Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority

Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Ministry of Commerce & Industry WHAT The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) under the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, held the first-ever international buyer-seller meet on Agriculture & Horticulture produce in Arunachal Pradesh. HIGHLIGHTS Ten International buyers from seven countries of Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Indonesia, UAE, Sultanate of Oman and Greece participated in the meet. Growers and exporters…

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The book – ‘Savarkar: Echoes from a Forgotten Past’ released

Veer Savarkar Vice President’s Secretariat WHAT Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu released the book – ‘Savarkar: Echoes from a Forgotten Past’. VEER SAVARKAR Veer Savarkar was a multidimensional personality – a freedom fighter, social reformer, writer, poet, historian, political leader and philosopher. Veer Savarkar started one of the most powerful social reform movements against untouchability in India. He was the first to envision a casteless India. The seven Shackles described by Savarkar…

Golden Leaf Award 2019 - Tobacco Board of India

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Tobacco Board Receives 2019 Golden Leaf Award – PIB

Golden Leaf Award 2019 (Ministry of Commerce & Industry) WHAT Tobacco Board of India has been awarded the Golden Leaf Award in the Most Impressive Public Service Initiative category for the year 2019, for its efforts to initiate various sustainability (green) initiatives in Flue-Cured Virginia (FCV) tobacco cultivation in India. Tobacco Board got this award for its initiatives on : Natural farming in tobacco cultivation for the production of organic tobaccos Improving the…

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Curtain Raiser – HADR Exercise TIGER TRIUMPH

Curtain Raiser – HADR Exercise TIGER TRIUMPH (Ministry of Defence) WHAT India-US tri-services Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) exercise ‘Tiger Triumph’ to begin in Vizag on November 13 to 16. AIM The Exercise is aimed to developing interoperability for conducting HADR operations. HIGHLIGHT Indian Naval ships Jalashwa, Airavat and Sandhayak, Indian Army troops from 19 Madras and 7 Guards, and Indian Air Force MI-17 helicopters and Rapid Action Medical Team (RAMT) would…

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Swachh – Nirmal Tat Abhiyaan launched by MoEFCC

Swachh – Nirmal Tat Abhiyaan (Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change) WHAT The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change are undertaking a mass cleanliness-cum-awareness drive in 50 identified beaches under the “Swachh – Nirmal Tat Abhiyaan”, from 11th -17th November 2019. OBJECTIVE To make beaches clean and create awareness amongst citizens about the importance of coastal ecosystems. HIGHLIGHTS The identified beaches are in 10 coastal States/Union Territories (UTs) namely Gujarat, Daman…

GeM signed MoU with Central Bank of India for payment related services

GeM signed Mou with Central Bank of India (Ministry of Commerce & Industry) WHAT Government e-Marketplace (GeM) signed MoU with the Central Bank of India for payment-related services. Central Bank of India will now offer various services including transfer of funds through GeM Pool Accounts (GPA), advising of electronic Performance Bank Guarantees (e-PBG) and Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) to the registered users on the portal. It has been developed by Directorate General of Supplies…

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India, Indonesia hold Joint Naval Exercise “Samudra Shakti”

Exercise ‘Samudra Shakti’ (Ministry of Defence) WHAT India, Indonesia hold second edition of Joint Naval Exercise “Samudra Shakti” in Bay Of Bengal. The joint exercises include, manoeuvres, surface warfare exercises, air defense exercises, weapon firing drills, helicopter operations and boarding operations. AIM The aim of the exercise is to strengthen bilateral relations, expand maritime co-operation, enhance interoperability and exchange best practices. HIGHLIGHTS INS Kamorta, an anti-submarine warfare corvette, is jointly exercising with…

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Shaala Darpan portal launched by Ministry of HRD

Shaala Darpan portal (Ministry of HRD) WHAT Shaala Darpan portal launched. It is an E-Governance school automation and management system for Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS). It is a single integrated platform for information sharing and knowledge dissemination for the 22000 employees and over 2 lakh students across schools and offices of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti. The system has several pluggable components that can interact with each other. These are enlisted below: School Information and…

Minister for Shipping inaugurated the first ever ‘BIMSTEC Ports’ Conclave’

‘BIMSTEC Ports’ Conclave (Ministry of Shipping) WHAT The Minister for Shipping inaugurated the first-ever ‘BIMSTEC Ports’ Conclave at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh to be held on 7-8 November 2019. HIGHLIGHTS The first-ever Ports’ Conclave of BIMSTEC nations is expected to explore the possibility of increasing economic cooperation by furthering EXIM (Export-Import) trade and coastal shipping. The Conclave will also discuss on various investment opportunities, best practices adopted for productivity and safety at Ports.…

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