Year: 2022

ADDRESSING THE MOBILE ‘USAGE GAP’ IS KEY TO ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

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Closing the mobile internet ‘usage gap’ should be a priority for countries seeking to deliver against the ambitious UN Sustainable Development Goals, according to the GSMA’s seventh annual Mobile Industry Impact Report: Sustainable Development Goals. The report shows that, six years after becoming the first industry to commit to the SDGs, the mobile sector continues to increase its contribution to the achievement of all 17 goals. However, despite mobile operators’ continued commitment to the 2030 agenda, there is still a long way to go. A combination of global conflict, growing food…

Fragomen Announces New Leadership Poised to Take Firm to New Heights

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Fragomen, the world’s leading provider of immigration services, announced today that Lance Kaplan and Enrique Gonzalez, both members of the firm’s Executive Committee, will succeed the firm’s Chairman, Austin Fragomen, as worldwide Co-Chairs of the firm beginning January 1, 2023. Austin Fragomen will assume the role of Chairman Emeritus following the transition. “Fragomen was founded on a strong belief that the most successful immigration policies result from a partnership between government and business, enabling countries to harness the full potential of a global workforce,” said Austin Fragomen. “When I look at our global firm today, I am proud…

it High-altitude battle tank | Light on their it tracks

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The high-altitude stand-off with China has forced the Indian Army to recognise the need for light tanks. A new project to design and build armoured vehicles for the Himalayan frontier is waiting for the go-ahead After the last round of the corps com­mander-level meeting recently, the Indian Army and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China have agreed to pull back (or disengage) from the Gogra-Hot Springs area, one of the flashpoints in eastern Ladakh. But real peace on the icy heights of the Himala­yas will remain elusive until both…

Return of the cheetah in india

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Hunted to extinction in India by 1952, the big cat is now being reintroduced in the country. Will the world’s first intercontinental translocation of a carnivore in the wild work? A cover feature by spo india magazine. An early winter morning somewhere near the very heart of India, the sunlight getting so scattered in the mist as to become a luminous haze that seems to make time stop. The twitter of birds is soft, melodic, mostly collegial. Somewhere in the tall, straw-coloured grass, set high on a compact, pale buff…

TDP appeals to Andhra Governor after CM Jagan Reddy renames varsity after father

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The Andhra Pradesh Assembly passed a Bill on Wednesday to rename NTR University of Health Sciences (UHS) as YSR UHS. The Telugu Desam Party sought Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan’s intervention as the state Assembly passed a resolution to rename NTR University of Health Sciences (UHS) as YSR UHS. TDP President N Chandrababu Naidu along with other party leaders appealed to Andhra Pradesh Governor against the Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy-led Andhra Pradesh government’s decision. The YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led government brought in a Bill to rename the NTR University…

Fresh trouble for AAP it Delhi LG orders inquiry into ‘ghost’ teachers scam

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Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has ordered an inquiry into the embezzlement of funds through payment of salaries to ‘ghost’ teachers in Delhi government schools. Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has ordered an internal inquiry into the alleged irregularities in engagement of guest teachers in state government schools and embezzlement of funds through payment of salaries to ‘ghost’ teachers. he LG secretariat has asked the chief secretary to advise director (education) to immediately verify the engagement, physical attendance, and withdrawal of salaries of all guest teachers engaged by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in…

No Gandhi family member should be next it Congress chief: Rahul Gandhi tells Ashok Gehlot

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi told Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot that no member of the Gandhi family should become the next party chief. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said that party leader Rahul Gandhi had made it clear that no one from the Gandhi family should become the next party president. Rahul’s remark comes as the battle for the Congress presidential poll intensifies While addressing the media in Kerala on Friday, Gehlot said, “I have requested him (Rahul Gandhi) multiple times to accept everyone’s proposal to become the Congress President.…

Rain batters it Delhi-NCR, Gurugram, IMD predicts heavy rain over Uttarakhand, UP, Rajasthan

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Normal life was thrown out of gear as heavy rains lashed Delhi, Noida and Gurugram on Thursday, leading to severe waterlogging in several areas. Meanwhile, the weather department has forecast more rainfall for several parts of the country. Check the detailed weather forecast here. NCR Noida and Gurugram on Thursday, severe waterlogging was reported in several areas, leading to traffic snarls on key roads across the cities. Normal life was thrown out of gear as commuters waded through knee-deep water due to inundated streets. Meanwhile, schools have been ordered to…

All forms of communalism, violence should be combatted: Rahul Gandhi reacts to PFI ED raids

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There should be zero tolerance towards communalism and violence, Rahul Gandhi said on PFI raids across the country. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday reacted to the massive crackdown by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on the Popular Front of India (PFI). There should be zero tolerance towards communalism, regardless of where it’s coming from, the Congress MP said. “All forms of communalism, regardless of where they come from, should be combated. There should be zero tolerance towards it,” Wayanad MP said. On the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday,…

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat is ‘rashtra pita’, says Muslim chief

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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat met All India Imam Organisation chief Umer Ahmed Ilyasi in Delhi on Thursday. All India Imam Organisation head Umer Ahmed Ilyasi called Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat ‘rashtra pita’ (father of the nation). RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, who has been reaching out to Muslim leaders, had called on the prominent cleric in Delhi on Thursday. “Mohan Bhagwat ji visited on my invitation today. He’s ‘rashtra-pita’ and ‘rashtra-rishi’, a good message will go out from his visit. Our ways of worshipping god are different, but…