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KAPP nuclear reactor unit 3 likely to be commissioned by Nov 2020: Govt

Unit 3 of Kakrapar Atomic Power Plant (KAPP), the 700 MW Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR), is expected to be commissioned by November this year, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said

No proposal to change retirement age of central govt employees: Govt

There is no proposal to change the age of retirement of central government employees, Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said on Wednesday

Covid-19 shifted focus to integrated health management: Jitendra Singh

Jitendra Singh said Covid has reinforced the belief that a healthy integration of different medical streams is key to managing diseases that are not amenable to treatment by a single stream

Himalayan states give unexplored potential for post-Covid revival: Minister

Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday said the Himalayan states and Union territories such as Arunachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir offer unexplored potential for post-COVID resurgence. Addressing the 'Himalayan Divas' conclave here, Singh said for centuries, the Himalayas have stood like a custodian guarding India against foreign invasions and the assaults of nature. Citing scientific research, Singh said for a large part of the Indian subcontinent, Himalaya serves as a major source of water, flora and fauna. At the same time, rivers flowing along the Himalayas, whether it is the Indus or the Ganga, offer immense avenues which are yet to be fully explored, he said. About a dozen States and Union Territories Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam and parts of West Bengal, are located along the Himalayas. Singh, Union Minister for Development of the North Eastern Region (DoNER), said wh

Chandrayaan-1 images indicate possible impact of Earth's atmosphere on Moon

The latest finding indicates the presence of water at the Moon's poles and this is what the scientists are trying to decipher

First-ever cannabis medicine project coming up in Jammu: Jitendra Singh

The first ever cannabis medicine project will soon be set up in Jammu with Canadian collaboration, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Saturday. The Minister of State for Prime Minister's Office said it is the first major foreign investment in Jammu and Kashmir after it became a Union Territory (UT). The first ever cannabis medicine project will be set up with the collaboration of Canada at Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) in Jammu, he said in a statement. The minister said special permission had to be obtained to produce the pain-relief medicine for patients suffering from cancer, diabetes, etc., using cannabis, which is otherwise restricted for use because of narcotic drug abuse. The medicine prepared from this plant can be utilised even for export to other countries, he said. Singh also reviewed the progress of the construction of north India's first biotech industrial park in Kathua near Jammu. A few other projects are also being set up through the Council of

NEP landmark step in clearing anomalies in education sector: Jitendra Singh

Jitendra Singh said the introduction of NEP the was a landmark step by the government in clearing several anomalies prevailing in the education system of the country

Cabinet approves J&K Official Languages Bill to include Kashmiri, Dogri

"Inclusion of Dogri, Hindi and Kashmiri as official languages in Jammu and Kashmir is a fulfillment of a long-pending public demand," said Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh

Prakash Javadekar, Jitendra Singh to brief media on cabinet decisions today

Prakash Javadekar and Dr Jitendra Singh to brief media on cabinet decisions at 3 pm on Wednesday

Pensioners to get ePPO in their DigiLocker directly: Jitendra Singh

DigiLocker is a digital document wallet for citizens that allows them to store and access important documents electronically

CIC's functioning not interrupted for a day due to Covid-19: Jitendra Singh

Not only this, the chief information commissioner informed the minister that the Commission had also effectively continued its interactive and outreach activities, the statement said

Katra-Delhi express road to be completed by 2023: Minister Jitendra Singh

The work has started on the Katra-Delhi Express road corridor and once completed it will reduce the travel time between the two destinations to around six and half hours

ISRO is fast expanding its role into development activities: Jitendra Singh

ISRO IS contributing to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mission of Transforming India, Singh said

Isro data from remote sensing satellites helped raise crop output: minister

Jitendra Singh highlights use of Isro technology in railway safety, border protection, telemedicine and other areas

India will play big role in post-Covid global economic recovery: Minister

Addressing an event, he said that India has set the tone for global collaboration to deal with the pandemic under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Ratle hydroelectric power project to be revived soon: Jitendra Singh

The 850-MW Ratle hydroelectric power project in Jammu and Kashmir, work on which was stalled for the past six years, will be revived soon, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Wednesday. The hydroelectric project is a run-of-river scheme located on river Chenab in Kishtwar district of the union territory. The preliminary work such as construction of access roads and diversion tunnels was started in 2013 but the work got stopped due to various issues cropping up between the then government of Jammu & Kashmir and the company to which the contract of the project had been awarded, according to an official statement. On the intervention and follow-up by Singh, the Union Ministry of Power has now, in consultation with the government of Jammu & Kashmir, made a revival plan for implementation of the power project, it said. A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) and the government of J&K, the statement issued by the ...

India has shown that despite Covid crisis, show goes on: Jitendra Singh

The minister said that officers have an opportunity to become the architect of a new India, the foundation of which was laid down by PM Modi

Women leading fight against Covid-19 in northeastern states: Jitendra Singh

Singh said the region has also emerged as a model of development in the last six years under the Narendra Modi government at the Centre

All provisions of RTI Act to be enforced in J&K, says Jitendra Singh

A notification in this regard will be issued soon and the same pattern will be followed as in other UTs, said Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh

Will have appropriate safeguards: Jitendra Singh on J&K domicile issue

The Congress sought adequate legal and constitutional safeguards to protect the rights of the locals to land and jobs