As a part of the ongoing “Kisan Bhagidari Prathmikta Hamari Campaign” under Azadi Ki Amrit Mahotsav, Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare participated in a special ‘Fasal Bima Pathshala’ drive under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY). The special programme was attended by more than 1 crore farmers from various locations across the country. Addressing farmers across the country, Tomar said that farmers have benefitted from the PMFBY and a large number of farmers are connected with this scheme. He informed that under the Fasal Bima Yojana from Kharif 2016 till Kharif 2021 every year about 5.5 crore farmers applied for…
Author: Editor's Desk, Tattva News
With Russia’s illegal and brutal invasion of Ukraine, armed conflicts are being fought in every region of the world. Some 60 conflicts are happening now, with millions of victims. Hundreds of thousands of lives have been lost in Tigray and Yemen alone. In recent years, 25 million people have been forced to become refugees outside their home country, and tens of millions more are displaced internally, the vast majority of them in less wealthy countries. The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) said that peace is at the heart of it’s values, and the absolute rejection of the atrocity of war…
Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Anurag Jain said the number of patents granted has grown five times in a matter of seven years since the Government adopted the Intellectual Property policy in 2016. Jain said the number of Trademarks registered has also increased four-fold during the period. He was addressing the Inaugural Session of the day-long conference on “Leveraging India’s Demographic Dividend through IP” in New Delhi, organized by the DPIIT and FICCI on the occasion of this World IP Day. Jain said the government has taken a series of measures, including reducing the number of forms…
In two months of the full-scale war, Russia has committed 243 crimes against journalists and the media in Ukraine. This is according to the monitoring conducted by the Institute of Mass Information (IMI). As of April 24, seven journalists were killed while carrying out their professional duty, nine were injured, and at least 15 are missing. IMI has documented eight cases of journalists being captured and abducted by Russians. In these cases, at least nine journalists were taken hostage. Most of them have already been released, but the fate of one of the journalists, Dmytro Khylyuk, who disappeared in Kyiv region,…
The week-long hype created in the political circles following intensive talks between the Congress and political strategist Prashant Kishor about his plans for revival of the party and his own role in it have ended in an anti-climax, with the poll pundit declining party president Sonia Gandhi’s invitation to join the party and become a part of an Empowered Action Group 2024 set up by her. Amid speculations that he was likely to join hands with the Congress, Prasanth Kishor declined the offer to join the grand old party as part of its empowered action group. In a tweet posted on…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Shri Narayan Guru talked of modernity but he also enriched Indian culture and values. He talked of education and science but never shied away from raising the glory of the dharma, faith and thousand years old traditions of India. Modi participated in the inaugural ceremony of year-long joint celebrations of the 90th anniversary of Sivagiri Pilgrimage and Golden Jubilee of Brahma Vidhyalaya at his official residence on Tuesday. He also launched the logo for year- long joint celebrations. Both Sivagiri Pilgrimage and Brahma Vidhyalaya were started with the blessing and guidance of great social…
CSE briefing on heat waves in India – 2 Cities need a combination of early warning systems, preparedness and training among government officials; community outreach programmes to assist during a heat wave; and proactive urban planning to avoid the worst impacts of extreme heat. The first Heat Action Plan (HAP) was developed for Ahmedabad in 2013. Under this, people will receive weather alerts through SMS on mobile phones and medical professionals will be trained to increase preparedness. The initiative avoided 1,190 deaths a year, according to a study published in 2018, that evaluated the plan’s impact on death rates. Several cities around…
In a statement on the spring meetings of International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank, Global Unions denounced an attempt to revive the infamous labour indicator of the Doing Business index through the rebranded Business Enabling Environment report. The international labour movement called on the IFIs to build upon research showing that trade unions, collective bargaining and balanced labour regulations reduce inequality. Previous IFI meetings have warned of the dangers of a divergent recovery, with emerging and developing countries facing a fiscal stimulus gap. Now, inflation pressures rooted in supply chain disruptions from COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine could lead central banks…
Launched under the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav initiative by the Government of India and on the occasion of World Health, Special Olympics Bharat (SO Bharat) yesterday successfully concluded the largest National Health Fest for people with Intellectual Disability (Divyangjan). This initiative offered free health screening of a intellectual total of over 90,000 athletes with disabilities exceeding the target of 75,000 in over 75 cities of India to mark 75 years of India’s independence. The screenings were conducted by 7075 clinical volunteers, across 139 locations in 31 States, through an overwhelming support received at th National and local levels by the…
Dubai and Arabian Travel Market 2022 are ready to welcome the world to the UAE from 9-12 May. The exhibtion will play host to 1,500 exhibitors, representatives from 112 global destinations and an anticipated 20,000 attendees. The live show will be followed by ATM Virtual, which will run from 17-18 May. Taking place at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) in collaboration with Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism (DET), the 29th edition of ATM will form an essential part of the UAE’s annual Arabian Travel Week. In keeping with this year’s theme of ‘The future of international travel and tourism’,…