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7th Evacuation Flight Carrying 182 Indian Citizens from Ukraine Arrives in Mumbai as Part of “Operation Ganga”
The Minister said the government is committed to repatriating all Indians from Ukraine. He assured the students that their friends and colleagues in Ukraine will also be evacuated soon.
No Need to Physically Port the Ration Card from one State/UT to Another Under One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) Plan
The Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on Wednesday informed that under the technology driven One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) plan, as such there is no need to physically port the ration card from one State/UT to another, as the beneficiaries have choice to lift their foodgrains from any electronic Point of Sale (ePoS) device enabled Fair Price Shop (FPS) from anywhere in the country, by using their same/existing ration card issued in their home State/UT.
Railways Plans Double Decker Trains for Passenger & Cargo Transport
In a first, the Indian Railways plans to roll out double decker trains which can transport cargo and passengers as well. First two such trains with 20 coaches will be manufactured with nearly Rs 160 crore investments at a rail coach factory, sources said.
J&K Becomes the First Union Territory to be Integrated with National Single Window System
In a historic achievement, Jammu & Kashmir became the first Union Territory to be onboarded the National Single Window System (NSWS). This marks a major leap in Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) in the Union Territory.
RBI’s Digital Rupee will Help Curb Black Money Menace: Official
RBI’s proposed digital rupee, which will be issued next year, will enhance the digital economy and also help curb the rampant black money problem in India. The RBI will be able to track each and every single digital rupee issued, even when it goes through multiple vendors, shopkeepers, customers, etc.
More than 15 Crore National Digital Health IDs Created Under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission
On the 15th of August 2020, the National Digital Health Mission (now known as Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission) was launched as a pilot in six Union Territories: Andaman and Nicobar, Chandigarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, and Puducherry. National Health authority is creating awareness about the advantages of this health ID.
More Than 43.34 Crore Permanent Account Numbers (PAN) Linked With Aadhaar Till 24.01.2022
As on 24-01-2022, the total number of Permanent Account Numbers (PANs) linked with Aadhaar is 43,34,75,209. This was stated by Union Minister of State for Finance Shri Pankaj Chaudhary in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
Cargo Ship Sails from Patna to Pandu Heralding A New Age of Logistics for Assam
The vessel starts its sail on National Waterway-1 (river Ganga) through Bhagalpur, Manihari, Sahibganj, Farakka, Tribeni, Kolkata, Haldia, Hemnagar; Indo Bangladesh Protocol (IBP) route through Khulna, Narayanganj, Sirajganj, Chilmari and National Waterway-2 through Dhubri, and Jogighopa covering a distance of 2,350 km. The vessel will take about 25 days to cover the entire voyage and is expected to reach Pandu in Guwahati by early March.
One District One Product (ODOP) Mission of Centre Takes A Giant Technology Boost
ODOP partnered with AGNIi Mission, one of the nine technology missions under the Prime Minister’s Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council to identify Indian innovative technologies that can play a transformative role in the end-to-end processing of Lakadong Turmeric, starting with leveraging payload drones (UAVs) to transport the turmeric in large quantities.