The 62-day-long annual pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Amarnath located at a height of 3,880 metres in the south Kashmir Himalayas started on July 1 and will continue till August 31. Union Home Minister Amit Shah Saturday conveyed his greetings to the pilgrims of Amarnath Yatra and said the administration has made all possible arrangements for the convenience of the devotees. “Shri Amarnath ji’s pilgrimage is a symbol of unbreakable tradition and beliefs of ‘Sanatan’ culture.”The administration has made all possible arrangements for the convenience of all devotees going to visit Baba Barfani. Your pleasant journey is our priority.…
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The Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, Rohit Kumar Singh announced a Tomato Grand Challenge (TGC) hackathon to invite innovative ideas at various levels of the tomato value chain to ensure availability of tomato to the consumers at affordable prices and help tomato farmers get value for the produce. TGC has been formulated by the Department of Consumer Affairs in collaboration with M/o Education (Innovation Cell). The Grand Challenge invites ideas on comprehensive and focused area interventions in tomato value chain – from cropping and market insights for the farmers, appropriate cultivars (OP varieties or hybrids) with higher shelf-life of the…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi remarked that Delhi University is not just a university but a movement, and it has filled every single moment with life. addressed the Valedictory Ceremony of Centenary Celebrations of the University of Delhi, he said that the centenary celebrations of the University of Delhi are taking place at a time when India is celebrating the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav after completing 75 years of its independence. “The universities and educational institutions of any nation present a reflection of its achievements”, he observed. Underscoring the importance of knowledge, the Prime Minister noted that when India had vibrant…
Since its inception in October 2021, Aadhaar-based face authentication transactions for service delivery reached an all-time high in May of 10.6 million. Over 10 million face authentication transactions have been recorded in the second month in a row. The number of face authentication transactions is increasing, and the May monthly data show a 38% rise over the transactions reported in January 2023, demonstrating the rising popularity of the technology./ The AI and machine learning-based face authentication solution created in-house by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is presently employed by 47 entities, including state government offices, federal government ministries, and…
Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal has advised Indian banks to provide improved and more inexpensive lending to MSMEs to meet the aim of US$1 trillion in merchandise exports. This was revealed during a meeting organised to address boosting the availability of export finance to MSME exporters. The Department of Commerce organised the meeting in New Delhi with Export Credit Guarantee Corporation Limited (ECGC). The top executives of 21 banks attended it. Export Financing and Export Credit Insurance for Banks (ECIB) have now proposed additional changes to make adequate and cheap financing available to a greater segment of MSME exporters.…
The 10th edition of the authoritative Global Rights Index shows that the global cost-of-ling crisis has been met with a crackdown on the rights of working people in every region of the worl. From Eswatini to Myanmar, Peru to France, Iran to Korea, workers’ demands to have their labour rights upheld have been ignored and their dissent has been met with increasingly brutal responses from state forces. The 10 worst countries for working people in 2023 are: Bangladesh, Belarus, Ecuador, Egypt, Eswatini, Guatemala, Myanmar, Tunisia, the Philippines and Turkey. The 2023 Index shows that key measures of violations of workers’…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting of the Union council of ministers on July 3, officials said on Thursday. This comes a day after Modi held hectic deliberations with top BJP leaders, triggering speculation about a possible reshuffle of his council of ministers. The July 3 meeting is likely to be held at the newly built convention centre at Pragati Maidan in the national capital, which will host the G20 summit in September. On Wednesday, Modi held marathon meetings with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president J.P. Nadda, among others. Nadda’s participation in the meeting led…
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi, who triggered a huge political stir in the state after dismissing state minister V Senthil Balaji on corruption charges, decided to keep the dismissal order in abeyance for the time being, sources said on Thursday. The Raj Bhavan informed Chief Minister MK Stalin about it, they added. In a late evening communication to the chief minister, the Governor said he would consult the Attorney General and seek his legal opinion about the move. The halt of Governor’s decision is likely to cool off an imminent political war between the state government and the Governor on…
Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar, on Thursday, said the next meeting of opposition leaders will take place in Bengaluru on July 13 and 14. Pawar claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become restless after the meeting of leaders from opposition parties in Patna.The first meeting of opposition parties was hosted by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Patna. After the meeting, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge had announced that the next meeting of opposition leaders would be held in Shimla in Himachal Pradesh in July. While Kumar had termed the meeting “positive”, it also showed fissures in the opposition…
By Nava J Thakuria Press Club of Assam (PCA) demands a modern multi-media centre in Guwahati for the benefit of working journalists across northeast India and urged State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to take personal interest in realising the project nearby the International Convention Center or Guwahati Club Rotary (opposite to Kamrup Academy School). PCA, in a media statement, reveals that the eco-friendly centre will facilitate a meeting place for scribes, initiate programs for their capacity building and arrange programs for the welfare of media families. “Regular programs like press meets/briefings, interactive sessions with distinguished personalities, screenings of national…