National Water Mission
7-Jul-2023: National Water Mission Inks Pact with Indian Plumbing Association To Improve Water Use Efficiency
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed today between Bureau of Water Use Efficiency (BWUE), National Water Mission (NWM), Ministry of Jal Shakti and Indian Plumbing Association (IPA) for a Water Positive India by awareness creation & promotion of rain water harvesting structures, low flow fixtures & sanitary ware, treatment of grey & black water, water audit of built environment. The MoU was signed by Ms. Archana Varma, Additional Secretary & Mission Director, on behalf of National Water Mission, Ministry of Jal Shakti and Shri Gurmit Singh Arora, National President, Indian Plumbing Association based in Okhla, New Delhi.
Speaking on the occasion, Ms. Archana Varma, Additional Secretary & Mission Director, National Water Mission asserted that today is the historic day for Bureau of Water Use Efficiency as the IPA has been actively promoting fixtures that are water sensitive and consume less water and the MoU would help in promoting its objective of increasing water use efficiency.
International Conference on Green Hydrogen (ICGH)
7-Jul-2023: Three-day International Conference on Green Hydrogen (ICGH) 2023 Concludes in New Delhi
The Government of India, in collaboration with the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), successfully concluded the three-day International Conference on Green Hydrogen (ICGH) 2023 on Friday at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.
The Valedictory Session of the Conference, jointly organized by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, CSIR, and the Office of Principal Scientific Advisor, featured esteemed speakers including Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Housing & Urban Affairs; Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State for the Ministry of Science and Technology and Minister of State for Prime Minister's Office as well as Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Shri Amitabh Kant, the G20 Sherpa during India's Presidency year; Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India; Shri Bhupinder Bhalla, Secretary, MNRE; and Shri Vinit Mittal, Chair, CII Task-force on Green Hydrogen. The valedictory session can be watched here.
India-Africa International Millet Conference
6-Jul-2023: Curtain Raiser event for India-Africa International Millet Conference held today at Nairobi, Kenya
To celebrate the International Year of Millets, Ministry of Agriculture and Famers Welfare, Government of India and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Government of Kenya will be co-hosting the ‘India-Africa International Millet Conference’ in Kenya with support of International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT). The international conference scheduled for 30-31 August 2023, will witness participation from government leaders, researchers, farmers, entrepreneurs and industry associations etc., from around the globe.