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05-July-2023: Festival of Libraries 2023, Digital Health Facilities, PM Narendra Modi Appreciates IVPA’s Work in Agriculture, e-NAM Portal

5 August 2023

  • President Droupadi Murmu Inaugurates 'Festival of Libraries 2023' Promoting Library Modernization and Digitization

    The Ministry of Culture organized the "Festival of Libraries 2023" in New Delhi on August 5 - 6, 2023. President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the two-day event, while Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar graced the valedictory ceremony. The festival aimed to highlight iconic libraries worldwide and foster conversations on modernizing and digitizing libraries in India. As part of the "Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav," the event aimed to develop action-oriented policies for Model Libraries at all levels. The festival featured exhibitions, discussions, and sessions on library schemes and collections.

  • PM Modi Congratulates India's Digital Health Facilities

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to express his content on citizens getting complete advantage from digital health facilities on August 5. PM retweeted Union Health Minister, Mansukh Mandaviya’s post, where he informed that more than 5 crore Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts (ABHA) have been created through the NCD portal under the National Program for Non-Communicable Diseases.

  • PM Narendra Modi Appreciates IVPA’s Work in Agriculture

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday appreciated the event held in Delhi ‘IVPA Global Round Table on Veg Oil and Oilseed Sector’ supporting the agriculture sector. The two-day event started on August 4, Friday and concluded on August 5, Saturday. The Indian Vegetable Oil Producers' Association (IVPA) is an apex body that represents stakeholders in the edible oil value chain in India. The vision of IVPA is to promote sustainability, economic growth, and excellence in the edible oils and oilseeds value chain in India.

  • Social Distancing of Trees Found to Ensure Biodiversity in Tropical Forests, Reveals Study

    Drawing from a recent study conducted in a Panamanian forest, the notion of tropical trees practicing a form of "social distancing" for the sake of biodiversity might not hold true. The study, which was published in the journal Science, involved a combination of computational modelling and data collected over three decades. Remarkably, the research demonstrated that mature trees within this Panamanian forest were maintaining distances from other trees of the same species that were three times farther than expected.

  • How Farmer Can Use e-NAM Portal To Access A Wider Range Of Products And Best Prices

    Today, more states are initiating the trade of agricultural commodities through a digital agri-marketing platform, the electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM). This has resulted in the rise of trading among various markets at both the state and interstate levels. The electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) is a pan-India online trading portal launched by the Prime Minister of India on April 14, 2016. It is wholly funded by the Central Government and focuses on the amalgamation of Agricultural Produce Market Committees (APMCs) across the country via a common online market platform.

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