Month: December 2022

Odisha plans MSME parks in every district, says govt

Manish Kumar

Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) has been given more than Rs 450 crore to develop the required infrastructure in the districts for the purpose, he said at the concluding session of Propack Odisha 2022 and MSME Odisha 2022 organised by Odisha Assembly of Small and Mediu Odisha government has plans to set up micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) parks in all the 30 districts of the state, a top government official said. MSMEs will get all infrastructure support including land, electricity and water in the districts, chief secretary…

India is the brightest spot for technological leap globally, says Google CEO Sundar Pichai

Manish Kumar

Google and Alphabet CEO, India-born Sundar Pichai is visiting India and he is all praise for the technological leap India has made over the past few years. Speaking with IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Pichai said, “the pace of technological change in the country has been extraordinary and Google is supporting small businesses and startups, investing in cybersecurity, providing education and skills training, and applying AI (Artificial Intelligence) in sectors like agriculture and healthcare.” GOOGLE LOOKING AT FAST UTILISATION OF $10BILLION INDIA DIGITISATION FUND Touching upon the progress made so far…

Ex-Punjab CM Charanjit Channi joins Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra in Rajasthan

Manish Kumar

Rahul Gandhi was joined by ex-Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi at the Rajasthan leg of the Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra. ormer Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Punjab MLA Sukhjjnder Singh Randhawa joined the Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra on Tuesday in Rajasthan’s Alwar. The yatra resumed on its 16th day in the first Congress-ruled state in its path with CM Ashok Gehlot and Rahul Gandhi leading the way. Amid the ongoing political tussle between Ashok Gehlot and his bete noire Sachin Pilot, Rahul Gandhi held a closed-door meeting…

UP CM Yogi attends country’s biggest drone show in Gorakhpur on Kakori Balidan Diwas

Manish Kumar

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday attended the country’s biggest drone show organised in Gorakhpur to mark Kakori Balidan Diwas. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday attended the country’s biggest drone show organised at Mahant Digvijaynath Smriti Park in Gorakhpur to mark Kakori Balidan Diwas. The drone show was organised as a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav marking 75 years of independence to pay tribute to all martyrs of Kakori Train Action. UP CM Yogi also took to Twitter and wrote in Hindi which could…

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh releases the Annual Report of CPGRAMS for the year 2022

Manish Kumar

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 has released the Annual Report of CPGRAMS for the year 2022. The key highlights of the report are: In 2022, 18,19,104 grievances were received by all Ministries and Departments of which 15,68,097 PG cases have been redressed. Of these 11,29,642 cases were disposed by the Central Ministries and 4,38,455 cases were disposed by the States and UTs. The average disposal time…

Government of India strikes den of misinformation on YouTube

Manish Kumar

In a series of over 40 fact-checks, the PIB Fact Check Unit (FCU) busted three YouTube channels which were spreading false information in India. These YouTube channels had nearly 33 lakh subscribers and their videos, almost all of which were found to be false, were watched over 30 crore times. This is the first time when PIB has exposed entire YouTube channels as against individual posts on social media spreading false claims. Details of the YouTube channels fact-checked by PIB  are as under: Sl. No. Name of YouTube Channel Subscribers…

500 dancers chosen from the finalists would perform a grand cultural show during the Republic Day 2023 on the theme of ‘Nari Shakti’

Manish Kumar

Ministry of Culture has organised two-day National Level Competition (Grand Finale) of the Vande Bharatam Nritya Utsav 2023. The first day of the competition was held at Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi on 19th December. The competition is being organised on 20th December and 980 dancers have been selected for taking part in the National Level Competition (Grand Finale).     Sangrain Dance Academy, sangrain umbrella dance(Tripura)   Shradha and Aditi, Bharatyanatam,(Karnataka) The Grand Finale will also feature a special function in the evening of 20th Dec., 2022 which will be…

Wipro Selected as Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI) Member for the 13th Consecutive Year

Manish Kumar

Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading technology services and consulting company, announced that it has been selected as a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI) – 2022 for the thirteenth year in succession. Wipro’s unbroken track record is unique for the IT Services sector.   This year saw a record 3519 companies assessed from around the world, of which 332 made it to the DJSI (World) index for 2022-2023. The IT Services sector saw 78 companies participating globally of which 10 have been selected in…

Maharashtra government passes Lokpal Act, CM & cabinet to come under ‘Lokayukta’

Manish Kumar

Following the implementation of the Lokpal Act by the Maharashtra government, the chief minister of the state will come under the jurisdiction of Lokayukta. The recommendations of a panel led by social activist Anna Hazare have been accepted completely. The Anna Hazare Committee’s recommendation to establish a Lokayukta similar to a Lokpal in Maharashtra was approved during a cabinet meeting held in Nagpur ahead of the assembly session. “We will run the government with complete transparency. We will make Maharashtra corruption free, that’s why we have decided to bring Lokayukta…

Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh to inaugurate Good Governance Week 2022, “Prashasan Gaon Ki Ore” a Nationwide Campaign today

Manish Kumar

Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh Shri Pema Khandu said that his Government will not leave any stone unturned for facilitating service delivery of all kinds 24×7. In his message to Good Governance Week 2022, the 5-day “Prashasan Gaon ki Ore campaign” to be inaugurated by Union Minister for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Dr Jitendra Singh today at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, the Chief Minister said, this day also commemorates the birth anniversary of our visionary former Prime Minister, Bharat Ratna, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The Chief Minister reiterated that his…