Year: 2022

UIDAI gets DSCI AISS Award for ‘Best Security Practices in Government Sector’

Manish Kumar

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has bagged a top data security award for best practices in the government sector. Data Security Council of India (DSCI), a not-for-profit, industry body on data protection in India, setup by NASSCOM awarded UIDAI for its significant role in securing national critical ‘Aadhaar’ infrastructure that provides digital identity based welfare services to residents. The jury recognized the forward looking security strategy, good security practices for safeguarding residents’ demographic and biometric data and the proactive approach in addressing new age cyber security risks and…

Shri Dharmendra Pradhan presents book titled India: The Mother of Democracy to the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi

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The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was presented  book titled India: The Mother of Democracy, by the Union Minister of Education, and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, in the presence of Ministers of State for Education, Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh and Shri Subhas Sarkar.  Chairman & Member Secretary, ICHR, Prof. Raghuvendra Tanwar and Prof. Umesh Ashok Kadam were also present on the occasion. The book prepared and published by the ICHR is an evidence based account of the origin of democracy in India. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi appreciated the…

Fake birth certificate case: Samajwadi Party Azam Khan appears before Special Court

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According to the charge sheet, in one birth certificate, issued by the Rampur municipality, Abdullah Azam’s date of birth was mentioned as January 1, 1993. The other certificate said he was born in Lucknow on September 30, 1990. Senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, his wife Tazeen Fatima and their son and MLA Abdullah Azam appeared before a special MP-MLA court on Friday in connection with a fake birth certificate case. The court had earlier imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on them for non-appearance on Thursday and asked them…

Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi join Bharat Jodo Yatra for few minutes in Delhi

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This was the second time when the former Congress president joined the yatra that began in September this year from Kanyakumari. She had earlier taken part in the march in October when it was in Karnataka. Despite BJP’s several appeals to follow the Coronavirus protocols, Congress has resumed its “Bharat Jodo Yatra” in the wee hour of Saturday. During the yatra, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi also joined in Delhi and walked with Rahul Gandhi for a short distance.     Notably, this was the second time when the…

Indian Railways issues Letter of Award for Manufacturing and Maintenance of 9000 HP Electric Freight Locomotives to Siemens, India

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Indian Railways has issued the Letter of Award (LoA) for Manufacturing and Maintenance of 9000 HP Electric Freight Locomotives to Siemens, India. Railways factory at Dahodto manufacture 1200 high horse power (9000 HP) electric locomotives over a period of 11 years. It would entail manufacturing of 1200 locomotives and maintenance of these locomotives for 35 years. The estimated value of contract is about INR 26000 Crore (about 3.2 Billion USD), excluding taxes and price variation. Agreement with Siemens India will be signed within 30 days of issue of LoA.  The…

PM shares a booklet based on last month’s Mann ki Baat

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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has shared a booklet based on the last month’s episode of Mann ki Baat (November 2022) containing topics such as India’s G-20 Presidency, continued strides in space, rise in exports of musical instruments and more. The Prime Minister tweeted; “Do have a look at this e-book containing interesting write-ups on topics covered during last month’s #MannKiBaat such as India’s G-20 Presidency, our continued strides in space, rise in exports of musical instruments and more. http://davp.nic.in/ebook/h_nov/index.html”   ****

PM condoles loss of lives due to a mishap at a brick kiln in Motihari, Bihar

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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the loss of lives due to a mishap at a brick kiln in Motihari, Bihar. The Prime Minister has also announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 Lakhs to the next kin of deceased and Rs. 50,000 to those injured in the mishap from Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF). The Prime Minister Office tweeted; “Pained by the loss of lives due to a mishap at a brick kiln in Motihari. Condolences to the bereaved families. Prayers with the injured.…

‘Hum jahan gaye humko pyar mila’: Rahul Gandhi as Bharat Jodo Yatra enters Delhi

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Bharat Jodo Yatra entered Delhi from NHPC Metro Station in Faridabad, Haryana on Saturday morning. Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra entered the national capital on Saturday morning after a flag handover ceremony at Badarpur. A large number of workers from Delhi Congress-led by Delhi unit chief Anil Chaudhary welcomed Gandhi and the Yatris at the Delhi border in Badarpur. The yatra entered Delhi from the Faridabad side in Haryana. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has also joined Bharat Jodo Yatra. The yatra entered Delhi from the Badarpur border in southeast Delhi at 6.30 am…

IPL Auction 2023 Live Updates: All set to start now, watch out for Sam Curran and Cameron Green

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IPL Auction 2023 Live Updates: From Chennai Super Kings to defending champions Gujarat Titans, from Mumbai Indians to Kolkata Knight Riders, the big day for all the 10 franchises is finally here. This is the first step towards their campaign and they will want to make the most of it Slots and amount available for every franchise Mumbai Indians – Rs 20.05 crore (12 slots) Chennai Super Kings – Rs 20.45 crore (9 slots) Delhi Capitals – Rs 19.45 crore (7 slots) Gujarat Titans – Rs 19.25 crore (10 slots)…

15 Start-ups selected in first cohort of NIRMAN accelerator will work towards solutions in healthcare and agriculture

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Fifteen Start-ups selected in the first-of-its-kind product accelerator program for innovators developing sustainable solutions will soon start working towards solutions in the healthcare and agriculture domains. This is the first cohort of the NIRMAN Accelerator Program launched by Start-ups Incubation and Innovation Centre (SIIC) IIT Kanpur. The accelerator program supported by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India, through its NIDHI scheme portfolio, will help solve challenges in the product development journey of indigenous innovations. The programme takes a leaf out of the best methods and key…