Month: June 2023

Hewlett Packard Enterprise helps organizations reduce IT carbon footprint with new sustainability dashboard and comprehensive portfolio of services

Manish Kumar

 Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) today announced the preview of a new sustainability dashboard on the HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform and a comprehensive portfolio of sustainability services. The offerings, which span technology, services, financing, and asset upcycling programs, are designed to help organizations reduce the carbon footprint associated with their IT estates.   “Achieving sustainability targets in a hybrid IT environment can be complex and daunting,” said Pradeep Kumar, senior vice president and general manager, HPE Services. “HPE breaks down this complexity with technologies and services that enable organizations to advance…

Kyiv accuses Russia of blowing up the Kakhovka dam, flooding nearby territories

Manish Kumar

The southern command of Ukraine’s Armed Forces said that the Kakhovka dam in the Russian-controlled parts of Ukraine’s Kherson region was blown up by Russian forces.   Kherson regional administration said that the water level would reach a critical level in five hours and began evacuating the population from dangerous areas.  Russian emergency services said around 80 settlements downstream could be affected.  Blowing the Soviet-era dam, which is controlled by Russia, would unleash a wall of floodwater across much of the Kherson region.  The Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine has…

BBC admitted tax evasion for 6 years, committing to pay Rs 40 crores

Manish Kumar

BBC to pay Rs 40 crore to make up for their tax evasion in India-Reports.  The broadcaster has reportedly admitted that they evaded taxes in India from 2016-22.  In an email to the department, BBC has apparently confessed to underreporting of the detected income, which is as good as “tax evasion” and attracts recovery as well as penalty.  In February 2023, the BBC offices were surveyed by tax authorities for 3 days. After the survey, the Finance Ministry issued a statement explaining the depth of tax fraud committed by the…

Former VP Mike Pence enters presidential race; setting up a fight against Trump

Manish Kumar

Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence declared himself a candidate in the 2024 Republican race for the White House.  Trump is currently leading the early fight for the nomination, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis polling consistently in second.  Pence will launch his campaign with a video and a speech, sources familiar with the situation told.  Pence joins a growing field of Republican candidates, which includes Trump, Tim Scott, Nikki Haley, Doug Burgum and Chris Christie are also planning to enter the race, bringing the total number of Republican candidates into…

NTPC Empowers Myanmar’s Power Sector Professionals with Cutting-Edge Training on Microgrids and Electric Vehicles

Manish Kumar

Under the India-Myanmar Government to Government framework for cooperation in Power Sector, NTPC is conducting 5 training programmes for the power sector professionals of Myanmar under the auspices of Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) program, Development Partnership Administration, Ministry of External Affairs, India. Two (02) of the training programmes, on SMARTGRIDS and CROSS BORDER TRAINING PROGRAMS were conducted in March-April 2023 and the remaining programs are scheduled to be conducted in June 2023. A Team of around 40 participants drawn from Power Sector & Associated Departments of Myanmar is…

STPI organises seminar on growth avenues for Indian IT industry & emerging tech eco-system on its 32nd Foundation Day

Manish Kumar

Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) conducted seminar on “Growth avenues for Indian IT industry and emerging tech ecosystem” here today on its 32nd Foundation Day, which was graced by Secretary, MeitY, Shri Alkesh Kumar Sharma. He extended his greetings to the STPI for clocking 32 years. Listing out six pillars of IT development, Shri Alkesh Kumar Sharma said, “Today, the world is talking about digital transformation. India is moving from e-governance to digital governance, where each service has to be online. The six…

MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar reviews Skilling Initiatives in Tripura

Manish Kumar

Union Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and Electronics & IT, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, today said Indian economy’s turnaround in the past nine years has been possible because of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s leadership and his proactive policies. “The three words—Seva, Sushasan and Garib Kalyan—define the journey of the nine years’ of the Narendra Modi Government. When Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi took over in 2014, the economy was in the doldrums. There was widespread corruption and nepotism, and innumerable scams. He had the task of not…

Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh participates in World Environment Day 2023 celebrations

Manish Kumar

Minister of State for Education and External Affairs, Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh today interacted with the Heads, teachers and students of the Higher Education Institutions across the country on the occasion of World Environment Day 2023. Secretary, Higher Education Shri K. Sanjay Murthy; Chairman, UGC, Prof. M Jagadesh Kumar; Chairman, AICTE, Prof. T.G. Sitharam, Prof.  Anil Sahasrabuddhe, Chairman, NETF were present on this occasion along with Vice Chancellors and Directors of Institutions of Higher Education.   The event started after observing one minute silence to mourn the death of victims of train accident…

Shri Amit Shah about objectives, vision and mission of the draft Policy along with key recommendations in various sectors

Manish Kumar

The Chairman of the National Level Committee for drafting new National Cooperation Policy document Shri Suresh Prabhu, made a presentation to Union Home Minister and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah in New Delhi today. The meeting was also attended by other committee members including Shri Dileep Sanghani, Chairman, NCUI, Shri K V Shahji, Chairman, NABARD, Shri Jyotindra Mehta, Chairman, NAFCUB, Shri P K Aggarwal, Financial Advisor, D/o Cooperation, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh, Dr. Umakant Dash, Director, Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA), Shri Satish Marathe, Director, RBI, Dr C Pitchai,…

Mega Event on Mission LiFE celebrated on World Environment Day

Manish Kumar

Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare organized Mega Event on Mission LiFE on the occasion of “World Environment Day” today at Dr. C. Subramaniam Auditorium, NASC Pusa, New Delhi.  The program began with tree plantation activity in the premises of the venue by Shri Kailash Choudhary, Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, with other dignitaries. Shri  Manoj Ahuja, Secretary DA&FW, Additional Secretaries and Joint Secretaries of Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare were present in the event along with staff of ICAR and DA&FW, FPOs, Agri-start-ups, Students, Scientists,…