“Armed Forces will see a larger participation of women in the coming years due to the recent steps taken by the Government,” said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh while delivering the keynote address at an event organised by FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) in New Delhi on Tuesday. “Today, women are not only working in the Army in every wing, but now we are also giving permanent commission to them. Today, admission is being given to boys as well as girls in every Sainik School. The doors of NDA have also been opened for women. About two lakh women took the entrance…
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Arun Jaitley National Institute Of Financial Management (AJ-NIFM) and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) here today for promoting exchange and cooperation in the area of academics and strengthening the professional competence of Civil and Defence Officers and other participants pursuing their post graduate programme at AJNIFM. The MoU was signed by Prof. Santishree D. Pandit, Vice-Chancellor, JNU and Prabhat R. Acharya, Director, AJ-NIFM in the presence of senior Professors of both the institutions at JNU Campus, New Delhi. This MoU will facilitate and lead to the following outcomes: Award of MBA Degree in Finance and…
Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, said that Consumers need to be more aware, should demand quality products and thereby endeavor to make India a world leader in providing high quality product and services. Addressing a day-long event on “Fair Digital Finance” on the occasion of the World Consumer Rights Day, he said, “If you want to know about the power of Consumers, then look at India and see how demand by proactive consumers for high-quality products have spurred Indian companies to perform better.” Highlighting the plight of small businesses, he said: “It is necessary…
UK is scrapping all remaining Covid-10 travel restrictions. Hereafter there will be no need for Covid-19 test, even if they are not fully vaccinated. This was confirmed by Transport secretary, Grant Shapps. He said that all remaining Covid-19 travel measures will be scrapped in the coming days. In a tweet he said: “All remaining Covid travel measures, including the Passenger Locator Form and tests for all arrivals, will be stood down for travel to the UK from 4am on 18 March. These changes are possible due to our vaccine rollout and mean greater freedom in time for Easter.” Presently everyone…
Three human rights defenders, Youseif Yagoub Ahmed (35), Mohamed Ibrahim Yahya (27)and Mohamed Eldai Musa (28) were killed in Jabal Moon, West Darfur of Sudan by armed militia, while they were doing an assessment on the human rights and humanitarian situation in West Darfur. The three human rights defenders were members of Darfur Human Rights Monitors network, a network of human rights monitoring groups in the five states of Darfur. On 5 of March armed militia attacked Karka, Um Kharoba and Um Jumina in West Darfur. The three human rights defenders were killed while travelling on a road in Jabal Moon near the attacked areas. Youseif…
Chinese President Xi Jinping was in in a jubilant mood after Russian’s invasion on Ukraine and response from the West, particularly USA with unprecedented economic sanctions. Initially, he was of the view that makes the credibility of both USA and Russia will be weaken globally and it would pay way for him to play key role in global leadership. China also expected that the conflict with Russia may distract Western powers’ attention and resources from the South China Sea and Taiwan. However, the reported request from Russian President Vladimir Putin to rescue them with defence equipment’s and also financial assistance,…
In a landmark judgment, the Karnataka High Court today ruled that wearing of hijab by Muslim women is does not form essential religious practice in the Islamic faith and prescribing uniform is not a violation of fundamental rights guaranteed under Article 19(1)(a) and 25 of the Constitution. A full bench of the Karnataka High Court, today, dismissed a batch of petitions filed by Muslims girls from pre university (PU) colleges in the Udupi region of the state seeking the right to wear hijabs or head scarves along with uniforms inside classrooms. Answering to the question of whether the prescription of school…
Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu highlighted the importance of evidence-based policymaking to ensure that governance is responsive to the changes and disruptions around us. He also called for constant rethink and readjustment of policies and programs as per emerging needs and requirements. Interacting with the participants of ISB’s Advanced Management Programme in Public Policy (AMPPP) at Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas, he called for developing innovative business models to find solutions to everyday problems faced by common man, such as solid waste management or monetization of crop waste to help farmers and check air pollution. Stating that India is going through unprecedented transformation…
India’s overall exports (Merchandise and Services combined) in February 2022* are estimated to be USD 57.03 Billion, exhibiting a positive growth of 25.41 per cent over the same period last year and a positive growth of 27.07 per cent over February 2020. Overall imports in February 2022 are estimated to be USD 69.35 Billion, exhibiting a positive growth of 35.64 per cent over the same period last year and a positive growth of 44.62 per cent over February 2020. India’s overall exports (Merchandise and Services combined) in April-February 2021-22* are estimated to be USD 601.77 Billion, exhibiting a positive growth…
In a significant achievement, Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) of India has declined by 10 points as per the Special Bulletin on MMR released by the Registrar General of India. The ratio has declined from 113 in 2016-18 to 103 in 2017-19 (8.8 % decline). The country has been witnessing a progressive reduction in MMR from 130 in 2014-2016, 122 in 2015-17, 113 in 2016-18, and to 103 in 2017-19. With this persistent decline, India is on the verge of achieving National Health Policy (NHP) target of 100/lakh live births by 2020 and certainly on track to achieve the SDG target…