Month: March 2023

Shri Tomar launches Kisan Tak channel

Manish Kumar

Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar today said if the Small Farmers will be empowered, it will boost India’s GDP. Speaking at an event after launching the Kisan Tak channel and its website of the India Today Group in New Delhi, he said that Small Farmers constitute 85% of the farming community and they face the challenge of lack of private investment. Farming is the backbone of India’s economy and the farm ecosystem is the main pillar of Indian economy, he added. Shri Tomar said that…

“If Russia Loses Ukraine War, Putin Will Be Forced to Quit”: Former Diplomat

Manish Kumar

A former Russian diplomat said Vladimir Putin cannot give people anything in exchange if he loses the war and will have to resign. Russia has suffered a lot in the ongoing military offensive against Ukraine. When Moscow sent its military to Ukraine in February last year, many experts predicted Ukraine would suffer a lot. “Putin can be replaced. He’s not a superhero. He doesn’t have any superpowers. He’s just an ordinary dictator,” he said. Ukraine President Zelenskiy said “We have to destroy the enemy’s military power. And we shall destroy…

PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan aims at facilitating development of multi-model

Manish Kumar

PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (NMP) is a transformative approach for integrated and holistic planning across concerned Ministries/Departments to improve multimodal connectivity, logistics efficiency and to address critical infrastructure gaps for seamless movement of people and goods, with focus on minimising disruptions and ensuring timely completion of projects. The NMP aims at facilitating development of multi-modal connectivity infrastructure to various economic zones including Ports and shipping sector. 101 number of projects in respect of Ports and Shipping have so far been identified under PM Gati Shakti initiative worth Rs.…

India geared to witness 600 million plus people residing in urban areas by 2030

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Smart Cities Mission transforming ease of living for India’s urban population India geared to witness 600 million plus people residing in urban areas by 2030 TULIP, ISCF initiatives enhancing youth employability National Youth Conclave a platform for youth to participate in global governance Modi government cognisant to harness potential of the demographic dividend India witnessing renaissance of urban areas as government’s future-ready vision Shri Hardeep S. Puri, Minister for Housing & Urban Affairs, GoI, commended the National Youth Conclave 2023 for providing a platform for young people to amplify their concerns…

Oscar wins another facet of our global rise and recognition, says the Vice President

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The Vice President and Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar congratulated the teams of ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ and ‘Naatu Naatu’ from ‘RRR’ in the Rajya Sabha today on their historic wins at the prestigious 95th Academy Awards. These Oscar wins mark a new recognition of the full spectrum of cinema that India produces, the Chairman highlighted in as he addressed the House during the second phase of the Budget Session. Shri Dhankhar underlined that the success at the Oscars is yet another facet India’s global rise and recognition. “These achievements…

OFFICER TRAINEES OF INDIAN REVENUE SERVICE AND ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEERS OF CPWD CALL ON THE PRESIDENT

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The Officer Trainees of the 76th batch of Indian Revenue Service and Assistant Executive Engineers of CPWD (2020 and 2021 batches) called on the President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan today (March 14, 2023). Addressing the officer trainees of Indian Revenue Service, the President said that collecting direct taxes for the government is a very important responsibility which calls for utmost effectiveness and transparency. The Government uses these taxes to fund development projects and ensure the welfare of the citizens. IRS Officers have an important role in collecting resources for the Government and thereby laying down…

Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Setback for Centre as Supreme Court Dismisses Plea for Additional Compensation for Victims.

Manish Kumar

The Supreme Court today dismissed its petition seeking more compensation from Union Carbide for the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy. The gas leak that killed over 3,000 people is among the world’s worst industrial disasters. The five-judge constitution bench said there was no rationale by the Centre to rake up the issue two decades after the settlement. A  sum of Rs 50 crore lying with the RBI for the victims shall be utilised by the Union of India to satisfy pending claims of victims. The Centre wanted another Rs 7,844 crore…

Same-sex marriage in India: SC refers same-sex marriage pleas to Constitution bench, Calling it a “very seminal issue”

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SC refers same-sex marriage pleas to Constitution bench, calling it a “very seminal issue”. The Centre had earlier said that a “legislative understanding of marriage in the Indian statutory & personal law regime” refers to marriage between a biological man and biological woman. CJI said that it is not necessary that a child adopted by a homosexual couple will be a homosexual. The Solicitor General, representing the Centre, said that unlike in Mohammedan law, marriage is not just a contract in the case of Hindu law. On September 6, 2018,…

SVB Crisis: Will Collapse Of The US Bank Impact Indian Start-Ups And Banking?

Manish Kumar

With the collapse of the US’ Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), speculations are rife that its fallout would result in a long funding winter for the Indian start-ups. Indian tech startups are playing an important role in New India, whose stability dependent on easy availability of capital and funding from investors on time. Many start-ups at their early and mid-level have been funded by the SVB’s incubation fund like Y-Combinator. During its nascent stage, Paytm was funded by the SVB, although the company’s founder Vijay Sekhar Sharma recently clarified that presently…

Himanta Sarma Attacks Rahul, Says He Talks About ‘Bharat Todo’ In London

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Hitting out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks during his London visit, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said while he abused Indian Parliament on foreign soil, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praises his motherland wherever he goes. Speaking at a `Vijay Sankalp` rally at Gangavathi in the Koppal area of poll-bound Karnataka on Sunday, the Assam CM said, “PM Modi is working for the development of Karnataka and the rest of the country. When he travels to London or America, he praises our country. But when…