Indian Railways has been a prime supplier of Coal to all Power Houses and has taken substantive measures in year 2021-22. During the year 2021-22 Indian Railways has augmented the transportation of Coal through Railways by a record 111 Million tonnes.
August 2022
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution and Textiles has urged the States to put the NICDC projects on the fast track and set a deadline for acquisition and allotment of land in industrial nodes and clusters.
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Research Development Corporation (NRDC). The aim of this MoU is to give a boost to the export value chain
In line with the National Hydrogen Mission, GAIL (India) Limited has awarded a contract to set up one of the largest Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Electrolyser in India. The project is being installed at GAIL’s Vijaipur Complex and would be based on renewable power. The Project has been designed to produce around 4.3 Metric Tons of Hydrogen per day (approx. 10 MW capacity) with a purity of about 99.999%. In line with the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat, the project has been awarded to a vendor having a domestic value addition of more than 50 percent.
Union Minister of State for Ministry of New and Renewable Energy will attend Intersolar Europe 2022 to be held in Munich, Germany. The Minister would deliver the keynote address at the investment promotion event “India’s Solar Energy Market”. The event is being organized by the Indo-German Energy Forum (IGEF).
India is participating in the Conference of Parties (COP) 15th meeting of the United Nations Convention on Combating Desertification (UNCCD COP15). The Indian delegation led by Union Minister for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, is representing India at Abidjan, Cote D Ivoire.
The International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (ICDRI) is the annual conference of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI).
It brings together member countries, organizations, and institutions to strengthen the global discourse on disaster and climate-resilient infrastructure
April 22 is celebrated worldwide as World Earth Day.
The official theme for Earth Day 2022 is ‘Invest In Our Planet’.
Shri Rajiv Kumar today assumed charge as the 25th Chief Election Commissioner of India. Shri Rajiv Kumar has been serving in ECI as Election Commissioner since September 1, 2020. During his tenure as Election Commissioner, elections have been held for State Assemblies of Bihar in 2020, Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal.
Ministry of Ayush and Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has formulated regulations of safety & quality standards for food products under the ‘Ayurveda Aahara’ category. This comprehensive initiative will ensure the manufacturing of quality Ayurveda food products and help in expanding the international market for Make-In-India products.
