Development  

The Union Minister of State for HRD, Communications, and Electronics & Information Technology Sanjay Dhotre said that the Government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had sanctioned a development package of Rs. 80,000 crores for Jammu and Kashmir, which is enabling the opening of IIT, IIM, and AIIMs and allowing the development of highways, power generation, and irrigation projects.

Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports, Kiren Rijiju said that the youth of J&K are full of capabilities but require opportunities to prove themselves. He stated this while addressing the Central Government’s special public outreach program to disseminate information about the implementation of its policies and programs for the overall development of Jammu and Kashmir and its people today at Suchetgarh, Jammu.

PRAGATI that was launched by the Centre on March 25, 2015, addresses the grievances of a common man. It also discusses the grievances of Indian citizens working abroad, National Agriculture Market and infrastructure development programmes.

Kokborok Day is a festival celebrated in Tripura to commemorate the development of the Kokborok language, which is the official language of the state. Observed every January 19, this day celebrates the initial recognition of Kokborok and an official language in 1979. Let's find out more about this festival in this episode of Culture 'Shauk' with Sunita Iyer.

Adoption is no longer an act of bringing a child home but it is a legal process where all the rights and privileges of a child are safeguarded along with the transfer of responsibilities to adoptive parents in a legal manner said Union Minister of Women and Child Development (WCD), Smriti Zubin Irani

Iran foreign minister Javad Zarif called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and shared his perspectives on the recent developments in the region. Modi thanked Iranian leadership for the progress in the Chabahar project.

The Delhi high court has asked the police to seize mobile phones of the members of two WhatsApp groups allegedly used to coordinate the attack on JNU students and faculty earlier this month.

In another development, the court has observed that the police has the power to control traffic wherever protests are going on and directed it to look into a plea against restrictions on Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch which remains closed over protests over CAA.

The fee related matter of Jawaharlal Nehru University JNU has been sorted out following several rounds of discussions with representatives of JNU students and teachers. The Ministry of Human Resource Development under the guidance of Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ took the lead by setting up a High Powered Committee (HPC) after the representatives of agitating JNU students met the HRD Minister who assured to look into the matter.

 As tensions between Iran and the US escalate, India is keeping a close watch on the developments. Several experts say that oil apart, for India the Chabahar Port is of great importance. There was talk that the project may be put on hold

The Agri Export Policy was announced last year with the objective of doubling the export and ensuring the doubling of farmers’ income. In order to achieve this objective, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has been adopting a focused approach for ensuring greater involvement of the State governments for effective implementation of the Agri Export Policy (AEP).

Apart from meeting Nobel Prize winner Olga Tokarczuk, Amitabh Bachchan, during his visit to Wroclaw, also received various awards for his contribution for the development of India-Poland relations.

While there are rumours that the Union government is trying to grant special status to J&K and Ladakh (by the Congress) the centre has denied any such development. 

Abhinav Khare deep dives into the recent decisions taken by the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress coalition government in Maharashtra. ‘The new chief minister Uddhav Thackeray has also taken a decision which might have serious law and order implications’

The Ministry of Tourism is focussing on development and promotion of tourism in the North Eastern Region. For development Ministry under the Swadesh Darshan and PRASHAD Schemes has sanctioned 18 projects covering all the North Eastern States for Rs.1456 crore. The Ministry of Tourism undertakes various activities for the promotion of North Eastern region of the country as a tourist destination.