Prakash Javadekar

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar Tests Positive For COVID-19

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 16, 2021

Union minister Prakash Javadekar Friday said he has tested positive for coronavirus and urged those who came in contact with him in the last few days to get themselves tested.

Maharashtra Government's Sole Agenda Is Extortion: BJP On Arrested Cop's Letter

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 8, 2021

A day after suspended cop Sachin Waze levelled serious corruption charges against former state home minister Anil Deshmukh, the BJP flayed the Maharashtra government alleging its sole agenda is extorting money and it has no moral right to govern.

US Special Envoy John Kerry, Prakash Javadekar Discuss Climate, Finance

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 6, 2021

Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar today met the United States' Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry, and the two leaders discussed a range of issues including climate finance, joint research and collaboration.

Prakash Javadekar Demands Probe After Voting Machines Found At Trinamool Leader's Home

India News | ANI | Tuesday April 6, 2021

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar demanded a full enquiry after electronic voting machines (EVM) and voter-verifiable paper audit trails (VVPAT) were recovered from a TMC leader's residence in West Bengal's Howrah on Tuesday ahead of the third phase

For Rajinikanth's Dadasaheb Phalke, Messages From Mohanlal, Chiranjeevi And Others

Entertainment | Written by Nisha Singh | Thursday April 1, 2021

South stars such as Mohanlal, Kamal Haasan and Dhanush reacted to the news

Rajinikanth Will Receive The Dadasaheb Phalke Award For 2019

Entertainment | Written by Gitanjali Roy | Thursday April 1, 2021

Rajinikanth, 70, is the star of superhit films such as Baashha, Sivaji, and Enthiran

Law Against "Love Jihad", Promise Of Jobs In BJP's Kerala Poll Manifesto

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 24, 2021

An array of promises from legislations for Sabarimala and against religious conversion, employment for at least one person from each family and free laptops to high-school students, among others, have been listed in the poll manifesto of the BJP-led NDA for Kerala assembly elections, released by Union Minister Prakash Javadekar today.

Vaccination For 45-Plus: How To Register And All Other Questions Answered

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Tuesday March 23, 2021

People who are 45 and above can get vaccinated against the coronavirus from April 1, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said in a press conference today. The decision was taken by the cabinet on the basis of the advice of Covid task force and experts, he added. Currently, only those above 60 and those above 45 with co-morbidities are being inoculated...

From April 1, Vaccine For All Those Who're 45 Or Older

India News | Reported by Sukirti Dwivedi | Wednesday March 24, 2021

People who are 45 and older can be vaccinated from April 1, the government said on Tuesday, ramping up the nationwide inoculation drive at a time Covid cases have surged in many states. "I appeal to every citizen who is 45 or above to register for vaccination," Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said, announcing the cabinet decision to expand the dri...

Uddhav Thackeray Has No Right To Continue As Chief Minister: Prakash Javadekar

India News | ANI | Tuesday March 23, 2021

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday referred to the Antilia bomb scare case and demanded the resignation of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, saying that the world had "never before" seen a bomb being planted by the police.

Minister Accuses Maharashtra Of Poor Administration Of Covid Vaccines

India News | ANI | Wednesday March 17, 2021

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday accused Maharashtra of "poor administration" of COVID-19 vaccines in the state alleging that MPs from the Shiv Sena were asking the centre for more vaccines while the state has only utilised 44 per cent of what has already been delivered.

Minister Responds To Rahul Gandhi's "Saddam, Gaddafi Won Elections" Jibe

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Thursday March 18, 2021

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's comments comparing India's democracy with Iraq under dictator Saddam Hussein and Libya's Muammar Gaddafi is an insult to the 80 crore voters in the country, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said today. The only time the country faced such a situation was during the Emergency (from 1975 to '77), said Mr Javadekar, with...

Government Always Makes Efforts To Revive PSUs That Can Be Revived: Prakash Javadekar In Lok Sabha

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 16, 2021

Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Prakash Javadekar today said the government always makes efforts to revive public sector undertakings that can be revived.

"No Loss Of Green Cover" Due To Central Vista Project: Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 16, 2021

Central Vista Project: There is no loss of green cover due to the Central Vista Redevelopment Project, the government told Parliament on Monday, saying it will instead enhance the greenery by 5.4 acres in the area for public use.

No Fresh Permission To Hydel Projects In Upper Ganges Region In 6 Years: Centre

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 15, 2021

The government has not given permission to any new hydroelectric project in the Upper Ganges region in the last six years, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar told Rajya Sabha on Monday.