Indian Army conducts rail trials on Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC)
New Delhi, June 15(IANS) The recently developed “Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC)” by the Indian Railways provides faster movement of freight across the Country. The Indian Army on Monday (14 June 2021), conducted a successful trial by moving amilitary train loaded with vehicles and equipment from New Rewari to New Phulera validating the efficacy of the DFC. […]
Government for distilleries to produce ethanol from rice with FCI and maize, Sudanshu Pandey
New Delhi, June 15(IANS) Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution, Sudhanshu Pandey on Tuesday briefed the media persons about ethanol blending with petrol (EBP) program. The roadmap for ethanol blending in India 2020-25 has been released by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 5th June, 2021 i.e. on World Environment day. Notification regarding […]
NAFED launches fortified rice bran oil to boost healthy living
New Delhi, June 15(IANS) Shri Sudhanshu Pandey, Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution today E-launched “Nafed Fortified Rice Bran Oil”. On the occasion, Shri Sudhanshu Pandey said that this initiative by Nafed will significantly reduce the country’s consumption dependence on imported edible oil in future. He also said that this will provide opportunities for […]
Farming and procurement of coarse grains need to be increased: Piyush Goyal
Posted On: 15 JUN 2021 7:09PM by PIB Delhi “Time has come to revise norms to incentivise the farming and distribution of Coarse grains in India “- said Piyush Goyal, Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public, Railways and Commerce & Industry, while reviewing the policy framework for procurement, distribution, and disposal of coarse […]
MoU for new water aerodromes and new seaplane routes in India : Hardeep Puri
New Delhi, June 15(BPNS) A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Government of India and Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India for development of Sea Plane services in India was signed on Tuesday. Hon’ble Minister of State (I/C) Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Mansukh Mandaviya and Hon’ble […]
Agriculture has always been a high priority for India ,Narendra Singh Tomar
New Delhi, June 15(BPNS) Greetings to all the Excellencies in the 42nd Session of FAO Conference. I hope and wish that you, your families and the citizens of your countries are safe and doing well in these difficult times of COVID-19 pandemic. I am happy to participate in the 42nd Session of the FAO Conference being held […]
Agriculture has always been a high priority for India, Narendra Singh Tomar
New Delhi, June 15(IANS) Greetings to all the Excellencies in the 42nd Session of FAO Conference. I hope and wish that you, your families and the citizens of your countries are safe and doing well in these difficult times of COVID-19 pandemic. I am happy to participate in the 42nd Session of the FAO Conference being held […]
CEC emphasises voter centric services to be delivered swiftly &efficiently
New Delhi, June 15(BPNS) Election Commission of India today organized a virtual conference of the Chief Electoral Officers of all the States and UTs. The conference primarily focused on key thematic issues like smooth, efficient and voter friendly services, updation/purity of the electoral roll, integration of IT Applications, extensive voter outreach program, Media & Communication strategy, […]
PM to deliver keynote address at the 5th edition of VivaTech on 16th June
New Delhi, June 15(BPNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver the keynote address at the 5th edition of VivaTech on 16th June 2021 at around 4 PM. The Prime Minister has been invited as a Guest of Honour to deliver the keynote address at VivaTech 2021. Other prominent speakers in the event include Mr. Emmanuel Macron, President of […]
