Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman urged the market participants to strive for efficiency and transparency to help to channelise the resource for productive investment in the most effective manner. She interacted with the leaders of the financial & capital markets in Mumbai. She asked the industry leaders to explore ways to further strengthen the sector. She expressed satisfaction about the resilience displayed by the financial markets even during the pandemic times. The Finance Minister emphasised that trust and confidence in the financial market are critical to gain traction amongst investors. Smt. Sitharaman also highlighted the…
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To project the strength of India’s organic agriculture and horticulture products in the global market, India Pavilion at EXPO2020 Dubai hosted a seminar “Indian Organic and Horticulture Sector–Moving Up the Value Chain’ as part of the ongoing ‘Food, Agriculture and Livelihood’ fortnight. The seminar, to deliberate on the opportunities and huge export potential that the Indian agriculture sector offers, saw participation from the representatives of the Government & Private sector. It is pertinent to point that despite the pandemic, India’s organic exports grew 51% over 2019-20 levels. India’s organic exports stood at 8,88,180 MT in 2020-21. In his opening remarks,…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated his belief that Eastern India, specially North-Eastern India will be the engine of India’s development in 21st century. He also listed steps undertaken during the last 7 years. Extensive work is going on in the field of connectivity and power infrastructure and that is making the lives and business in Arunachal Pradesh easier. Modi has congratulated people of Arunachal Pradesh on the Golden Jubilee and 36th Statehood Day celebrations of Arunachal Pradesh. He lauded them for strengthening their identity as the land of the rising sun over the last 50 years. He also quoted lines…
President Ram Nath Kovind said that saints of Bhakti-Marg were above the prevailing discrimination of that time based on religion, caste, gender and rituals. Therefore, people of all classes were not only inspired by them but also took refuge in this path. Guru Nanak Dev ji tried to build an egalitarian society while walking on the Bhakti-Marg. He was speaking on the occasion of inauguration of the three-year long celebrations of the 150th birth anniversary of Srimad Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad, the founder of Gaudiya Math and Mission in Puri, Odisha on Sunday. The President said that the Bhakti-Marg’s…
Under the aegis of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, on the occasion of International Mother Language Day, Ministry of Culture, Government of India is organizing a two-day event for 21st – 22nd February 2022 at Indira Gandhi National Center of Arts, New Delhi. International Mother Language Day is observed worldwide on 21st February every year to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and to promote multilingualism. The Day is part of a broader initiative to promote the preservation and protection of all languages used by people of the world. The idea to celebrate International Mother Language Day first came from Bangladesh. The general…
The Government of India is holding a year-long programme, Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, to pay homage to freedom fightes and showcase the country’s achievements in various fields on the 75th anniversary of its Independence. As part of this activity, the Government’s various science and technology organisations, in close partnership with agencies at the level of the states are celebrating S&T achievements over the 75 years. A week-long commemoration titled Vigyan Sarvatra Pujyate is being held from February 22 to 28 simultaneously in 75 locations across the length and breadth of the country. As a feather in the cap, a science…
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has termed the India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, signed Friday as a landmark pact, that will open up new markets for Indian goods and services. Addressing a press conference in Mumbai, the day after the signing of the agreement, Piyush Goyal said “India -UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) will be extremely beneficial for MSMEs, Start-ups, farmers, traders and all sections of businesses.” Speaking about the sectoral gains, he said the labour intensive industries like Textiles, Gems and Jewellery, Leather goods and footwear and food processing industry would be prominent among those to…
China continues its ‘widespread and systematic programme’ of abuse, including forced labor, against the Uyghur and other Turkic and Muslim minorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, according to a new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO). The report, titled Application of International Labour Standards, finds that China is in violation of several articles of the Employment Policy Convention of 1964, including the right to freely choose employment. ITUC finds evidence of forced labor and torture The report reviews the findings of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) which state that China continues to target and exploit some 13 million people in Xinjiang based on…
The President’s Fleet Review, an awe-inspiring and much-awaited event, will be conducted at Visakhapatnam on Monday and Tuesday. President Ram Nath Kovind, who is also the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, will be reviewing the Naval Fleet comprising over 60 ships and submarines, and 55 aircraft. This will be the twelfth Fleet Review and has a special significance that it is being conducted on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence being celebrated as ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ across the Nation. The President’s Yacht is an indigenously built Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel, INS Sumitra, which will lead the Presidential…
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu said that even though the Bhagavad Gita is thousands of years old, its timeless message remains relevant to people, providing them guidance and help in restoring mental peace. He inaugurated the Fifth Global Bhagavad Gita Convention virtually from Chennai and stressed the need to translate the universal message of Bhagavad Gita into as many languages as possible for the benefit of the entire humanity. The Convention, which is being organised in online mode by the Centre for Inner Resources Development (CIRD), North America focuses on the theme of ‘Mental Harmony’. Talking about the theme, Naidu…