No evidence of Chandrayaan-2 lander Vikram: NASA

NASA has found no evidence of Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram lander in the latest images captured by its Moon orbiter of the lunar south pole region where India’s ambitious mission attempted a historic soft landing, the US space agency said today. On September 7, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) attempted a soft landing of Vikram on … Read more

“Counterfeit food items pose a grave danger to the health of our citizens. It is absolutely imperative that the problem is dealt with effectively.” Secretary (HFW)

“Counterfeit food items, being totally illegal, bypass all mandatory quality checks and pose a grave danger to the health of our citizens. It is absolutely imperative that the problem is dealt with effectively” saidSecretary(HFW) Ms. Preeti Sudan at the video-conference (VC)addressing the Principal Secretaries of States and UTs, here today. High Court of Delhi vide … Read more

National workshop on ODF Plus held with 12 States in New Delhi

Secretaries in-charge of rural sanitation, Mission Directors and other key state level officials from 12 states attended the workshop. Opening the workshop, Parameswaran Iyer, Secretary (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, shared that although tremendous progress had been made under the SBM(G), since the programme’s inception in 2014, the work is not yet over, and it … Read more