New Delhi: In a significant move to enhance employment opportunities and professional exposure for the youth, the Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, announced the launch of a comprehensive internship scheme as part of the Prime Minister’s package. This announcement was made while presenting the Union Budget 2024-25 in Parliament today. The new scheme, which is…
Bhubaneswar: The maiden budget for Amrit Kaal has cemented the vision of a progressive Digital India with distinct focus and impetus on AI, 5G, digitization, tech-skilling and IT-driven frameworks. Welcome the announcement to set up an open source, digital public infrastructure for making the farm sector inclusive and resilient. Idea of an agriculture accelerator fund…
New Delhi: In a bid to fortify consumer rights in the ever-evolving landscape of digital commerce, the Department of Consumer Affairs has taken significant strides to enhance consumer protection through progressive legislations.
Mangalagiri (Andhra Pradesh): The President of India, Droupadi Murmu, graced the first convocation ceremony of AIIMS, Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh, on December 17, 2024. Addressing the graduating MBBS batch, the President lauded their pivotal role in establishing the identity of the institute and called them the “first brand ambassadors” of AIIMS Mangalagiri in the medical fraternity,…
New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the construction of a six-lane access-controlled Greenfield High-Speed National Highway connecting JNPA Port (Pagote) to Chowk in Maharashtra. The ₹4,500.62 crore project will be developed under the Build, Operate, and Transfer (BOT) model, significantly enhancing logistics efficiency in…
Chennai: Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh inaugurated the newly-constructed, state-of-the-art Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) building in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, today. In a significant move to bolster maritime security and environmental protection, he also virtually launched the Regional Marine Pollution Response Centre, located at Chennai Port, and the Coast Guard Air Enclave…
Bhubaneswar: Over the past five years, Odisha has reported the deaths of 34 leopards and three Royal Bengal Tigers in its forests, highlighting challenges in wildlife conservation. The data was shared by Forests, Environment, and Climate Change Minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia in response to a query from Congress MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati during the Odisha…
Bhubaneswar: Anu Garg, IAS, Development Commissioner-cum-Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Water Resources, Odisha, visited Ganjam district on Sunday to review sustainable irrigation initiatives under the Odisha Integrated Irrigation Project for Climate Resilient Agriculture (OIIPCRA). During her visit, she interacted with members of the Radhakrishna Pani Panchayat in Chhatrapur block, hearing firsthand about the positive impact…
Bhubaneswar: Emphasizing the importance of organic farming for a sustainable food supply, Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Empowerment, Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, addressed a seminar on “Aromatic Rice: Organic Farming Methods and Marketing” during the second day of Krushi Odisha-2025. Singh Deo highlighted Odisha’s pivotal role in aromatic rice production in…
New Delhi: Defence Research and Development Organisation has achieved a significant milestone in hypersonic missile technology with the successful long-duration ground test of an actively cooled full-scale scramjet combustor developed by the Defence Research and Development Laboratory. The test, conducted on May 9 at the advanced Scramjet Connect Pipe Test (SCPT) Facility in Hyderabad, recorded…
