Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest & Climate Change and Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Ashwini Kumar Choubey, during the inspection of Bengal Safari North Bengal Wild Animals Park, adopted a one-year-old tiger for 1 year and named him ‘Agniveer’ On his way back from Gangtok, he inspected the safari. During this, Choubey adopted tiger to spread awareness among the people under the Adoption Program. He said that he has seen the fierce form of nature in Kedarnath Dham. Everyone should be aware for the protection of nature. so that such incidents do not happen. On the occasion…
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The wholesale prices and retail prices of vanaspati, soyabean oil, sunflower oil and RBD palmolein have decreased over the week. With the edible oil prices beginning to show a downward trend and are set to decline further, the Indian consumers can expect to pay less for their edible oils. The falling edible oil prices will help in cooling the inflation as well, said Secretary Department of Food and Public Distribution, Sudhanshu Pandey said. “All major edible oil brands have cut prices by 10-15 rupees”. He added that this has been possible due to constant monitoring by the department, constant engagement…
India is likely to get its first tribal president, with the BJP-led NDA announcing former Jharkhand governor Droupadi Murmu as its presidential candidate last evening. If elected, Murmu, 64, will also be the first Odia to hold the highest post of country. She will be also the first president, who born after independence, as all the Presidents till now were born before independence. Hailing from north Odisha’s district of Mayurbhanj, she started her career as a junior assistant in the state secretariat in Bhubaneswar in the water resources department, after completing her graduation in arts at the Rama Devi College,…
The two and odd years old Shiva Sena- led Uddhav Thackeray government in Maharashtra is locked in a deep political crisis after its senior leader and minister Eknath Shinde revolted against the chief minister by hijacking large number of MLAs. While first he left Surat of Gujarat with his supports on Monday night, he reached to Guwahati by a special flight, with his supporters on Wednesday morning. At the airport, he claimed that he is having as many as 40 MLAs with him, while having support of 10 more MLAs, as against the total number of 55 Shiva Sena MLAs.…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the 8th International Yoga Day celebration by participating in a Mass Yoga Demonstration involving thousands of participants at Mysuru Palace Ground in Mysuru, Karnataka. Addressing the event at Mysuru, Prime Minister said, “Yoga brings peace to our society, nations, world and Yoga brings peace to our universe. I extend my greetings to all on this 8th International Yoga Day. Today, Yoga is being practiced in all parts of the world. The peace from Yoga is not only for individuals, it brings peace to our nations and the world.” He further added that, “This whole universe…
Assam has become the 36th State/UT to implement One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC). With this, the ONORC plan is successfully implemented in all the 36 states/UTs, making food security portable throughout the country. During the last two years of COVID-19 pandemic, ONORC plan has significantly contributed in ensuring subsidized foodgrains to NFSA (National Food Security Act) beneficiaries, especially migrant beneficiaries. This is one-of-its-kind Citizen Centric initiative in the country, which is swiftly implemented in a short-span of time covering about 80 Crore beneficiaries, after being initiated in August 2019. Since its inception in August 2019, about 71 Crore portable…
India and Bangladesh have decided to expand their strategic partnership to include Artificial Intelligence, cyber security, startups, and Fintech, strengthening links in the railway’s sector and cross-border river management and conservation. This partnership was decided at the 7th Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) meeting between the two foreign ministers, S Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs and AK Abdul Momen, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh. In his opening remarks Jaishankar said, “…we now look forward to working with you to take our ties to new domains- Artificial Intelligence, cyber security, startups, Fintech. We were pleased to receive your ICT Minister. We had a…
E-commerce platforms are currently the fastest growing medium for digital ads in India, with a US$ 6-8 billion opportunity by 2030. With 300-350 million new online buyers from tier 2 economies expected by 2030, the growth in product e-commerce is expected to be faster than search and social media platforms. According to Redseer, a homegrown strategy consulting firm, India’s digital ad market is expected to reach US$ 35 billion in the same period, with e-commerce platforms being one of the key drivers supporting this upward spiral. In the last two years, the contribution of e-commerce platforms to the ad tech industry has risen…
Former Union minister Yashwant Sinha (85) has emerged as the consensus presidential candidate of 13 opposition parties, including the Congress, the Trinamool Congress, and the Samajwadi Party, which met in Delhi on Tuesday. “We [opposition parties] have unanimously decided that Yashwant Sinha will be the common candidate of the opposition for the presidential elections,” Congress leader and former union minister Jairam Ramesh announced after the meeting. The announcement comes shortly after Sinha hinted that he has accepted the proposal made by a section of Opposition leaders to make him their presidential candidate. While the TMC had pitched Sinha’s name, the Congress…
By the end of 2023, 50 governments will have ratified C190, according to trade unions surveyed from 79 countries across the world and recent assessments. With Central Africa Republic, El Salvador and Peru being the latest to have ratified C190, we are now at 18 ratification’s. This tallies with another key finding of the ITUC survey: 68% of governments support C190 while only 42% of employers in countries support the convention. ILO Convention 190 and Recommendation 206 enshrine the right of everyone to a world of work free from violence and harassment, including gender-based violence and harassment. However: 73% of…