PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU:Ministry wise Press Releases

Press Information Bureau
Government of India

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• •President of India inaugurates festival of innovation and entrepreneurship; says we must build an ecosystem for converting innovations into enterprises
• •Sardar Patel was an embodiment of Indian culture: Vice President
• •Prime Minister’s congratulatory call to President Putin on latter’s victory in the Presidential elections
• •DG WTO calls on PM
• •First India-Japan Workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction inaugurated
• •All India Civil Services Powerlifting, Weightlifting and Best Physique Tournament to be organised from 23rd -26th March
• •Several initiatives like IMPRINT, GIAN, HEFA, NAD etc. taken to promote Quality Education
• •Government has taken several measures to increase employability among fresh graduates
• •Increasing enrolment in Higher Education
• •Central RTE Rules amended to include reference on learning outcomes
• •Saksham Scholarship Scheme for economically weaker differently abled students to pursue technical education
• •Process of Developing Learning Outcome for classes IX to XII initiated by NCERT
• •18 IIITs already functional across the country on a Not-for-Profit PPP basis
• •Allocation of Funds under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
• •88,994 schools including 43 Smart Schools have been approved under the ICT component of RMSA
• •Pedagogical training of the faculty of the engineering colleges taken up by IITs to improve quality of technical education
• •GIAN launched to enable foreign faculty to teach specific courses in Higher Educational Institutions
• •Elaborate monitoring mechanism at various levels to ensure quality food in Mid-Day Meal Scheme
• •Rs. 231 Crore spent by KVS over last 3 years for computerisation and computer aided learning in schools
• •Various schemes of the government address issue of female literacy including SC/ST women
• •ASHA Certification Programme, examination Under National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS)
• •SwachhVidyalaya Initiative to Ensure Toilets in All GovernmentSchools
• •Deemed to be University shall not engage in commercialization of education
• •Pass marks reduced in CISCE Examinations for Class X & Class XII
• •Special focus districts with high concentration of population of SCs, STs and Muslims identified under SSA
• •Directorate of Field Publicity organizes campaign on Swachh Bharat and Swachh Survekshan, 2018 at Burrabazar
• •11th Science Communicators’ Meet inaugurated
• •Informal World Trade Organisation Ministerial Meeting Begins in New Delhi Today
• •Draft Agriculture Export Policyput up in the public domain
• •City Hosts Sixth International Conference of Society of South Asian Archaeology
• •8th International Theatre Olympics being held in India with participation of 25000 artists: Dr. Mahesh Sharma
• •ASI has identified 100 monuments as “Adarsh Smarak” for upgradation of existing tourist facilities/amenities: Culture Minister
• •Rs. 37 Crore allocated for “Scheme of Financial Assistance for Creation of Cultural Infrastructure” for 2018-19: Culture Minister
• •Around Rs. 97 Crore sanctioned for modernization and development of 102 museums across the country during 2014-15 to 2016-17 under Museum Grant Scheme: Dr. Mahesh Sharma
• •Silk Sector Witnessing Steady Growth
• •Exploration and Production of Natural Gas
• •LPG connection to every household
• •Facilities to Beedi Workers
• •Child Domestic Workers
• •Prime Minister’s Shram Award
• •Inspection of Mines
• •Contractual Workers in Social Security Net
• • Indian Railways hands over 18 microprocessor controlled Indian locomotives to Myanma Railways.
• •Indian Navy to host Bilateral Exercise 'Varuna' with French Navy
• •Ordnance Factory Board is Transforming from the Role of Manufacturer and Technology recipient to a System Integrator: Chairman OFB
• •Recruitment Results finalized by UPSC in  February, 2018
• •More than 161 crore Domestic Tourist Visits during 2016: Tourism Minister
• •Over 15 % growth in Foreign Tourist Arrivals;
• •Several Steps being taken to promote cruise tourism in India: Tourism Minister
• •Taj Mahal is one of the monuments under ‘Adopt a Heritage Project’
• •Over 4 Lakhs Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India for Medical Purpose during 2016: Tourism Minister
• •Expert Advisory Group submits report for Improvement and Strengthening of Internal Audit Systems and Processes in Rural Development Schemes.
• •Secretary, Shipping Flags Off Tug Barge Flotilla
• •Increase in Budgetary Allocation for Ministry of Tribal Affairs over last 4 consecutive years
• •Mechanisms for effective monitoring and better supervision of the ongoing schemes for Scheduled Tribes
• •Conservation-cum-Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups
• •‘Tribal Diaries’ Mobile App to strengthen internal monitoring
• •Multi-pronged strategy for overall development of tribal people
• •Aadhaar linkage improves efficiency in subsidy payments at KVIC
• •Psychological outreach  important for the development of North East: Dr Jitendra Singh
• •Four MoUs signed under aegis of DoNER for promotion of tourism in the North-East, aim of doubling tourist arrivals to the North East in the next three years
• •First National Workshop on POSHAN Abhiyaan to be held tomorrow
• •Union Minister for Minority Affairs Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi visitis Dargah Ajmer Sharif to offer ‘Chadar’ on behalf of  Prime Minister
• •PRADHAN MANTRI KRISHI SINCHAYEE YOJANA – ACCELERATED IRRIGATION BENEFIT PROGRAMME (PMKSY-AIBP)
• •NHAI awards Contract for Gurgaon –Sohna road in Haryana
• •Programme - Karnataka
• •Centre to investRs 1,44,922 crore for development of National Highways in Karnataka in the next two years. Shri Nitin Gadkarilays the foundation stone for NH projectsworth Rs 1875 Crores in Belgaum and Kagwad in Karnataka
• •Fourteen States firm up Action plans for IEC in SBM-G
• •NITI Aayog Released SATH-Education Roadmaps 2018-2020 on 17 March 2018
• •Dr. Jitendra Singh to inaugurate international yoga fest on 21st march delegates from 16 countries to participat

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AS ON 20TH MARCH 2018

SECTION:SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE(The Asian Chronicle)