Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to make history by launching first-ever private Rocket from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh tomorrow. Space Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said he will be in Sriharikota to witness the historic maiden private launch of Vikram-suborbital (VKS) rocket.

He said, Vikram Rocket launch will herald a level playing field for cost-efficient satellite launch services by disrupting the entry barriers. The Minister termed it as a major milestone in the journey of ISRO after Prime Minister Narendra Modi unlocked the Space Sector in 2020 for private participation.

The three-day long International Tourism Mart (ITM) will begin in Mizoram this evening. Union Minister for Tourism, Culture and Development of North East Region (DoNER) G. Kishan Reddy, Union Minister of State for Tourism Ajay Bhatt, Chief Minister Zoramthanga will grace the inaugural session of the Mart at R. Dengthuama indoor stadium at Mualpui in Aizawl.  

On the eve of the occasion, a Mega exhibition and food court pavilion was opened yesterday by the state Commerce and Industries Minister Dr. R. Lalthangliana at Assam Rifles ground in Aizawl. In the exhibition, hundreds of stalls on local food processing, cuisine, handloom and handicrafts and tourism have been put up.

The US space agency NASA has said that it plans to launch its new mega Moon rocket mission Artemis 1 tomorrow from Florida. Countdown has already begun at the Kennedy Space Center.

After the two failed attempts, NASA is planning the first launch of the Space Launch System rocket, the most powerful ever designed by it on Wednesday at 06 04 GMT. Artemis 1 will be the first integrated flight test of NASA’s Deep Space Exploration Systems that will enable human exploration to the Moon and Mars.

Union Minister of Steel Jyotiraditya Scindia has said that India has made remarkable progress in the steel sector in the last 8 years. He said, the country which was earlier a net importer of the steel has now become a net exporter. The Minister was addressing the Steel Conference of State governments in New Delhi today. Mr. Scindia informed that  India has also moved from 4th largest producer of steel to the second largest producer of steel at global scale.
 
Speaking about the growth of steel consumption in the country, the Steel Minister added that the per capita steel consumption grew from 57.8 kilogram to 78 kilogram, registering a growth of  50 per cent in the last 8 years. In case of installed capacity of steel, the country has moved from 100 million tonnes a year to almost 150 million tonnes. Mr. Jyotiraditya Scindia also informed that the country has registered a tremendous growth in the steel production.

Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) has initiated the process for integration of its various infrastructures with PM Gati Shakti-National Master Plan.

In the first step, the department has integrated its 7 central Cattle Breeding Farms, 4 Central Herd Registration Scheme and Central Frozen Semen Production and Training Institute located at various locations of the country with PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan.
The integration of other institutions such as Regional Fodder Stations and Central Poultry Development Organizations with PM Gati Shakthi is also under progress.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India is a ray of hope for the world in the 21st century. He said, India is moving with an unprecedented speed and scale today and the country's talent, technology, innovation and industries have made their significant mark in the world.

Addressing the Indian community in Bali, Indonesia, Prime Minister said, country's self-sufficiency in medicines and vaccines during the Covid pandemic benefited the world.

18th edition of India-US joint military training exercise Yudh Abhyas will begin today in Auli, Uttrakhand. The 15-day-long exercise will focus on high altitude and extremely cold climate warfare. Exercise Yudh Abhyas is conducted annually between India and US with the aim of exchanging best practices, Tactics, Techniques and Procedures between the Armies of the two nations.

The previous edition of the exercise was conducted at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska (USA) in October 2021. US Army soldiers of 2nd Brigade of the 11th Airborne Division and Indian Army soldiers from the Assam Regiment will be participating in the exercise.

Railway Ministry has given Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) the flexibility to customise its menu of food items served in trains to include local and regional cuisines.

It also includes food items as per the preferences of different groups of passengers such as diabetic food, baby food and health food options.

In a statement, Railway Ministry said that for 'prepaid' trains, in which catering charges are included in the passenger fare, the menu will be decided by the IRCTC within the tariff already notified.

Today is National Press Day. The day is observed on 16th November every year to commemorate a free and responsible press. It was on this day that the Press Council of India started functioning as a moral watchdog to ensure that the press maintains high standards and is not fettered by any influence or threats.

Since the year 1997, the Council has commemorated the day in a significant way through seminars with relevant themes. Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur will be the chief guest at the National Press Day Celebration in Delhi today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India ensured food security for its 1.3 billion citizens and also supplied food grains to many needy countries during the covid pandemic.

Addressing the first working session of G-20 on the issue of Food and Energy Security in Bali, Indonesia today,  Mr Modi said, in the context of food security, the present shortage of Fertilizers is also a big crisis. He said that today's fertilizer shortage is tomorrow's food crisis, for which the world will not have a solution.