NITI Aayog has strongly refuted Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s allegations against its functioning, while announcing his decision to `boycott’ Sunday’s meeting. It said forcefully that the allegation of CM Telangana that states were not co-opted in preparation of agenda is incorrect. In a statement it said : “It is unfortunate that the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Telangana has chosen not to participate in the Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog to be held on 7th August. The Governing Council is a forum where the highest political leadership in the country at Centre and State levels deliberate on key…
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Continuing with the trend from the previous year, the exports of agricultural and processed food products rose by 31 percent in the first three months of the current Financial Year 2022-23 (April-June) in compare to the corresponding period of FY 2021-22. According to the provisional data released by the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCI&S), the overall export of APEDA products increased to USD 7408 million in April-June 2022 from USD 5663 million over the same period of the last fiscal. The export target for April-June 2022-23 was fixed at USD 5890 million. The initiatives taken by the…
Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) was on a two day visit to Bangalore. He flew three indigenous platforms, Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)Tejas, Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) and Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 (HTT-40), which are being inducted into IAF as part of its drive towards Atmanirbharta. CAS was demonstrated the capabilities of the LCH and HTT-40 as well as updates on the Tejas. He also interacted with the designers and test crew to understand the current status and future plans. On 06 August 2022, CAS delivered the Air Chief Marshal LM Katre Memorial Lecture which was…
The US, Australia, Indonesia and the Philippines are among six countries, which have shown interest in India’s Tejas aircraft, while Malaysia has already shortlisted the jet under its acquisition programme. The other two countries that have evinced interest in the aircraft are Argentina and Egypt, according to Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt. Tejas, manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, is a single-engine multi-role fighter aircraft capable of operating in high-threat air environments. In February last year, the defence ministry sealed a Rs 48,000 crore deal with HAL for the procurement of 83 Tejas light combat aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF).…
Almost 20 million people – half of Afghanistan’s population – are suffering either level-3 “crisis” or level-4 “emergency” levels of food security under the assessment system of the World Food Programme (WFP). Over one million children under 5 – especially at risk of dying when deprived of food – are suffering from prolonged acute malnutrition, meaning that even if they survive, they face significant health problems, including stunting. Overall, more than 90 percent of Afghans have been suffering from some form of food insecurity since last August, skipping meals or whole days of eating and engaging in extreme coping mechanisms to…
With the objective of connecting with the youth of the nation, and to instil a deeper sense of patriotism among them, the Ministry of Culture, has decided to create a youth centric activation for greater outreach of Amrit Mahotsav named ‘Badhe Chalo’. It is designed to involve the youth of the country encouraging them to come forward and imbibe the true spirit of our democracy and celebrate 75 years of India’s independence with youthful fervour. Through this mass movement or ‘Jan Bhagidari’ initiative,the Ministry of Culture also intends to amplify and support the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ movement. This movement has…
National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Ms Rekha Sharma said that like every citizen, sex workers are also entitled to all the rights and a life of dignity and it is important to provide them with opportunities and support. “Today’s Consultation aims to understand the problems faced by sex workers and to understand and prepare a future roadmap for providing them with better institutional support and help for mainstreaming their rights,” she added. She was addressing a Consultation organized by NCW, on the topic ‘Conditions Conducive to Sex Workers to Live with Dignity’ to understand the issues faced by the…
Telangana BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Friday lashed out at Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekha Rao of backtracking on his promise of cleansing Musi river at a cost of Rs 4,000 crore and making Hussainsagar water as clean as coconut water. He was interacting with the villagers of Pedda Ravulapalli village of Bhongir constituency, which is affected by the Musi river pollution, as part of the Rachabanda programme on the fourth day of his Praja Sangrama Yatra. The villagers explained their woes due to pollution of Musi river, which they said, had contaminated even their food. The crops were…
The Department of Consumer Affairs conducted a Video Conference regarding “Grand Onion Challenge” with Heads of Educational Institutions, Vice Chancellors, Professors, Deans of eminent institutions, Senior Academicians, executives of the startups, scientists from BARC, officers of the Department of Atomic Energy, Ministry of Education, DPIIT and professionals working in the field of Agriculture, Horticulture and Food Processing. This challenge seeks ideas from young professionals, professors, scientists in product designs and prototypes for improving pre-harvesting techniques, primary processing, storage, and transportation of post harvested onions in the country. The challenge also seeks ideas for modernization of technology in dehydration, valorization of…
Germany is expected to invest 5 lakh euros (US$ 508,565) in India to promote tourism seeing the global tourism industry recover as the pandemic eases out. India is one of the top 20 priority markets for Germany, and around 9.6 lakh travellers visited India in 2019. The German National Tourist Office seeks to market Germany as a vacation spot for Indian tourists who are interested in culture, families, and active vacationers. 9% of Indian visitors travelling to Europe made their way to Germany, and while 38% travel there on business, 55% come for leisure. The “German.Local.Culture.” and “Embrace German Nature” campaigns will promote genuine, regional…