Month: April 2023

Three-day International Conference on Defence Finance & Economics concludes in New Delhi

Manish Kumar

The three-day International Conference on Defence Finance and Economics (ICDFE-2023) concluded in New Delhi on April 14, 2023. Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari was the Chief Guest at the valedictory session of the conference. Financial Adviser (Defence Services) Smt Rasika Chaube, Additional CGDA Shri SG Dastidar and Senior Joint CGDAs Ms Devika Raghuvanshi & Shri AN Das were also present. Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh had inaugurated the conference on April 12, 2023. Organised by Ministry of Defence (Finance), it witnessed participation of over 350…

AI will be kinetic enabler of India’s Digital Economy, make Governance smarter and more Data-led: MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar

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Union Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said the Government is determined to develop artificial intelligence and AI powered solutions that will benefit India as well as transform lives of its people. “AI will be kinetic enabler of India’s digital economy and also make Governance smarter and more data-led,” the Minister said while addressing the Technology Round Table, organised by Business Standard in Bengaluru today. The theme of the event was “AI and Business: Navigating the Opportunities and Challenges.”…

This would enhance India’s preparedness and response to potential animal pandemics, in line with the One Health approach

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Union Minister for Fisheries , Animal Husbandry and Dairying , Shri Parshottam Rupala today  launched the Animal Pandemic Preparedness Initiative and World Bank-funded Animal Health System Support for One Health to enhance India’s preparedness and response to potential animal pandemics, in line with the One Health approach. This initiative aims to enhance India’s preparedness and response to animal pandemics, with a focus on zoonotic diseases that pose a threat to both animal and human health. This initiative will help to improve veterinary services and infrastructure, disease surveillance capabilities, early detection…

NMDC celebrates Birth Anniversary of Bharat Ratna Babasaheb Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

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The NMDC paid its tribute to the Father of Indian Constitution and celebrated 132 nd birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna, Babasaheb Dr. B.R. Ambedkar today at NMDC Head Office in Hyderabad. Shri Amitava Mukherjee, CMD (Additional Charge) along with Shri Dilip Kumar Mohanty, Director (Production), Shri Vishwanath Suresh, Director (Commercial) and Shri B.Vishwanath, CVO led the employees in offering their respect to one of the Founding Fathers of the Republic of India . Speaking on the occasion, Shri Amitava Mukherjee said that Babasaheb gave us a constitution which can live, breathe…

The Bharat Gaurav Tourist train tour on Ambedkar Circuit flagged off from New Delhi today

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The Bharat Gaurav Tourist train tour on Ambedkar Circuit was flagged off today by Shri G. Kishan Reddy, Minister of Tourism, Culture and DONER,  & Dr. Virendra Kumar, Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment today  from Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station. On the occasion Shri G.K Reddy said that the Bharat Gaurav Tourist train aims to give glimpses of life of Bharat Ratna Baba Saheb Ambedkar to all the passengers. The Minister  said that the train also aims to promote domestic tourism and the spirit of Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat.He also…

Seven-day SCO Millets Food Festival begins in Mumbai, chefs from member countries showcase millet cuisines

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Union Minister of State for Tourism Shripad Naik inaugurated a Millets Food Festival of the member countries of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) at Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai on Thursday. The public can savour a variety of cuisines made of different millets prepared by chefs from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan Uzbekistan, Russia and India for lunch and dinner at Shamiana Restaurant at the hotel till April 19. The seven-day festival is being organised by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, at Hotel Taj Mahal Palace to commemorate the International Year of…

Shri Anurag Singh Thakur Inaugurates Badminton court mats, Judo hall and Boxing hall at NCOE Hamirpur

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Sh. Anurag singh Thakur, Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports, Information & Broadcasting inaugurated sports facilities at the SAI National Centre of Excellence (NCOE) in Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh on Friday. The Sports Authority of India NCOE Hamirpur has installed and operationalized badminton court mats with flooring along with boxing hall and judo hall.     The National centre of Excellence Hamirpur has been established in cooperation with Govt. of Himachal Pradesh in March 2022. Currently for first year, 91 athletes are training in 6 disciplines of athletics, badminton, boxing, judo,…

PM Modi urged his UK counterpart Rishi Sunak to take a strong stance against anti-India elements

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PM Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Rishi Sunak had a phone conversation on Thursday. Narendra Modi urged his UK counterpart, Rishi Sunak, to take a strong stance against anti-India elements. The conversation between the two leaders covered a range of bilateral issues including security of Indian diplomatic establishments. Modi called for strong action against anti-India elements by the UK Government. Sunak assured Modi of the security of the Indian Mission and its personnel and conveyed that the UK considers the attack on the Indian High Commission totally unacceptable. Modi…

How BJP picked candidates for Karnataka polls:

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Man-to-man marking of rival party candidates, accommodating ‘outsiders’, continuing with the heavy reliance on Lingayat votes and introducing many new faces-the BJP appears to have tried to cover all the bases while drafting its first list of 189 candidates for next month’s elections to the 224-member Karnataka assembly. The first list of candidates, which has 52 new faces, was announced on April 11, followed by a second list of 23 candidates the next day. While the first list has some 52 candidates from the Lingayat community, the BJP has also…

Shaakuntalam Movie Review: Samantha’s film is all heart but no soul

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movies based on Indian epics have been making a big impact on the audience and people have loved them. Telugu film Shaakuntalam, directed by Gunashekhar, falls in this genre and focuses on the story between Shaakuntala and Dushyant written by Kalidasa in his play Abhijana Shakuntalam. Menaka abandons her baby in the forest and a sage names her Shankuntala and takes her to his ashram. Shakuntala (Samantha) is raised as his own child and her entire world is the ashram, the forest and animals, like the deer and peacocks, who…