Himachal Pradesh government has started ‘Him Suraksha Abhiyan’ to sensitize the people regarding the Covid-19 pandemic and also to gather information regarding symptoms of diseases like TB, Leprosy, sugar and blood pressure by the door to door campaign all over the state.
Union Food Processing Industries Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has virtually originated the Rs 107.83 crore mega food park at Phagwara in Kapurthala district of Punjab.
So far, 37 mega food parks have been approved across the country, of which 20 have started functioning.
The Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR) and the Uttar Pradesh Forest department have got the first-ever international award, “TX2” for doubling the number of tigers in four years against a target of 10 years.
Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP, Ahmed Patel passed away. He was Lok Sabha MP three times from 1977 to 1989 and Rajya Sabha MP since 1993 representing Gujarat.
India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has begun a low-cost insurance scheme ‘Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY)’ for its customers to bring large segments of the underserved and unserved population into the financial mainstream.
IPPB has tied-up with PNB MetLife India Insurance Company for this product.
The Defence Research and Development (DRDO) Chairman G Satheesh Reddy has started the first Production unit of Heavy Weight Torpedo (HWT), Varunastra.
The Varunastra has been designed and developed by Naval Science & Technological Laboratory (NSTL) of DRDO while Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), Vishakhapatnam has made the torpedo for the Indian Navy.