Month: September 2021

India should have a permanent seat in UNSC, says President Biden

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US President Joe Biden feels that India should have a permanent seat in the UN Security Council, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on Friday (local time). “There was an appreciation of our presidency of the UN Security Council, especially on the Afghanistan issue. President Joe Biden was very specific in stating that he felt India should have a permanent seat in the UN Security Council,” Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s meeting with Biden. He was addressing a special press briefing on PM Modi’s second day of engagements in…

Various Bank Union and Political parties to join the Bharat Bandh on 27th Sept

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The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), the umbrella body of over 40 farm unions leading the farmers’ agitation against the Centre’s three farm laws, has called for nationwide strike – Bharat Bandh – on 27 September, the day their ongoing protest completes 10 months. Several opposition parties have backed the farmers’ demand for a bandh. While Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has backed the bandh, Tejashwi Yadav, the Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Assembly, has said he will join the countrywide protest. All government and private offices, educational and other institutions, stores, factories and commercial…

PM Modi at UNGA invites global firms to make vaccines in India

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India, which lives on Sewa Paramo Dharma (service is the main duty), is engaged in vaccination development and manufacturing despite limited resources,’ says PM Modi Mourning the loss of lives lost due to the global coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reiterated India’s commitment to start giving vaccines to needy persons in other countries, even as he gave a clarion call to manufacturers to “Come, Make Vaccine in India”. “For the last one-and-a-half years, the whole world is facing the biggest pandemic in 100 years. I pay homage to all those…

Delivers Special Address on the occasion of 80th CSIR Foundation Day Function

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The Vice President, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu today advised the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to reinvent itself and turn futuristic while pursuing the science of the highest order. Participating in the 80th Foundation Day celebrations of CSIR here on Sunday, he wanted CSIR laboratories and institutes to address challenges that require long-term scientific and technological solutions. In particular, Shri Naidu wanted CSIR to bestow greater attention on agricultural research and come out with new innovations, techniques and solutions to address the problems faced by farmers. He cited climate…

Union Sports Minister Shri Anurag Thakur lays foundation stone of ZPEO, playfield; Inaugurates PMGSY road

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The Minister visited Kichpora Kangan where he laid foundation stone of Zonal Physical Education Office (ZPEO) and Development of Zonal Level Playfield approved at a cost of Rs 1.14 crore. Addressing the gathering, the Minister maintained that there is no dearth of talent in the UT of J&K but the need is to channelize that talent. The youth of J&K need facilities and Central Government will ensure all the facilities making sure that talent flourishes in the region, he added. He maintained that the Union Government is committed to further…

Over 1.7 crore registrations in a month at E-Shram portal-the National Database of Unorganized Workers

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Completion of one month of launch of e-Shram portal marks with the registration of more than 1.71 crores workers from the unorganized sector and in unorganized employment. As of 25th September, 1,71,59,743 workers have registered at the portal. The e-Shram portal (https://eshram.gov.in/) was inaugurated on 26th August 2021 by the Union Labour and Employment Minister, Shri Bhupender Yadav in presence of Minister of State (Labour and Employment) Shri Rameswar Teli.  The portal is the first-ever national database of unorganised workers including migrant workers, construction workers, gig and platform workers. It facilitates…

India needs 4 -5 more banks like SBI to meet changing requirements of the Indian Economy: Nirmala Sitharaman

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Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman has said that India needs four or five more banks like SBI. She said that we need to scale up banking to meet the changing requirements in light of shifting recent realities of economy and industry. “The way in which the economy is shifting to a different plane altogether, the way in which industry is adapting, so many new challenges keep arising. To address these challenges, we need not just more, but bigger banks.” The Union Minister shared this point of…

nion Minister for DoNER Shri G Kishan Reddy inaugurates several developmental works, reviewed schemes in Nagaland

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Shri G Kishan Reddy, Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Culture and Tourism was on a three day official visit to Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland between 23rd and 25th September. As a part of the Nagaland leg of his visit, the Union Minister inaugurated several development works and reviewed various ongoing developmental schemes in Nagaland. During his visit the Union Minister Shri G Kishan Reddy met the Chief Minister of Nagaland, Shri Neiphiu Rio and other state government officials. He discussed several development projects with regards to…

English rendering of PM’s address in the 81st Episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat’

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My dear countrymen, Namaskar. You are aware that for an important  programme, I have to leave for America…hence I thought it would be apt to record Mann Ki Baat, prior to my departure to America. The day of Mann Ki Baat this September is important on another count, date wise. Routinely, we do remember a lot of days; we even celebrate myriad Days…and if you ask young sons-daughters at home, they are likely to furnish out an entire list of Days of the year with their chronological relevance! But, there…

PM to launch Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission on 27th September

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In a historic initiative, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will launch the Ayushman Bharat Digital Missionon 27th September 2021 at 11 AM via video conferencing, which will be followed by his address on the occasion. The pilot project of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission had been announced by the Prime Minister from the ramparts of Red Fort on 15th August, 2020. Currently, Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission is being implemented in pilot phase in six Union Territories. The nation-wide rollout of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission coincides with NHA celebrating the third anniversary…