Month: May 2022

World Bank to address food security crisis by financing up to $30 billion in projects

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As a global response to the ongoing food security crisis, the World Bank has announced that it plans to finance up to $30 billion in existing and new projects. The bank said on Wednesday in a statement that the financing will be available for implementation in areas such as agriculture, nutrition, social protection, water and irrigation to address food insecurity over the next 15 months. It will include efforts to encourage food and fertiliser production, enhance food systems, facilitate greater trade, and support vulnerable households and producers. According to the statement, the World…

Former Cong leader Sunil Jakhar joins BJP, Nadda says ‘will play a big role’

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: Disgruntled Congress leader and former Punjab party chief Sunil Jakhar on Thursday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in presence of the party national president JP Nadda in Delhi. Welcoming Jhakhar into the party, Nadda said, “I welcome Sunil Jakhar to Bharatiya Janata Party. He is an experienced political leader who made a name for himself during his political career. I am confident he will play a big role in strengthening the party in Punjab.” “Three generations of my family served the Congress party over the last 50 years.…

Recovered Black box of China jet suggests crash was intentional

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The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday that flight data from a black box recovered from the China Eastern Airlines jet that crashed in March indicates someone in the cockpit intentionally crashed the plane. The WSJ cited people familiar with US officials’ preliminary assessment. After the preliminary investigation did not find any indication of a technical malfunction, the focus is on the actions of the crew, In one of mainland China’s deadliest aviation disasters in 28 years, the Boeing 737-800 jet in March which was en route from Kunming to Guangzhou, crashed…

Newgen conducts CSR Week 2022 in April

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Newgen Software has successfully conducted the CSR Week 2022 in the last week of April.   The week-long event witnessed a great participation from the company’s volunteers. The event started with students of Newgen Digital Discovery Paathshala (NDDP). Major highlights included a debate session on Russia-Ukraine War and Declamation on Role Model. Furthermore, Newgen’s CSR team conducted interactive quiz sessions on varied themes during the week. “I am super excited about the success of our CSR week. We conduct this every year to encourage our NDDP students and showcase their research, presentation, and…

Taylor Swift feeling ‘Class of 22’ while receiving her honorary doctorate from NYU

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American singer Taylor Swift received her honorary doctorate of fine arts from New York University on Wednesday, and was elated while delivering her ceremonial speech at the school’s commencement at Yankee Stadium. The pop star was selected as the speaker for NYU’s class of 2022 for her barrierbreaking accomplishments in music, her fearless challenge of industry stereotypes and her philanthropy and activism, reports Billboard. The pop star donned a purple doctoral gown and cap while addressing a buzzing crowd of almost 3,000 New York University students who were awaiting the…

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh attends International Yoga Day countdown event organised by MoD in New Delhi

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Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh attended the countdown event of International Day of Yoga 2022, organised by Ministry of Defence (MoD), in New Delhi on May 19, 2022. Shri Rajnath Singh performed different asanas during the event, along with Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt, Financial Advisor (Defence Services) Shri Sanjiv Mittal, Director General Defence Estates Shri Ajay Kumar Sharma, other senior officials of MoD and general public. In his address, the Raksha Mantri described the age-old practice of Yoga as India’s greatest heritage which adds new energy to the…

PM addresses ‘Yuva Shivir’ organised by Shree Swaminarayan Temple

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Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed the ‘Yuva Shivir’ being organised at Karelibaug, Vadodara today via video conferencing. Shree Swaminarayan Temple, Kundaldham and Shree Swaminarayan Temple Karelibaug, Vadodara organised the Shivir. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said that our scripture has taught us that the constant character-building in every generation is the basis of every society.  He emphasised that shivir like the one that is being conducted today is not only an effort to create good ‘sanskars’ among the youth but also a pious and natural campaign for regeneration…

India looks a lot like Sri Lanka: Rahul Gandhi slams Centre over rising inflation & unemployment

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Ex-Congress chief Rahul Gandhi slammed the Centre, saying India looks a “lot like Sri Lanka” amid rising inflation and unemployment. Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday hit out at the government over rising inflation and unemployment and said India looks a “lot like Sri Lanka” and the Centre should not distract people. The Congress has been accusing the government of distracting people with other issues to hide its failures and issues of price rise and unemployment. “Distracting people won’t change the facts. India looks a lot like Sri Lanka,”…

Political parties intensify campaigns in Telangana amid speculation that KCR may call for early elections

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Due to speculation that Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao might call for early elections, political parties like the TRS, BJP, Congress and AIMIM have intensified their campaigns in the state. While the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) has hired the political strategy group Indian Political Action Committee (IPAC) for its campaign, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is banking on its top guns, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Amid speculation that Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao might call an early election in the state, political parties have intensified their campaigns…

Delhi Zoo authority makes arrangements for cooling animals from heat

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: As the temperature in Delhi increases, the National Zoological Park in the national capital makes arrangements for animals in the zoo to beat the heat. Sprinklers, Ice slabs, and coolers were installed for the animals at the Delhi Zoo. Dharmdeo Rai, Indian Forest Service (IFS), Director at National Zoological Park, New Delhi said, “Delhi zoo as everyone knows is a very old Chidiya Ghar and overthe years we have installed many inbuild systems keeping the heat in mind.” Rai said that they have put an agro net there which…