The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has submitted its demands to the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) set out in the report `A New Social Contract for a Gender – Transformative Agenda’. This year’s HLPF is taking place in a context of multiple crises: Global inequality, worsening environmental degradation, a global pandemic and the rising number of conflicts. All of them are threatening the world’s sustainability and the United Nations is now talking about “rescuing the SDGs”. In their role as a UN Major Group and as actors in development in their own right, trade unions have…
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Prime Minister, Narendra Modi launched the year-long 125th birth anniversary celebration of legendary freedom fighter Alluri Sitarama Raju in Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh. Governor of Andhra Pradesh Biswabhusan Harichandan, Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy and Union Minister G.Kishan Reddy were among those present on the occasion. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister noted the confluence of major events like Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, 125th birth anniversary of Alluri Sitarama Raju and 100 years of Rampa Rebellion. The Prime Minister bowed to the memory of the great “Manyam Veerudu” Alluri Sitarama Raju and paid him tributes on behalf of the…
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said that cooperatives have to keep up with the modern times, by combining technology and professionalism, so that they can progress into the future. attended the celebrations organized on the occasion of 100th International Day of Cooperatives in New Delhi today as the Chief Guest. The celebrations were organized by the Ministry of Cooperation and the National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI). He said today is the day to make people working in the field of cooperatives aware. It is a day to modernize the cooperative sector, to channelize the spirit of cooperation…
NTPC group companies recorded a generation of 104.4 BU in the first quarter from April to June 2022, registering an increase of 21.7% from 85.8 BU generated in the corresponding quarter last year. In the month of June’22, generation was 34.8 BU, higher by 29.3% compared to 26.9 BU in June’21 indicating improved performance and an increase in demand for power in the current year. NTPC Talcher Kaniha (3000 MW) in Orissa is the top performing thermal power plant with 94.2% Plant Load Factor (PLF) between April to June 2022. Overall Plant Load Factor of NTPC Coal stations was 80%…
The Zonal Meeting on ‘8 Years’ Achievements – Impact on Women and Children’ was inaugurated in the city by the Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smt Smriti Irani in Hyderabad on Monday. Delivering the keynote address, Smt Smriti Irani said that the experience sharing by the beneficiaries has shown that, policies when implemented in collaboration by the centre and state can bring about positive change in lives of women. Sharing that about 36 One Stop Centers (OSC) had been sanctioned for Telangana, out of which 33 are already operational, she welcomed fresh proposals from the state to increase…
Tata Motors, the largest electric car manufacturer in India, and Renesas Electronics, a Japanese chip maker, have formed a partnership and are working together to design and develop semiconductors. The partnership will help Tata Motors in overcoming the global auto chip crisis, which has impacted its earnings and led to production cuts and even temporary plant closures. Chips created in partnership with Renesas will be useful for Jaguar Land Rover’s upcoming and existing electric vehicles. Renesas will collaborate with Tata Motors, India’s biggest manufacturer of electric cars, on developing “next-generation automotive electronics” to accelerate the growth of electric and connected…
The Cheryomushki District Court of Moscow sentenced last week human rights defender and lawyer, Dmitry Talantov, to pre-trial detention as a restrictive measure until August 23. He is facing charges for the alleged public dissemination of “deliberately false information” about the actions of the Russian Armed Forces stipulated by part 2 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Officially, Dmitry Talantov is being prosecuted for voicing his anti-war sentiments on Facebook. However, his colleagues state that Russian Federal Security Services might be targeting him for acting as a defence attorney of former journalist and advisor to the…
Stating that people of Telangana yearn for a ‘double engine growth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that t his will be fulfilled when the BJP comes to power in the state. Addressing a massive rally titled ‘Vijay Sankalp Sabha’ at the Parade Grounds, Secunderabad on Sunday evening, after conclusion of two-day National Executive Meetings of BJP, he expressed satisfaction over growing support for the BJP in the state. Recalling that Telangana people have supported BJP during 2019 polls in a big way (BJP had won 4 of 17 Lok Sabha seats in the state) and later continued in Greater Hyderabad…
Union Minister for Home and Cooperation, Amit Shah will be the Chief Guest at the celebrations of the 100th International Day of Cooperatives, jointly organized by the Ministry of Cooperation, Government of India and National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI) on July 4 at Vigyan Bhawan, in New Delhi. The NCUI is an apex organization of the cooperative movement in India with a focus on cooperative education and training. The theme of 100th International Cooperative Day is “Cooperatives Build a Better World”. Considering the importance of Atmanirbhar Bharat in creating a better world, the Ministry of Cooperation and NCUI are organizing…
The Department of Food and Public Distribution is organizing a one-day National Conference on -Food and Nutrition Security in India on Tuesday, in New Delhi. The conference is aimed at facilitating cross learning, disseminating best practices for schemes under Public Distribution System (PDS) and strengthening the focus on nutritional security. Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Commerce & Industry and Textiles will address the conference in presence of Ms. Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, Minister of State (CA,F&PD) and Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State (CA, F&PD). The conference would also be graced by Ministers of Food…