Month: November 2022

National Gopal Ratna Awards 2022 to be conferred as part of the celebrations

Manish Kumar

The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying is celebrating “National Milk Day” to commemorate 101st birth anniversary of the “Father of the White Revolution in India”, Dr. Verghese Kurien also known as the Milkman of India, as a part of “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” on 26th November 2022 in Bengaluru. The prestigious National Gopal Ratna Awards 2022 will also be conferred during the event. The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Government of India, Department of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, Govt. of Karnataka, National Dairy Development Board and Karnataka Milk…

India does not believe in a world order where few are considered superior to others, multi-aligned policy only way to shared prosperity: RM

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India stands for a free, open and rules-based Indo-Pacific as it is important for the economic development of not only the region but also the wider global community. This was stated by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh during his keynote address at the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD) in New Delhi on November 25, 2022. Shri Rajnath Singh highlighted India’s vision of the Indo-Pacific by quoting Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s statement during Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore in June 2018. “The Prime Minister had said that India stands for a free,…

“We have to make India developed and make Northeast, the hub of India’s growth”

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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressed the closing ceremony of the year-long celebrations of the 400th birth anniversary of Lachit Borphukan in New Delhi today. The Prime Minister also released the book – ‘Lachit Borphukan – Assam’s Hero who Halted the Mughals’ on the occasion. In line with the Prime Minister’s vision to honour the unsung heroes in a befitting manner, today’s occasion is celebrated to honour the 400th birth anniversary of Lachit Borphukan, the famous General of the Royal Army of the Ahom Kingdom of Assam who defeated…

Drug to treat hemophilia at $3.5 million a dose approved by US regulators

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US regulators approved CSL Behring’s hemophilia B gene therapy, which is a one-off infusion that frees patients from regular treatments but costs $3.5 million a dose. This makes it the most expensive medicine in the world.   A key study of the therapy found that CSL Behring’s Hemgenix, administered just once, cut the number of bleeding events expected over the course of a year by 54%,. It also freed 94% of patients from time-consuming and costly infusions of Factor IX, which is currently used to control the potentially deadly condition.…

India wins the International Electrotechnical Management Board (SMB) Chair for the 2023-25 term

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India wins the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Vice Presidency and Strategic Management Board (SMB) Chair for the 2023-25 term. By securing over 90% of the votes cast by full members of International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) during its General Meeting held recently in San Francisco, USA, India’s representative, a member of the Indian National Committee of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and various technical committees of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS-India), was elected. Representation of BIS (India) in policy and governance bodies of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and IEC ensures…

FTA will significantly expand and diversify India’s trade with its largest trading bloc GCC

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Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution and Textiles, Government of India, and His Excellency Dr. Nayef Falah M. Al-Hajraf, Secretary General, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), held a Joint Press Conference, in New Delhi today, to announce the intent to pursue negotiations on the India-GCC FTA. With forward-looking and solution-oriented deliberations, bilateral engagements witnessed significant progress on all matters of mutual interest across the entire gamut of bilateral economic relations between India and the GCC nations. Both sides agreed to expedite conclusion of…

Haryana: Human remains recovered from trolley bag in Aravalli hills in Faridabad

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Haryana: The remains seem to be around two months old and it is not yet clear if the body was that of a man or a woman, an officer said. The Haryana Police on Thursday found a trolley bag full of human remains in the Aravalli hills areas near Pali Road in Faridabad. The police said that the trolley was discovered by a man who had gone to the hills. Officers from Surajkund police station sent the body parts to the mortuary after a forensic team examined it, they said.…

LIVE IND vs NZ 1st ODI, Latest Updates & Score: New Zealand need 307 to win, Iyer departs in final over

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LIVE IND vs NZ Latest Updates & Score: Catch All the Match Updates between India vs New Zealand 1st ODI Cricket Match ball by ball Commentary Updates Online from Auckland Eden Park at India TV Sports fter thumping the New Zealand side in the T20I series, India will now look to continue the good work in the ODI setup. Led by Shikhar Dhawan, the Indian team will have a lot to showcase when they will step on the field of Eden Park, Auckland to face Kane Williamson‘s New Zealand.  

Schneider Electric Sustainability Initiative Green Yodha reaches ~ 10 million in the first year

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 Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, will be celebrating the first anniversary of its sustainability initiative Green Yodha.  The initiative targeted at building collective climate action through conscious citizens, businesses, and institutions reached over 10 million individuals & businesses in the last 1 year. It adopted a segment wise outreach approach and created awareness with companies operating in Power & Grid, Consumer Products & Goods, Mobility and Water and Water Waste Management etc. through varied digital and on ground initiatives. In the maiden year large number of organizations including JK…

Coal Ministry Aims 45 MT Stock with Power Plants by March, 2023

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The total coal production in the country stands at 448 million tonnes (MT) as of October, 2022 which is 18 % higher than the production of the corresponding period of last year.  The growth of coal production from Coal India Ltd (CIL) is also more than 17%.  The Ministry of Coal is planning to build stock at domestic coal-based plants to the tune of 30 million tonne by the end of November, 2022.  It has plan to keep building the stock so that by the end of 31st March, 2023, Thermal…