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Nokia and Airtel along with state-owned network BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd) have announced that they have partnered to set up 5G internet speed in India to introduce a fast internet ecosystem in the country.

1. Shri Narendra Modi Prime Minister and also in-charge of:
– Ministry of Personnel
– Public Grievances and Pensions
– Department of Atomic Energy
– Department of Space

All important policy issues and all other
portfolios not allocated to any Minister.

2. Shri Raj Nath Singh         -       Minister of Home Affairs
3. Smt. Sushma Swaraj       -       Minister of External Affairs
4. Shri Arun Jaitley             –       Minister of Finance
                                        –       Minister of Corporate Affairs
5. Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu   –       Minister of Urban Development
                                        –       Minister of Housing and
                                                 Urban Poverty Alleviation
                                        –       Minister of Information & Broadcasting
6. Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari –      Minister of Road Transport
                                                 & Highway
                                                – Minister of Shipping
7. Shri Arun Jaitley
(Additional Charge)             -      Minister of Defence
8. Shri Suresh Prabhu          -     Minister of Railways
9. D.V Sadananda Gowda    -      Minister of Statistics & Programme Implementation
10. Sushri Uma Bharati       -      Minister of Water Resources,
                                                River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation
11. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi    -      Minister of Minority Affairs
12. Shri Ramvilas Paswan   -      Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
13. Shri Kalraj Mishra         -      Minister of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
14. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi  -     Minister of Women & Child Development
15. Shri Ananth Kumar       -     Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers
16. Shri. Ravi Shankar Prasad – Minister of Law & Justice
                                            – Minister of Electronics & Information Technology
17. Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda  - Minister of Health & Family Welfare
18. Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati -  Minister of Civil Aviation
19. Shri. Anant Geete            -          Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises
20. Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal -        Minister of Food Processing Industries
21. Shri Narendra Singh Tomar – Minister of Rural Development
                                              – Minister of Panchayati Raj
                                              – Minister of Drinking Water & Sanitation
22. Shri Chaudhary Birender Singh - Minister of Steel
23. Shri Jual Oram                   -      Minister of Tribal Affairs
24. Shri Radha Mohan Singh     -      Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
25. Shri Thawar Chand Gehlot   -      Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment
26. Smt. Smriti Irani                 -      Minister of Textiles
27. Dr Harsh Vardhan                –     Minister of Science & Technology
                                               –     Minister of Earth Sciences
28. Prakash Javadekar               -     Human Resource Development

The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations for coordinating the economic, social and environmental issues, as well as for implementing internationally agreed development goals. Recently, it is in news because India has been re-elected to the United Nations ECOSOC for another 3-year term. India was among 18 nations to win election to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). India obtained 183 votes, the second highest after Japan in the Asia Pacific category. The elected members of ECOSOC for a three-year term beginning 1 January, 2018 are Belarus, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Germany, Ghana, India, Ireland, Japan, Malawi, Mexico, Morocco, Philippines, Spain, Sudan, Togo, Turkey and Uruguay. The headquarters of the ECOSOC is located in New York, Unites States.