Amarnath Yatra: NDMA conducts mock exercises to improve preparedness

In its efforts to improve preparedness and response mechanisms in the event of a disaster during the upcoming Amarnath Yatra, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) conducted mock exercises simulating various disaster scenarios, along the Amarnath Yatra route today.

Centre Grants Approval for Airport at Jewar in Greater Noida

The Government has granted in-principle approval for a greenfield airport at Jewar in Greater Noida in view of the rapidly growing flying requirements of the NCR region . Announcing this at a press conference in New Delhi today the Minister for Civil Aviation Shri P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju said that the air traffic in the NCR region is growing very fast. From the current level of 62 million passengers per annum, it is expected to reach upto 91 MPPA by 2020 and 109 MPPA by 2024, which would be the saturation point for the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi.

Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Vijay Goel flags off 2nd Slum Yuva Daud to highlight government’s pro-people schemes

Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Vijay Goel here today flagged off 2nd Slum Yuva Daud. The marathon started from Cross River Mall, Karkardooma and ended at Yamuna Sports Complex. More than 5000 youth participated in today’s marathon. BJP National General Secretary Arun Singh also graced the occasion.

PFRDA conducts workshop on National Pension System (NPS) for Corporates in coordination with FICCI at Bhubaneswar today; More than 10.83 lacs subscribers are registered under NPS-Private Sector (all Citizen and Corporate);Overall number of NPS and APY subscribers have crossed 1.62 crore with overall Asset under Management (AUM) of more than 1,91,725 crore.

A Corporate Meet was conducted at Bhubaneswar,Odisha today by Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) in association with FICCI, Odisha State Council to promote NPS among the corporates. PFRDA has been conducting NPS workshops at various locations across the country.

President of India Congratulates ISRO for the Successful Launch of 31 Satellites by PSLV Today

The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee has congratulated the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for the successful launch of the Cartosat-2 series along with 30 co-passenger satellites of various countries by the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) today.