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Prasar Bharati appoints Gaurav Dwivedi as new CEO
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The ministry of information and broadcasting in a statement said, "In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 4 of the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990 read with sub- section (4) of Section 4 and sub-section (2A) of Section 6 of that Act,
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Achanta Sharath Kamal to be honoured with 'Khel Ratna' award
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
As per a press release from the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, the National Sports Awards 2022 were announced. The awardees will receive their awards from the President of India at a specially organized function at Rashtrapati Bhavan on November 30, 2022 (Wednesday) at 1600 hrs
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"In our LiFEtime" campaign launched by India at COP 27, Sharm El-Sheikh
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), under the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), jointly launched the "In Our LiFEtime" campaign to encourage youth between the ages of 18 to 23 years to become message bearers of susta
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India reports single-digit wholesale inflation after 18 months
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
According to the statement from the ministry of commerce and industry, the decline in the rate of inflation in October is primarily contributed by fall in the price of mineral oils, basic metals, fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment; textiles; other non-metallic mineral
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SC agrees to hear plea on electoral bonds scheme amendment
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The Ministry of Finance on November 7 issued a notification for amending the scheme to provide "an additional period of 15 days" for their sale "in the year of general elections to the Legislative Assembly of States and Union Territories with Legislature".
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US can't stop Pak from purchasing Russian oil: Minister
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Dar, during his visit to the US last month, had a meeting with the officials of the US State Department in which the matter of oil purchase from Russia was discussed. Citing India's example, the Pakistani minister said that the ministry will try to purchase oil from Russia on similar terms.
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Union Agriculture Secretary Manoj Ahuja reviews major programmes and schem
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
A team led by Union Agriculture Secretary Manoj Ahuja undertook a field visit to interact with pineapple growers from Molvom village in Nagaland's Dimapur district. He undertook the field visit as part of the review of the Ministry's major programmes and schemes for the North Eastern Region
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India condoles tragic loss of lives in deadly Istanbul blast
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, Arindam Bagchi extended sympathy to those injured, wishing them a speedy recovery and conveyed India's deepest condolences to the Government and people of Turkey.
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Govt comes out with guidelines for ethanol production from sugar, grain-ba
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
These guidelines pertain to the production of ethanol by sugar mills and distilleries from B-Hy, C-Hy molasses, sugarcane juice, sugar and sugar syrup, foodgrains such as maize, broken rice, surplus rice, sourced from Food Corporation of India, etc, and the mechanism to identify the quantity
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Economic growth cannot sustain without energy: RK Singh
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
In his address, Singh emphasised that economic growth cannot sustain without energy and stated that demand for energy is growing at a rapid pace and "we need to be at par with the pace of growth". Singh also stressed on the importance of critical decision-making, attracting bright and young
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Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency's profit jumps 67pc in Sept qua
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The state-run agency said its gross income rose 15.90 per cent to Rs 791.56 crore, against Rs 682.94 crore in the corresponding quarter the previous year. Loan sanction grew 89.47 per cent to 11,226.49 crore, against Rs 5,925.12 crore in the year-ago period whereas loan book went up 17.07 pe
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Amit Shah to attend conference on countering terror financing
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
According to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the hosting of this conference shows the importance being given by the Modi government to international terrorism as well as a zero-tolerance policy against this menace and having discussions on it in international fora.
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