Amit Shah launches National Cooperative Database to capture vital information about India’s vast cooperative sector

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah launched the National Cooperative Database here in the National Capital on Friday to capture vital information about India’s vast cooperative sector. The launch of database–an important initiative of the Ministry of Cooperation to fulfill Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of “Sahakar […]

PM Modi hails Supreme Court’s judgement on immunity to lawmakers in bribery cases

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the Supreme Court’s ruling on Monday that legislators cannot claim immunity from prosecution in bribery cases related to casting votes or giving speech in Parliament or Legislative Assembly. “SWAGATAM! A great judgment by the Supreme Court which will ensure clean politics and deepen people’s faith […]

Ministry of Defence signs 5 major capital acquisition contracts worth over Rs 30,000 cr

In a major boost to the ‘Make-in-India’ initiative as part of ‘Aatmanirbharta in Defence’, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed five major capital acquisition contracts worth Rs 39,125.39 crore on Friday in Delhi. The contracts were exchanged in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane. Out of the five contracts, […]

INSAT-3DS Mission: All four planned Liquid Apogee Motor firings completed, says ISRO

Days after the successful launch of its meteorological satellite INSAT-3DS, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Thursday that all four planned Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) firings of the mission are completed. It further stated that the spacecraft is now in the geosynchronous orbit. “INSAT-3DS update: All four planned Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) […]

ISRO launches weather monitoring satellite INSAT-3DS

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday conducted a successful launch of its meteorological satellite INSAT-3DS aboard GSLV F14 at 5.35 pm from the Sriharikota spaceport. The satellite will study weather forecasts and natural disaster warnings. In its 16th mission, the GSLV deployed the INSAT-3DS meteorological satellite into the Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). Subsequent orbit-raising maneuvers […]

Sammelan being organised to celebrate 20 years of community radio

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is organising a regional Community Radio Sammelan (South) on February 13 and 14 at Anna University, Chennai to celebrate 20 years of community radio in India. All 117 community radio stations of southern states and Union Territories will be participating in the event. The Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Anurag Thakur, is also […]

ODOP scheme has become foundation stone of self-reliant India: UP CM Yogi

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday inaugurated 13 projects of industrial estates and the One District, One Product programme of common facility centres and said that ODOP scheme has become the foundation stone of self-reliant India. According to an official release from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), “Traditional […]