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Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar on Friday expressed happiness over the installation of 400 water points in Gujarat's Gir National Park.
After meeting OTT platform owners, Union Minister of I&B Prakash Javadekar interacted with the representatives of digital news publishers and discussed the new guidelines.
The Similipal Tiger Reserves in Odisha has underwent massive fires that believably broke in the biosphere reserve situated in the Mayurbhanj district. The Odisha government has claimed that there was no loss of life.
Amid the ongoing political crisis in Puducherry, the Union Cabinet imposed President's rule in the UT. Union cabinet's approval comes after the Congress-led government in Union Territory failed to prove their majority during the floor test.
The Narendra Modi Stadium in the Sardar Vallabhai Patel Sports Enclave in Motera in Ahmedabad, now the world’s largest cricket stadium was inaugurated by President Ram Nath Kovind.
The year 2020 saw the rise of several Over The Top (OTT) platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar, etc. As people stayed at home and cinemas remained shut, production houses chose to release some of their shows and movies on OTT platforms. Amid the growing popularity of these platforms, the government has shown concern over the kind of content available on OTT platforms.
Achieving yet another milestone in the broadcasting industry, Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Shekhar Vempati has been elected as the Vice President of the Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU).
Addressing the concerns of the sugarcane farmers, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved assistance of about Rs. 3,500 crore for them.
PM Modi met UK foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to discuss the India - UK partnership in the Post- Covid and Post- Brexit world.
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar and counterpart Krista Mikkonen of Finland signed a MoU in the field of biodiversity conservation and environment protection. According to the MoU, both the countries will exchange their best practices in specific areas of environment.
With an aim at increasing household incomes in rural areas, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government will extend its National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) to the two newly created Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
Slamming the Congress for allegedly targeting the media, IB Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said, trampling on media freedom will not be tolerated by the people of India as after the Mumbai Police arrested four persons in a Television Rating Points (TRP) manipulation racket and alleged that a national channel was also involved in it.
Slamming the media houses for the TRP based journalism, Information, and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said that the government believes in press freedom but showing "provocative news" for the sake of TRP is not journalism.
Eminent filmmaker Shekhar Kapur has been appointed as president of the Pune-based Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Society and chairman of the institute's governing council.
In a major development, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar has announced the sanctioning of 670 Electric buses in Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat and Chandigarh under Phase-2 of the FAME India scheme.
Environment Ministry launched National Conservation Strategy for Indian One - Horned Rhinos.
On the eve of International Coastal Clean-Up Day, for the first time 8 Indian beaches have been recommended for the coveted ‘Blue Flag’ international eco-label, Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) Prakash Javadekar said on Friday.
Bringing relief to the Film industry, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar released Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for film and TV program shooting amid COVID pandemic after consulting the health and home ministry.
In a historic decision paving the way for a transformational reform in the recruitment process for central government jobs, the Cabinet has approved the setting up of the National Recruitment Agency (NRA) to conduct Common Eligibility Test for selection to non-gazetted posts in the central government and public sector banks on Wednesday.
Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSMEs Nitin Gadkari today reviewed the Chaardham road project in the State of Uttarakhand via Video Conference. He gave a nod for expeditious disposal of all pending issues and for completing land acquisition at the 'earliest' in a meeting held via video conference.
rime Minister Narendra Modi's 2018 initiative 'Tiger Census' has set a New Guinness Record for being the world’s largest camera trap wildlife survey on Saturday.
The Union Cabinet approved further extension of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) till November for the distribution of free food grains to help the needy people to curb the economic disruptions caused due to the lockdown.
Nostalgia sweeps in, and how. As people demand a re-telecast of these shows, I can’t help but ponder what actually triggered this demand. Is it because of the recent appearance of Ramayana’s cast on a famous comedy show? Or is it that people are bored of binge watching uncensored run-of-a-mill kind of web series portraying hooliganism, infidelity, use of cuss words all as a sign of “modernism”?
Viewing to anchor opportunity to showcase country's conservation initiatives for wildlife species, India is set to host 13th Conference of Parties of the convention on the conservation of migratory species of wild animals, an environmental treaty under the aegis of United Nations Environment Programme. Representatives from 129 Parties and eminent conservationists and international NGOs working in the field of wildlife conservation are expected to attend the COP during 17th to 22nd February at Gandhinagar in
Its a new year and the Bharatiya Janata Party plefges to make complete usage of every single minute ahead in the preparation for the Delhi polls. "The oppositions and the AAP in New Delhi have allegedly spearheaded the anti-CAA violent protests last month", affirmed Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday while addressing a forum on 2020 New Year morning.
India’s leadership and commitment on environmental issues under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has led to landmark achievements such as India for the first time ranked among the top ten countries in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI)
Union Environment Minister Praksh Javadekar today released the much awaited ‘India State of Forest Report 2019’ in New Delhi. India State of Forest Report is a biennial publication by the Forest Survey of India under the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change.
Ahead of the assembly polls in the national capital, AAP leader Guggan Singh, who was the party's North West Delhi candidate in the Lok Sabha polls, returned to the BJP on Monday in the presence of Union Minister Prakash Javadekar and Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari.
Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on December 30 released the India State of Forest Report 2019. This article is based on a comparative study of the 2017 report and that of the 2019, and unfolds the facts about change in India’s forest cover in the last two years.
The National Awards ceremony finally took place in New Delhi's Vigyan Bhawan today, with Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu handing the awards out to the winners. This year's Dadasaheb Phalke awardee Amitabh Bachchan, though could not attend, having shared the evening before that he was down with fever.
"There is a need to speed up International Solar Alliance to trap solar energy in a big way", Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Tuesday slating the need of the hour for speedier expansion of International Solar Alliance to reduce dependence on fossil fuels.
While the national capital is still trapped in pollution trouble, calling attention to the situation arising out of the dangerous levels, the NDA-led government has developed a comprehensive air plan, identifying the timelines for abating and controlling air pollution.
In a world where media plays a strong role exhibiting as the fourth pillar, as a watchdog, it becomes very essential to comply by the ethics of journalism. On this occasion of National Press Day, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar Saturday said the media should guard against “fake news” and desist from providing any “disinformation and misinformation”.
Furthering India’s commitment in promoting the use of environmentally friendly products, the Centre on Monday has given environment clearance to Indian Oil Corporation Limited to set up new 2G ethanol plant at Panipat.
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar today made a big announcement that Megastar Rajinikanth will receive the Special Icon award at the Golden Jubilee of International Film Festival of India, IFFI in Goa this month.
Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar today announced that all the 5 lakh government vehicles on conventional fuel will be converted into e-vehicle in a phased manner.
The 29th ministerial meeting of the BASIC (Brazil, South Africa, India, China) countries on Climate Change at Beijing, China on October 25 and 26 concluded today.
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change today launched the first national protocol to enumerate the snow leopard population in the country on the occasion of International Snow Leopard Day.
Ahead of the festive season leaping up in India, the Centre has moved up providing a crucial Diwali gift to the central government employees, benefitting from the five per cent raised Dearness Allowance, as announced by Prakash Javadekar.
Newly restored Jayakar Bungalow, an iconic heritage structure of Pune, being a store of digital film library was inaugurated by Prakash Javadekar at National Film Archive of India on September 15.
With an aim to spread awareness about water conservation to masses, Minister for Environment, Prakash Javadekar flagged off a Jaldoot vehicle. After flagging off the ‘Jaldoot’, Minister Javadekar said that Jaldoot will visit 8 districts of Maharashtra in the next 2 months will also tell about the work done by the government in the last 100 days. The exhibition highlights bold initiatives and decisive actions taken by the government.
As a source of emitting information, television has played a vital role in emancipating ideas to the masses. Moving a step ahead, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has decided to make television programmes accessible to the hearing-impaired audience. In this regard, it has been decided that all news channels will carry a bulletin with sign language interpretation at least once a day.
Waking ahead in completion of 100 days of the second term of Modi government, Prakash Javadekar moved up extolling the achievements of the government, saying that the decisions taken by the government in its first 100 days have helped empower people, brought in more inclusiveness and transparency.
Taking this caution on agenda, the Environment Ministry of India has discharged more than Rs 47,000 to 27 state governments to take strong steps and compensatory afforestation efforts and other activities to preserve the environment.
Delivering the keynote address at a Curtain Raiser Press Conference in New Delhi, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar, highlighted India’s resolve to combat desertification.
In response to Prime Minister's call on India’s 73rd Independence Day, to make India free of single-use plastics, a massive public campaign will be launched engaging all stakeholders. This was informed by Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar, who is in Sao Paulo, Brazil to attend the Ministerial meetings of BRICS and BASIC countries.
Ahead of Independence Day, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javdekar today launched a musical song 'Watan'.
Remembering sacrifice of great leaders! On anniversary of Quit India Movement, Prakash Javadekar presents Gandhi Albums to President Kovind
Wednesday’s Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi nodded a number of projects, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which could help the nation to catch the track of development in all terms fast. Let us scroll down the decisions taken by the Cabinet.
