Geneva-based Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expresses shock over the killing of journalist Shashikant Warishe in Maharashtra and demands a fair probe to identify the culprit for punishing under the law. Warishe (48), who used to work for Marathi-language daily Mahanagari Times, was mowed down by a four-wheeler on Monday at Rajapur area following which he was rushed to a nearby hospital. The brave journalist succumbed to injuries on 7 February. The committed journalist prepared a series of reports over the resistance by the local residents of Barsu locality against a petroleum refinery. On…
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Attacking the Congress for “compulsive rather than constructive criticism”, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to UPA’s 2004 to 2014 as a “lost decade” and contrasted it with 2030 which, he said, will be India’s decade as the “world looks at India with hope and trust and sees its own prosperity in that of India’s.” Describing the Congress and its leaders (without naming anyone directly) as “people steeped in negativity”, the PM said India was a happy society brimming with hope, a land that “tolerates but does not accept negativity.” In his address to the Lok Sabha as part of…
A seminar of progressive women farmers was organized at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Jhabua (Madhya Pradesh) under the joint aegis of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India and Transform Rural India Foundation. About 200 women agricultural entrepreneurs and progressive farmers were also present. The main objective of the G20 is to encourage the idea of global unity through ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ (One Earth, One Family, One Future) and widely publicize the innovation sweeping across the agriculture sector aiming to mobilize the participation of women in the field of agriculture. For example, in the field of agriculture, knowledge of modern…
In a major boost to indigenisation of defence equipment under Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’, Ministry of Defence has approved the proposal for indigenous manufacture of 41 sets of Modular Bridges for the Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army. These game-changing bridges have been designed and developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and shall be produced by Larsen & Toubro (L&T) as DRDO-nominated production agency. The contract for the procurement of Modular Bridges was signed with L&T on February 08, 2023 at an estimated cost of over Rs 2,585 crore. Each set of…
Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav addressed the Ministerial Session on ‘Adapting to an Uncertain Future: Reshaping of Global Partnerships’ at India Energy Week in Bengaluru. Her Excellency Magna Mudyiwa, Deputy Minister of Energy and Power Development, Zimbabwe was also present. Speaking on this occasion Bhupender Yadav said that India has emerged as one of the global forerunners with the ability to show concrete and collective resolve to ensure harmony and energy security in the world at a time when global energy supply chains are in troublesome state, a crisis of essentials is present all over…
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) is in talks with global oil majors to infuse state of the art technologies in its aggressive exploration push in Deepwaters of India. The Maharatna held a parley of discussions with major operators in the India Energy Week in Bengaluru during 6-8 Feb 2023. ONGC held discussions with the American oil and gas giant ExxonMobil, the Norwegian energy multinational Equinor, the American oil services conglomerate Baker Hughes, the French research organization Institut Français du Pétrole on various issues like Technology, and Deepwaters. Speaking at the prestigious Leadership Panel on “The importance of continued…
On 24 February 2023, it will be one year since Russia invaded Ukraine. The International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ/EFJ) are launching a new fundraising campaign to support Ukrainian journalists on the ground. Ukraine became the deadliest country for journalists in 2022 with 12 colleagues killed in the course of their work, according to the IFJ’s Killed List, and the needs are immense. The war still rages, and affects all dimensions of journalists’ lives from increasing insecurity, to the need for protection equipment and safety training and humanitarian aid for those forced to flee. As a response to the…
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, dedicated the HAL Helicopter Factory to the nation in Tumakuru on Monday. He also laid the foundation stone of the Tumakuru Industrial Township and two Jal Jeevan Mission projects at Tiptur and Chikkanayakanahalli in Tumakuru. He took a walkthrough of the Helicopter Facility and Structure Hangar and unveiled the Light Utility Helicopter The Prime Minister lauded the talent and innovation of Karnataka youth and said the manufacturing sector’s strength is manifested in products from drones to Tejas fighter planes. “Double-engine government has made Karnataka the first choice of investors” the Prime Minister asserted and illustrated the…
“The India Energy Week was borne out of PM Modi’s long standing vision for India’s role in the global energy transition while ensuring energy security, affordability, and accessibility for her citizens.”, said Hardeep S. Puri, Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Housing Affairs. In his opening remarks at the inaugural event of India Energy Week (IEW) 2023, being held in Bengaluru from 6th to 8th February, 2023, he said that it captures India’s dreams and aspirations of an ‘Amrit Kaal’, whilst also underlining her role in the 21st Century global economy as a ‘Vishwaguru’ following ideals of ‘Vasudhaiva…
A new ITUC study, conducted by researchers at the University of Greenwich, shows that stepping up public investments can have significant positive impacts on employment and overall economic growth. The study simulated the impact that public spending increases in the care economy, the green economy and infrastructure could have been eight countires. The report shows that a repeated annual increase in public spending by 1% of GDP within these three sectors would yield major economic returns that exceeded the initial level of investments made. The findings reveal that: Investing an extra 1% of GDP in the care economy over five…