Defence Minister assures of supporting the capability enhancement of African countries’ armed forces

Addressing the first edition of India-Africa Army Chiefs’ Conclave, the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh assured that India will continue to work with African partner-countries to enhance their defence capabilities and foster stability. The conclave was organised on the sidelines of 2nd Africa-India Joint Exercise ‘AFINDEX’ that was held in Pune. At this conclave attended by […]

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Arunachal Pradesh gets its third operational airport: Donyi Polo Airport, Itanagar

Arunachal Pradesh’s capital Itanagar’s new Greenfield Airport at Hollongi has been named as “Donyi Polo Airport, Itanagar”. The Union Cabinet has given its approval on this name for this airport being developed by the Airports Authority of India (AAI). with assistance from the Central Government and the State Government of Arunachal Pradesh=are assisting AAI in […]

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SAIL achieves a major distinction through Government-e-Marketplace

By Saranjeet Kaur Sethi Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has become the first Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) that has achieved a major milestone of procurement value of Rs 10,000 Crore. It has achieved this distinction through the Government-e-Marketplace (GeM). SAIL has played an active role in creating different functionalities with aim to enhance […]

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BRO provides technological push to Special Campaign 2.0

Showcasing its commitment towards using Shredded Plastic in Road Construction Border Road Organization (BRO) has taken the cleanliness drive, “Special Campaign 2.0” on next level. BRO has already carried out trials to use this new technology that uses shredded plastic in bituminous road construction. BRO has already carried out trials of this technology in India […]

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Housing sales increased 113% across top seven cities, new launches rose by 98% yearly

Here’s a good news for all the stakeholders of Indian Real estate sector that has been reeling under pressure from quite a long time. Showing clear signs of recovery, over 62,800 housing units have been sold out in Q3 2021 against 29,520 units in the same period last year in across the top 7 cities, […]

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National mission on use of biomass in coal-based thermal power plants on the anvil

To solve the problem of air pollution caused by stubble burning in the fields and to reduce the carbon footprint of thermal power generation, the Ministry of Power has decided to establish a national mission on use of biomass in coal-based thermal power plants. This will further pave the way for moving towards cleaner energy […]

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Railways turns saviour by delivering tonnes of oxygen across the country

To aid the country’s fight against COVID-19, 224 Oxygen Expresses run by Indian Railways have completed their journey so far and brought relief to various states. On an average, Oxygen Expresses have been delivering more than 800 tonnes of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) to the nation each day. The Ministry said, Railways is continuing its […]

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Yoga at home

Ayush Ministry lines up webinars on Yoga to aid fight against COVID-19

In the run up to the International Day of Yoga, 2021, the Ministry of Ayush is organising various activities  to help people cope with the challenge posed by COVID-19. Among others, it is collaborating five renowned organisations – Art of Living, Yoga Institute, Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, ArhamDhyanYog, and Kaivalyadhama Yoga Institute – to organise a […]

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Indian railway freight loading

Railways’ wheels keep rolling despite COVID-19

Despite the challenges posed by the devastating second wave of Coronavirus, Indian Railways has maintained the momentum of highest ever loading in consecutive 09 respective months from September, 2020 to May, 2021. On mission mode, Indian Railways’ freight loading for the month of May 2021 crossed 2019 & 2020 year’s loading and earnings for the […]

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