Month: July 2023

Constitution of Farmer Producer Organizations

Manish Kumar

The Government of India has launched the Central Sector Scheme for “Formation and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs)” in the year 2020 with a total budgetary outlay of Rs.6865 Crores which will enable farmers to enhance their bargaining power, leverage economies of scale, reduction in cost of production and enhancing farmers’ incomes through aggregation of their agricultural produce, thus playing a major role towards sustainable incomes.Under the said scheme, FPOs being provided financial assistance upto Rs.18.00 lakh per FPO for a period of 03 years. In addition to…

PM to visit Rajasthan and Gujarat on 27th and 28th July

Manish Kumar

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will visit Rajasthan and Gujarat on 27th and 28th July 2023. On 27th July, at around 11:15 AM, Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone and dedicate to the nation various development projects in a public programme in Sikar, Rajasthan. He will then reach Rajkot, Gujarat where at around 3:15 PM, Prime Minister will undertake a walkthrough of Rajkot International Airport. Thereafter, at around 4:15 PM, Prime Minister will inaugurate various development projects at Race Course Ground in Rajkot. On 28th July, at around 10:30 AM,…

PM discusses about India’s G20 presidency and asks the Officer Trainees about their experience of attending G20 meetings

Manish Kumar

The Officer Trainees of the 2022 Batch of Indian Foreign Service (IFS) called on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg earlier today. Prime Minister engaged in a wide-ranging interaction with the Officer Trainees and asked them about their experience so far, after joining the government service. The Officer Trainees shared their learnings during the course of their training including in village visit, Bharat darshan and Armed Forces attachment. They also informed the Prime Minister about the transformational impact of many welfare schemes of the government like…

Chairman, Rajya Sabha had nominated four women Parliamentarians to the panel of Vice-Chairpersons

Manish Kumar

Marking a significant moment in history, the first woman member from Nagaland in the Rajya Sabha, Smt. Phangnon Konyak presided over the House today. Earlier she had created history by becoming the first ever women member to be appointed to the panel of Vice- Chairpersons on July 17, 2023. In a remarkable move to bring about gender equality, the Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar last week had nominated four women members (50% of the total number) to the panel of Vice-Chairpersons. It is also noteworthy that all women members nominated to the…

Oppenheimer sex scene featuring Bhagavad Gita sparks outrage; I&B Minister demands explanation from CBFC

Manish Kumar

Christopher Nolan’s latest blockbuster movie “Oppenheimer” has sparked controversy among the Hindu right in India, with some calling for a boycott and demanding the removal of a sex scene in which the titular character utters a famous line from the religion’s holy scripture. The film tells the story of the atomic bomb through the lens of its creator, Robert Oppenheimer, and the scene in question depicts actor Cillian Murphy, who plays the lead role, having sex with Florence Pugh, who plays his lover Jean Tatlock. Pugh stops during intercourse and…

White House says it does not back Ukraine attacks inside Russia

Manish Kumar

The White House said it did not support Ukraine launching attacks inside Russia after two drones from Ukraine damaged buildings in Moscow.  “This is a war that Russia started. This is their war, And they can end it at any time by withdrawing forces from Ukraine instead of launching brutal attacks on civilians.” Jean-Pierre said.  Kyiv on Monday said a Russian drone attack destroyed Ukrainian grain warehouses on the Danube River and wounded seven people.  Russia has ‘almost abandoned the idea of winning this war militarily, says a former intelligence…

Over 700 Myanmar nationals entered Manipur in 2 days; Assam Rifles gets strict advice: ‘Push back’

Manish Kumar

As many as 718 Myanmar nationals, including 301 children and 208 women, have entered Manipur’s Chandel district due to the ongoing clashes between the Army and the civil forces in the country, an official said. The state government has asked the Assam Rifles to push back the Myanmar nationals, Manipur Chief Secretary Vineet Joshi said in a statement, adding that the government has sought a detailed report from the Assam Rifles to clarify the facts and reasons, as to why and how these 718 Myanmar nationals were allowed to enter…

‘AI, disruptive technologies will increase the gravity of cyber risks’: NSA Ajit Doval at BRICS meet

Manish Kumar

National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Monday attended the ‘Friends of BRICS’ meeting in the South African capital of Johannesburg.  NSA Ajit Doval highlighted the need for collective efforts to deal with challenges emerging from cybersecurity.  “The younger population was particularly vulnerable to the spread of extremist ideologies via social media sites as they are technology savvy and have impressionable minds,” he noted.  Doval held several bilateral meetings with his counterparts from BRICS and Friends of BRICS countries.  National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Monday attended the ‘Friends…

Rebranding Twitter as X could be complicated legally: Meta, Microsoft, and hundreds more own trademarks to X

Manish Kumar

Billionaire Elon Musk’s decision to rebrand Twitter as X could be complicated legally as companies including Meta and Microsoft already have intellectual property rights to the same letter.  Musk renamed Twitter as X and unveiled a new logo for the social media platform, a stylized black-and-white version of the letter.  Microsoft since 2003 has owned an X trademark related to communications about its Xbox video game system.  Meta Platforms, whose Threads platform is a new Twitter rival – owns a federal trademark registered in 2019 covering a blue-and-white letter “X”…

Techies Donated blood to celebrate KTR’s 47th birthday

Manish Kumar

Hyderabad, July 24, 2023….Techies donated blood to celebrate KTR’s 47th Birthday.  Over seven hundred techies of IT Hub in Hyderabad, the IT Capital of India took part in a day-long blood donation camp held at Divyashree NSL IT park Behind – Raidurgam Police Station, Khajaguda in Hyderabad. The entire event was organised under the aegis of the Telangana Facilities Management Council (TFMC) in collaboration with Divyashree NSL  Infra and Midas Project. The Blood Donation camp was inaugurated by Mr Satyanarayana Mathala, President of TFMC and Mr DVS Sudhakar, General Manager, Operations of…