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Ministry of Science & Technology
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh Advocates Mandatory Blood Sugar Test for Every Pregnant Woman, even if she does not have any symptoms;
Says, diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus  with a “Single Test Procedure” recommended by “Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Group India ” and endorsed by M/o Health & Family Welfare, GoI, is an affordable test to meet the requirement of all strata of society
Union Minister of State  Science & Technology; Minister of State  Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh, who is also a renowned Diabetologist, has advocated mandatory Blood Sugar test for every pregnant woman, even if she does not have any symptoms.
Addressing the inaugural ceremony of the two-day 15th Annual Conference of the Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Group India , virtually, the Minister said that diagnosis of diabetes is vital to prevent the disease in young generation.
He said that any diagnostic criteria and procedure should be simple, doable, economical and evidence based, and, in this aspect diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus  with a “Single Test Procedure” recommended by “Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Group India ” and endorsed by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, GoI, is an affordable test to meet the requirement of all strata of society.
This Test Procedure has been approved by World Health Organization , International Federation of Gynecologists and Obstetricians  and International Diabetes Federation .
The Union Minister said that the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, GoI, has mandated screening of all pregnant women for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus  as part of routine antenatal package according to country's 2014 national guidelines, but its real operationalization at primary health-care level is still suboptimal.
Dr. Singh mentioned that that Gestational Diabetes Mellitus  is a rapidly escalating global public health problem with rising prevalence among all age groups. He said that, in India alone, GDM complicates nearly four million pregnancies annually.
The Minister said that the International Diabetes Federation  has estimated that diabetes affects about 463 million people globally which is projected to increase to 642 million people by year 2040.
In 2019, the global prevalence of Hyperglycemia in Pregnancy  in the age group of 20-49 years was estimated to be 20.4 million or 15.8% of live births. They had some form of hyperglycemia in pregnancy, of which 83.6% were due to GDM, which has emerged as a global public health problem.
The Union Minister said that as poor Glycemic control in GDM or HIP is a future risk for development of Metabolic syndrome / NCD in the offspring born out of HIP, every effort has to be made to avert rising burden of NCD by providing excellent care during gestation to reduce all the feto-maternal adverse outcomes associated with this condition.
Dr. Jitendra Singh also virtually released DIPSI 2021 Guidelines and a book penned by Prof. V Seshaiah, founder patron, DIPSI.
Ministry of Development of North-East Region
PM to inaugurate Sikkim's first-ever airport: Dr Jitendra Singh
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Sikkim's first-ever airport tomorrow i.e. Monday, 24th September, 2018.
Speaking to media persons soon after his arrival in Gangtok today on the eve of Prime Minister's visit, the Union Minister for Development of Northeastern Region , Dr Jitendra Singh said that it is a historic occasion for the entire Northeast and, in fact, for the entire country to celebrate. It has been over 40 years since Sikkim became a part of India, but now tomorrow the Prime Minister will inaugurate the airport in this hill State and bring it on the air-map of the world, he said.
Elaborating further, Dr Jitendra Singh informed that the airport is located at Pakyong, around 60 kms from the Indo-China border, which also makes it strategically relevant from the security point of view. The Indian Air Force  will also find this airport convenient for the landing and taking off of its aircrafts, he said.
From the tourist point of view, Dr Jitendra Singh said, this is a major booster because Sikkim has been one of the favorite destinations for tourists, almost all throughout the year. With the new airport becoming functional, he said, the travelling time will be get cut down by almost 5 hours because, earlier, the nearest airport to which the tourists could fly down was Bagdogra in West Bengal.
Built at an estimated cost of over Rs. 605 crore, the Pakyong airport is a new distinction for the State of Sikkim which has, in the last three to four years, achieved the distinction of becoming the first "Organic State" of India and also the first "Open Defecation Free"  State of India.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Various measures to bring transparency in administration
The Government of India has implemented various measures bringing technological intervention to bring transparency in the day to day administration, such as, implementation of e-Office, e-Leave management system, Employee Information System, Smart Performance Appraisal Report Recording Online Window , Aadhar enabled Bio-metric Attendance System , Pension Sanction and Payment tracking System , Public Financial Management System , Government e-Market , Central Public Procurement Portal , Foreign Visit Management System , Web Responsive Pensioner’s Service for pensioners etc.
Various other information related to departments are available on the websites of the Departments.
1. AEBAS- Aadhar Enabled Biometric Attendance enables real time and flawless monitoring of employee attendance thereby ensuring punctuality among employee,
2. e-Office aims to usher in more efficient, effective and transparent inter-government and intra-government transactions and processes. It enhances transparency, assure data security and data.
3. GeM: - Government e-Market  provided rich listing products for individual categories of Goods Services, transparent and ease of buying and user-friendly dash board for buying and monitoring supplies and payment.
4. Currently, approximately 46.4 lakh tenders with estimated value of Rs.66.00 lakh crores are processed through Central Public Procurement Portal  since inception till 30th June, 2019. During the month of June, 2019 around 1.12 lakh tenders worth Rs.1.02 lakh crores were processed on CPPP. Apart from this, procurement of more than Rs.18700.00 crore has been taken place through Government e-Marketplace  till its inception in 2016.
5. The Web Responsive Pensioner’s Service is providing single point web solution for pensioners to obtain comprehensive information relating to status of the pensions processing and payment.
6. Foreign Visit Management System  has been operational for regulating and ensuring efficient and effective foreign travel of officers of Government of India from the rank of Additional Secretary and above for obtaining the approval of the Screening Committee of Secretaries. The URL for the system is fvms.gov.in and all the Ministries / Departments are required to submit their proposal online on this website.
7. The CAG’s Audit reports after they are tabled in the Parliament/Legislature, are uploaded on the website of CAG. Information related to the status of pension, GPF and Gazetted Entitlement cases are available on the websites of respective Account General’s Office. This enables the concerned stakeholders and other visitors to view information relating to audit and accounts activities of the department.
This information was provided by the Union Minister of State  Development of North-Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in written reply to a question in LokSabha today.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Union Agriculture Minister inaugurates DD Kisan Channel studio at Krishi Bhawan
Transformation has come in the lives of farmers and agriculture sector under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Modi - Shri Narendra Singh Tomar
With the efforts of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, the DD-Kisan channel has set up a studio at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi. It was inaugurated today by Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar along with the Ministers of State, Sushri Shobha Karandlaje and Shri Kailash Chaudhary.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Tomar said that the Ministry of Agriculture has a very wide scope and there are a large number of farmers in the country, who can easily interface through DD News and DD Kisan channels.
“During the last 8 years under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, there has been a transformation in the lives of farmers and a radical change is also taking place in the field of farming. In such times, this channel acts as a bridge between the Government and the farmers, with the aim that farmers should connect with technology, recognize the present times, shift towards remunerative crops and reap profit,” he said.
Shri Tomar said that with the setting up of this studio, updated information about the activities, programmes and mission of the Ministry will reach the farmers and other stakeholders at a faster pace. He thanked Doordarshan and DD-Kisan for opening the studio at Krishi Bhawan.
As a new initiative for inclusive growth of farmers, Prime Minister Shri Modi launched DD Kisan channel for farmers on 26 May 2015, with the aim of serving the agriculture and rural community in the country and creating an environment of holistic development by educating them. Some of the major inhouse programmes of DD Kisan are – Choupal Charcha, Kisan Samachar, Gaon Kisan, Mandi Khabar, Mausam Khabar, Hello Kisan Live , Vichar-vimarsh , Chhat Par Baghbani , Guldasta , Swasth Kisan  Pehli Kiran , Krishi Darshan , Sarkar Aapke Saath, Badte Bharat ka Naya Kisan, Apna Pashu Chikitsak, Krishi Vishesh. Also, relevant programmes and panel discussions are regularly telecast to inform and educate farmers about key landmark decisions of the Government. Some new programmes are on the anvil on the contemporary issues of environment, skill development and region specific programmes.
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Drone use permission to Central Mine Planning and Design Institute for coalfield survey
Drones to be used for monitoring of Mapping and Surveying activity
Ministry of Civil Aviation  and Directorate General of Civil Aviation  have granted conditional exemption to Central Mine Planning and Design Institute  for surveying in coalfield areas of Coal India Ltd. As per the permission, the drones will be deployed for acquisition of data for monitoring of Mapping and Surveying activity using UAV Based Optical, LiDAR and Thermal Payloads, volumetric measurement, and, inspections in coalfield areas of Coal India Limited.
The conditional exemption is valid till 04 April 2022 from the date of issue of the letter or until the full operationalization of Digital Sky Platform , whichever is earlier. This exemption shall be valid only if all conditions and limitations as stated below are strictly adhered to. In case of violation of any condition, this exemption shall become null and void.
Standard Operating Procedure to CMPDI for flying UAV in coalfield area of Coal India Limited is as below:
- Exemption from Ministry of Civil Aviation must be obtained from UAS Rules, 2021 before operation.
- Operating restrictions must be adhered to as stipulated in extant Govt. regulations.
- Compliance of conditions on the permissions or exemptions from various agencies such as MOCA/DGCA/MOD/IAF/AAl/State/District/Civic Authorities. Third Party Insurance shall be in place before operations.
- Adherence to SOP, however these may change, for any unavoidable conditions if arises which may be recorded in writing.
- CMPDI Limited, shall be responsible for safe operation and legal issue if any on account of any damage occurred to any person or property.
- DGCA & MOCA shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential loss or damage to any life/property arising from or related to this activity.
- This SOP shall be valid exclusively for CMPDI for flying UAV in coalfield area of Coal India Limited.
- The above approval is without prejudice to the compliance of the provisions of extant Rules, Applicable Civil Aviation Requirements  and various Circulars issued by DGCA from time to time. Further if at any time during the aforesaid validity of this approval any violations found then this approval may be altered, suspended or cancelled without giving any reasons thereof.
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Cabinet
Cabinet apprised about MoU between India and Morocco to promote exchange of information and technical cooperation in the field of Housing and Human Settlement
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, was apprised about an MoU signed in February, 2019 between India andMorocco to promote exchange of information and technical cooperation in the field of Housing and Human Settlement.
Implementation of the MoU would strengthen bilateral cooperation between the two countries in the areas of Housing & Human Settlement. Both countries will cooperate to address the challenges faced by cities, with the aim of promoting sustainable inclusive urban growth, whilst improving commercial and trade relations between the two countries. This will primarily include, but not limited to, low cost and mass affordable housing, water supply and sanitation, urban transport and smart cities development.
Special Service and Features
Fit India School Week concludes on 23rd January
Fit India School Week Celebration Alappuzha Region Concluding Session organised by SAI- National Centre of Excellence, Alappuzha under Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports will be held tomorrow  10 am at SDV Girls High School Alappuzha. Shri AM Arif MP will be the chief guest. Eminent figures in the field of sports including Olympian Shri PT Paulose will participate. The Fit India Festival started on 16th of this month in connection with the Fit India School Week celebration. The Fit India School Week celebration was started in 2019 in various schools of the country with the aim of making children, parents and teachers aware about the importance of healthy body. Various competitions like quiz, debate, essay, poster making, yoga etc. will be held. The programme has been witnessed participation from more than 2.2 lakh schools till date.
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Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Curtain Raiser for PM GatiShakti Regional Workshop for Central and Western Zone Held in Goa
PM GatiShakti platform, a transformative approach that enables integrated planning and synchronised implementation for multimodal & last mile connectivity : Special Secretary, DPIIT
Panaji|19th February 2023
A curtain raiser Press Conference on the first Regional PM Gati Shakti Workshop for Central and Western Zone was held today, in Panaji. The Press Conference was addressed by Special Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Sumita Dawra. The regional workshop aims build synergy among the different stakeholders resulting in mutual learning among the States and Central Ministries/Departments.
Addressing the media, Special Secretary Sumita Dawra described the PM GatiShakti platform is a transformative approach that enables integrated planning and synchronised implementation for multimodal and last mile connectivity. She said the idea of this workshop is to bring together the states to learn from each other, to demonstrate what is being done at the national level and to demonstrate what many of the other states are doing in an exemplary fashion when they are planning their infrastructure. She added that the workshop aims to improve the planning of the infrastructure projects both at the national and state level on the Prime Minister's GatiShakti approach and also improve the logistics efficiency and bring down logistics cost.
The workshop will witness more than 100 participants from Central Ministries/Departments like Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Ministry of Railways, Department of Telecommunications and NITI Aayog, and State Governments of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Chhattisgarh, and Madhya Pradesh. The workshop will feature discussions on use cases of NMP adoption by central Ministries & State Departments for planning, state logistics policies, Unified Logistics Interface Platform , Logistics Ease Across Different States , city logistics, and the Project Monitoring Group  mechanism.
A brief backgrounder on the workshop can be found here
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Close to 10 lakh activities witnessed across the country on the 1st day of Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2023
The Ministry of Women and Child Development is celebrating the 6th Rashtriya Poshan Maah throughout September 2023. 1st day of RashtriyaPoshanMaah2023 witnessed close to 10 lakh activities across the country with themes like ‘Improving Nutrition through Mission LiFE & ‘Exclusive Breastfeeding & Complimentary Feeding’ leading the way.
Every citizen needs to participate in this Jan Andolan towards a Suposhit Bharat.
At the inauguration of RashtriyaPoshanMaah2023, officials and Anganwadi workers from across the nation came together to promote diet diversity and raise awareness about nutrition-seeking behavior, pledging their commitment to this important cause.
This year, the objective of PoshanMaah 2023 is to comprehensively tackle malnutrition through a life-cycle approach, the cornerstone of Mission Poshan 2.0. The focal point of Poshan Maah 2023 is to cultivate widespread awareness concerning critical human life stages: pregnancy, infancy, childhood, and adolescence. The aim is to foster nutritional understanding across India through a theme centered on "Suposhit Bharat, Sakshar Bharat, Sashakt Bharat" .
This month-long event will witness concentrated efforts nationwide to enhance ground-level nutritional awareness through campaigns focusing on key themes around Exclusive Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding.
Competition Commission of India
CCI approves acquisition of shares by MacRitchie Investments and Fort Canning Investments; and voting rights by Mr. Bhavish Aggarwal in ANI Technologies Private Limited
The Competition Commission of India  approves acquisition of shares by MacRitchie Investments and Fort Canning Investments; and voting rights by Mr. Bhavish Aggarwal in ANI Technologies Private Limited
The proposed combination envisages acquisition of shareholding and certain right in ANI Technologies Private Limited  by MacRitchie Investments Pte. Ltd.  and Fort Canning Investments Pte. Ltd. . Proposed combination also envisages acquisition of certain voting rights by Mr. Bhavish Aggarwal in ANI.
MacRitchie is an investment holding company. It is a subsidiary of Temasek Holdings  Limited . Temasek is an investment company based in Singapore. Fort Canning is an investment holding company. Bhavish is executive director of ANI.
ANI is engaged in operating an internet and mobile technology platform which provides taxi and auto-rickshaw aggregation services under the brand name Ola. ANI through its subsidiaries is, inter alia, engaged in the businesses of manufacturing and selling food, digital payments, etc.
Detailed order of the CCI will follow.
Cabinet
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Zimbabwe on Cooperation in the field of Traditional System of Medicine and Homeopathy
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has given ex-post facto approval to Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Republic of India and the Republic of Zimbabwe on Cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy. The MoU was signed on November 3rd, 2018.
Details
This will provide a frame work for the cooperation between the two countries for the promotion of traditional systems of medicine and homeopathy and will mutually benefit the two countries in the field of Traditional Medicine.
Objective
The main objective of the MoU is to strengthen, promote and develop co-operation in the field of traditional systems of medicine between the two countries on the basis of equality and mutual benefit. The MoU identifies following areas of cooperation:
- Promotion in the regulation of teaching, practice, drugs, and drugless therapies within the scope of the MoU
- Supply of all medicine materials and documents necessary for demonstration and reference in achieving the objectives specified within the framework of the MoU;
- Exchange of experts for the training of practitioners, paramedics, scientists, teaching professionals and students;
- Accommodation of interested scientists, practitioners, paramedics and students in Institutions for Research, Educational and Training Programmes;
- Mutual recognition of Pharmacopoeias and Formularies;
- Mutual recognition of systems of medicines which are officially recognized by the Parties;
- Mutual recognition of Educational Qualifications awarded Central/State recognized Universities of the Parties;
- Provision of Scholarships for education in recognized Institutions;
- Recognition of traditional preparations on a reciprocal basis by the qualified practitioners as per the existing laws of the respective Countries;
- Permission to practice on reciprocal basis by the qualified practitioners as per the existing laws of the respective Countries;
- Any other areas and/or forms of cooperation mutually agreed upon subsequently by the Parties.
Ministry of Finance
Extension of Special Refund Fortnight till 16.6.2018
The Government has launched the second “Special Drive Refund Fortnight ”from 31.5.2018 to 14.6.2018. During the first Refund Fortnight from 15th to 29th March an amount of Rs.5350 crore was sanctioned and during this fortnight over Rs 7500 crore has been sanctioned. In view of overwhelming response from exporters and pending claims, the period of Refund fortnight is being extended by two more days i.e up to 16th June, 2018.
All exporters whose refunds have been held up on account of short payment are required to make the payment of IGST equal toshort payment and follow the instructions of Circular No.12/2018-Customs dated 29.5.2018.
In IGST short payment cases, small exporters whose aggregate IGST refund amount for the period July, 2017 to March, 2018 is upto Rs. 10 Lakhs are required to submit self-certifiedcopies of proof of payment of IGST to the concerned Customs office at the port of export. Others arerequired to submit a certificate from a Chartered Accountant including the proof of payment.
All GST refund claimants, whose claims are still pending, are being encouraged to approach their jurisdictional Tax Authority for disposal of their refund claims submitted on or before 30.04.2018. In case the jurisdiction  has not been defined for a particular claimant, he/she can approach either of the jurisdictional tax authorities.
All claimants may note the refund application in FORM GST RFD-01A will not be processed unless a copy of the application, along with all supporting documents, is submitted to the jurisdictional tax office. Mere online submission is not sufficient.
All IGST refund claimants may register on ICEGATE website, if not already done, to check their refund status. Customs field formations have been informed about the extension of the Refund Drive. Exporters are requested to make the best of this extended drive and avail of the opportunity to get the refunds sanctioned during this special drive. In case of any problem, exporters are advised to approach the Commissioner of Customs /Jurisdictional Tax Authorities. The Government is committed to clear all the remaining refund claims filed upto 30.04.2018 are still pending.