Month: March 2023

IREDA completes 36 years of existence: 36 km Cyclothon organized to mark the event

Manish Kumar

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) organised a Cyclothon event today. The event was organised to cover a distance of 36 kms with a minimum coverage of 3.6 kms to commemorate 36 glorious years of IREDA’s existence as a mother organization through financing Renewable Energy (RE) Sector in India. The Cyclothon was flagged off by Hon’ble Secretary, MNRE, Shri Bhupinder Singh Bhalla, IAS (1990 Batch) from India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. Speaking on the occasion, Shri Bhalla complemented IREDA for spearheading the development of Clean and Renewable…

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah attends the 54th Raising Day celebrations of the (CISF)

Manish Kumar

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah attended the 54th Raising Day celebrations of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) as the Chief Guest in Hyderabad today. During the event, Union Home Minister took the salute of the parade and released CISF’s magazine Sentinel-2023 and Coffee Table book. Telangana Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan, Union Culture Minister Shri G. Kishan Reddy, DG CISF, several other dignitaries and CISF personnel and their families also were present on the occasion.   In his address, Shri Amit Shah said that CISF’s…

Judicial Delegates of SCO countries visits Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya on 10th March

Manish Kumar

The Chief Justices/Chairmen of the Supreme Courts of the members of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) visited the Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya on 10 March 2023. They were welcomed by Shri Sanjiv Nandan Sahai, Director, NMML. The delegation included Mr. Jinghong Gao, Vice President of Supreme People’s Court of People’s Republic of China, Mr. Aslambek Mergaliyev, Chairman of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Mr. Zamirbek Bazarbekov, Chairman of the Supreme Court of the Kyrgyz Republic, Mr. Vyacheslav M. Lebedev, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, Mr. Shermuhammad…

Joint Statement of 18th India-Australia Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC)

Manish Kumar

India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, and Australia’s Minister for Trade and Tourism, Senator the Hon Don Farrell, met yesterday to discuss next steps for further enhancing the bilateral economic relationship. Ministers discussed implementation of the Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA), negotiations for the India-Australia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) and further developing two-way investment. Ministers also discussed engagement in the G20, the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) and the World Trade Organization (WTO). The Ministers noted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese look forward…

PM tweets an anecdote shared by Australian Trade and Tourism Minister Don Farrell

Manish Kumar

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi tweeted a thread about the rich cultural connect between India and Australia. The anecdote was shared by the Australian Trade and Tourism Minister Don Farrell during the lunch in the honour of  the visiting Australian Prime Minister. The Prime Minister tweeted : “During the lunch in honour of my friend PM @AlboMP, the Australian Trade and Tourism Minister Don Farrell shared something interesting…he was taught by one Mrs. Ebert in Grade 1 who left a deep impact on his life and credits her for…

PM lays foundation stone and dedicates to nation key development projects in Hubballi-Dharwad, Karnataka

Manish Kumar

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi dedicated and laid the foundation stone of key development projects in Hubballi-Dharwad, Karnataka today. The projects include dedicating to the nation IIT Dharwad whose foundation stone was also laid by the Prime Minister in February 2019, the longest railway platform in the world at 1507m in length at Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji Hubballi Station which has been recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records recently, the electrification of Hosapete – Hubballi – Tinaighat section and the upgradation of Hosapete station, for boosting connectivity in…

President of India Graces a All Women Bike Rally Organized by spo indai Through Video Message

Manish Kumar

The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu graced the flagging off ceremony of an All Women Bike Rally, organized by spo indiatoday (March 12, 2023) through a video message. In her message the President said that if the women are safe then the family is safe; if the family is safe then the society is safe; if the society is safe then the country is safe. The President said that according to our Constitution it is duty of every citizen of India to give up such practices which are against the…

Iran, Saudi Arabia agree to resume ties, with China’s help: Iraq welcomed the deal.

Manish Kumar

Iran announced that it has reached a deal with Saudi Arabia to resume diplomatic relations and reopen their respective embassies in the two countries. After seven years of tensions between the Mideast rivals, the two countries finally made the deal with help from China. The major diplomatic breakthrough negotiated with China lowers the chance of armed conflict between the nations — both directly and in proxy conflicts around the region. The deal, struck in Beijing this week amid its ceremonial National People’s Congress, represents a major diplomatic victory for the…

Silicon Valley Bank collapse: billions stranded; California regulator appoints FDIC as receiver.

Manish Kumar

California regulator closes SVB, appoints FDIC as receiver. SVB focused on lending to start-ups; branches to reopen Monday. FDIC to sell bank assets; ‘chaos’ reported amid withdrawals. Bank shares fall in U.S., Europe, but well-off lows. Crisis exposes banking ‘vulnerabilities’ amid rising rates. Silicon Valley Bank, a lender to some of the biggest names in the technology world, became the largest bank to fail since the 2008 financial crisis. The move put nearly $175 billion in customer deposits under the control of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Here’s what we…

Second regional workshop of NMP organized in Kochi

Manish Kumar

A series of regional workshops are being organized to facilitate the wider adoption of the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP) platform across all the States/UTs to sensitise the state officials about it. These workshops are designed for bringing more vigor and building synergy among the different stakeholders resulting in mutual learning among the States and Central Ministries/Departments. The first Regional Workshop for Central and Western Zone was organized on 20th February, 2023 in Goa. The second regional workshop with 9 States/UTs of the southern region, i.e., Kerala, Andhra Pradesh,…