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2023-06-05 10:36:01 Kaladan Multi Modal Transit Transport Project

First run of a vessel from Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port to Sittwe Port Myanmar developed under Kaladan Multi Modal Transit Transport Project.

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Prime Minister Modi has hailed the inaugural run of vessel from Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port to Sittwe Port Myanmar developed under Kaladan Multi Modal Transit Transport Project.

Kolkata Port, officially known as Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Trust (formerly Kolkata Port Trust), is the only riverine major port of India.

According to an official statement, cargo ship MV-ITT LION (V-273) carrying 20,000 bags containing 1,000 metric tonnes of cement will reach Sittwe Port on May 9, 2023.

The port has been built under grant assistance from India as part of the Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport Project (KMTTP).

The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), as a project development consultant for the implementation of the Port and IWT components of the work, has successfully completed the work.

Sittwe Port has been developed under a framework agreement between India and Myanmar for the construction and operation of a Multimodal Transit Transport Facility on the Kaladan River, connecting Sittwe Port with Mizoram in India.

The cost and time of transportation of goods between Kolkata and Agartala and Aizwal are expected to decrease by more than 50 per cent.


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2023-06-05 10:35:03 Bastille Day

PM Modi thanks the President of France H.E. Emmanuel Macron for the invitation as Guest of Honour at France’s Bastille Day celebrations.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the guest of honour at France’s Bastille Day celebrations on July 14.

An Indian armed forces contingent will also participate in the parade along with their French counterparts.

What is France’s Bastille Day parade ?

French National Day on 14th July celebrates the Storming of the Bastille and the unity of French people during the French Revolution.

Celebrations are held throughout France, including the oldest and largest military parade in Europe on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.

The parade is attended by the President of the Republic, other French officials, and foreign guests.

As per the French embassy in India, “It’s a moment for the French to celebrate what binds them together, especially the values of “liberty, equality, fraternity” – which, by the way, are also in the Preamble to India’s Constitution!”.

Every Bastille Day, Paris’ famous avenue des Champs-Elysées hosts a military parade – similar to India’s Republic Day parade on Kartavya Path.


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2023-06-05 10:34:01 Project Dantak

PM Modi praises initiative by Border Roads Organisation – Project Dantak to commemorate its 64th Raising Day.

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Project DANTAK was established on 24th April 1961.

It was a result of the visionary leadership of the third King of Bhutan and then Prime Minister of India Jawahar Lal Nehru.

It was established under the provision of the Indo-Bhutan Treaty of Peace and Friendship, 1949.

The project is involved in identifying the most important aspects of connectivity and in spurring the socio-economic development and growth of Bhutan.

It is tasked to construct and maintain roads suitable for motorized transportation in Bhutan.

Over the years, the Project has completed approximately 1600 km of blacktopped roads and 120 km of tracks in Bhutan with 5000 meters of bridges over them.

Other Projects include the construction of Paro Airport, Yonphula Airfield, Thimphu – Trashigang Highway, Telecommunication & Hydro Power Infrastructure, Sherubtse College, Kanglung and India House Estate.


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2023-06-05 09:48:44 Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR)

DGTR celebrated its 6th Creation Day.

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The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) celebrated its 6th Creation Day by organising an outreach program on ‘trade remedies’ for MSMEs.

The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has initiated several systemic and procedural changes for Enhancing Transparency and Ease of Doing Business, thereby reducing the compliance burden on stakeholders.

This has been achieved through an extensive exercise towards simplification of Rules, Processes and Procedures relating to Trade Remedy.

The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) (earlier known as DGAD – Directorate General of Anti-dumping and Allied Duties) was formed on 17th May 2018 as a single national entity dealing with all kinds of trade remedial measures (anti-dumping, countervailing, safeguard).

The DGTR provides a level playing field to the domestic industry against unfair trade practices like dumping, subsidisation and surge in imports.


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2023-06-05 09:48:34 Tele -Law Programme

The Tele-Law programme achieved a new milestone with 40 lakh beneficiaries empowered with pre-litigation advice.

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The Tele-Law programme under the Ministry of Law and Justice achieved a new milestone with 40 lakh beneficiaries across the country empowered with pre-litigation advice.

The programme is one of the many initiatives undertaken by the GoI to promote inclusivity and accessibility for citizens in the judicial sphere.

About Tele-Law Programme :

The programme was launched in 2017 and is an e-interface mechanism to seek legal advice and consultation at pre-litigation stage with the aim of ‘Reaching the Unreached’.

The tele-law  programme connects needy and marginalised people in need of legal aid with the Panel Lawyers via video conferencing/telephonic facilities available at Common Service Centres (CSCs) situated at the panchayat level. 

The service can also be accessed through the Tele-Law Mobile App (available on Android and iOS).

India’s Judiciary has taken various steps, like launching an e-version of Supreme Court Reports, translation of judgements in multiple regional languages, National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) among others, to help modernise courts.

The National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) is a database of orders, judgments and case details of connected District & Subordinate Courts and High Courts created as an online platform on which data is updated on a near real-time basis. 


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2023-06-04 16:00:34 Atmanirbharta in Defence

164 PIL (Positive Indigenisation List) successfully indigenised within the time framework.

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In alignment with the aim to achieve Atmanirbharta in Defence, 164 Positive Indigenisation List items that were to be indigenised by December 2022 have met the target within the timelines.

These items have been notified by the Department of Defence Production (DDP), MoD and have an annual import substitution value of Rs 814 crore.

The indigenisation of PIL items has been achieved by the DPSUs (Defence Public Sector Undertakings) either through industry partners, including MSMEs or in-house.

These indigenised items will be procured from the Indian industry only.

The defence ministry has issued four lists so far comprising components and subsystems which were to be procured from the domestic industry after a ban on their import kicks in under a staggered timeline spanning till December 2028.

The first PIL comprised 2,851 items, the second one had 107, the third PIL comprised 780 items and the fourth one had 928.

The department had earlier notified the successful indigenisation of 2572 items with an import substitution value of Rs 1756 crores.

With the addition of 164 PIL items, the total indigenised items stand at 2736, worth an import substitution value of Rs. 2570 cr.

The aim of the Positive Indigenisation List (PIL) is to minimise imports by the Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs).


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