India’s export of final consumer food products such as Ready to Eat (RTE), Ready to Cook (RTC) and Ready to Serve (RTS) under the APEDA basket has registered a significant growth in the last one decade. With the Ministry of Commerce & Industry laying thrust on Value Addition of products for exports, the food products under the RTE category have registered an Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 12 per cent in the last one decade and the share of RTE in APEDA export has increased from 2.1 per cent to 5 per cent during the same period. The export…
Author: Editor's Desk, Tattva News
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family have left their home in the country’s capital and shifted to a secret location, on the advice of the security forces. They were advised after a large-scale protest opposing COVID vaccine mandates converged on Parliament Hill. What started as a protest dubbed as ‘Freedom Convoy’ against a vaccine requirement for cross-border truckers has grown into a large demonstration against the Trudeau government’s coronavirus regulations. Thousands of truckers and other protesters converged in the Capital city to call for an end to COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other public health restrictions. Thousands of truckers and…
Indian Railways has been providing training to applicants in designated trades under the provisions of the Apprentices Act since August 1963. These applicants are taken as apprentices based on their academic qualification without any competition or selection. Though the railways were obligated to provide only training to such candidates, those who completed their training were being engaged as Substitutes against level 1 posts, since 2004. Substitutes are temporary appointees who can be engaged to meet any exigencies and operational requirements. While such appointees are given benefits, due to temporary railway servants, they are not entitled to be absorbed in permanent…
Journalists in 40 Mexican cities protested earlier this week, not just for three colleagues who were killed this month, but to bring attention to the grave danger that journalism suffers in the country. According to the Committee to Protest Journalists (CPJ), as many as 148 journalists have been killed since 2000, making it the deadliest country in the Western Hemisphere in which to practice journalism. Of those 148, 28 journalists have been killed since President Andrés Manuel López Obrador took office in December 2018, according to Articulo 19, an independent organization in Mexico and Central America that advocates for freedom of expression and information. …
By Dr Dasari Srinivasulu, IAS (Rtd) All that is unique about Gandhiji is his continuous experiments in his life where he moved from inconsistencies towards perfection by being truthful to himself from time to time. His first experiment and most successful experiment, undoubtedly, was with himself and those experiments are written by self in his autobiography. All those who come in contact with Bapu including those, who ranged against him, perceived that there is something unique about him indeed. In his autobiography, Gandhiji wrote in great detail about his childhood with all frankness. He was born in a well -to- do and highly respected family. In school, he admitted himself,…
Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, cautioned the state health officials that the pandemic is not over. “While the active cases in most of the states and the positivity rate have shown a fall in the last two week, we still need to be Satark (vigilant) and not lower our guard”, he stated. “The fight against COVID is a joint effort and join responsibility of the Centre and States, and I am happy that we have faced this public health challenge with a collaborative spirit”. He said while virtually interacting with State Health Ministers and Principal Secretaries/ Additional Chief Secretaries…
India and the United Kingdom concluded the first round of talks for an India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Both sides acknowledge the importance of ensuring this first round – held virtually over 2 weeks – could proceed despite the challenges presented by the COVID pandemic. During this round, technical experts from both sides came together for discussions in 32 separate sessions covering 26 policy areas including: Trade in Goods, Trade in Services including Financial Services & Telecommunications, Investment, Intellectual Property, Customs and Trade Facilitation, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, Technical Barriers to Trade, Competition, Gender, Government Procurement, SMEs, Sustainability, Transparency, Trade…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a rich tribute to Pandit Jasraj on the occasion of the Jayanti of the doyen of Indian Classical Music. The Prime Minister talked of the personification of immortal energy of music by Pandit Jasraj and lauded Durga Jasraj and Pandit Shaarang Dev for keeping alive the glorious legacy of the maestro. The Prime Minister was speaking at the launch of the Pandit Jasraj Cultural Foundation via video conferencing. He touched upon the vast knowledge imparted by the sages of Indian music tradition. Modi said that the strength to feel the cosmic energy and ability to see…
In the video, a skier is preparing for her big race at the Winter Olympics in China. She puts on her boots, her gloves, her helmet, and her googles. Then she covers her mouth in tape. Human Rights Watch (HRW) has launched a video series with Chinese- Australian artist Badiuca to put the Winter Olympics, which begin February 4, in context. One focuses on the Chinese government’s demand that global athletes shut up about human rights abuses in China and similar topics. According to Minky Worden, Director of Global Initiatives, HRW, Beijing’s Olympics are not business as usual. They take place against a…
Union Minister of State, Science & Technology; Minister of State Dr Jitendra Singh said that Indian StartUp “Botlabs” , funded by Technology Development Board (TDB) under Union Ministry of Science & Technology and led by IIT Delhi alumni, will fly 1,000 Drones in “Beating Retreat” ceremony, today evening, as a part of the Light Show marking the conclusion of nearly week long programmes related to Republic Day. This will make India the fourth country, after China, Russia and UK, to carry out such a large-scale show with 1,000 drones, he informed. At a demonstration of the Drone presentation, the Minister interacted…