Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said 6 to 8 percent increase in agricultural growth rate is necessary for AtmaNirbhar Bharat. He emphasized on importance of converting surplus foodgrain and sugar into ethanol for boosting rural economy. He launched Toyota’s first of its kind pilot project on Flexi-Fuel Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicles (FFV-SHEV) in India, which would run on 100% petrol as well as 20 to 100% blended ethanol and electric power. Union Ministers Mahendranath Pandey , Bhupender Yadav, Union MoS i Rameswar Teli , Karnataka Minister Dr. Shri Murugesh Nirani , Vice-chairman of Toyota Kirloskar Motors Vikram…
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India’s geospatial economy is expected to cross Rs 63,000 crore by 2025 at a growth rate of 12.8% and to provide employment to more than 10 lakh people mainly through Geospatial Start-Ups. This was stated here today by Union Minister for Science and Technology and Ministry of Earth Sciences, Dr Jitendra Singh while addressing the Second United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress (UN-WGIC) 2022 in Hyderabad. The 5-day conference is being attended by over 2,000 delegates including 700 plus international delegates & participants from about 150 countries. Moreover, National Mapping Agencies (NMAs) like the Survey of India, which has a…
Indian Men’s Hockey team chief coach Graham Reid believes that the 36th National Games has come at the right time and that it will help in building a formidable team for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Speaking on the sidelines of his maiden National Games experience, Reid said he was pleased with the quality of the matches in the eight-team competition that reached its finale at the Maj. Dhyanchand Stadium. “This is the first National Games I am watching. I would say it has come at the right time. The most important aspect is many youngsters have showcased their…
Bharuch has a critical role to play in the development of Gujarat and India, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and added, “Whenever we read the history of India and talk about the future, Bharuch is always discussed with pride.” Modi laid the foundation stone and dedicated to the nation multiple projects worth over Rs 8000 crore in Amod, Bharuch, Gujarat on Monday. He laid the foundation stone of Bulk Drug Park at Jambusar, Deep Sea Pipeline Project at Dahej, Phase 1 of Ankleshwar Airport and the development of Multilevel Industrial Sheds at Ankleshwar and Panoli. He also dedicated several projects…
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Science and Technology, MoS PMO, Space and Atomic Energy, Dr Jitendra Singh said that Indian StartUps will soon launch Space satellites as well as satellite constellations and try their rockets. The Minister also informed that five PSLVs are being domestically produced by L&T and HAL, while OneWeb is all set to launch their satellites through ISRO and NSIL. Speaking at the India Space Conclave in Delhi on the occasion of first anniversary of the Indian Space Association, ISpA, Dr Jitendra Singh said, the revolutionary and out of box decision of PM Modi…
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal attended the Listing Celebration of the 400th company in BSE SME Platform in Mumbai. With the listing of eight new companies in the exchange’s SME platform today, the BSE SME platform has achieved the milestone of 400 listed companies. Union Minister Piyush Goyal rang the ceremonious bell to mark the special occasion. BSE Ltd has set up the BSE SME Platform in March 2012 as per the rules and regulations laid down by SEBI. BSE SME Platform offers an entrepreneur and investor friendly environment, which enables the listing of SMEs from the unorganized sector…
Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman has left for USA last night on an six-day official visit. During her visit, she will be attending the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governor (FMCBG) Meetings. The Finance Minister will take part in bilateral meetings with several countries, including Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Bhutan, New Zealand, Egypt, Germany, Mauritius, UAE, Iran and Netherlands. The Finance Minister will also hold one-on -one meetings with leaders & heads of OECD, European Commission and UNDP. In…
Students from 18 schools across the country presented new ideas on how geospatial technologies can be embedded to address local challenges like protecting the heritage, soil fertility, crop diversity, clean city, water management, women empowerment, waste management, digital India, clean energy, climate change and so on to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs). Teams from 18 urban and rural schools across India showcased the use of geospatial information and technology in understanding local issues and its use in planning and implementing at a special event titled ‘Geo-enabling the global village with Generation Z and Alpha’ of the Second United Nations World…
A new report exposes damning evidence: the U.K. government is locking up trafficking victims with the number tripling in the last four years. Detention of trafficking survivors is inhumane and risks seriously exacerbating survivors’ existing trauma, contributing to severe mental health issues and increasing the risk of suicide. The UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons has explicitly called for potential and confirmed victims of trafficking to be removed from prison-like settings. The vast majority of people who go through the National Referral Mechanism (NRM), the U.K.’s system for identifying and supporting trafficking survivors, receive a positive conclusive grounds decision.…
Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav breathed his last on Monday. The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister was battling for life and was in a critical condition for several days. The development was confirmed by Yadav’s son and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. A post by the official handle of the Samajwadi Party read, “my respected father and everyone’s Netaji is no more.” The tweet was posted by his son Akhilesh Yadav. Yadav was kept under life-saving drugs in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Medanta hospital in Gurugram. On Sunday, the hospital issued a statement informing about…