Green Climate – World leaders urge ambitious action to combat climate change
World leaders have urged ambitious action to combat climate change and promised to make greater efforts, but a tough road lay ahead with a year to go for an accord.
New e-mail service to ensure security of communication & data in India
Indian Government is working on a new e-mail service for India. The new system will ensure that government communications and data are secure and not hacked. Modeled on Gmail and
Devote 100 hours a year for cleaning public places
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made an emotional appeal to all citizens to contribute for cleaning. The Prime Minister asked every citizen to devote 100 hours a year for cleaning
Food Park in Karnataka inaugurated by PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the 110-acre integrated Food Park in Tumkur in Karnataka today. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Modi said, Centre and the states have to work
India becomes first country to reach martian orbit in first attempt
The Mars Orbiter Mission was successfully inserted into Martian orbit today morning. The liquid Apogee motor was fired for about 24 minutes to reduce the speed of the spacecraft and
NOTTO – Transparency assured in upcoming government organ transplantation network
Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Health Minister, has called for total, Information Technology-guided transparency in the interface between organ donor and recipient when the National Organ & Tissue Transplantation Organisation (NOTTO)
India to declare ‘National Hypertension Day’ soon
The Union Health Ministry has conceptualised dedicating a particular day of each year for highlighting the dangers of Hypertension, the silent killer which, according to World Health Organisation (WHO), accounts
Tamil Nadu Ebola ‘suspect case’
The Ministry of Health, in coordination with the Ministries of Home Affairs (Immigration Department), External Affairs and Civil Aviation, is constantly tracking passengers arriving in India from the West African
Ebola prevention plan to fight Ebola spread
World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday officially declared the current outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) as the “most complex outbreak leading to public health emergency”. It has called for
Polio Vaccination for Resident Nationals Travelling to India
Government of India has issued mandatory requirement of a dose of oral polio vaccine (OPV) for resident nationals coming to India from the following polio infected countries: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nigeria,