To propel economic growth by empowering the youth with the right skills and providing them the access to right opportunities, 12th meeting of the Indo-German joint working group was held in New Delhi to encourage Vocational Education and Training (VET). The deliberations at the meeting were aimed at institutionalizing a standard mechanism for VET to meet the skill requirements in priority sectors as per the German standards. A skill mapping exercise will be undertaken to assess the skill gaps and based on the same, bridge courses and upskilling programmes will be designed for skill training of Indian workers. Dr. KK…
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Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Pralhad Josh said that tentatively 25 legislative items have been identified for being taken up during winter session of the Parliament. A meeting of the Government with Floor Leaders of all parties called by him at Parliament House complex on Tuesday, a day before the start of the Winter Session of Parliament, 2022. The meeting was held under the Chairmanship of Union Minister of Defence, Raj Nath Singh. It was also attended by Union Minister for Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution & Textiles, Piyush Goyal who is also the Leader of…
Ms Melinda French Gates, Co-Chair and Trustee of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation called on the President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan today (December 6, 2022). Welcoming Ms Melinda French Gates to Rashtrapati Bhavan, the President was happy to note the work done by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation over the past two decades. The President said that the Government of India is investing significantly in health and development through a range of flagship initiatives. The Government is making special efforts to ensure an inclusive approach, so that the benefits reach the most vulnerable and disadvantaged sections of society. She expressed confidence that the Foundation would…
India will become a hub of drone technology and India will require at least 1 lakh drone pilots by next year, says Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur. He was addressing the gathering after flagging of the ‘Drone Yatra 2.0’, in Chennai. Technology is truly transforming the world at a rapid rate and it has never been more relevant than now as its applications are solving some of the most pressing problems on the planet, said the Minister. He said “Prime Minister Modi once remarked that ‘India has a billion solutions to a million problems.’ As the country…
The poll of exit polls on Monday gave both Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh to the BJP, in what would be historic and record wins, should these projections hold good on December 8, the result day. Barring Aaj Tak-My Axis exit poll, four others projected BJP’s win in the hill state of Himachal, where no incumbent government has retained power since 1985. The poll of five polls—India Today-My Axis; Republic TV-P Marq; News X-Jan ki Baat; Times Now-ETG and India TV projected an average of 36 seats for the BJP — just one more than the majority and 29 to the…
Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman stated that the aim now should be to bring the NDPS cases to their logical conclusion by apprehending the main handlers and perpetrators/financer in these cases. She inaugurated the 65th foundation day celebrations of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), the apex anti-smuggling intelligence and investigation agency functioning under the aegis of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC). She further emphasised the need to enhance technology adoption, working on patterns, data analysis to be ahead of the smugglers and their modus operandi to counter the menace of…
RJD president Lalu Prasad on Monday underwent a successful kidney transplant surgery in Singapore, his son and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav said. Yadav, who has been by his ailing father’s side for the past few days, expressed delight that both Prasad and Rohini Acharya, his elder sister who has donated one of her kidneys to the 74-year-old, were fine after the surgery. “After a successful kidney transplant operation, Papa has been shifted from the operation theatre to the ICU. Donor elder sister Rohini Acharya and our national president are fine. Gratitudes to all those who prayed for them…
The latest ILO Global Wage Report has debunked the theories from some economists and central bankers that wages are causing inflation and must be suppressed. The report, the most authoritative worldwide source of information on wages, shows a decline of 0.9% in monthly real average wages since the end of the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. The decline increases to 1.4% if China is excluded from the figures. Luca Visentini, ITUC General Secretary, said: “In 2022, the gap between labour productivity and real wages is the highest for over 20 years. Labour productivity has been strongly positive for many…
The Iranian government has reportedly suspended its morality police force and reviewing the mandatory hijab rule. Aljazeera reported quoting Iran’s Prosecutor General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri that the operations of morality police are over. The morality police “has no connection with the judiciary and was shut down by the same place that it had been launched from in the past,” he was quoted saying by the publication. The morality police would move around in white and green vans asking telling women on the streets to fix their headscarves. Else they are taken to so-called ‘re-education’ centres if deemed required. The death of 22-year-old…
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) is celebrating its 65th Founding Day on 5th-6th December. Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman will inaugurate the 2-day event along with the Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary. DRI is the premier intelligence and enforcement agency on anti-smuggling matters under the aegis of Central Board of Indirect taxes & Customs (CBIC), Government of India. It came into existence on 4th December 1957. The DRI with its Headquarters at New Delhi has 12 Zonal Units, 35 regional Units and 15 Sub-regional units, with a working strength of about 800…