Bengaluru : Amid heightened suspense, a meeting of the ruling BJP”s legislature party in Karnataka is underway here, which is slated to pick a successor to outgoing Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa. BJP”s central observers — Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and G Kishan Reddy — are attending the meeting being held at a private hotel … Read more
Union Health Secretary Shri Rajesh Bhushan chaired a high-level meeting today with the States/UTs. The progress of vaccination was reviewed in the light of the revised guidelines for implementation of National COVID Vaccination Program and recent advisories. States were also informed of the modifications of CoWIN platform aimed to make it more effective as a backend … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reviewed the progress towards holistic development of islands. The Union Government had constituted the Islands Development Agency on June 1st, 2017. 26 islands have been listed for holistic development. Reviewing the work done in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the Prime Minister emphasized on the need for developing an integrated tourism-centric … Read more
The PM reviewed the progress of eight infrastructure projects in the railway, road, and power sectors. The Prime Minister reviewed the progress in implementation of the scheme for establishment of new medical colleges attached with existing district/referral hospitals. Mentioning that the Union Government is taking many initiatives in the health sector, he called for expeditious … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called a meeting of his entire 73-member council of ministers today. The meeting is aimed at reviewing the progress of the government’s flagship schemes and the agenda for the last year of the current NDA rule. Many schemes such as the Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Yojana, Ayushman Bharat, Pradhan Mantri … Read more
India has registered a significant decline in Maternal Mortality Ratio, recording a 22-per cent reduction in such deaths since 2013, according to a Sample Registration System bulletin released earlier this week. The MMR – number of maternal deaths per 1,00,000 live births – has declined from 167 in 2011-2013 to 130 in 2014-2016. “India has … Read more
