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Poojya Chinna Jiyar Swamyji given a call to implement the aspirations of Samatamurti Sri Ramanujacharya. Giving his message at the National Conference of Social Leaders, held as part of Sri Ramanujula’s Sahasrabdhi Samaroha, he said that every person will have certain abilities. However, he suggested that instead of making fun of a person’s shortcomings, his qualities should be put to good use for the good of society. Everyone should be given equal opportunities for the development of qualities and skills, he added. He said that Samta Murthy Sri Ramanuja is a great social reformer as he renamed the people of…

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The virtual inaugural session of India’s participation in the annual film market at Berlin, called EFM or the European Film Market which is organised on the sidelines of the Berlin International Film Festival, was held on Thursday. The Inaugural session, hosted by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB), National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), saw the unveiling of the virtual India Pavilion which showcases, among other things, 75 Years of India’s Independence – Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. The star-studded Inaugural Session saw Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Mr Apurva Chandra extolling the…

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President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, opened the annual “Udyanotsav” of Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday. The Mughal Gardens will remain open for the general public from February 12 to 16, except on Mondays which are maintenance days, between 10 am to 5 pm. Visitors will be allowed to see the Gardens only through advance online booking. Booking can be made onhttps://rashtrapatisachivalaya.gov.in or https://rb.nic.in/rbvisit/visit_plan.aspx. Like previous year, this year too walk-in entry will not be availableas precautionary measures. Seven pre-booked hourly slots will be available between 10 am and 5 pm. Last entry will be at 4 pm. Each slot can accommodate a maximum…

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Union Minister for Social Justice &Empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar will launch the Central Sector scheme “SMILE: Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise” on Saturday, at BHIM Auditorium, Dr.Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi. This umbrella scheme, under the aegis of Department of Social Justice & Empowerment, is designed to provide welfare measures to the Transgender community and the people engaged in the act of begging. The scheme includes two sub-schemes-‘Central Sector Scheme for Comprehensive Rehabilitation for Welfare of Transgender Persons’ and ‘Central Sector Scheme for Comprehensive Rehabilitation of engaged in the act of Begging’. The scheme strengthens and expands the reach of the…

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Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has said Road safety is a very serious issue and there should be zero tolerance for road accidents. Speaking at a Press conference on Automobile Safety Ecosystem in India, he said all efforts should be made to reduce road accidents by 50% by the year 2025. Gadkari emphasized on requirement of 4 additional airbags and 3-point seat belt for improving safety provisions.The Minister said a system is being proposed for star rating of the vehicle based on the standards and protocol, to improve upon the safety of the vehicle. He said…

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Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh said, ISRO has launched a total of 129 satellites of Indian Origin and 342 foreign satellites belonging to 36 countries of which nearly 39 satellites are commercial satellites and rest are nano-satellites since 1975.  In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Dr Jitendra Singh said, India has a total of 53 operational satellites in space providing various identified services to the nation. 21 of these are communication satellites, 8 are Navigation satellites, 21 are Earth Observation Satellites and 3 are Science Satellites. The…

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Slawomir Sierakowski, Former NED Reagan-Fascell fellow For civil society, the cause of Ukraine should be no less vital than the defense of the Prague Spring of 1968 against Soviet invasion, observers suggest. Putin must attack Ukraine because he will lose face if he doesn’t, says Slawomir Sierakowski, founder of the Krytyka Polityczna movement, and a senior fellow at the German Council on Foreign Relations. Now in the last phase of his long reign, he has concluded that his legacy will suffer an irreparable blow if he does not leave with Ukraine in Russia’s firm grasp, he writes for Project Syndicate. Ukrainians do…

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Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha said that the data shows decline in the crime against women in the country. According to her, National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles and publishes information on crimes against women in its publication ‘Crime in India’. As per the data published by NCRB, a total of 4,05,326 and 3,71,503 cases of crime against women were registered across the country during the years 2019 and 2020 respectively. “Police” and “Public Order” are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.…

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Atal Tunnel has officially been certified by World Book of Records, as the ‘World’s Longest Highway Tunnel above 10,000 Feet’, during a landmark ceremony on 09 February 2022, in New Delhi. Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry, Director General of Border Roads Organisation (DGBR) received the award for the stupendous achievement of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in constructing this engineering marvel connecting Manali to the Lahaul – Spiti Valley. World Book of Records UK, is an organisation that catalogues and verifies extraordinary records across the world with authentic certification. The Nation’s pride, the visionary project of Atal Tunnel was dedicated to…

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India is the world’s third largest energy consuming country and electricity demand grows by 4.7% each year. To reduce the dependence on imports of coal, major reforms have been carried out by the Ministry of Coal with the vision of “Atma Nirbhar Bharat”. The Ministry has also amended the Mineral Concession (Amendment) Rules, 1960 under MMDR (Amendment) Act, 2021 to allow lessee of captive mines to sell coal or lignite up to 50% of the total excess production after meeting the requirements of the end-use plant. With this amendment, MoC has paved the way for releasing of additional coal in…

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