Union Minister Jitendra Singh said the government has been very forthcoming in engaging the private sector to the maximum extent.
Jammu, Aug 16 Union minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday reached out to people admitted in the Government Medical College here with injuries from the clo..
Union Minister Jitendra Singh on X informed that as per information received NASA is "standing down" (withdrawing) from the launch of the mission.
Union minister Jitendra Singh called for a time-bound redressal mechanism of pension-related grievances, aligning it with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s broader governance model that places the citizen at the centre.
Modi was supposed to inaugurate the direct train service from Katra in Jammu to Srinagar early this month, but the function was put on hold due to inclement weather.
Singh reviewed the security preparedness at scientific and technical installations across the country on Saturday and issued directions for an upgrade, particularly in the border areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat.
Supporting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comments on India's partition, Union Minister Jitendra Singh stated on Wednesday that the ambitions of Jawaharlal Nehru and Muhammad Ali Jinnah were behind the 1947 division of the country.
Chandrayaan-4 will involve at least two separate launches of the heavylift LVM-3 rocket that will carry five different components of the mission which will be assembled in orbit.
The contribution of India's family businesses to India's GDP growth will rise to 85 percent by 2047, the minister added.
Delivering the presidential address at the inaugural session of the 10th India International Science Festival (IISF) here, the Union Minister of State for Science and Technology said, "India's remarkable growth story is deeply rooted in its advancements in science and technology, and innovation."
Jitendra Singh stated in writing that Axiom Space, a private company, has been identified by NASA and that ISRO and the American company have signed a Space Flight Agreement for the joint trip to the International Space Station (ISS)
Jitendra Singh expressed pride and happiness on the progress of the deep-sea mission and India being among the very few nations to achieve this feat
He added that whether it is the roads, railways, Smart City project, digital health, deep sea exploration, groundwater mapping, or crop imaging, the applications of science and technology are quite visible to all.
A single-stage liquid propulsion rocket, equipped with a crew module and crew escape system, lifted off from Sriharikota earlier on Saturday
That is why, he said, the number of start-ups have gone up to 1.25 lakh from around 350-400. "You (PM) have also opened up space sector and the number of start ups went up to 150 from four.
Singh said Vikram and Pragyan carried out experiments on the lunar surface since they landed on the Moon on August 23 and were put to sleep on September 4 with batteries fully charged and solar panels placed to catch the rays of the sun after the sunrise near the Moon's south pole.
Addressing an event at the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) headquarters here, he said there has been a quantum jump in extradition of criminals and fugitives in recent years, especially after India hosted the 90th Interpol General Assembly in October 2022.
UK Minister for Security, Tom Tugendhat, called on Singh and held a "bilateral" meeting on the sidelines of the G20 anti-corruption ministerial meet being held in Kolkata, it said.
Jitendra Singh said that a whopping USD 1.8 billion has been recovered and brought back to India from abroad in the past few years.
The Chandrayaan mission, undertaken by Indian space agency ISRO, has placed India as a leading global player as far as space technology is concerned, he said here.
ISRO successfully put Chandrayaan 3 into the elliptical orbit around Earth and began the journey towards Moon.
Union minister Jitendra Singh assured the pilgrims that senior officials are monitoring the situation and requested them not to panic and to follow instructions issued by authorities from time to time.
”We recently concluded a discussion on the National Education Policy 2020. It is one of the best things that has happened in recent times under Prime Minister Modi,” Singh said.
Singh said that before the actual Gaganyaan mission, "we will send a non-human mission". "It is important to go and come back safely. It will land in water. It will ensure the security of the person", he said.
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