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- 17, Feb 2021
Panchayat president at 88, this 'ajji' from Karnataka shows the way
CHITRADURGA: At 5 am every day, this 88-year-old president of Chikka Yammiganuru gram panchayat sets out to inspect the works in the village, listens to people’s problems, and then visits her arecanut grove.Fondly called ‘Ajji’ (grandma in Kannada), her main a
Read More About It...- 16, Feb 2021
APEDA upgrades the GrapeNet to ensure secured, scalable and cost effective interface in the exports value chain
In a bid to ensure cyber security protection for its traceability initiative, APEDA has adopted next generation Blockchain and Cloud migration enabled GrapeNet System which would ensure a secured, scalable and cost effective interface for all the stakeholders in the exports value chai
Read More About It...- 16, Feb 2021
Government announces liberalised guidelines for geo-spatial data By liberalizing the geo-spatial guidelines, government has taken an historic decision that will lead to a One Lakh Crore Rupees Geo-Spatial economy: Dr. Harsh Vardhan Today’s announcement heralds unlocking of geo-mapping from restrictive use to wider use in the interest of nation building and creating an Atma Nirbhar Bharat: Dr. Jitendra Singh Guidelines will stimulate and empower INDIAN industry and Surveying Agencies without diluting security concerns: Professor Ashutosh Sharma
The Government has announced liberalised guidelines for geo-spatial data. Giving details of the liberalised guidelines at a media briefing in New Delhi today, the Union Minister for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan today
Read More About It...- 16, Feb 2021
All Degree Colleges across Kashmir division reopen after 11 months; Huge attendance recorded
All Degree colleges across Kashmir Division reopened yesterday after a gap of almost 11 months. The colleges reopened in the valley amid a staggered attendance at many institutions. These colleges were closed in March last year following the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. With the pan
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Sprawling winter storm continues to sweep all parts of United States
In the United States, a sprawling winter storm continues to sweep across the country since yesterday and frigid air, ice and snow are spreading through the central and southern states, leaving millions of people without power. Texas was bombarded by the worst winter onslaught it has s
Read More About It...- 16, Feb 2021
Rafael Nadal enters quarterfinals of Australian Open Tennis
World No.2, Spain's Rafael Nadal today entered the quarterfinals of Australian Open Tennis tournament, beating the world No.17 Fabio Fognini of Italy 6-3 6-4 6-2. Nadal will now face the winner of tonight’s match between Tsitsipas and Berrettini. Nadal didn&rsqu
Read More About It...- 13, Feb 2021
PM greets radio listeners on World Radio Day
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted all radio listeners on World Radio Day and said Radio is a fantastic medium, which deepens social connect.In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, "Happy World Radio Day! Greetings to all radio listeners and kudos to all those who
Read More About It...- 13, Feb 2021
A three-day Annual Convention of Association of Domestic Tour Operators of India starts at Kevadia in Gujarat today The slogan of ‘Dekho Apna Desh’ by Prime Minister has given boost to domestic tourism : Shri Prahlad Singh Patel Domestic Tourism is the way forward and it will help in revival of the sector, Kevadia is a epitome of this: Secretary M/o Tourism
The slogan of ‘Dekho Apna Desh’ by Prime Minister has given boost to domestic tourism stated Union Minister of State (IC) for Tourism & Culture, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel today, while inaugurating via video conferencing the two-day Annual Convention of Association of Do
Read More About It...- 13, Feb 2021
Ministry of Tribal Affairs bags Award of Appreciation in the 18th CSI SIG E-Governance Awards 2020
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs bags the prestigious Award of Appreciation in the Project Category-Central Government Entity – in the 18th CSI SIG eGov Awards 2020 for their ‘Performance Dashboard Empowering Tribals Transforming India through various ICT initiatives”.
Read More About It...- 13, Feb 2021
Head of Tokyo Olympics 2020, Yoshiro Mori resigns over sexist comments against women
The head of the Tokyo Olympics 2020, Yoshiro Mori resigned today over sexist comments against women he made earlier this month.Mori, a former Prime Minister, had initially apologized but refused to step down.This drew criticism from sponsors, and led to an online petition that drew
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