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National India Leads-2021 Summit ⇒ Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh addressed the India Leads-2021 Summit on “Future of India-Oceania Space Technology Partnerships” on 15 September. Organized by: The India Leads-2021 Summit […]

National National Florence Nightingale Award 2020 ⇒ The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presented the National Florence Nightingale Awards to the Nursing Personnel in a virtual ceremony September 15, 2021. Deputy Director-General of Military Nursing Service Brig S V Saraswati has been bestowed with the National Florence Nightingale Award 2020. Brig Saraswati hails

National Connect Karo 2021 ⇒ The Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs and Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Hardeep Singh Puri addressed the inaugural session of ‘Connect Karo 2021 – Towards Equitable, Sustainable Indian Cities’ event on 13 September 2021. The five-day event was organized by the World Resources Institute (WRI) from September 13 to

National Puducherry Technological University, & Solar Power Plant at Pondicherry University ⇒ The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the Puducherry Technological University, in Puducherry on 13 September 2021. The Puducherry Technological University (PTU) is the first state university of the Union Territory of Puducherry which has been constituted by upgrading Pondicherry Engineering College

National Van Dhan Award 2020-2021 ⇒ Union Minister of Tribal Affairs, Shri Arjun Munda discussed the development of the tribal areas in Assam with the Chief Minister of Assam, Shri Himanta Biswa Sarma on 12 September 2021. Senior Cabinet Ministers of the Assam Government and officials of the Tribal Affairs Department were present in the

National 7 Food Processing Projects ⇒ Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, Shri Pashupati Kumar Paras and the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel inaugurated 7 food processing projects in Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu on 10 September 2021. About Projects: The total cost of these 7 projects

National Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) System ⇒ In a significant boost to India’s defence capabilities, DRDO handed over the first deliverable Firing Unit of Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) System to Indian Air Force at Air Force Station, Jaisalmer in Rajasthan on 09 September 2021. Developed by: The MRSAM (IAF)

National Pilot run of the ‘special drive for Digital onboarding of street vendors under PM SVANidhischeme’ ⇒ Pilot run of the ‘special drive for Digital onboarding of street vendors under PM SVANidhischeme’ was launched jointly by Shri Ajay Prakash Sawhney, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology and Shri Durga Shanker Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of

National Emergency Landing Field (ELF) on NH-925 ⇒ Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh and Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari jointly inaugurated the Emergency Landing Field (ELF) on NH-925, on 09 September 2021. He also witnessed aircraft operations on the Emergency Landing Field on NH-925 at Gandhav Bhakasar Section (NH-925) South of

National Food Processing Week ⇒ As a part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebration, the Ministry of Food Processing Industries observed ‘Food Processing Week’ from 6th to 12th September 2021, under which, the Ministry organized various programs. Programs: Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, Shri Pashupati Kumar Paras and Minister of State for Food