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Smt. Anupriya Patel inaugurates National Summit on Fortification of Food The control of micronutrient deficiencies is an overarching effort of the Government to fight hunger and malnutrition in the country: Smt. Anupriya Patel “The control of micronutrient deficiencies is an essential part of the overarching effort of the Government to fight hunger and malnutrition in the country.” This was stated by Smt. Anupriya Patel, Hon’ble Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare. She was speaking at the inauguration of National Summit on Fortification of Food to address interventions in combating micronutrient malnutrition in the country. Shri Ram Vilas Paswan, Hon’ble Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution also graced the occasion. Speaking at the function, Smt Anupriya Patel stated that food fortification is a proven and effective strategy to meet the nutritional needs of a large number of people across various sections of the society, including the poor an

Shri Nitin Gadkari says Inland Waterways A Game Changer in National Connectivity While addressing the Regional Editors Conference in Chandigarh today, the Minister for Road Transport Highways & Shipping, Shri Nitin Gadkari gave an overview of his Ministry’s achievements as well as plans for future growth. Beginning with Shipping, he informed that while ports around the world had faced losses, Indian ports had shown a growth of 2.6 percent, earning profits of nearly Rs. 6000 crore. At present the country has 12 Major ports and there are plans to add 6 more. The Minister briefly touched upon the Sagarmala Project whose port-led economic growth intends to give a boost to the coastal economy, as it would develop manufacturing hubs as well as promote fishing. The Minister said that according to experts the Sagarmala Industrial clusters will attract investment of 8 lakh crore. Shri Gadkari informed that it is necessary to increase the draft capacity of Indian ports to enable larger s

Prime Minister dedicates three Hydro Projects to the Nation Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today dedicated three flagship 800 MW Hydro Power Station of NTPC- Koldam, 520 MW Parvati Project of NHPC and 412 MW Rampur Hydro Station of SJVNL projects to the Nation in Mandi , Himachal Pradesh here today. Shri Acharya Devvrat, Governor of Himachal Pradesh, Shri Vir Bhadra Singh, Chief Minister, Himachal Pradesh, Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare; Shri Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of State ( IC) for Power, Coal , New & Renewable Energy and Mines and eminent dignitaries were present on the occasion. Appreciating the contribution of Public sector companies in country’s growth, Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi said that these hydro projects will bring prosperity to the State of Himachal and other parts of the nation. NHPC’s Parbati-III Power Station  is a run of the river scheme having a 43m high rockfill dam, underground Power House and 10.58 k

India appreciated in the G20 Seminar on Corruption and Global Economy in Paris A G-20 Seminar on Corruption & Global Economy was organized in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Headquarters in Paris yesterday, prior to the two day G-20 Anti Corruption Working Group (ACWG) meeting beginning today. The delegation from India is headed by Joint Secretary (International Cooperation), DoPT, Shri Devesh Chaturvedi. The panellists in the seminar comprised experts from OECD, IMF and World Bank as well as Economists & Researchers from leading Universities. The Direct Benefit Transfers (DBT) in India through JAM (Jan Dhan, Aadhar & Mobile) was highlighted by several panellists as an example of practical implementation tool resulting in the reduction of pilferages and delays besides bringing down corruption levels. The panellists also appreciated the fact that around 1 Billion people are being covered at a fraction of cost of similar projects in devel

10th India and United States Trade Policy Forum A high level delegation led by Ambassador, Michael Froman, United States Trade Representative is attending the 10thIndia-United States Trade Policy Forum (TPF) meetings scheduled from 19th October, 2016 to 20th October, 2016 at New Delhi. Under the able leadership of Prime Minister Modi and President Obama, the Trade Policy Forum meeting has focussed on increased bilateral interaction and momentum on resolving trade concerns. As part of the annual work plan jointly agreed between India and US working groups on agriculture, trade in services and goods, promotion of investment in manufacturing and intellectual property have been meeting with an intention of understanding the best practices, facilitating investment and raising concerns relating to the trade. The previous 9th TPF was held in October, 2015 at Washington D.C, USA. Under TPF there would be technical level discussions on 18th October, 2016 between the two sides on issues co

PM launches National SC/ST hub and Zero Defect – Zero Effect scheme, presents National Awards to MSMEs in Ludhiana; PM dedicates three power projects to the nation The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today launched the National SC/ST hub, and the Zero Defect, Zero Effect (ZED) scheme for MSMEs at Ludhiana in Punjab. He also presented National Awards to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). He distributed 500 traditional wooden charkhas (spinning wheels) among women. Speaking on the occasion, he said Ludhiana is an important economic centre, and therefore, it is natural to launch a scheme related to MSME from the city. The Prime Minister said that the MSME sector is crucial for the economic progress of India. He said MSMEs must match global quality control standards. Talking about the distribution of charkhas, the Prime Minister said Khadi is a priority for us, and a charkha at home brings more income. He said Khadi is marketed well now, adding that once upon a time, the

INS Tihayu Joins the Indian Navy The Indian Navy commissioned the highly manoeuvrable fast attack craft INS Tihayu at the Eastern Naval Command today 19 October 16. The ship was commissioned into the Indian Navy by Vice Admiral HCS Bisht AVSM, ADC Flag Officer Commanding in Chief Eastern Naval Command at a formal ceremony held at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam. INS Tihayu would be based in Visakhapatnam under the Naval Officer-in-Charge (Andhra Pradesh) and would be deployed for coastal patrol and surveillance operations along the Eastern Coast. INS Tihayu is the second ship of the four follow-on Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (FO-WJFAC), being built by M/s Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE). The ship is an improved version of WJFAC, earlier constructed by GRSE. Conceived, designed and built indigenously, the commissioning of this ship completes the addition of another chapter to the nation’s ‘Make in India’ initiative and indigenisation efforts in the field of warship

Dr. Nasim Zaidi calls upon participating Election Management Bodies to forge a Sustainable Partnership on engagement through the proposed ‘New Delhi Declaration on Voter Education’ CEC inaugurates two-day International Conference on ‘Voter Education for Inclusive, Informed and Ethical Participation’ at New Delhi Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India, Dr .  Nasim Zaidi, gave a call to bring about a mutually - agreed vision framework on engagement among Election Management Bodies (EMBs) around the world, titled  ‘ New Delhi Declaration on Voter Education ’ .  Dr. Zaidi was giving a keynote address here today after inaugurating the  first ever Global Conference on Voter Education  titled  ‘ Voter Education for Inclusive, Informed and Ethical Participation ’.  It is being organized by the Election Commission of India  ( ECI ) in association with UNDP from 19th to 21st October, 2016 . The CEC noted that,  “ This Conference represents nearly 40 %  of the world ’ s population