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The amendment in MMDR Act will help to create employment opportunities and allow private sector with enhanced technology in mining activities.
The major objective of the reforms is to generate huge employment opportunities, reduce imports and increase production by bringing large mineral blocks into auction.
The award is instituted by Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology (DST). The award recognises and rewards outstanding research achievements of young women scientists in frontier areas of Science and Engineering.
The Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2019 has been conferred on the Late His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said of Oman.
The Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2020 has been conferred on the Late Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman of Bangladesh.
Gandhi Peace Prize is an annual award instituted by the Government of India to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in the year 1995. This award is for all persons beyond nationality, race, language, caste, creed or gender. The award carries an amount of Rs 1 crore, a citation, a plaque and an exquisite traditional handicraft/ handloom item.
Recent awardees include- Vivekananda Kendra, India (for 2015); Akshaya Patra Foundation, India and Sulabh International (Jointly, for 2016); Ekal Abhiyan Trust, India (for 2017); and Shri Yohei Sasakawa, Japan (for 2018)
To create the record, she swam for 13 hours and 43 minutes from Talaimannar in northern Sri Lanka to Dhanushkodi in India.
The WSIS Forum 2021 is entirely online, started from January onwards, & the final week of the Virtual WSIS Forum 2021 will take place on 17-21 May 2021.
Minister of State Telecom, Shri Sanjay Dhotre represented India at the World Summit on Information Society Forum 2021. On 22 March 2021, he addressed the High Level Policy session of WSIS 2021.
During the address, Shri Dhotre underscored the role of Information and Communication Technologies for modernization and transformation of the industry, promotion of inclusive economic growth and stimulation of the national economies to meet the larger objectives of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).