Month: July 2023

DPIIT announces One District One Product Awards; application process remains open till 31.07.2023

Manish Kumar

In its continued dedication to advancing the vision of the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi for balanced regional development, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) proudly launched the One District One Product (ODOP) Awards on June 15th on the Rashtriya Puraskar portal. These prestigious awards aim to recognize and honour those who have demonstrated exceptional accomplishments within their respective Districts, States/UTs, and International Missions abroad in achieving economic development through the ODOP approach. The Awards focus on the following: (i) Encouraging constructive competition, innovation, and efficient public service delivery in…

Performs darshan & Puja at Bhadrakali Temple

Manish Kumar

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for several crucial infrastructure development projects in Telangana worth around Rs 6,100 crores in Warangal, Telangana today. The development works include 176 km long National Highway Projects worth over Rs 5,550 crores and a Railway Manufacturing Unit in Kazipet to be developed at a cost of over Rs 500 crores. The Prime Minister also performed darshan and pooja at Bhadrakali Temple. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister remarked that even though Telangana is a relatively new state and has completed…

Anupam Kher’s role as Rabindranath Tagore is his 538th project, read to know more

Manish Kumar

Anupam Kher announced his 538th project and shared that he will be essaying the role of Rabindranath Tagore in this movie.  “Delighted to portray #Gurudev #RabindranathTagore in my 538th project” -said the actor in his social media post.  As soon as the post was released, several fans were astounded by Anupam Kher’s makeover and appreciated the actor for his look.  Anupam Kher will soon also be seen in Kangana Ranaut’s film Emergency, playing political leader Jayprakash Narayan, in Vivek Agnihotri’s The Vaccine War and Anurag Basu’s Metro in Dino.  Anupam…

Assets Of Manish Sisodia, Other Accused Seized in Delhi Liquor Policy Case

Manish Kumar

Assets worth over ₹ 52 crore of Manish Sisodia and other accused in the Delhi liquor policy has been attached by the Enforcement Directorate.  It is the second provisional attachment, the first order issued was for attachment of immovable/movable properties worth Rs 76.54 crore of several accused.  Total attachment in the case is now Rs 128.78 crore and the proceeds of crime involved in this case is at least Rs 1,934 crore.   In this case, ED had arrested 12 persons so far and has filed five prosecution complaints.  AAP…

DRDO scientist disclosed missile systems, and classified projects to Pak agent: ATS chargesheet

Manish Kumar

The Maharashtra ATS filed the chargesheet against the DRDO scientist, arrested for providing confidential information to the Pakistani intelligence agency.  As per the chargesheet he was attracted to the Pakistani Intelligence Operative who used the alias ‘Zara Dasgupta’ tried to get classified and sensitive information.   The scientist and the agent have talked about surface-to-air missiles (SAM), drones, Brahmos and Agni Missile Launchers and UCV.   As per the ATS, the two were in contact from June 2022 to December 2022.  According to the DRDO website, Kurulkar is an outstanding…

PM Modi inaugurated projects worth ₹7,600 crore in Raipur

Manish Kumar

PM Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for eight projects in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, estimated to be worth approximately 7,600 crores.  He dedicated four lanes to the 33-km-long Raipur-Kodebod segment of the National Highway 30, the 53-km-long Bilaspur-Pathrapali stretch of the NH-130.  PM laid the foundation stone for the development of three segments as a part of the six-path Raipur-Visakhapatnam financial passage NH-130 CD.  He also dedicated to the nation the doubling of the Raipur-Khariar Road Rail Line, which is 103 km long and costs 750 crore rupees.  He likewise…

McDonald’s drops tomatoes from India offerings, citing quality concerns as prices surge

Manish Kumar

Tomato prices in India surge, hit record  McDonald’s takes tomatoes off-menu items, blames quality  Price rise comes when inflation was hurting consumers  Indians cutting back on tomato consumption  Restaurants of fast-food chain McDonald‘s have dropped tomatoes from their burgers and wraps in many parts of India, hit by supply shortages and quality concerns after prices of the vegetable soared to records. In some regions, wholesale prices of the staple of traditional Indian cuisine have surged 288% in a month to a high of 140 rupees a kg, with retail prices…

US plans to send Ukraine cluster munitions, officials say

Manish Kumar

The United States plans to send cluster munitions to Ukraine to help it battle Russian invaders.  Human Rights Watch called on Russia and Ukraine to stop using cluster munitions and urged the U.S. not to supply them.  The munitions, banned by more than 120 countries, release large numbers of smaller bomblets that can kill indiscriminately over a wide area.  Bomblets that fail to explode pose a danger for years after a conflict ends.  Zelenskiy said that Kyiv needed long-range weapons from the United States to fight Russian forces.  Biden administration…

Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh launches a single window NCC Integrated Software for Cadets

Manish Kumar

In a major step towards promoting digitisation and in sync with Digital India mission, Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh launched an NCC Integrated Software in New Delhi on 07 July 2023. The NCC Integrated Software, developed in partnership with Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geo Informatics (BISAG), is a single window interactive software for Cadets, designed on the ‘Entry to Exit Model’. The NCC Integrated Software is based on the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of “Once a Cadet always a cadet”, and will digitalize the entire process…

NLC India Ltd bags GeM Award in “Timely Payments (CPSEs)” Category for 2023

Manish Kumar

NLC India Limited, a navratna company under the Ministry of Coal,  bagged GeM award in the category “Timely Payments (CPSEs)” for the year 2023 for its outstanding contribution in improving the reliability of e-market practices in line with the vision of GeM. NLCIL registered and on-boarded in GeM portal in the year 2017. NLCIL’s growth in GeM procurement started from a small value of Rs 2.21 crore during the year 2018-19 and   the company has registered an impressive growth of Rs 984.93 crore during the year FY 2022-23. Government e-Marketplace GeM…