Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu today underlined the importance of organic farming for sustainable and stable development. He said that natural resources such as soil and water are not unlimited and the future of mankind depends on their conservation. Addressing a gathering after releasing the book titled ‘Bhumi Suposhan’ (meaning – soil nutrition) published by Akshay Krishi Parivar at Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas on Monday, he expressed his concern over the degradation of soil due to the overuse of pesticides and fertilizers and stressed the need for creating awareness on this important issue. He also said that unchecked extraction of ground water…
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A two-year research study by the Australian Human Rights Institute at UNSW Sydney has found a positive link between the five-day work week and improvements in construction workers’ wellbeing.Project 5: A weekend for every worker examined whether changing construction workers’ schedules to include a full weekend would make a positive difference to their wellbeing in a sector characterised by long and unpredictable working hours, which have an impact on physical and mental health.The report’s release comes just a few days after World Day for Safety and Health at Work, which this year encouraged workplaces to act together to build a positive safety and health…
Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu called for taking higher education into the rural areas and making it more inclusive and equitable.This dimension of inclusiveness and equitable access to education to rural youth is criticalbecause education plays a key role in human development, nation-building, and creating a prosperous and sustainable global future, he added. Speaking at the Centenary celebrations of the Delhi University, Naidu emphasised that Universities must come out with innovative and out of box ideas to address the pressing problems of the society. He also said that the ultimate aim of the research should be to make people’s lives…
Indian pharma exports witnessed a growth of 103% since 2013-14, from Rs. 90, 415 Crores in 2013-14 to Rs. 1,83,422 Crores in 2021-22. The exports achieved in 2021-22 is the Pharma Sector’ best export performance ever. It is a remarkable growth with exports growing by almost USD 10 billion in 8 years. Highlighting the achievement in a tweet, the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal said that Under the active leadership of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi India has been serving as the ‘pharmacy of the world’. Building on the outstanding performance in the previous FY 2020-21, Indian pharma…
India has optimum stock of all Edible Oils. As per the industry sources, the present stock of all edible oils in the country is 21 LMT approx. and 12 LMT approx. is in transit arriving in May, 2022. Therefore, the country has sufficient to cover the lean period due to ban on export by Indonesia. On the oilseeds front, DA&FW’s second advance estimate released in February, 2022 shows a very positive picture of Soyabean production for the year 20221-22 at 126.10 LMT which is higher than last year’s production of 112 LMT. As a result of higher sowing of Mustard…
Ministry of Ayush in collaboration with state Government of Assam is organizing a grand event at Rang Ghar Grounds, Sivasagar, Assam on May 2, to mark 50th countdown day to upcoming 8th International Day of Yoga 2022. Union Cabinet Minister of Ayush Sarbananda Sonowal will grace the occasion along with Chief Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma, Union Minister of Tourism, Culture and DoNER G Kisan Reddy, MoS for Ayush and WCD Dr. Munjpara Mahendrabhai and Minister of H&FW and Ayush of Assam Keshab Mahanta will also be present. Sivasagar has been selected for the Yoga Utsav because the Government…
May 1 is International Workers’ Day, a day workers around the world mark as Labor Day with marches, demonstrations, and renewed calls for workers’ rights. “May Day” got its start in 1886, when U.S. workers rallied in support of ongoing campaigns for an eight-hour day, setting May 1 as a deadline to begin mass strikes if employers failed to adopt shorter hours.In 1886 Chicago, where tens of thousands joined May Day actions and thousands went on strike, subsequent police shootings of striking workers escalated into the well-known Haymarket Tragedy. Months of state-sanctioned, anti-immigrant repression of labor organizing followed. Police raids of union…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that our vision in Amrit Kaal should be of such a judicial system in which there is easy justice, speedy justice, and justice for all. He participated in the inaugural session of the Joint Conference of Chief Ministers of States and Chief Justices of High Courts at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on Saturday. Setting the tone for the conference, the Prime Minister said “In 2047, when the country will complete 100 years of its independence, then what kind of judicial system would we like to see in the country? How do we make our judicial…
In a move aimed at providing a global platform for millet products, the Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) launched a variety of millet products for all age groups at affordable prices ranging from Rs 5 to Rs 15 at the AAHAR food fair, which is Asia’s biggest B2B international food and hospitality fair. All the millet products launched by APEDA are gluten-free, 100% natural and patented. The launched products are cream biscuits, salt biscuits, milk biscuits, ragi peanut butter, jowar peanut butter, jowar upma, pongal, khichadi and millet malts (jowar, ragi, bajra). APEDA also launched a…
Union Minister for Ports, Shipping & Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal announced in Kochi that Cochin Shipyard Limited has committed to invest an initial corpus of Rs. 50 Crore in Start-up companies engaged in the maritime sector. He also unveiled the Government’s plan for building Hydrogen Fuelled Electric Vessels keeping pace with the Global Maritime Green Transitions. The move is part of India’s transformative efforts on the innovative and new technology front on green energy, sustainable cost-effective alternate fuel front. Announcing the Start-up engagement framework on the occasion of inauguration of the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Cochin Shipyard Limited at a function…