has started; package II, III and IV of Delhi-Meerut Expressway costing Rs 5900 Crore, where package II is 36 % done, package III in 76% done and package IV is 32 % done; 4 laning of 124 km Khekra – EPE junction to Shamli-Saharanpur  at a cost of about Rs 1200 Crore; Rangpuri Bypass to connect Dwarka/NH-08 with Vasant Kunj-Nelson Mandela Road at a cost of Rs 1000 Crore, which is in DPR stage; 75 km Urban Extension Road  third Ring Road for Delhi under Bharatmala to be developed at a cost of Rs 4000 Crore which is in DPR stage and the 31.3 km, 6-lane access controlled corridor from Akshardham NH24 Junction to EPE Junction on Baghpat Road at a cost of about Rs2600 Crore.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah approves release of Rs. 488 crore to Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Goa under the State Disaster Mitigation Fund 
As per vision of the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, the Government has worked out a scientific programme for saving lives and property based on early warning, proactive prevention, mitigation and pre-preparation
Based on 15th Finance Commission recommendations, Central Government has allocated Rs. 32,031crore for SDMF and Rs. 13,693 crore for National Disaster Mitigation Fund  for the years 2021-22 to 2025-26
The Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah, today approved the release of Rs. 488.00 crore as Central share of the State Disaster Mitigation Fund  to the three States of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Goa for the year 2021-22, for undertaking mitigation activities as per guidelines issued by the Central Government.
Based on the recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission, the Central Government has allocated Rs. 32,031crore for the SDMF and Rs 13,693 crore for the National Disaster Mitigation Fund  for the years 2021-22 to 2025-26. These mitigation funds are to be used for undertaking mitigation activities, involving local level and community based interventions, which will reduce the risks from disasters and promote environment friendly settlements and livelihood practices.
The Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah has always emphasized that before the 1990s, the Government of India had a relief-centric approach, there was no scope for saving lives and property and it was not part of the planning process. Now as per the vision of the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, we have worked out a scientific programme for saving lives and property based on early warning, proactive prevention, mitigation and pre-preparation.
The Central Government had constituted the NDMF at the national level on 5th February, 2021. State Governments have been advised to set up SDMFs in their respective States. Guidelines for operationalization of SDMF and NDMF have already been issued by the Central Government.
(The Central Government has already released an amount of Rs. 3,382.24 crore as Central share of SDMF to 21 States, after they constituted their SDMF.
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