Port Blair, Oct. 5: National Conference on Spices, Aromatic and Medicinal Plants for Economic Prosperity and Ecological Sustainability-2023 organized by Andaman Science Association (ASA), Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands in collaboration with Directorate of Arecanut and Spices Development (DASD), Kerala from October 5th to 6th,2023 in hybrid mode was inaugurated today at ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair.

Port Blair, Oct. 5: The International Coordination Group for the India Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (ICG/IOTWS) of UNESCO in coordination with Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, Hyderabad (INCOIS) has conducted Indian Ocean Wave Tsunami Communication Exercise (IOWave23) on 04th Oct, 2023 in India.All Emergency Support Functionaries (Police, Fire, Health, Electricity, Shipping, PBMC, PMB, APWD, Civil Supply, IP&T etc.) Emergency Operation Centers, District Administrations, A&N Command, NDRF and other Stakeholders of A&N Administration were participated in this exercise.

Port Blair, Oct. 5: Vacancy notice for posts of Project Assistant (1 Post) on contract basis under National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR) in the Department of Social Welfare, A&N Administration is displayed in the Notice Board of the Social Welfare Department and the same is also uploaded in the official website http://andssw1.and.nic.in/socialwelfare/.

Port Blair, Oct. 5: A two days training programme on ‘Awareness for control, elimination and eradication of vector borne diseases such as Dengue, Chikungunya, Malaria, Lymphatic Filaria etc., and related vectors in Andaman was conducted for the 3rd year Zoology students of JNRM on Oct.3&4. The training program was conducted by Integrated Diseases Surveillance Programme (IDSP) DHS.

Port Blair, Oct. 5: The 'Resource Room' for Children with Special Needs of Block Resource Centre, Wimberlygunj was inaugurated today in the premises of Government Middle School, Kanyapuram by the chief guest, Smt. Sangeeta Chand, Deputy Education Officer, Wimberlygunj. Dr. Niti Kshetry, a Developmental Pediatrics Occupational Therapist was the guest of honour while Shri Himadri Sekhar Debsharma, a Consultant in Prosthetics and Orthotics, along with Smt. Sobha Roy, Vice Principal of GSSS Bambooflat, Smt. Bindu Suresh, In-charge, GMS Kanyapuram were the special guests.