1. The Student Police Cadet (SPC) Programme is scheduled to be launched nationally on the 21st July 2018 by the Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh.
2. The Rs 169.59 Crore Multi-Modal Terminal (MMT) being built at Varanasi by Inland Waterways Authority of India under Jal Marg Vikas project is set to be completed by November this year. This would be a major landmark for the project.
3. Shri Gopal Das Neeraj (Hindi Poet) passed away at the age of 94 in New Delhi. His famous poetic works include Asawari, Lahar Pukare, and Paran Geet. Shri Gopal Das Neeraj had won Three Filmfare awards and penned some of the all-time hits like Likhe jo khat tujhe. He was conferred with Padma Shri in 1991 and Padma Bhushan in 2007.
4. "India affirms strong support for TB cooperation plan in every aspect as agreed upon in the 6th BRICS Health Ministers’ meeting held in Delhi in 2016 and in the first High-Level Meeting of the UN General Assembly on Ending Tuberculosis." This was stated by Shri J P Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare during his address at the ‘8th BRICS Health Ministers’ Meeting at Durban, South Africa, today.
Published On : 20 Jul 2018