Year: 2022

All states should establish price monitoring centres in all districts: Centre

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All states should establish price monitoring centres in all districts, urged Shri Rohit Kumar Singh, Secretary Department of Consumer Affairs during a day-long workshop in Guwahati, Assam today. He said that that the Centre intends to achieve target of having 750 price monitoring centres by March 31st 2023 for which financial support will be assured. The Secretary explained that through Price Monitoring Division, the Centre is making all efforts to control prices of essential commodities thereby, keeping check over inflation. The Department of Consumer Affairs regularly generates data about price and…

Intellectual Property (IP) protection revised to upgrade the professional charges of the facilitators

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o protect and promote Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) of Startups and to encourage innovation and creativity among them, Government of India had launched a Scheme for facilitating Start-Ups Intellectual Property Protection (SIPP) in 2016. The scheme facilitated startups in filing and processing of their patent, design or trademark application through the assistance of IP Facilitators, whose fee was borne by the Office of the Controller General of Patents Designs and Trademarks, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Government of India. After its successful implementation resulting in a significant…

The route will be operated by Vistara four times a week

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Minister of Civil Aviation and Steel, Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurated a direct international flight from Pune to Singapore on 1st December 2022. The flight will operate from 2nd December, 2022 as per the following schedule: Flight No. Sector Departure Arrival Frequency Aircraft UK 111 PNQ – SIN 2:10 10:30 Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun Airbus A321neo UK 112 SIN – PNQ 11:50 15:10 Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun Airbus A321neo   In his inaugural address, Minister of Civil Aviation and Steel, Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia said that the city of Pune, with its rich historical…

ECI to explore possibility of sponsoring a match of IDCA team with mainstream cricket teams

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On the eve of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the Election Commission of India, felicitated the Indian Deaf Cricket Team, today at Nirvachan Sadan. Welcoming the team, CEC Shri Rajiv Kumar said that the Election Commission salutes the resilience and tenacity demonstrated by the players. The team has brought laurels to the country by winning the T20 Champions Trophy held in UAE by Deaf International Cricket Council. Sh Kumar said it’s important to accord due publicity and visibility to the winners. ECI will explore the possibility of sponsoring…

PM shares breathtaking images from recently launched EOS-06 satellite

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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has shared images from the recently launched EOS-06 satellite. The Prime Minister further added that these advancements in the world of space technology will help in better prediction of cyclones and promote the coastal economy as well. The Prime Minister tweeted; “Have you come across breathtaking images from the recently launched EOS-06 satellite? Sharing some beautiful images of Gujarat. These advances in the world of space technology will help us to better predict cyclones and promote our coastal economy too.” ****

The Vice President’s speech at 8th LM Singhvi Lecture

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We are the world’s most vibrant democracy that is representative to an ideal level. We started with the Constituent Assembly in which members were enormously talented from all sections of society. But progressively with each election our parliament reflects authentically the mandate of people …wisdom of the people. And now what we have in the parliament is fairly representative. at a global level we do not have a parallel on that count. We must keep only one thing in mind –interest of Bharat – above everything else. It is indicated…

PM Modi lauds accomplishments of Divyangjan on International Day of Persons with Disabilities

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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has lauded the fortitude and accomplishments of our Divyang sisters and brothers on International Day of Persons with Disabilities. In a series of tweets, the Prime Minister said; “On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, I laud the fortitude and accomplishments of our Divyang sisters and brothers. Our Government has undertaken numerous initiatives which have created opportunities for persons with disabilities and enabled them to shine.” “Our Government is equally focused on accessibility, which is reflected in the flagship programmes and creation of next-gen…

‘Akhilesh Yadav should save his MLAs’: Keshav Prasad Maurya slams SP chief’s ‘CM offer’

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Manish Kumar Verma Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya hit back at Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav after he said that Maurya wished to become the CM but has failed. “Take 100 MLAs from us, we are with you, become CM whenever you want,” Yadav had said while addressing a rally in Rampur ahead of by-elections. Reacting to this, the BJP leader slammed the SP chief and said, “I reject Akhilesh Yadav’s offer. He should try to save his own MLAs. We are not taking them into our party as…

Railways Revenue Earnings up by 76% in Passenger Segment

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Manish Kumar Verma The total approximate earnings of Indian Railways on originating basis during April to November 2022 is Rs. 43324 Crore, registering an increase of 76 per cent in comparison to Rs. 24631 Crore achieved during the same period last year. In reserved passenger segment, the total approximate numbers of passengers booked during the period 1st April to 30th November 2022 is 5365 Lakhs as compared to 4860 Lakhs during the same period last year, showing an increase of 10%. The revenue generated from reserved passenger segment during the period 1st April…

Punjab: Drone with 5kg heroin recovered near international border, 3rd such incident in last 3 days

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A drone was found from a field near the India-Pakistan border in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district along with 5 kg of heroin, police said on Friday. The hexacopter, an unmanned aerial vehicle with six rotors, was recovered in a joint operation by the Punjab Police and the Border Security Force. “Tarn Taran Police in a joint search operation with BSF have recovered a hexacopter drone equipped with modern technology & packets containing heroin weighing 5 kg from fields near the Indo-Pak border,” Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav tweeted. Just…