Month: May 2022

Wheat procurement in RMS 2022-23 has so far benefitted 17.50 Lakh farmers with an MSP value of Rs. 37,192.07 Crore

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Wheat procurement under the central pool is progressing in Rabi Marketing Season 2022-23 in the States/UTs of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.      Upto 29.05.2022, a quantity of 184.58 LMT of wheat has been procured, benefiting about 17.50 Lakh farmers with MSP value of Rs.37,192.07 crore. Wheat Procurement in RMS 2022-23 (upto 29.05.2022)/ As on 30.05.2022 State/UT Quantity of wheat Procured (MTs) No of farmers benefitted MSP value (Rs. In Crore)  PUNJAB 9616811 797795 19377.87  HARYANA 4097380 307761 8256.22   UTTAR PRADESH  284035 69874 572.33   MADHYA PRAESH 4445964…

PARAM ANANTA Supercomputer commissioned at IIT, Gandhinagar

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PARAM ANANTA, a state-of the art Supercomputer at IIT Gandhinagar dedicated to the nation under National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) – a joint initiative of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and Department of Science and Technology (DST), was commissioned on May 30, 2022 by Smt. Sunita Verma, Group Coordinator & Scientist ‘G’, MeitY in gracious presence of Prof. Amit Prashant, officiating Director, IIT Gandhinagar; Col. A.K Nath (Retd.), Executive Director, C-DAC, Pune; Shri Naveen Kumar, NSM- HPC Division, MeitY; Dr. Hemant Darbari, Mission Director- NSM, Dr Namrata Pathak, Associate…

National AI Portal (INDIAai.gov.in) celebrates its second anniversary

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The second-year anniversary of ‘National AI Portal (https://indiaai.gov.in)’ is celebrated on May 30, 2022.The National AI Portal is a joint initiative by the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), National e-Governance Division (NeGD) and NASSCOM. The portal focuses on creating and nurturing a unified AI ecosystem in the country to drive excellence and leadership in knowledge creation to develop an AI-ready robust workforce for the future and use AI to foster economic growth. The portal was launched by the Hon’ble Minister for Electronics and IT and Communications on May 30,…

PM releases benefits under PM CARES for Children Scheme

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Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi released benefits under PM CARES for Children Scheme today via video conference. Union Minister Smt Smriti Irani, many other members of the Council of Ministers, and Chief Ministers were among those connected to the event. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister empathised with the difficulties in the lives of those children who lost their loved ones due to Corona. “Every day’s struggle, every day’s challenges. It is difficult to put into words the pain of the children who are with us today, for whom this…

PM to also release the 11th installment of PM-KISAN

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Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will visit Shima, Himachal Pradesh on 31st May, 2022. At around 11 AM, Prime Minister will participate in the ‘Garib Kalyan Sammelan’. This novel public programme marking completion of eight years of the government led by the Prime Minister,  is being organized across the country at State Capitals, District Headquarters and Krishi Vigyan Kendras. The Sammelan conceptualizes elected public representatives across the country directly interacting with the public in an endeavour to get feedback about the various welfare programmes being run by the government.  ‘Garib…

VP’s visit to be the first-ever high level visit from India to Gabon and Senegal

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The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu today embarked on a three-nation tour of Gabon, Senegal and Qatar from 30 May to 7 June 2022. He is accompanied by a high-level delegation including Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar and three Members of Parliament, Shri Sushil Kumar Modi (Rajya Sabha), Shri Vijay Pal Singh Tomar (Rajya Sabha) and Shri P. Ravindranath (Lok Sabha). It is expected that a number of bilateral documents will be concluded with the three countries. Photo caption – The Vice…

Watch: Indian Premier League enters the Guinness Book of World Records with the largest cricket jersey

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The largest cricket jersey was put on display at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahemdabad during the IPL 2022 final between eventual champions Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals. As the 2022 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) came to an end on Sunday, the cash-rich tournament took a giant leap and entered the Guinness Book of World Records with the largest cricket jersey. During the IPL final match between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahemdabad, a giant jersey was put on display. The…

Should backward castes claiming Rajput icons as their own give up reservation benefits?

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While some view the trend as an attempt to ‘divide’ Hindu society, others question Rajput ‘monopoly’ over legendary kings and warriors Leaders of some castes that have been fighting for a greater share in caste-based reservations—by citing backwardness and social discrimination—are of late increasingly laying claim to royal lineage. They are claiming legendary warriors long recognised as Rajput rulers and generals as their own. Naturally, the Rajputs are protesting and questioning why these communities should then be entitled to reservations on the basis of being from lower castes that were…

10-km long traffic jam at Delhi-Lucknow highway as devotees park vehicles near Garh Ganga

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As devotees visiting Garh Ganga parked their vehicles on the roadside, a major traffic jam was logged on the Delhi-Lucknow national highway-9 on Monday morning. Due to vehicles parked on the roadside near Garh Ganga, a 10-km long traffic jam was logged on the Delhi-Lucknow NH9 on Monday morning. The devotees have reached Garh Ganga to take a holy bath on the occasion of Somvati Amavasya on Monday. Despite the route diversion of heavy vehicles, there was a jam on the national highway. The commuters, including the devotees, were stuck…

Rameswaram-Dhanushkodi railway line, which was destroyed in 1964, to be restored

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: After the successful completion of several important projects one after the other, the new master plan of the Southern Railway to connect Rameswaram and Dhanushkodi in Tamil Nadu with a rail link is ready. According to the new proposal sent by the Zonal Office to the Ministry of Railways, Rameshwaram and Dhanushkodi, are to be once again connected by the railway line, so that, tourists coming to Rameswaram will be provided with an easier option to reach Dhanushkodi. Giving detailed information about this to ANI, Hridayesh Kumar, Divisional Engineer,…