Dr. Harshvardhan Launches Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Vigyan Gram Sankul Pariyojana

Size: px

Start display at page:

Download "Dr. Harshvardhan Launches Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Vigyan Gram Sankul Pariyojana"

Baldwin Osborne
5 years ago
Views:

1 NATIONAL NEWS Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurates PM LPG Panchayat in Gujarat Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday inaugurated the Pradhan Mantri LPG Panchayat as a backup to the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana in Gandhinagar. In view of rural women s welfare, the scheme is aimed at providing LPG gas cylinders to country s village households and replacing the conventional fuel for domestic purposes. Dr. Harshvardhan Launches Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Vigyan Gram Sankul Pariyojana Dr. Harshvardhan launched Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyay Vigyan Gram Sankul Pariyojana which will experiment and endeavour to formulate and implement appropriate S&T Interventions for Sustainable Development through cluster approach in Uttarakhand Govt Launches Campaign to Sensitise Women About Cancer Minister of State Health and Family Welfare Anupriya Patel launched a nationwide health campaign to sensitise women about the early screening and the preventive care for cancer. Themed Nurturing the Nurturer, the campaign was launched by FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) in partnership with the Apollo Hospitals group. Modi releases postal stamp on Ramayana Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a postage stamp based on Ramayana during his visit to historic Tulsi Manas temple in Varanasi and said that stamps are a wonderful way to preserve history. NITI Aayog and IRF Geneva Join Hands For Intelligent Transportation Systems India s National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) and the International Road Federation, Geneva (IRF Geneva) have signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) to cooperate in the field of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). NITI Aayog and Assam Govt launches SATH

2 A program called SATH- Sustainable Action for Transforming Human Capital, a joint initiative of Government of Assam and NITI Aayog, which aims to provide structured support to Assam in identifying key health priorities and implement the solutions towards transforming the health and improving the well-being of people of Assam has been launched in Assam. Odhisa CM announces transportation cost for pregnant women The Odisha government would provide Rs 1,000 as transportation cost to pregnant women from inaccessible areas to facilitate their institutional delivery. As per the new scheme, those pregnant women reaching hospitals by arranging vehicles on their own will get Rs 1,000. The entire cost will be covered under the SAMPURNA scheme and over Rs 6 crore would be spent annually. Multi-agency exercise Pralay Sahayam held in Hyderabad A multi agency exercise was conducted on the banks of Hussain Sagar Lake as the final event of Pralay Sahayam in Hyderabad. The event demonstrated efforts of all central and state agencies, National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) and Armed Forces towards jointly tackling an urban flooding scenario in Hyderabad. India is hosting global meet on stroke from September 23 in New Delhi India is hosting a global conference on stroke, which is likely to be attended by over 500 experts from various medically advanced nations. The meet will focus on the advancements in stroke management. The two-day conference, started from September 23, is being organised in Delhi by Agrim Institute of Neurosciences, Artemis Hospital. World s tallest bamboo Maa Durga idol being made in Assam A 100-ft tall bamboo idol of Goddess Durga is all set to enter the Guinness Book of Records as the tallest bamboo sculpture ever made in the world The idol is being made by the artisans of the Guwahati-based Bishnupur Durga Puja Committee. BANKING, FINANCE, ECONOMY RBI removes masala bonds from corporate bond limit The Reserve Bank of India has removed masala bonds, or rupee-denominated debt securities sold abroad, from the corporate bond investment limit that remains almost full amid strong overseas investor interest.

3 RBI in its notification said that with effect from October 3, masala bonds will no longer form a part of the limit for FPI investments in corporate bonds. They will form a part of the external commercial borrowings and will be monitored accordingly. Presently, the masala bonds are reckoned under both corporate debt and external commercial borrowings for FPI investment. It will now be counted only under the ECB category, where a borrower just needs to seek the RBI s approval to sell those securities. SBI Tops Trust and Popularity Charts State Bank of India (SBI) is India s most trusted and most popular bank according to a survey conducted by Brand Finance, a business valuation and strategic consultancy headquartered in London. On the trust charts, SBI is followed by HDFC Bank and Central Bank of India whereas, on the popularity charts, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank take the second and third spots respectively. West Bengal gets $300 million ADB loan to carry forward fiscal reforms Multilateral funding agency Asian Development Bank has sanctioned a USD 300 million loan facility for carrying forward fiscal reforms in West Bengal. The loan is approved to continue a comprehensive series of fiscal reforms in West Bengal to bring about more accessible, affordable, and high quality public services OECD cuts India s FY18 growth outlook The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has trimmed India s growth forecast for the current financial year, citing the temporary impact of the rollout of the goods and services tax and demonetisation. OECD said India s economy will likely grow 6.7% in FY18, lower than its estimate of 7.3% in June. SPORTS Mary Kom 1st Indian to represent world boxing at IOC forum Five-time world champion and Olympic bronze medalist MC Mary Kom has become the first Indian to be picked as International Boxing Association s (AIBA) representative for the IOC Athletes Forum, scheduled in November. The forum is held once every two years, bringing together athlete representatives from across the Olympic Movement. APPOINTMENTS Balraj Joshi appointed as new NHPC chairman Balraj Joshi has been appointed as the chairman-cum-managing director (CMD) of NHPC Ltd, the country s premier hydro power utility.

4 Arvind Subramanian gets one-year extension from the Govt. Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India Dr. Arvind Subramanian has been given a one year extension, post the completion of his current-three year tenure. Subramanian, whose term was to end on October 16, will continue as the CEA for another year AWARDS C.N.R Rao chosen for international honour for materials research Eminent scientist, Professor C.N.R Rao, has become the first Asian to be chosen for the prestigious Von Hippel Award for his immense contribution in materials research. The award is the US-based Materials Research Society s (MRS) highest honour. It recognises those qualities most prized by materials scientists and engineers brilliance and originality of intellect, combined with vision that transcends the boundaries of conventional scientific disciplines. Rajkummar Rao bags GQ Actor of the Year Award National Award-winning actor Rajkummar Rao has bagged the GQ Actor of the Year Award. GQ hosted the GQ Men of the Year Awards in Mumbai. Here is the list of who won what: Woman of the Year: Anushka Sharma Excellence in Direction and Acting: Konkona Sen Sharma Excellence in Acting: Sridevi Kapoor Entertainer of the Year: Ranveer Singh Agent of Social Change: Rahul Bose Most Stylish: Sidharth Malhotra Designer of the Year: Manish Malhotra Outstanding Achievement: Irrfan Khan Legend: Bhaichung Bhutia Creative Maverick: Aamir Khan

5 Google honours Indian chemist Asima Chatterjee on 100th birthday Google Doodle, today, celebrates 100th birthday of Asima Chatterjee, a renowned Indian chemist, who was the first female Doctorate of Science in India from an Indian University. Born on September 23, 1917, Dr Asima Chatterjee has various contributions on the research of vinca alkaloids and the development of anti-epileptic and anti-malarial drugs. In 1975 she became the first woman to be appointed general president of the Indian Science Congress.

September 24, across the country in next one and half year to provide an interactive platform to the rural LPG

September 24, across the country in next one and half year to provide an interactive platform to the rural LPG September 24, 2017 Pradhan Mantri LPG Panchayat launched in Gujarat Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan has launched Pradhan Mantri LPG Panchayat at Mota Ishanpur village in