Month: November 2023

Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar held Digital India Dialogues with Digital Intermediaries on Deepfakes & IT rules compliance today

Manish Kumar

In a Digital India dialogue session held on Friday, Union Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and Electronics & IT, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, reiterated the need for safe and trusted internet, and for social media intermediaries to be accountable to Digital Nagriks. Following Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s concerns about deepfake threats, all platforms and intermediaries agree to align their community guidelines with the IT rules, specifically targeting 11 types of content that causes user harm including Deepfakes. Addressing the media after the session, the Minister affirmed the…

India becomes Chair of International Sugar Organisation (ISO) for 2024 to lead global sugar sector

Manish Kumar

In its 63rd council meeting, International Sugar Organisation (ISO), headquartered in London, has announced India to be the Chair of the organisation for 2024. This is a huge achievement for the country to lead the global sugar sector and reflection of growing stature of the country in this domain. While attending the ISO Council Meeting, Shri Sanjeev Chopra, Secretary (Food), Government of India remarked that during its period of chairmanship of ISO in 2024, India seeks support and cooperation from all member countries and would like to focus on bringing together…

Caste, religious politics not healthy sign for democracy: Sachin Pilot on PM Modi’s Gujjar community remark

Manish Kumar

During a poll rally in Rajasthan’s Rajsamand, PM Modi indirectly raised the issue of how Sachin Pilot was sidelined in the Congress party after rift with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. Congress leader and former Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot has said that efforts should be made to bring everyone together. I think caste politics or religious politics is not a healthy sign for a democracy, while responding to PM Modi’s remark on him and Gujjar community. Eight crore people live in Rajasthan. When government is formed, there is support of everyone –…

UP: Why did Yogi govt announce ‘no non-veg day’ on November 25? Know here

Manish Kumar

The Uttar Pradesh government has declared November 25 a ‘No non-veg day’ on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Sadhu TL Vaswani. November 25 has been declared a ‘No non-veg day’ by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Sadhu TL Vaswani. According to the government’s circular, all slaughterhouses and meat shops in the state will remain closed on this day. The UP government’s decision to declare November 25 as no non-veg day in order to honour and pay tribute to…

UP govt hands over Rs 50 lakh to parents of Captain Subham Gupta who laid his life in Rajouri gunfight

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A cheque of Rs 25 lakh each was given to his father and mother. Apart from this, a government job has also been promised to one member of the family. Uttar Pradesh minister Yogendra Upadhyay on Friday visited the parents of Captain Subham Gupta who laid his life in the Rajouri encounter and gave a cheque of Rs 50 lakh. Captain Shubham Gupta (9 Para) of Agra of Uttar Pradesh, Captain M V Pranjal (63 RR) of Mangalore area of Karnataka, Havaldar Abdul Majid (Para) of Ajote in Poonch, J-K;…

Picture of PM Modi with Vasundhara Raje goes viral, reignites discussions in political circles ahead of voting in Rajasthan

Manish Kumar

Ahead of Rajasthan elections-2023, a viral picture of PM Modi with Vasundhara Raje depicts a significant shift in Rajasthan politics and has reignited discussions in political circles. Over the past 6-7 months in Rajasthan, the former CM found herself largely marginalized during Modi’s public appearances, lacking opportunities to address forums or engage in discussions with the Prime Minister that could indicate her as the potential CM face. This changed during the recent rally in Anta assembly, Baran, where Raje, positioned on the right side of PM Modi, shared the stage…

Madhya Pradesh assembly election-2023: Rebels can upset poll equation at these seats of Gwalior-Chambal

Manish Kumar

The anticipation for the Madhya Pradesh assembly election-2023 results is palpable, with the counting of votes scheduled to commence at 8 am on December 3. All eyes are on key constituencies, where the presence of rebel candidates has introduced an element of unpredictability. In the Gwalior-Chambal region, 12 seats are currently in contention due to rebel candidates, including those challenging established leaders such as Union ministers and state ministers. The rebels in this region have demonstrated the ability to sway both the Congress and the BJP during the campaign, raising…

“Tech in the context of India has transformed lives, democracy & Governance ove past 9 years”: MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar

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Union Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and Electronics & IT, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, today interacted with Shri Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev in a fireside chat during the 12th edition of ISHA INSIGHT, centered around the theme “The DNA of Success 2023” in Coimbatore. The discussions revolved around India’s transformative journey since 2014, where it has forged a path to transform lives, democracy, and governance through the use of technology. As a former chip designer and a successful entrepreneur who founded India’s earliest and largest cellular network, including the…

PM Modi successfully used technology to give citizen-centric governance, says Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh

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Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh today said that Prime Minister Shri Narendera Modi has successfully used technology to give citizen-centric governance. The overall impact of this in the last nearly ten years is the emergence of a new work culture which makes optimum use of latest technology, including Artificial Intelligence, to curb corruption, increase transparency, promptly address grievances and finally enable the citizen to become a core participant in governance, he said. The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy…

Districts as Export Hubs initiative to help MSMEs leverage e-commerce platforms

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In a significant move to enable micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and boost e-commerce exports from the country, Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India is collaborating with the various e-commerce players to leverage the Districts as Export Hubs initiative and promote e-commerce exports from the country. In first such collaboration with different e-commerce platforms, DGFT has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Amazon India. As part of this MoU, Amazon and DGFT will co-create capacity building sessions, training and workshops…