Tag: Prakash Javadekar

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"Even animals are not hit this way", says woman forest official after brutal attack

Hyderabad/New Delhi: The brutal attack of a woman forest officer with huge bamboo sticks in Telangana by some people allegedly led by the brother of a ruling TRS MLA unleashed a torrent of rage with the victim on Monday saying even animals are not hit this way. As the attack on C Anita, the 34-year-old […]

  • Thursday, 29 April 2021
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Cabinet okays tabling of chit funds Bill in Parliament

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved introduction of the Chit Funds (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in Parliament to streamline the sector and reduce the regulatory or compliance burden of registered chit funds industry. The Bill will also put in place mechanism to ensure transparency in chit fund schemes and protect subscribers. Announcing the decision, […]

  • Tuesday, 27 April 2021
ISRO tech to end sand-mining, man-animal conflict: Minister

Coimbatore: Plans are afoot to detect illegal sand-mining across the country with the help of ISRO satellites and also augment water and fodder in forest areas to prevent man-animal conflict, Union Environment and Forest Minister Prakash Javadekar said Saturday. The government plans to use satellite image technology by ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) to map […]

  • Monday, 26 April 2021
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Odisha Gets Rs 5933.98 Crore For Afforestation Under CAMPA Programme

Bhubaneswar: With an aim to promote afforestation, the Centre has sanctioned Rs 5933.98 crore to Odisha under the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) programme. This was announced by Union Forest and Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar in a tweet. Javadekar handed over the cheque to Odisha Forest and Environment Minister Bikram Keshari Arukh […]

  • Monday, 26 April 2021
COP 14 Was Most Successful: Javadekar

New Delhi: Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Friday that the 14th UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP14) was most successful and termed the Delhi Declaration as a powerful document. There were four takeaways from the COP14, including that countries have finally woken up to the issue of drought and with land restoration, […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
118 New Community Radio Stations To Be Set Up: Javadekar

New Delhi: As many as 118 new community radio stations are in the process of being set up in various parts of the country, including in Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected districts, north-east and Jammu and Kashmir, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Friday. Community radio is a great way to communicate with […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
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Fake News More Dangerous Than Paid News: I&B Minister Javadekar

New Delhi: Fake news is more dangerous than paid news and there is a need for the government and the media to combat it jointly, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Thursday. The government will not take any step that may curb media freedom, the minister said and suggested there should be some […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
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Cabinet approves Rs 5.5 lakh package for PoK families who initially settled outside J-K

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a one-time payment of Rs 5.5 lakh as a resettlement package for the 5,300 displaced families who had come from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and initially settled outside Jammu and Kashmir but later relocated to the state. A “historical wrong” has been corrected by the government, Union minister Prakash […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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Kovind Accepts Sawant's Resignation, Gives Portfolio To Javadekar

New Delhi: A day after Shiv Sena MP Arvind Sawant quit as the Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday accepted his resignation and gave the additional charge of the Ministry to Cabinet Minister Prakash Javadekar. In a statement, the Rashtrapati Bhavan said that the President, as advised […]

  • Friday, 23 April 2021
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Cabinet Clears Citizenship Amendment Bill

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved six bills including the Citizenship Amendment Bill and extended reservation for SCs and STs in the Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies for another 10 years. Responding to questions, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said the Citizenship Amendment Bill takes care of India’s interests. “I am […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
Cabinet Clears Personal Data Protection Bill

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the much-anticipated Personal Data Protection Bill and the government will now introduce the bill in Parliament in the ongoing winter session. Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Prakash Javadekar, however, did not give any details of the bills to the media, saying details will be discussed first […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
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OTV To Be Conferred With Antarashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Odisha Television Limited will be conferred with the Antarashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman (AYDMS)-2019 in the category of Electronic Media -TV (Odia) for its valuable contribution in spreading the message of Yoga and commemoration of International Yoga Day. The award will be presented by Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting, Prakash Javadekar, at […]

  • Wednesday, 21 April 2021
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OTV Honoured With Antarashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman In New Delhi

Antarashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman is an effort to recognize efforts towards spreading awareness on Yoga by media houses. Union Minister Prakash Javadekar presented the first International Yoga Day Media Awards. New Delhi: Odisha Television Limited (OTV) was today conferred with the Antarashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman (AYDMS)-2019 in the category of Electronic Media -TV […]

  • Wednesday, 21 April 2021
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JNU Violence: I&B Minister Slams NYT For Report Claiming Attackers Raised 'Jai Shri Ram' Chants

New Delhi: Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday hit out at New York Times for a report in which the leading US daily claimed that the attackers at JNU had raised chants of “Jai Shri Ram”. In a dig at the newspaper, he said it seems the New York Times consists of the […]

  • Wednesday, 21 April 2021
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AAP Govt's Negligence Behind Delay In Hanging Of Nirbhaya Gangrape Convicts: Prakash Javadekar

New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday blamed AAP government’s “negligence” for the “delay” in the hanging of Nirbhaya gangrape case convicts, saying it took more than two and a half years for the Arvind Kejriwal dispensation to give notice to convicts after Supreme Court rejected their appeal against the death sentence in 2017. Senior party leader […]

  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021
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