Confined spaces and monotonous routine of seafarers aboard cargo vessels often leads them to boredom, homesickness, stress and depression.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the electrification of the Konkan Railway to the country virtually from Bengaluru on Monday, with Union Minister Shripad Naik and Goa PWD Minister Nilesh Cabral among those present.
To a separate question on whether India can counter China effectively with hypersonic vehicles, the minister declined to answer saying the information sought is highly sensitive and classified.
Naik also reasserted his controversial claim that Prince Charles was cured of COVID-19 with Ayurvedic treatment and added that the heir to the British crown is denying it because Ayurveda is not accepted in the West. Naik had earlier said that a Bengaluru-based practitioner had treated Charles.
In a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha, the minister said the Indian Army and the Indian Navy have inducted 102 and 18 women this year so far.
Naik said a separate research budget is earmarked for other scientific organisations, including department of science and technology, department of Bio-Technology and Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICMR).
The workshop was organised under the auspices of the first US-India Health Dialogue held in September last year Washington DC, an official release said.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has rejected product approval applications of Tata Starbucks, Kellogg's and McCain due to lack of sufficient supporting documents for safety assessment, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.
59-year-old Mayaram was the senior-most among the four secretaries in the Ministry of Finance with dual roles as Finance and Economic Affairs secretary, and was appointed by the previous UPA government.