PIB Mumbai News Folder – Update dated 25th May 2021

President’s Secretariat

• • President’s Greetings on the eve of Buddha Purnima

Vice President’s Secretariat

• • Vice President greets people on the eve of Buddha Purnima

Prime Minister’s Office

• • PM to deliver the keynote address on the occasion of Virtual Vesak Global Celebrations on Buddha Purnima

Cabinet

• • Cabinet approves Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) entered into by Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICoAl) and Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) with Foreign Countries/Organisations
  • Cabinet approves Creation of one post of Director in Senior Administrative Grade (SAG), at National Disaster Response Force Academy, Nagpur
  • Cabinet approves Opening of a new Consulate General of India in Addu City, Maldives

Department of Atomic Energy

• • DAE to initiate process for selection of private partner for India’s First Research Reactor Project for Production of Medical Radioisotopes

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

• • Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare releases Third Advance Estimates of Principal Crops for 2020-21

Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

• • Additional 19,420 vials of Amphotericin- B allocated to States/UTs

Ministry of Communications

• • India Post Payments Bank, Mahindra Rural Housing Finance Partner for Cash Management Solution

Ministry of Corporate Affairs

• • Cabinet approves Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) entered into by Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICoAl) and Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) with Foreign Countries/Organisations

Ministry of Culture

• • PM to deliver the keynote address on the occasion of Virtual Vesak Global Celebrations on Buddha Purnima

Ministry of Defence

• • Assistance by Indian Army for Cyclone Yaas in West Bengal

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

• • Dr Harsh Vardhan participates in a High-Level Panel Discussion on “Continuity on Health Services during COVID-19 Crisis”
  • Update on COVID Relief Aid
  • More than 21.89 crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
  • At 1.96 Lakh Cases, Daily New Cases falls below 2 Lakh mark after 40 Days
  • Yet another village in Ahmednagar district becomes Covid free following Covid appropriate behaviour

Ministry of Railways

• • Railways upscale Oxygen Express operations from Eastern States to beat the Cyclone winds

Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

• • Union Minister Shri Mansukh Mandaviya reviews preparedness of Major Ports on Cyclone Yaas

Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation

• • Payroll Reporting in India – A Formal Employment Perspective

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

• • Sports Ministry gives go-ahead to open up 143 Khelo India Centres across 7 States in India

PIB Headquarters

• • PIB’S BULLETIN ON COVID-19