Month: July 2022

Akhilesh Yadav takes jibe at CM Yogi Adityanath over Lulu Mall controversy

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Akhilesh Yadav took a jibe at CM Yogi Adityanath over the controversy that broke out after eight people allegedly offered namaz at Lulu Mall in Lucknow. Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav took a jibe at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over his statement on the Lulu Mall controversy. Without naming the UP chief minister, Akhilesh Yadav said, “Now manyavar is saying that someone is doing politics on the mall issue. People are saying that when you are at the helm then who else could be the narrator. Or…

Odisha Cabinet approves 17 proposals including IT policy 2022

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Odisha state cabinet led by chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday approved 17 proposals, including the IT policy 2022, that seeks to make the state a preferred IT outsourcing destination. The Odisha state cabinet headed by chief minister Naveen Patnaik approved 17 proposals, including the Odisha IT Policy 2022, on Tuesday. The government also approved to provide 9.68 acres of land to the Ministry of Culture for the construction of a Paika Bidroha Memorial in the memory of the Paika Rebellion at the foothills of Barunei Hill in Khurda district.…

BJP asks Delhi LG Vinai Saxena to roll back hiked power tariff

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The party leaders asked the Lieutenant Governor to intervene and direct chief minister Arvind Kejriwal to roll back the enhanced power tariff. A delegation of Delhi BJP leaders led by president Adesh Gupta met Lieutenant governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Tuesday. The leaders asked Saxena to direct chief minister Arvind Kejiwal to roll back the enhanced power tariff as well as the development charges for water Gupta said the Lt. governor agreed to look into the issue. Earlier, the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) announced the Power Purchase Adjustment Cost (PPAC) for…

2 ministers in Yogi govt upset; Jitin Prasada likely to meet Amit Shah to air grievance

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Two ministers in the Yogi Adityanath cabinet — Dinesh Khatik and Jitin Prasada — are upset with the UP government’s functioning. While speculation of Khatik resigning from the government is rife, Prasada is likely to meet Home Minister Amit Shah today to talk about his grievances. Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for Jal Shakti Department Dinesh Khatik is said to be considering resigning from the Yogi government. However, the Yogi Adityanath cabinet has denied such speculation. PWD minister Jitin Prasada is also said to be upset with the government over…

Use of Drones in Agriculture and Improving Farmers Income

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Use of Drones for the Crop-protection in India is new and the country is gaining experience. Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) initiated a network program during September, 2021 where in Research on use of Drones and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for timely monitoring of crop growth, health and managing it with enhanced input use efficiency were taken up. Drone and AI technology are used to monitor near real-time crop health. Drone is also used for variable rate technology for pesticide and liquid fertilizer applications, mapping of water spread area, water sampling,…

President of India delivers 4th Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam memorial Lecture

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The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind delivered the fourth Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Memorial Lecture in New Delhi today (July 19, 2022).   Speaking on the occasion, the President said that as much as Dr Kalam used to lay emphasis on science, he used to give equal importance to spirituality. Creating interest for science among the common people was one of his missions. He carried forward this mission through an organization. But it is also worth noting that he used to meet saints and mystics of all religions and tried…

NITI Aayog to launch the third edition of the India Innovation Index

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NITI Aayog will release the third edition of the India Innovation Index on the 21st of July, 2022 at an event in the NITI Bhawan. The India Innovation Index 2021 will be released by the Vice-Chairman, NITI Aayog, Shri Suman Bery, in the presence of Dr. V K Saraswat, Member; Shri Parameswaran Iyer, Chief Executive Officer and other esteemed dignitaries. The release of the third edition of the index – the first and second editions were launched in October, 2019 and January, 2021, respectively – corroborates the Government’s continuous commitment towards…

CM Naveen Patnaik says that Odisha will promote chess in schools, colleges

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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said on Friday that his government will promote chess at schools and colleges. The CM while handing the Chess Olympiad relay torch to Padmini Rout at a function in Loka Seva Bhavan said that it was a proud moment for India as it was hosting such an international event on the 75th year of its Independence. Kiran Manisha Mohanty brought the relay torch to the Loka Seva Bhavan and handed it to the chief patron of All Odisha Chess Association (AOCA), Achyuta Samant, who in…

Kharge launches attack on BJP-led Centre for levying GST on daily items

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Mallikarjun Kharge, the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha has on Monday launched an attack on the BJP-led Centre, over steep retail inflation, food inflation and the five per cent goods and service tax (GST) added to items of daily use such as wheat and curd. “For the last three months, retail inflation has remained above seven per cent. Food inflation has remained close to eight per cent… Over and above this, from today, the Modi government has hiked GST rates on daily-use items like rice, wheat, curd,…

The Minister Says, the Standards will equip Central Training Institutions (CTIs) to help civil servants tackle emerging challenges of 21st century

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Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has institutionalised the capacity building mechanism for civil servants, who are the pivotal instruments of governance:Launching the “National Standards for Civil Service Training Institutions” at Capacity Building Commission (CBC) headquarters here, Dr Jitendra Singh said, India became the first country in the world to come out with a unique model to create standards for civil…