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Prakash Javadekar

Prakash Javadekar

DOB: 30/01/1951

Prakash Javadekar is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was elected to the upper house Rajya Sabha as a Member of Parliament from Maharashtra in 2008, and re-elected from Madhya Pradesh in 2014. He is also a Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, and briefly held the portfolio of Information and Broadcasting.

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Congress' hypocrisy on farm laws exposed: Prakash Javadekar

India | Dec 08, 2020, 12:00 PM IST

Union minister Prakash Javadekar accused the Congress of spreading misinformation among the farmers over the agriculture laws.

Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar

Stubble burning has stopped but Delhi's air pollution situation remains serious: Javadekar

India | Dec 04, 2020, 01:30 PM IST

Stubble burning has stopped now but Delhi's air pollution situation remains serious, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Friday urging the Arvind Kejriwal government to take swift action on the complaints forwarded to it by the CPCB.

Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar

India has practically achieved its pre-2020 climate targets: Javadekar

India | Nov 27, 2020, 10:24 PM IST

India is leading the world on climate action and has practically achieved its pre-2020 climate targets, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Friday while launching the 'India Climate Change Knowledge Portal' in New Delhi.

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Online news, content providers such as Netflix now under Information and Broadcasting ministry

India | Nov 11, 2020, 02:37 PM IST

The development has come days after the Supreme Court sought Centre's response on a PIL seeking regulation on OTT platforms by an autonomous body.

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar

Javadekar targets Rahul over 'rape-and-murder' of minor girl in Punjab

India | Oct 24, 2020, 10:26 PM IST

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday targeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over the alleged rape and murder of a six-year-old Dalit girl in Hoshiarpur district of Punjab.

Cinema halls to reopen Oct 15 onwards with 50pc capacity, one-seat distance: Javadekar

Cinema halls to reopen Oct 15 onwards with 50pc capacity, one-seat distance: Javadekar

Bollywood | Oct 06, 2020, 01:55 PM IST

"Cinema halls are shut for last seven months. They are now opening from October 15. For safety of people, we have come out with SOP to be followed," Javadekar said.

Union Minister Javadekar takes 'middlemen' jibe at parties opposing farm laws

Union Minister Javadekar takes 'middlemen' jibe at parties opposing farm laws

India | Oct 04, 2020, 01:01 PM IST

Union minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday alleged that parties opposing the newly enacted farm laws were acting as "middlemen for middlemen".

Farmers' protests limited to Punjab: Javadekar

Farmers' protests limited to Punjab, says Union Minister Javadekar

India | Oct 03, 2020, 03:05 PM IST

Agitation by farmers against three new farm laws are limited only to Punjab and that too due to political reasons, Union Minister for Environment and Forests Prakash Javadekar said on Saturday.

Prakash Javadekar announces SOP for film and TV programme shooting

Shooting of films, TV serials to resume: I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar announces SOP

Aug 23, 2020, 01:21 PM IST

'I am happy to announce that we are releasing standard operating procedure for film and TV programme shooting. The shooting of films and tv serials can be resumed now while following the norms of social distancing and wearing of masks except for the people who are being recorded on camera,' said I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar on August 23.

Holistic Project Dolphin will be launched in another 15 days, says Prakash Javadekar

Holistic Project Dolphin will be launched in another 15 days, says Prakash Javadekar

India | Aug 17, 2020, 02:03 PM IST

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar announced on Monday that the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change will be launching a holistic Project Dolphin in another 15 days for conservation and protection of dolphins in rivers and oceans of India. 

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India preserved 8% of world's biodiversity, no small feat: Prakash Javadekar

India | Jun 05, 2020, 11:21 AM IST

Speaking on World Environment Day, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said India has been able to preserve 8 per cent of the world’s biodiversity. This is no small feat.

World Environment Day 2020:Environment, Forest and Climate Change led by Prakash Javadekar.

World Environment Day: India launches Nagar Van project to create urban forest in 200 cities

India | Jun 05, 2020, 11:03 AM IST

On World Environment Day, India has launched an ambitious project to create urban forest cover which will act as green lungs in 200 cities across the country. There is a need to increase forest cover in urban areas to create and enhance their lung capacities, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Friday at an event to mark World Environment Day, which was organised virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Reopening of cinema halls to be examined after looking at COVID-19 status in June: Javadekar

India | Jun 02, 2020, 09:20 PM IST

Reopening of cinema halls will be examined after assessing the status of the COVID-19 pandemic in the month of June, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Tuesday.

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India in much better position compared to other big nations hit by COVID-19: Prakash Javadekar

India | May 29, 2020, 01:08 PM IST

Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting, Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises Prakash Javadekar on Friday spoke to India TV on its special coverage #TeamModiOnIndiaTV on the completion of Modi government 2.0 and discussed how the government is dealing with the coronavirus situation.

Government supports press freedom: Javadekar; says ban on 2 channels lifted

Government supports press freedom: Javadekar; says ban on 2 channels lifted

India | Mar 07, 2020, 02:25 PM IST

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday said the Centre has lifted the 48-hour ban on two Malayalam news channels. 

Prakash Javadekar hits back at Sonia Gandhi, says

Prakash Javadekar hits back at Sonia Gandhi, says Politicising violence is wrong

India | Feb 26, 2020, 02:36 PM IST

Soon after Congress's presser on Northeast Delhi violence, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar slammed party interim President Sonia Gandhi, saying the government is open to discussion but politics should not be done over the issue.

See India as important player against climate change: Norway

See India as important player against climate change: Norway

India | Feb 16, 2020, 07:21 PM IST

Norway on Sunday said that it saw India as an important player against climate change and that both countries could play a leading role in tackling the global issues of environment and climate change.

Prakash Javadekar releases first look of APJ Abdul Kalam biopic

Prakash Javadekar releases first look of APJ Abdul Kalam biopic

Celebrities | Feb 09, 2020, 03:51 PM IST

Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday unveiled the first look of biopic on former president A P J Abdul Kalam.

Upcoming budget will have plan of action on economy, says Prakash Javadekar

Upcoming budget will have plan of action on economy, says Prakash Javadekar

Business | Jan 27, 2020, 03:42 PM IST

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday announced that the central government will have a 'plan of action' to boost the economy with the upcoming budget to be presented on February 1.

A file photo of Union Minister Prakash Javadekar

JNU violence: Javadekar slams Financial Times for calling masked goons as nationalists

India | Jan 06, 2020, 10:02 PM IST

Prakash Javadekar came down heavily on a British daily for referring to the masked mob that attacked JNU students and teachers as "nationalists"

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