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Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the government is leaving no stone unturned to complement the efforts of scientists by providing all the resources to them and fostering a dynamic and favourable research ecosystem. The prime minister said this in a message on the 82nd Foundation Day of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).

central government departments by the NDA dispensation since 2014 as against six lakhs during the first nine years of the UPA rule, Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said Tuesday. Addressing 'Rozgar Mela' presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here, Singh said that not only jobs have been created in the past nine years but the PM has generated awareness among the youths that employment is not only about government jobs. That is why, he said, the number of start-ups have gone up to 1.25 lakh from around 350-400. «You (PM) have also opened up space sector and the number of start ups went up to 150 from four.

BJP is always ready for elections and it is up to the Election Commission (EC) to decide when the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls will be held, Union minister Jitendra Singh said here on Saturday. The Lok Sabha MP from Udhampur also said the the situation in Jammu and Kashmir has improved a lot over the last few years. «It is up to the EC to decide when the election will be conducted.

public-private partnership (PPP) with integrated strategy is essential to achieve a «TB-mukt Bharat» (tuberculosis-free India), Union minister Jitendra Singh has said. At an event on Sunday, Singh said India's efforts to eradicate tuberculosis by 2025 are a role model for the world. The minister of state in the Prime Minister's Office was speaking after flagging off the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi (SMVD) Narayana healthcare «TB-Mukt Express», a mobile medical van that will visit different villages in his parliamentary constituency Udhampur, with the slogan «Chalo Chale TB ko Harane» (let's defeat TB). The event coincided with the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. «India's efforts to eradicate TB by 2025 are a role model for the world.

Department of Financial Services (DFS) under the Ministry of Finance has disposed off more than 2 lakh cases in the last 10 months as part of a special campaign for Swachhata 2.0.

₹5 lakh. The announcement came as a surprise during the launch event of the 'One Week One Lab' program by CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (CSIR-NIScPR).

space startups in India in 2014 and that number has increased to more than 150 in 2023, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said here Monday, noting that currently, the country's space economy is valued at USD 8 billion and estimated to reach USD 40 billion by 2040. The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology shared the information as he inaugurated the S20 Conference under the aegis of G20 at Amity University here. He said India's presidency of G20 is a matter of immense pride and under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has attained remarkable achievements in science and technology. «In 2014, the country had 350 startups but today we have more than 1.25 lakh startups and 130 unicorns.

Chandrayaan-3 and Aditya-L1 are the outcomes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's progressive policy decisions, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Sunday, asserting that ISRO now has the capacity to compete with NASA and Roscosmos in space expeditions. The lander module of Chandrayaan-3 — the third mission in the Chandrayaan programme developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) — touched down on the lunar surface on August 23, making India only the fourth country to accomplish the feat.

Aditya-L1 spacecraft's orbit is scheduled at around 11:45 am today, Sunday, September 3, said the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in a post in X (formerly Twitter). “Aditya-L1 started generating the power. The solar panels are deployed.

Modi government, during which nine lakh jobs were given to the country's youth.

ISRO will inspire future generations and elevate the standing of India in the space sector. On Friday, ISRO released the latest updates from the Chandrayaan-3 mission and said everything is as per the schedule of the mission. “All planned Rover movements have been verified.

MoS) for Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh said that the Lander, Vikram has landed in a hazard-free location with the help of its algorithm and instruments. In a media briefing, the MoS explained the next course of action of Chandrayaan-3 mission. Apart from the cameras onboard, the confirmation about the soft-landing, ISRO has received by other sensors as well, he said. Meanwhile, ISRO also confirmed that a communication link has been established between the Chandrayaan-3 Lander and MOX-ISTRAC, Bengaluru. Fulfilling the dream of 140 crore Indians, the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on Wednesday touched down on the surface of the Moon after its 41-day odyssey. Chandrayaan-3 is the most ambitious project of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) so far. The task for the duo is cut out and there are multiple operations they will do once they reach the lunar south pole. The Lander has the capability to touch down at a specified lunar site and deploy the Rover which will carry out in-situ chemical analysis of the lunar surface during the course of its mobility. The Lander and the Rover have scientific payloads to carry out experiments on the lunar surface.

New Delhi: India is on track to achieve a $150 billion bio-economy by 2025, up from over $100 billion in 2022, Union minister Jitendra Singh announced on Tuesday. Highlighting the significance of the nation's growing biotech sector, Singh noted India's position as 12th in the global biotech industry and third in the Asia-Pacific region.

SSC, in 15 languages so that the youth of the country do not miss any opportunity. This historic decision will give impetus to participation of local youth and encourage regional languages, he said, addressing the 14th Hindi Consultative Committee meeting of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. «It has been recently decided to conduct the government job test in 15 Indian languages so that the language barrier does not let any youth of the country miss the job opportunity,» said Singh, the Minister of State for Personnel.

moon mission completed a key task today as the Indian Space Research Organisation said that Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft has successfully undergone fifth and final lunar orbit manoeuvre. This achievement marks a pivotal step towards the imminent separation of the landing module, housing Vikram, the lander, and Pragyan, the rover, from the propulsion module. «Today’s successful firing, needed for a short duration, has put Chandrayaan-3 into an orbit of 153 km x 163 km, as intended,» ISRO wrote on Twitter.

Narendra Modi has reiterated that India has a strict policy of zero tolerance against corruption. Singh also called for wider cooperation between the two countries in sharing Information and communication technology (ICT) innovations, promoting cross-sector cooperation, and forging partnerships to prevent and combat corruption. Tugendhat renewed the UK’s offer that India, being a signatory to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC), also implement Article 16 of UNCAC that deals with bribery of foreign public officials (foreign bribery).

India and the United Kingdom are striving to create a more transparent and corruption-free society, Union Minister Jitendra Singh has said. He also called for wider cooperation between the two countries in sharing information and communication technology (ICT) innovations, promoting cross-sector cooperation and forging partnerships to prevent and combat corruption, according to an official statement issued on Sunday.

India is seeking a consensus among G20 nations against fugitive economic offenders to ensure their faster extradition and asset recovery, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Friday. Ahead of the crucial G20 anti-corruption ministerial meeting in Kolkata on Saturday, he said economic offences have been a problem faced by many, especially when offenders flee the country's jurisdiction.

Anusandhan National Research Foundation Bill 2023 to set up a national agency to fund research across universities in the country. The Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on Monday. It was passed by a voice vote in the Rajya Sabha in just 40 minutes after being taken up for consideration and passage.

New Delhi: There is no proposal under consideration to change the retirement age of central government employees, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Wednesday. Replying to a written question in the Lok Sabha, the minister said 122 officers have been given compulsory retirement under Rule 56 (j) during the last three years (2020-2023), including the current year.

Congress Committe In-Charge for Assam and the party's Working Committe member, Jitendra Singh Alwar, on Tuesday talked up his party's prospects in the next year's Lok Sabha elections, saying it has already chalked out a roadmap for the crucial and high-stakes electoral battle. Hitting out at former party colleague Himanta Biswa Sarma, he called him the most corrupt CM in the country. The Congress on Tuesday held a strategy meeting of party leaders from Assam to firm up its strategy going into the next general elections.