Day: February 1, 2024

The Andhra Pradesh government inked a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoU) with the International Baccalaureate (IB), In a significant move towards advancing the global employability of students. The agreement reflects the state’s commitment to strategic partnership for future-ready skills. As part of the agreement, IB and SCERT will conduct a comprehensive six-month survey. Under the first phase of this transformative collaboration, the Andhra Pradesh government will invest Rs 5 crore in IB. This partnership will underscore the state’s dedication to educational excellence and will position Andhra Pradesh as a pioneer in…

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to dedicate two power projects by NTPC and lay the foundation stone of another with a total investment of Rs 28,978 crore during his daylong visit to Odisha on February 3 (Saturday). Modi is scheduled to dedicate the Darlipali Super Thermal Power Station (2×800 MW) and NSPCL Rourkela PP Expansion Project (1×250 MW) and lay the foundation stone of NTPC’s Talcher Thermal Power Project, (2×660 MW) during the visit. Addressing a press conference, NTPC’s regional executive director (Eastern Region I & II) Sudip Nag…

Meeting the needs and fulfilling the aspirations of four “major castes” — the poor, women, the youth and farmers — of the country are the government’s highest priority, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman asserted on Thursday. Presenting the interim budget for 2024-25, she said the government is working with an approach to ensure development that is all-round, all-pervasive and all-inclusive. “It covers all castes and people at all levels. We are working to make India ‘Viksit Bharat’ by 2047. For achieving this goal, we need to improve people’s capability and empower…

After the Enforcement Directorate issued a fresh summons to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the AAP on Wednesday said its legal team is studying the notice and will take a decision in accordance with the law. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday issued a fifth summons to Kejriwal for his questioning in the Delhi excise policy-linked money laundering case, official sources said. It is understood that the fresh summons is for Friday, February 2. The AAP said Kejriwal and his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann will take part in a protest…

It was a night of major developments on Wednesday in Jharkhand as its chief minister, Hemant Soren, got arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case and another Soren was named as the new CM by the ruling party, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM). Champai Soren, state transport minister and a seven-time MLA, was named the new chief minister of Jharkhand by Hemant Soren-led JMM while there was strong speculation that the latter will be arrested by the ED in the money laundering case linked to a land…

It showed how “women empowerment became a hallmark of PM Modi’s governance” and “welfare schemes have been a hallmark of his administration.” Modi’s appeal asking people to visit Kashmir “appears to have had a profound impact” in increasing tourist footfall, showed the episode on Jammu and Kashmir. There was no critical voice. Without the logo of the channel, it would have been difficult to tell whether it was a promotional series produced by the government or a media docuseries. Although all the episodes featured beneficiaries of welfare schemes and experts…