National Monuments Authority has recommended two sites associated with Dr Ambedkar, the Father of Indian Constitution and a great social reformer, to be declared as Monuments of National importance. NMA has recommended that Sankalp Bhumi Banyan tree campus in Vadodara, where Dr. Ambedkar had taken a resolve to eradicate untouchability on 23th September, 1917 be declared as Monument of National Importance. This place is more than hundred years old and a witness to the beginning of social respect revolution heralded by Dr. Ambedkar. NMA has also recommended a place in Satara (Maharashtra) where Bhim Rao Ramji Ambedkar received his primary education…
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Russian logistics firm RZD Logistics has commenced transportation by full container trains from Russia to India by the eastern branch of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) involving transport infrastructure of Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran and India. The first container train has departed from the Moscow-area Chekhov station. The final destination of this intermodal transportation is the Indian port of Nhava Sheva (Mumbai). It includes a sea leg of around 35–37 days and the distance is more than 8,000 miles. The key driver of the project is the balanced tariff policy of all the participants. According to Mr. Dmitry Murev, General Director, RZD…
The Narendra Modi government at the Centre on Friday announced extension of deadline for procurement of Custom Milling Rice (CMR) from Telangana by one more month. The decision was taken following a request made by Karimnagar MP and Telangana BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar, who had earlier met Union minister for food and public distribution Piyush Goyal in the Parliament and explained the problem faced by rice millers due to accumulation of the stock. Sanjay said in a statement that the Central government provides five kg rice to each poor family under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY),…
The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022 reveals that the convergence of increased fighting, the continuing Covid 18 pandemic, and the long-term climate crisis, could push an additional 75 to 95 million people into extreme poverty this year – compared with pre-pandemic projections – and jeopardize the SDG blueprint for more resilient, peaceful and equal societies. “The road map laid out in the Sustainable Development Goals is clear,” stated Liu Zhenmin, UN Economic and Social Affairs chief (DESA), adding that “just as the impact of crises is compounded when they are linked, so are solutions”. The pandemic has undermined countries’ effort…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said there was never a dearth of intellect and talent in the country, however, the education system created by the Britishers was never part of the Indian ethos. Inaugurating Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Samagam on implementation of the National Education Policy in Varanasi, he said that “the basic premise of the National Education Policy is to take education out of narrow thinking and connect it with the modern ideas of the 21st century He underlined the multidimensionality of the Indian ethos of education and asked for that aspect to mark the modern Indian education system. He stressed…
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah unveiled the Statue of Peace of Swami Ramanujacharya in Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir through video conferencing. Many dignitaries including the Lt.Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha and Shri Yatiraj Jeeyar Swami of Shri Yadugiri Yathiraj Math were present on the occasion. Amit Shah said that when social unity was being broken, many evils were afflicting society, then Ramanujacharya was sent and he did great work of connecting Vaishnavism with its origin. Shah said that in 2017, the celebrations of the 1000th birth anniversary of Bhagvat Ramanujacharya took place across the country…
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation on Thursday evening, a day of drama triggered by Chancellor of Exchequer Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid stepping down on Tuesday night. It was followed by over 50 ministers. Addressing the nation, Johnson said he will serve as the PM until a new leader is appointed and added that he was immensely proud of his achievements. Speaking outside No. 10 Downing Street, Johnson said he was “immensely proud of the achievements of this government,” from Brexit to steering the country through the pandemic, and leading the West in standing up to…
Despite global market challenges and recession worries, India’s service exporters are targeting US$ 350 billion in exports in the current fiscal year, a 37% increase over last year. They are banking on the post-pandemic resurgence of major industries like tourism, hotel, and entertainment. They claim that this will assist to reduce the growing trade and current account imbalances. However, the services exports industry is seeking government assistance and incentives under the new foreign trade strategy, which is expected to be presented in September, according to DG, Services Export Promotion Council (SEPC) Abhay Singh. India’s services exports in the fiscal year…
According to a report by brokerage firm Emkay Investment Managers, the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme of the Centre has the potential to generate additional revenues that would increase GDP by around 4%. Over the following five years, the PLI plan hopes to offer incentives totaling about Rs. 2.4 lakh crore (US$ 30.36 billion), with the majority going to the industries of electronics, automotive components, and pharmaceuticals. Due to the strong returns on investments, manufacturing companies are expanding their capacities, and the number of these businesses registered has increased to an all-time high in the past seven years, according to the…
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has demanded urgent action to stop the next stage in the systematic persecution of independent trade unions in Belarus. This month, the trials are due to continue in the Supreme Court of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP) and its affiliates: the Belarusian Independent Trade Union (BNP), the Union of Radio and Electronics Workers (REP), the Free Trade Union of Belarus (SPB) and the Free Trade Union of Metalworkers (SPM). The government wants to declare the BKDP and all independent unions ‘extremist organisations’ as it now seeks to terminate their activities after…