The Union Government has launched Rashtriya Puruskar Portal to bring together all the awards of the various Ministries, Departments and agencies of the government under one platform. This has been done to ensure transparency and public partnership.

 

Home Ministry in a statement said that this common portal facilitates every citizen or organization to nominate individuals or organizations for various awards instituted by the government. It informed that the nominations or recommendations for the Padma Awards are open till 15th of next month, while nominations or recommendations for Jeevan Raksha Padak will be invited till 30th of next month.

 

Individuals and organizations can visit Rashtriya Puruskar Portal WWW.AWARDS.GOV.IN

 

 in for making their nominations or recommendations for various awards constituted by the government..

Source : News on Air

HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company, a private sector general insurance company, has launched 'All Things EV,' a one-stop-solution portal for electric vehicles (EV).

 

* In line with the Government of India’s push for electric mobility, this initiative caters to the needs of existing and potential EV users, it said.

 

* As a part of this initiative, the company has unveiled a dedicated platform for the existing and prospective EV ecosystem users, which hosts end-to-end information on this emerging sector; the platform caters to all Indians who have either purchased EVs or are planning to buy EV or to make an earning out of the booming EV space.

* The platform has a roadmap with features like slot booking at charging stations, roadside assistance, RTO services and creation of an EV community.

 

* The platform helps the existing users with information on nearby charging stations, locations of charging stations along the route for intercity commute and rich content around the maintenance of their EVs, said the company in a media release.

 

* Potential EV buyers can get information on all the EV options available in India, along with the cost of ownership and subsidies offered by different state governments..

Source : Economic Times

Punjab and Haryana on Saturday(20th Aug 2022) agreed to name the Chandigarh International Airport after Shaheed Bhagat Singh.

 

The decision was taken at a meeting between Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann and Haryana deputy CM Dushyant Chautala. Mann tweeted, “Punjab and Haryana have agreed to name the Chandigarh International Airport after Shaheed Bhagat Singh. A meeting in this regard took place with the Haryana deputy CM.”

 

Dushyant in an official statement said he has recommended adding Panchkula with the name of the Chandigarh airport.

 

He said the collective contribution of the Haryana government, Punjab government and the Chandigarh administration is involved in the construction and modernisation of the Chandigarh airport and after expansion, the airport is boosting the development and industrialisation of the area.

Both states have been exchanging war-of-words over the naming the airport on the martyr and as the airport is technically in Mohali, there had been reports that Haryana, which is a partner state in the airport, is not happy with Punjab’s demand to name the new airport as Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh International Airport, Mohali..

Source : Hindustan Times

The Central government has planned to collaborate with the Arunachal Pradesh Government to develop a "District Good Governance Portal" for monitoring the performance of each district of the state on a monthly basis and help in benchmarking performance.

 

Apart from this, the plan is to help the state in upgrading the e-office version 5.6 to e-office version 7.0 in a phased manner.

 

Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) under theMinistry of Personnel will develop the "District Good Governance Portal" in collaboration with the Arunachal Pradesh government.

 

Union Minister Jitendra Singh made the announcement during the two-day Regional Conference on "Bringing Citizens and Government Closer through Administrative Reforms" at Itanagar..

Source : India Times

In Himachal Pradesh, the 10th National Conference of Women Police will begin in Shimla 21st Aug 2022. More than two hundred women police officers and employees across the country are participating in this two-day National conference.

 

The conference is being organised by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD) in collaboration with Himachal Police.

 

Union Minister of State for Home affairs Nityanand Rai will inaugurate the conference.

 

The main objective of this conference is to enhance the leadership potential of women police officers and discuss their problems and challenges. It will also highlight and discuss the new roles and responsibilities of women in terms of changing technology and crime.

 

State Director General of Police Sanjay Kundu said, at present the strength of women in the police force in Himachal is 13 percent and the women quota in the police has been increased to 25 percent..

Source : News on Air

Maharashtra Government will take a loan of 4,000 crore rupees from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for setting up medical colleges in 12 districts of the state. There are 12 districts in the state without a single medical college.

 

These districts include Jalgaon, Satara, Alibaug, Sindhudurg, Usmanabad, Parbhani, Amravati, Ratnagiri, Gadhchiroli, Bhandara, Ambernath and Nashik Super Speciality hospital.

 

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had called a meeting of the Medical Education department 20th Aug 2022, which was also attended by the representatives of the ADB.

 

Minister for Medical Education, Sports and Youth Affairs Girish Mahajan said, Asian Development Bank has agreed to provide 4,000 crore rupees for setting up medical colleges in these districts.

 

He said, the state government will soon complete the technical procedures to receive the funds. Mr Mahajan said that the target is to complete all of these projects within the next two years. .

Source : News on Air

India’s first indigenously developed Hydrogen fuel cell bus developed by KPIT-CSIR in Pune was launched by Union Minister of State, Dr Jitendra Singh on Sunday(21st Aug 2022).

 

The Union Minister said, 'Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s' ‘Hydrogen Vision’ is important for India to ensure Atma Nirbhar means of affordable and accessible clean energy, meeting climate change goals, and creating new entrepreneurs and jobs.

 

He further said that Green hydrogen is an excellent clean energy vector that enables deep decarbonization of difficult-to-abate emissions from the refining industry, fertiliser industry, steel industry, cement industry and also from the heavy commercial transportation sector.

 

he fuel cell utilizes Hydrogen and Air to generate electricity to power the bus and the only effluent from the bus is water, therefore making it possibly the most environmentally friendly mode of transportation.

 

For comparison, a single diesel bus plying on long-distance routes typically emits 100 tons of CO2 annually and there are over a million such buses in India, the Ministry said..

Source : India Today

Senior neurologist, N. V. Sundara Chary has been elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology (FAAN), widely regarded as one of the world’s most prestigious honours in the field of Neurology and Medicine.

 

Dr. Sundara Chary has been elected for making valuable contributions in the field of Neurology.

 

Dr. Orly Avitzur, the president of the American Academy of Neurology congratulated Dr. N. V. Sundara Chary. Recently, Dr. Sundara Chary was also awarded a Speciality certificate in Neurology by the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

 

Dr. Sundara Chary is now a Professor and head of the department of Neurology, Siddhartha Medical College, Vijayawada, and has made significant contributions to the state and country in the field of Neurology. Until recently, he served as Professor and head of the department at Guntur Medical College (GMC) and developed the Neurology and Stroke Unit with contributions from government and the donors.

 

His efforts have resulted in securing the highest number of D. M. Neurology seats in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in 2013. Since then, he has taught and trained several young neurologists who are now serving across India. Over 50 Neurologists in the country and the world have been his students directly and he trains many more now..

Source : The Hindu

Greece has announced that it has exited the European Union's enhanced surveillance framework. Country's Prime Minister "Kyriakos Mitsotakis" made this announcement 20th August 2022. 

 

In a statement, Mr. Mitsotakis said, it ends 12 years of pain and allows the country greater freedom in policymaking. EU officials had confirmed yesterday's exit earlier this month, saying Athens had delivered on the bulk of its commitments.

 

Greece was hit with waves of pension cuts, spending constraint, tax increases and bank controls after it was forced to seek its first bailout in 2010. The economy shrank 25 per cent during the bailouts.

 

Greek economic developments and policy have been monitored under the framework since 2018, after Athens exited three international bailouts, totaling more than 260 billion euros, from the European Union and the IMF between 2010 and 2015..

Source : News on Air

International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism is observed on August 21st each year in memory of the victims of terrorism. The day is observed to show the victims of terrorism that they are not forgotten and they are respected and recognised across the world.

 

Theme : The theme for 2022’s International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism is “memories,” as mentioned in a United Nations (UN). The theme was selected after consulting with victims of terrorism and victims’ associations.

 

Significance : The event is observed each year not only to highlight the damaging effects of terrorism but also to offer support and possible healing to survivors. Memories are what bind us to one another. Without them, we have no roots to create our future. This year’s observation of the International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism is thus very significant.

 

History : August 21 was officially designated as International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on December 19, 2017 in its resolution 72/165.

 

Prior to this, resolution, 17/8 was passed by the Human rights Council on June 16, 2011. It called for August 19 to be proclaimed as the International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism..

Source : UN