New Delhi [India], February 15 (ANI): The new policy of institutionalising ease of access of geospatial data will empower domestic industries and surveying agencies, Union Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Monday.
ANI - The union minister said that it will help drive efficiencies in agriculture, enhance our emergency-response capabilities while also facilitating rise of new-age industries., , National Research Foundation, Deep Ocean Mission, National Language Translation Mission
The new policy of institutionalising ease of access of geospatial data will empower domestic industries and surveying agencies, Union Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Monday. Addressing media here, the minister said: PM Swamitva Yojana is a shining example of the use of geospatial data to empower our rural population. Increased participation of private sector will augment the growth of new technologies, platforms and application of geospatial data contributing to the country s progress. The union minister said that it will help drive efficiencies in agriculture, enhance our emergency-response capabilities while also facilitating rise of new-age industries. The minister also summarised the budget announcements related to Science and Technology.He said that Rs 50,000 crore has been allocated in the budget over the next 5 years for the National Research Foundation.
Union Minister Harsh Vardhan said it is difficult to announce any fixed date (File)
New Delhi:
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday said that the third phase of COVID-19 vaccination, in which people above 50 years of age will be vaccinated, is expected to start next month.
Harsh Vardhan told the Lok Sabha that Rs 35,000 crore has been provided for COVID-19 vaccines in the Union Budget 2021-22, and the Finance Minister has assured that allocation can increase if required.
He said COVID-19 vaccination drive was launched on January 16 to vaccinate one crore healthcare workers in the first phase and it is going on smoothly.
Budget turns paperless; FM reads out speech from tablet for first time
Budget turns paperless; FM reads out speech from tablet for first time
NEW DELHI, Feb 1: From Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reading out her 110-minute speech from a tablet to seating arrangements in tune with pandemic times, there were quite a few firsts during the presentation of the 2021-22 Union Budget in the Lok Sabha on Monday.
Also, for the first time, the Budget went paperless and members were provided soft copies of the speech and documents.
Clad in a red and cream-hued saree with patterns, Sitharaman continued with the practice of carrying the red-coloured ‘bahi khata’. Only that this time around, tablet replaced papers in the red bag.