Centre conducts test of its emergency alert system by sending sample messages to many smartphone users

August 17, 2023 7:08 PM

Centre conducts test of its emergency alert system by sending sample messages to many smartphone users

Centre conducted a test of its emergency alert system by sending sample messages to many smartphone users across the country on Thursday. An alert was sent by the Department of Telecommunication as a test message to multiple mobile devices. The message was sent to TEST Pan-India Emergency Alert System being implemented by National Disaster Management Authority. NDMA is implementing the emergency alert system to enhance public safety and provide alerts during emergencies.

Centre extends application under PLI Scheme 2.0 for IT Hardware till 30th August

July 31, 2023 5:21 PM

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Centre extends application under PLI Scheme 2.0 for IT Hardware till 30th August

The application window for receiving applications under Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme 2.0 for IT Hardware has been extended till 30th of next month. The PLI Scheme 2.0 for IT Hardware was notified in May this year, with a budgetary outlay of 17 thousand crore rupees. The scheme is aimed at broadening and deepening the IT hardware manufacturing ecosystem in the country. India has the fastest growing digital ecosystem with over 1.17 billion mobile subscribers and over 836 million intern...

Centre, State govts taking various steps to fight pandemic in country, says Dr Raman Sharma

April 9, 2021 8:39 AM

Centre, State govts taking various steps to fight pandemic in country, says Dr Raman Sharma

Dr. Raman Sharma, Senior Professor of Medicine at the SMS Medical College participating in the Special discussion Programme of All India Radio on Covid-19, has said that the Centre and State governments are taking various steps to fight the pandemic in the country, and in this regard, public participation is equally important.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Dr. Sharma also said that when a Covid case is detected, follow-up measures must be take...

Centre, State govts taking various steps to fight pandemic in country, says Dr Raman Sharma

April 9, 2021 8:39 AM

Centre, State govts taking various steps to fight pandemic in country, says Dr Raman Sharma

Dr. Raman Sharma, Senior Professor of Medicine at the SMS Medical College participating in the Special discussion Programme of All India Radio on Covid-19, has said that the Centre and State governments are taking various steps to fight the pandemic in the country, and in this regard, public participation is equally important.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Dr. Sharma also said that when a Covid case is detected, follow-up measures must be take...

Centre, State govts working together to attract & promote investments in country: Piyush Goyal

December 15, 2020 7:00 PM

Centre, State govts working together to attract & promote investments in country: Piyush Goyal

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said that Central Government and States are working together to attract and promote investments in the country.   Addressing the inaugural session of Confederation of Indian Industry&apos;s Partnership Summit 2020, Mr Goyal said, a number of new schemes have been introduced including Production-Linked Incentive Scheme to attract industries to come to India.   He said, there is a investment promotion cells in all the Ministries.   The Minister s...

Paddy procurement for Kharif Marketing Season-2020-21 going on smoothly in procuring states: Centre

October 19, 2020 8:48 PM

Paddy procurement for Kharif Marketing Season-2020-21 going on smoothly in procuring states: Centre

Union Government has said that Paddy procurement for Kharif Marketing Season-2020-21 is going on smoothly in the procuring states of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, Jammu and Kashmir and Kerala. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in a statement said that over 90  Lakh Mertric Tonnes  of paddy have been procured from 7.82 lakh  farmers so far. The Ministry said, the government through its Nodal Agencies, has procured over 761 Metric Ton...

Centre,ADB sign 926 million loan agreement to operationalize two lines of Mumbai Metro

March 1, 2019 8:37 PM

Centre,ADB sign 926 million loan agreement to operationalize two lines of Mumbai Metro

The Centre and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a 926 million dollar loan agreement to operationalize two lines of the Mumbai Metro Rail System.  According to an official release, the project that will ease the distress of millions of commuters each day and help provide a cleaner and less congested city.  It is the single largest infrastructure project loan in ADB history approved by the ADB Board on 26th of this month. Once operational by the end of 2022, an estimated two million pa...

Centre to increase Onion supply in Delhi from buffer stock

October 19, 2018 4:56 PM

Centre to increase Onion supply in Delhi from buffer stock

The Centre has decided to increase the supply of Onion in Delhi from the buffer stock by two to three times from the current level to tide over any constraint in the interim supply of the commodities in the market.  The implementing agency NAFED has been asked to increase the quantity supplied from Price Stabilisation Fund stock accordingly. The decision was taken by the Department of Consumer Affairs at a high level meeting in New Delhi today which was chaired by Secretary, Department of Consum...