Google is woefully and willfully ill-equipped to deal with matters of caste discrimination, said Google’s senior manager Tanuja Gupta, in her Goodbye letter following the Soundararajan controversy. Announcement of a caste-based talk by Google received double the heat on June 2when the company announced that it had cancelled the talk with US-based Dalit activist Thenmozhi Soundararajan. The move angered many workers who in the past spoke about caste-based discrimination within the system. The letter shared by Gupta, available in the public domain is clear: both she, Tanuja Gupta and Soundararajan fought hard and appealed for the discussion, even after opposition…
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In a democracy, there can be differences between the ideologies of the ruling party and the opposition, but there should be no animosity between the two sides, said President Ram Nath Kovind.Addressing the special session of both houses of Uttar Pradesh Legislature in Lucknow, he said that the legislature is the temple of democracy. People consider people’s representatives as the creators of their destiny. The people of Uttar Pradesh have expectations from them and they have the most important duty of living up to their expectations. He reminded them that according to the oath, they are committed to work not…
Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu highlighted the strength of India-Qatar ties and called for building an enabling environment and forging more collaborations for mutual benefit. Suggesting that the two countries have a special relationship that evolved over centuries, Naidu called for further enriching the robust partnership and diversifying the trade basket, which is currently dominated by energy products. Addressing the Qatari businesspersons during the India-Qatar Business Forum in Doha, Qatar yesterday, Naidu expressed happiness that India-Qatar has touched a new milestone of US$ 15 billion in 2021-22 and noted that there has been a steady increase in the number of…
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi inaugurated the iconic week celebrations of the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Corporate Affairs during the . week being celebrated by Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Corporate Affairs as part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ (AKAM) from 6th to 12th June 2022. Prime Minister also inaugurated a Digital Exhibition which traces the journey of the two Ministries over the past eight years. Prime Minister released a special series of ₹1, ₹2, ₹5, ₹10 and ₹20 coins. These special series of coins will have the theme of the logo of AKAM and will also be easily…
India aims to double the marine product exports to Rs. One lakh crore from the present above Rs. 50,000 crore within the next five years, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal said in Kochi. “This target will be achieved through sustainable fishing, ensuring quality and variety, promotion of coastal shipping and aquaculture, and by supporting the entire fisheries ecosystem,’ said Goyal, addressing media persons at the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), Kochi. Goyal said that the Free Trade Agreements have been finalized with UAE and Australia, while negotiations are in progress for such an agreement with UK…
Minister of Education, and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, n Dharmendra Pradhan, stated that the Centre is aiming to construct “PM Shri Schools” in an effort to educate children for the future and build a laboratory for the new National Education Policy (NEP). He said this In Gujarat, where he was speaking at the two-day National Education Minister’s Conference. He went on to say that these cutting-edge schools will serve as the “laboratory of NEP 2020.” The education minister laid down a few pointers that will help Indians become global citizens of the 21st century: NEP’s 5 3 3 4 approach,…
India and Canada have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen bilateral collaboration on climate action, environmental preservation, and conservation. The two countries have agreed to collaborate, exchange information and expertise, and support each other’s ambitions in a variety of areas, including increasing renewable energy capacity, decarbonizing heavy industries, reducing plastic pollution, promoting chemical safety, and ensuring sustainable consumption. The Canadian government said in a statement that both countries are committed to supporting each other’s climate and environmental goals by finding effective, long-term solutions that will also give an opportunity to boost economic growth and job creation. According to the…
One after other Gulf nations have been summoning Indian diplomats expressing their strong protest and condemnation against comments on Prophet Mohammed, made by two spokespersons of the BJP, who were suspended from the party last evening. Saudi Arabia has now joined in the backlash against comments with Qatar, Iran and Kuwait, who had earlier summoned India’s Ambassadors and the key Gulf nations expressed their strong protest and condemnation. The BJP had suspended its national spokesperson Nupur Sharma and expelled its Delhi media head Naveen Kumar Jindal as the row over their alleged derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad escalated with protests…
Government of India, with the aim to enhance India’s energy security, reduce import dependency on fuel, save foreign exchange, address environmental issues and give a boost to domestic agriculture sector, has been promoting the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme. The ‘National Policy on Biofuels’ notified by the Government in 2018 envisaged an indicative target of 20% ethanol blending in petrol by year 2030. However, considering the encouraging performance, due to various interventions made by the Government since 2014, the target of 20% ethanol blending was advanced from 2030 to 2025-26. A “Roadmap for Ethanol Blending in India 2020-25” was also…
Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu arrived in Qatar, on the last leg of his ongoing three-nation tour. He is the first ever Vice President of India to visit the State of Qatar and was received by Soltan bin Saad Al Muraikhi, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs on his arrival at Doha airport. Thereafter, he was given a rousing welcome by the members of the Indian community at the hotel. Naidu called on Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Father of Amir of Qatar and then he held delegation level talks with Sheikh Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Thani, the Prime…