India-Russia Agriculture Business Summit held in New DelhiOn 13th February 2018, India-Russia Agriculture Business Summit was held in New Delhi.India-Russia Agriculture Business Summit:i. India-Russia Agriculture Business Summit was organized by the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.ii. Gajender Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Sergey Beletskiy, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Agriculture, Russia, spoke at the summit.iii. Heads of

Jharkhand to set up “Dada-Dadi Park” park in every city On 12th February 2018, Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das announced that “Dada-Dadi Park” for senior citizens will soon be set up in all cities of Jharkhand. Dada-Dadi Park: i. Raghubar Das said that, the Dada-Dadi park will be set up to relieve people from the summer heat. ii. He made

Integrated Automatic Aviation Meteorological Systems inaugurated at INS Garuda On February 9, 2018, ‘Integrated Automatic Aviation Meteorological System (IAAMS)’ was inaugurated at INS Garuda, a naval air station located in Kochi, Kerala. About Integrated Automatic Aviation Meteorological System (IAAMS): i. INS Garuda has become the fourth Naval Air Station to be the part of this integrated system. ii. IAAMS is

“Swachh Bharat Sanitation Park” inaugurated in Delhi On February 9, 2018, Union Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ms. Uma Bhartiinaugurated Swachh Bharat Sanitation Park in Delhi. Details about Sanitation Park inaugurated by Ms. Uma Bharti: i. This park has been developed by Union Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, in collaboration with the Environmental Sanitation Institute and

NITI Aayog launches ‘Healthy States, Progressive India Report’ On February 9, 2018, NITI Aayog launched the ‘Healthy States, Progressive India’ Report. The report was jointly released by NITI Aayog CEO – Amitabh Kant, Ministry of Health, Secretary – Preeti Sudan and World Bank India Country Director – Junaid Ahmad. i. In terms of overall performance, Kerala, Punjab and Tamil

Cabinet Approvals on February 08 2018 On February 7, 2018, Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modiapproved following initiatives: i. Union Cabinet has approved the proposal for ratification of Minamata Convention on Mercury and thereby enabling India to become a Party to the Convention. ii. Cabinet approves changes in the Major Port Authorities Bill 2016 iii. Cabinet approves DSF Policy

Commerce Ministry launches tools to rank states, UTs on startup ecosystem On February 6, 2017, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Suresh Prabhu launched three tools – States and Union Territory Startup Ranking Framework, Compendium of Good Practices for Promoting Startups in India and the Startup India Kit – for ranking States and Union Territories (UTs) on startup

Govt body sets up mechanism for tech transfer to small-scale industries Union Science and Technology Minister, Harsh Vardhan has stated that Government has set up a mechanism in the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for regular interface with small-scale industry (SSI) for transfer of technologies from CSIR laboratories to industries. Information about mechanism for tech transfer to