In a major boost to healthcare facilities and services in Madurai and adjoining areas of Tamil Nadu, the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for AIIMS Madurai and inaugurated several projects. The new AIIMS will come up at Thoppur in Madurai. It will provide leadership in advanced healthcare, medical education and research in
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Kochi, Kerala and dedicated the Integrated Refinery Expansion Project Complex to the nation and also laid the foundation stone for various projects in the state. Among the projects dedicated to the nation include Integrated Refinery Expansion Project Complex (IREP) at Kochi. IREP will be a modern expansion complex and transform
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Bharat Ratna Awardees. PM praised Nanaji Deshmukh for his contribution to society and said “Nanaji Deshmukh’s stellar contribution towards rural development showed the way for a new paradigm of empowering those living in our villages. He personifies humility, compassion and service to the downtrodden. He is a Bharat Ratna
Padma Awards – one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The Awards are given in various disciplines/ fields of activities, viz.- art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc.
The Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that the NRIs living around the world should preserve our culture and heritage and do something for their native place and society. He was interacting with the NRIs participated in the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2019 which was held in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, who called on him at
The President Ram Nath Kovind, received Mr Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, the President of South Africa, at Rashtrapati Bhavan. He also hosted a banquet in his honour. Welcoming the South African Presidenton his first state visitto India, the President said that his visit comes at a special moment. We are celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and the 100th birth anniversary of
As the nation celebrates the 70th Republic day in the most passionate way, the President Ram Nath Kovind and the Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu delivered a key speech as part of their Republic Day address. Following are the main highlights of their speech. My greetings to all of you on the eve of
Data experts from across the UAE gathered in Abu Dhabi this week to examine how analytics can improve the running of Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019. Led by Dr. Yousef Al Hammadi, Chief Intelligence Officer at Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019, and hosted by management consulting firm McKinsey & Company, the
The United Arab Emirates qualified for the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 quarter-finals after defeating Kyrgyz Republic 3-2 in extra-time in their Round of 16 tie at the Zayed Sports City Stadium on Monday. UAE will face defending champions Australia in the last eight at the Hazza bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain on Friday.
There have been some reports in the media regarding the shortage of polio vaccine in India. This is completely incorrect. There is no shortage of Oral Polio Vaccines (OPV) and Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) in the country. As far as polio national immunization days (NID) is concerned, the required quantity of bivalent Oral Polio Vaccine