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India, World Bank join hands to strengthen health systems in Meghalaya

TBB BUREAU NEW DDELHI, NOV 1, 2021 In a bid to improve the quality of health services and strengthen Meghalaya’s capacity to handle future health emergencies, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of India, the State Government and the World Bank signed a USD40 million health project for the state on October 28.  The Meghalaya Health Systems Strengthening Project will ...

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Power Ministry proposes amendment to Energy Conservation Act to promote clean energy consumption

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 30, 2021 Amidst the growing energy needs and changing global climate landscape, the Government of India has identified new areas to achieve higher levels of penetration of renewable energy by proposing certain amendments to Energy Conservation Act, 2001. The objective will be to enhance demand for renewable energy at the end- use sectors such as ...

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Govt to take proactive measures to enhance financial viability of Fair Price Shops

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 27, 2021 Union Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution, Sudhanshu Pandey today stressed on the need of taking proactive measures for enhancing financial viability of Fair Price Shops (FPS). The CEO, CSC e-Governance Services India Limited (CSC)   gave a presentation about the various service offerings provided by CSC. Subsequently, an update on the activities ...

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Effective communication is key to good governance and transparency: Vice President

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 19, 2021 Emphasizing the role of effective communication in good governance, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu today called upon the public communicators to empower people through timely information on government’s policies and initiatives in local languages. Interacting with a group of Officer Trainees of the Indian Information Service (IIS) of the 2020 batch at his ...

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PM to interact with CEOs, experts of global oil and gas sector tomorrow

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 19, 2021 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with CEOs and Experts of Global Oil and Gas Sector at 6 pm on Wednesday via videoconferencing. The broad theme of the upcoming interaction is promotion of clean growth and sustainability. The interaction will focus on areas like encouraging exploration and production in hydrocarbon sector in India, ...

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NITI Aayog launches Geospatial Energy Map of India

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 18, 2021 Geospatial Energy Map of India was launched by NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar, Member V K Saraswat and CEO Amitabh Kant today. NITI Aayog in collaboration with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has developed a comprehensive Geographic Information System (GIS) Energy Map of India with the support of Energy Ministries of Government ...

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Union Health Ministry’s eSanjeevani registers 1.4 crore consultations

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 18, 2021 eSanjeevani, India’s leading telemedicine service, under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, clocked 1.4 crore consultations today. Operating in two variants i.e., eSanjeevaniAB-HWC and eSanjeevaniOPD, this initiative of Government of India has over the time gained immense popularity in being able to deliver healthcare services through digital platforms. eSanjeevani AB-HWC, a ...

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India’s future growth depends on science driven economy: Union Minister Jitendra Singh

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 18, 2021      India’s future growth depends on science driven economy, said Union Minister of State for Science & Technology Jitendra Singh while addressing the interactive session on “Role of Research Technology & Start-ups in Blue Economy” at the inaugural session of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav week organised by the Ministry of Earth Sciences, here ...

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Union Govt procures over 56.62 LMT paddy so far in KMS 2021-22

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 18, 2021 Over 56.62 LMT (lakh metric ton) of paddy has been procured in the Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2021-22 up to 17th October, 2021. The procurement took place in states and UTs of Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand. The KMS 2021-22 at MSP commenced recently and has ...

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Universal vaccination key to stemming spread of virus: Sitharaman

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 15, 2021 India recognises that universal vaccination is the key to stemming the spread of the virus, said Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman while asserting that the stark difference in vaccination coverage of low-income countries and advanced countries is of concern and it is critical that we need to address vaccine ...

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