Defence Minitster Rajnath Singh launched ‘Rashtriya Ekta Geet’ composed by the National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadets in 22 languages on the theme of National Integration during the grand finale of ‘Vijay Shrankhla aur Sanskrityon ka Mahasangam’ campaign in New Delhi. The mega event was conducted by NCC as part of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, which is presently being celebrated to commemorate 75 years of India’s Independence. It comprised of honouring and felicitation of bravehearts of 1971 Indo-Pak War at 75 locations across the country under the NCC Vijay Shrankhla including live streaming on the Gallantry Award Portal. The campaign culminated today with ‘Sanskritiyon ka…
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Bhutan today confirmed it’s highest civilian award Ngadag Pel gi Khorlo or the Order of The Druk Gyalpo on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of it’s National Day. Notably, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the first outsider to receive the highly coveted award. Prime Minister of Bhutan, Lotay Tshering, shared a tweet sharing the news with netizens, stating that “Overjoyed to hear His Majesty pronounce Your Excellency Modiji’s Narendra Modi name for the highest civilian decoration, Ngadag Pel gi Khorlo.” Moreover, the PMO Bhutan posted, “HM highlighted all the unconditional friendship and support Modiji extended over the years, particularly…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that development of Kashi can be a roadmap for the entire country. Inaugurating the All India Mayors’ Conference, held in Varanasi today, via video conference, he said most of the cities in our country are traditional cities, developed in a traditional way. In this era of modernization, the antiquity of these cities is equally important. He remarked that these cities can teach us how to preserve heritage and local skills. The Prime Minister insisted that destroying the existing structures is not the way but emphasis should be on rejuvenation and preservation. This should be done in accordance with…
The life of journalists turned hostile in Myanmar since military coup on February 1. The number of journalists jailed increased dramatically and now it is only next to China. After the coup, case of first journalist died in custody causing concern. According to global media watch-dog, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), on December 10, soldiers in Myanmar arrested photographer Soe Naing after he photographed a “silent strike” protest in Yangon against the country’s military junta government. Citing anonymous friends, colleagues, and family members of the photographer, media reports stated on Tuesday that Soe Naing had died in custody. Those reports did…
A new analysis by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), the New Delhi-based think tank, says that the problem of air pollution is growing steadily in the states of India’s northeast, putting paid to the impression of pristine blue skies and clean air that people usually have about this region. “The current obsession with high pollution concentration in the Indo-Gangetic Plain and in overall northern India overshadows and sidelines the early signs of the crisis in our northeastern states in the national discourse on air pollution and public health. Weak and inadequate air quality monitoring and paucity of data do…
Referring to global concerns towards growing influence of cryptocurrencies, International Monetary Fund (IMS) Chief Economist Gita Gopinath cautioned that it is not wise to ban such currencies, but she stressed the need to evolve a global policy towards regulating cryptocurrencies. Gita, who will soon take over as the Deputy Managing Director of the IMF, comments on cryptocurrencies, during her visit to New Delhi, gained significance, in view of the Government of India move to come out with a bill before the Parliament, to regulate cryptocurrencies. Speaking at an event organized by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), she…
Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu, today called for making people ‘key partners’ in the campaign for ‘TB Mukt Bharat’ by 2025. “More than any other disease, community engagement is vital to completely eliminate TB”, he stressed. Observing that the impact of tuberculosis is disproportionately felt on the vulnerable sections of society, he called for a massive mobilization of resources and multi-sectoral interventions to eradicate TB. He said the goal of eliminating TB totally can be achieved only if it was given the shape of a people’s movement and called upon public representatives at all levels to involve people in the ‘Jan Andolan’. He…
India’s thrust on expanding port handling infrastructure, development of value chain involving key stakeholders along with efforts to explore new opportunities in countries or markets for rice exports in the last couple of years have led to a huge spike in rice exports. Notwithstanding logistical challenges posed by COVID19 pandemic, India continues to expand its rice exports footprint in the African, Asian and European Union markets, thus having the largest share in global rice trade. The robust global demand also helped India’s growth in rice exports. In 2020-21, India’s rice exports (Basmati and Non-Basmati) rose by a huge 87 per…
As Myanmar’s generals look for revenues to prop up their new dictatorship following the February 1 coup, there’s one source of money they can count on: natural gas projects backed by foreign investors including France’s Total and Chevron of the US, South Korea’s Posco and Malaysia’s Petronas. Now, international civil society is building pressure on multinational corporations to resist from providing financial support to the Myanmar military regime. The Myanmar military receives about half of its funding from oil and gas revenues. Cutting this flow of blood money from the oil companies Chevron, Total, and Posco is crucial to ending…
The house of human rights defender Rasoul Bodaghiwas raided by iran security officers in Tehran, on December 11, during which he was physically assaulted and arrested. During the arrest, security officers confiscated his and his wife’s communication devices. He was also denied the right to wear appropriate clothing. He is reportedly held in Evin 209 Ward. However, the nature of the charges against the teachers’ rights defender remains unknown until now. The family’s attempts to get his clothes and prescription glasses delivered to him have also been unsuccessful so far. Bodaghi is a member of the board of directors of the Iran’s…