Month: May 2022

Congress Uttar Pradesh chief to be announced soon

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Congress will soon announce the new party president in its Uttar Pradesh unit after a debacle in the assembly elections. The UP PCC chief post has been lying vacant since party president Sonia Gandhi asked thestate chiefs of five states to resign after defeat in elections. Earlier in the day, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra with senior party leaders of Uttar Pradesh at 10 Janpath in New Delhi. Former MP Rashid Alvi, Pramod Tiwari, Rajesh Mishra and other Congress leaders were present during the meeting with Priyanka Gandhi today.…

Sanjana Sanghi learns to ride a bike for her next film ‘Dhak Dhak’

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Sanjana Sanghi is all set to unveil her dhaakad avatar with her film ‘Dhak Dhak’. And she is leaving no stone unturned for her role. She has learnt to ride a bike for her film and has done months of practice for the same. On Monday, Sanjana took to Instagram and spoke about learning a new skill. Bit the bullet!!! There really are no words to describe the nervousness, thrill and joy of the past few months in training for and picking up a new skill such as this. couldn’t…

Target net-zero emissions: Gujarat govt signs MOU to set up first carbon market

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The Gujarat government has signed an MOU with Energy Policy Institute, University of Chicago and JPal of South Asia with the aim of becoming the first state in the country to set up a carbon market. In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment to achieve net-zero emissions by 2070, the Gujarat government has signed an MOU with Energy Policy Institute, University of Chicago and JPal of South Asia with the aim of becoming the first state in the country to set up a carbon market. The MOU (memorandum of…

Agri-tech startups are critical to India’s future economy: Union Minister Jitendra Singh

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While addressing the third edition of “TechBharat” at CSIR-CFTRI campus, Union Minister Jitendra Singh laid emphasis on the use of modern technology in the agricultural sector and said that agri-tech startups are critical to India’s future economy. Singh said, “A new wave of agri-tech startups has come up in India in the last few years due to enabling policy environment provided by Modi government to address the problems of Indian agriculture such as supply chain management, use of outdated equipment, improper infrastructure, and the inability of farmers to access a…

Waaree Energies secures $2.37 billion worth orders for supplying bifacial solar panels

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Domestic solar PV module manufacturer Waaree Energies has bagged new orders worth USD 2.37 billion from customers in the domestic and international markets. Waaree Energies said in a statement that the orders are for supplying high-efficiency bifacial solar panels of 540Wp (watt peak) and 600Wp. These panels will be produced in Waaree’s manufacturing facility using M10 and M12 cells. “These orders are consistent with the Indian government’s vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat, and will bring in more than USD 2 billion in foreign exchange while creating hundreds of job opportunities. These…

HCL Technologies pledges climate-related initiatives as part of its sustainability strategy

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HCL Technologies (HCL) has stepped up its climate commitments. In a continued effort to reduce the climate impact of the company and as part of a focused drive to integrate sustainability initiatives, HCL Technologies has signed The Climate Pledge, received validation from the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), and is formally a supporter of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). These three initiatives are in addition to membership of the United Nations Global Compact. At HCL Technologies, the overall sustainability strategy is based on the philosophy of ‘Act, Pact…

BPE propels drinking water infrastructure at Watco India

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Best Power Equipments (BPE) India has deployed the ‘Mini Data Centre Integrated Solution’ at WATCO India Pvt. Ltd. It is an all-in-one integrated system that allows sync between various IT Infrastructures management and automation systems. Empowered by this, WATCO launched the 1st Indian RO water project at Jagannath Dham Puri. Sujal – drink from tap mission will make Puri the first Indian city to get round-the-clock piped pure drinking water.  While deploying their flagship innovation at WATCO India, a three-tier approach was incorporated by BPE covering aspects – Remove, Raise and…

Bihar CM to convene all-party meet to discuss caste census

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said an all-party meeting will be convened to discuss the caste-based census in the state. An all-party meeting will be convened to take everyone’s opinions about the castebased census. Then the proposal will be presented before the state cabinet. Talks have already been held with some parties for conducting the meeting on May 27 but awaiting a response from some,” Nitish Kumar told mediapersons here. Kumar had earlier said that the state government will conduct the caste census. He had said that the…

SAIL Celebrates Fifty years of Incorporation with a Special Logo

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Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), the maharatna steelmaking public sector unit, is celebrating the company’s fifty years of incorporation this year in 2022. SAIL was incorporated on 24th January, 1973. SAIL’s legacy of fifty years is being celebrated with the launch of a new commemorative logo and will be followed by several events to be held all across the company throughout the year. The design of the commemorative logo retains the essence of SAIL’s company logo while bringing out the spirit of fifty years of journey of this company. The…

Yogi Govt excludes new madrasas from its grants list UP

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The Uttar Pradesh government has accepted a proposal to exclude new madrasas from its grants list. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s Cabinet has now decided that new madrasas will not get any grant from now on, which puts an end to the policy started by the Akhilesh Yadav government.In its last Budget, the UP government had allocated Rs 479 crore under the madrassa modernisation scheme, granting funds to the 558 institutes of the total of nearly 16,000 registered madrassas in the state. The decision to stop funding new madrassas came within a week…