The European and International Federations of Journalists (EFJ-IFJ) have condemned moves by the Russian authorities to shut down the Journalists’ and Media Workers’ Union (JMWU). The EFJ and IFJ urge the Russian authorities to drop the lawsuit against JMWU and to end their crackdown on independent journalists and media outlets in Russia. On 5 July, the Moscow City Court notified JMWU that the Moscow prosecutor had filed a lawsuit to liquidate the journalists’ union. Pending judgment, the court decided on 4 July to order a suspension of the union’s activities. The preliminary hearing of the case is set for 13 July. The documents from the court…
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‘The meaning of sannyas is to work for the society by rising above oneself, and to live for the sake of society. The expansion of the self up to the community. For a sanyasi, service towards living beings is the lord’s service, seeing Shiva in the living being is paramount,’ said Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He addressed the birth centenary celebration of Swami Atmasthananda via video message on Sunday. He paid his tributes to Swami Atmasthananda Ji by reminiscing the time he spent with Swami Ji. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said that ‘this event is filled with many…
Dr. L. Murugan, Union Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, said the country stands second in fish production through aquaculture. This is due to the contribution made by the scientists through development of breeding technologies for different fish species and culture of improved fish varieties. He was addressing the 22ndNational Fish Farmers Day in a hybrid mode at NFDB Hyderabad on Sunday, celebrated by National Fisheries Development Board, Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying. Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan, Union Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying was also present. More than 1000 fish…
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship will hold the Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Mela on July 11, 2022, as part of the Prime Minister’s Skill India Mission to boost career opportunities and practical training. So far, 188410 applicants have participated in the Apprenticeship Mela and 67,035 apprenticeship offers have been made on the platform as of today. The one-day event will feature 36 sectors and more than 1000 companies and 500 distinct sorts of trades. MSDE will host the event across 200+ locations, giving applicants the opportunity to shape their careers through apprenticeship training. Candidates must have a 5th-12th…
New data collected by UNICEF exposes how girls as young as 12 are being forced into marriage across the Horn of Africa at alarming rates as a result of severe droughts driven by climate change. As water sources dry up and the price of food and fuel spike, girls across Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia are at high risk of dropping out of school as families are pushed into desperate economic situations. To financially support themselves, families are forcing their daughters into marriage in order to secure dowries and to minimise the number of people in a family they have to…
Two months after massive protests against the government in view of unprecedented economic crisis, both President and Prime Minister have announced their resignations on Saturday, facilitating for the formation of all-party government. Hours after thousands of protesters stormed his official residence in the capital of Sri Lanka, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Saturday agreed to step down from his position. Rajapaksa has informed that he will resign from the Presidency on the 13th July, This was announced by the Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena , following the announcement of resignation by Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe from his post. Earlier, Abeywardene…
Describing the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and their representatives as the essential messengers of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Welfare Schemes, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said that Panches, Sarpances as well as the elected representatives in Block and Disctrict Councils have an opportunity to play a distinct role in reaching out to the last man in the last queue, at the grossroot level, and ensuring for providing him the benefit of each of the pro-poor and welfare schemes introduced during the last 8 years. Addressing a gathering of the representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in the presence of Uttar…
Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu called for a mass movement to revive Sanskrit learning where all the stakeholders should contribute to the re-discovery of India’s rich classical literature and cultural heritage. “A language cannot be preserved only by Constitutional provisions or Governmental assistance or protection,” he said. Addressing the 9th Convocation and Decennial Ceremony of Karnataka Samskrit University in Bengaluru, he said that a language lives and gets propagated if it is valued by families, communities and educational institutions. Referring to the rapid technological changes, he said that technology has opened up new opportunities to preserve and propagate our classical…
The PM GatiShakti-National Master Plan (NMP) for infrastructure development was introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in October 2021 with the goal of unifying infrastructure planning across all sectors, including highways, railways, aviation, gas, power transmission, and renewable energy. Such a ground-breaking endeavour lays out the vision for infrastructure development across the nation, with a focus on “power” and “transmission” in particular, strengthening the nation’s energy lifeline. Power is crucial to the growth of infrastructure and the economy as the nation works to improve its infrastructure. By reducing the time and expense of implementation in power transmission projects, the PM…
The Department of Food and Public Distribution in a meeting on July 6th 2022 has directed leading Edible Oil Associations to ensure reduction in the MRP of edible oils by Rs. 15/- with immediate effect. The Centre also advised that the price to distributors by the manufacturers and refiners also needs to be reduced immediately so that the price drop is not diluted in any way. It was also impressed upon that whenever a reduction in price to distributors is made by the manufactures/refiners, the benefit should be passed on to the consumers by the industry and the Department may…