Month: March 2023

By strengthening cooperative structure in the country, all the schemes of the Government of India will reach more easily to everyone

Manish Kumar

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah laid the foundation stone of the District Bank Headquarters and inaugurated the APMC Kisan Bhavan at Krishi Shivir in Junagadh, Gujarat, today. In his address, Shri Amit Shah said that after many difficulties, the present form of Junagadh District Cooperative Bank has emerged. He said that the farmers who are engaged in natural farming will get good prices for their produce. Shri Shah said that since independence, the demand for a separate Ministry of Cooperation was continuously raised and fulfilling this demand…

Government has issued a guideline for including one woman on the Board of Directors of each FPO

Manish Kumar

Improved varieties, better shelf life, efficient processing and access to markets are all vital to strengthen the millet value chain, a senior Agriculture Ministry official has said. “We must carry out R&D in all areas of the value chain of millets and bring together the knowledge of production, processing and storage and make it available to the consumer”, said Dr Vijaya Lakshmi Nadendla, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, addressing the Plenary Session on ‘Strengthening Millet Value Chain with Collaborative Approach’, organised by FICCI at the Global Millets…

MoU signed with the World Food Programme of the United Nations during the Global Millets (Shree Anna) Conference

Manish Kumar

Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar held bilateral meetings today with Agriculture Ministers of various countries participating in the Global Millets (Shree Anna) Conference. An MoU was also signed with the World Food Programme  (WFP) of the United Nations. Meanwhile, Shri Tomar thanked the ministers for being a part of the global conference organized by India with the aim of promoting Shree Anna, under the International Year of Millets (IYM). He said that the International Year of Millets is being celebrated so that the Indian Shree…

Shri Bhupender Yadav says World has resolved to recover together and make the recovery a human centric process

Manish Kumar

Union Minister for Labour and Employment Shri Bhupender Yadav has said the world has resolved to recover together and to make the recovery a human centric process. Addressing L20 inception meeting being held in Amritsar virtually he said we need to collectively ensure that our workers are equipped with the skills and knowledge necessary to thrive in this dynamic environment. Shri Yadav said universal social security and its portability across the world is an important issue that we must focus on. He said particularly  the informal sector must be brought under the ambit of social security. There has…

Tata Consumer Products Ltd calls off talks to buy Bisleri.

Manish Kumar

Negotiation with the Chauhans to acquire their packaged water business, Bisleri International, has “ceased”, Tata group’s FMCG arm Tata Consumer Products Ltd (TCPL) said on Friday. Resting the speculation about a possible acquisition, TCPL in a regulatory update said it has not entered into any agreements over the acquisition of Bisleri. “In this regard, the company wishes to update that it has now ceased negotiation with Bisleri about a potential transaction and to confirm that the company has not entered into any definitive agreement or binding commitment on this matter,”…

CSR: BEL donates support kit for ‘Divyangjan’ of Yadgiri & Raichur districts, ambulances for Yadgiri district hospitals

Manish Kumar

Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) organised separate camps to distribute ALIMCO (Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India)-supplied aids and assistive devices worth Rs. 92.5 Lakhs, sponsored by BEL under CSR, at Raichur and Yadgiri, two aspirational districts of Karnataka, on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively, to a total of 941 disabled people. At the function held at the University of Agricultural Sciences Auditorium, Raichur, 554 disabled people (Divyangjan) received support kits while 387 Divyangjan were distributed aids and assistive devices at the ceremony held at Hosalli Road, Yadgiri. The…

Huawei has replaced thousands of U.S.-banned parts in its products founders

Manish Kumar

Huawei has been cut off from American technology. Huawei Technologies Co Ltd has replaced more than 13,000 parts in its products that were hit by U.S. trade sanctions, the Chinese tech giant’s founder said, according to a speech transcript posted on Friday by a Chinese university. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. is a Chinese multinational technology corporation headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, that designs, develops, manufactures and sells telecommunications equipment, consumer electronics, smart devices and various rooftop solar power products. According to the transcript of the February speech posted by Shanghai…

Heavy rain, hailstorm lash parts of Delhi

Manish Kumar

Delhi witnessed heavy rain, along with hailstorm in several parts on Saturday. Hailstorm lashed Delhi’s Burari, Keshav Nagar and Ibrahimpur areas on Saturday. The rain brought respite from the humid weather. The national capital also witnessed cloudy skies and chilly winds. The Indian Meteorological department on Friday said that most parts of the country would witness rainfall accompanied with thunderstorms from March 17 to March

Groom walks 28 km to bride’s village due to drivers’ strike in Odisha it

Manish Kumar

A groom had to walk for 28 km to the bride’s house as he could not arrange a vehicle due to the drivers’ strike in Odisha’s Rayagada. Due to the drivers’ strike in Odisha, the groom and his family members had to walk 28 kilometres to reach the bride’s village in Rayagada district for the wedding as they could not arrange a vehicle. According to reports, 22-year-old groom Naresh Praska of Sunakhandi panchayat in Kalyansinghpur block of the district was supposed to marry a girl from Dibalapadu village on Thursday.…

ED raids multiple locations in Maharashtra on Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana scam

Manish Kumar

The Enforcement Directorate carried out searches in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad at multiple locations as part of a money-laundering investigation into alleged cheating in the tender process conducted in connection with the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY). The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday carried out searches in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad at multiple locations as part of a money-laundering investigation into an alleged cheating in the tender process conducted in connection with the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) – Urban scheme of the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation. The ED undertook an investigation into the matter…