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Technology

App to Source Loan Applications of Street Vendors

August 19, 2020 India Ties 0

Mobile App Launched to Provide User Friendly Digital Interface to Source Loan Applications of Street Vendors; States Encouraged to Dovetail Other Schemes For Economic Upliftment of Vendors Like Mudra/Day-Nulm Credit For Purchase Of Modern Pushcarts In Place of Traditional Thelas.; States Asked To Constitute Forum To Help Beneficiary Raise Their Grievances in A Conducive Environment; PM Svanidhi Scheme Aims To Formalise Street Vendors Into Urban Economy And Complete Poverty Alleviation Package by Facilitating Their Access to Various Other Government Schemes; Scheme Targets to Benefit Over 50 Lakh Street Vendors Who Had Been Vending on or Before 24 March, 2020, In Urban Areas Including Those From Surrounding Peri-Urban/ Rural Areas; Housing Minister Urges Authorities to Play a Positive Role to Ensure Success of The Street Vendor Scheme
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Education

Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements Released

August 18, 2020 India Ties 0

Vice President of India Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu virtually announces ARIIA-2020 (Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements) in presence of Union Education Minister and MoS for Education Ministry; Vice President asks researchers to come up with innovations to solve farmers’ problems; Need to end exploitation of farmers by middlemen; VP wants higher education system to drive innovation and start-up ecosystem in the country; ARIIA gives us a reflection of our efforts and provides us with a reason to celebrate our achievements – ShriRameshPokhriyal ‘Nishank’ […]

Agriculture & Commodities

India sees a 23.24% increase in Agri Exports

August 18, 2020 India Ties 0

Exports of agricultural commodities during March to June 2020 increased by 23.24% compared to the corresponding period in 2019; Ministry of Agriculture has prepared a comprehensive action plan towards the promotion of Agri trade; the twofold approach focuses on boosting Agri Export with emphasis on value addition and action plan for Import Substitution; Export Promotion Forums for specific Agri products constituted under APEDA at the behest of Ministry of Agriculture […]

Technology

Swadeshi Microprocessor Challenge to promote Atmanirbhar in ESDM sector

August 18, 2020 India Ties 0

Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad launches “Swadeshi Microprocessor Challenge” to realize the ambition of self-reliance and a momentous stride towards “Atmanirbhar Bharat”; Registration process begins on 18th August 2020 through MyGov portal; Opportunity for 100 Semi-finalists to win total Rs. 1.00 Crore of Award, 25 Finalists to win total Rs. 1.00 Crore of Award; Top 10 teams entering the finale, will get the seed fund of total Rs 2.30 Crore and 12 months of incubation support; Indigenously developed microprocessors SHAKTI and VEGA have been rolled out under the aegis of Microprocessor Development Programme of MeitY […]

Politics

Atmanirbhar, LOC, COVID Pandemic, Make for World, Ease of Living forms PM Modi’s Independence Day Speech

August 15, 2020 India Ties 0

On the Occasion of the 74th Independence Day, Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi delivered his spectacular speech from Red Fort. Speech covered topics such as Atmanirbhar Bharat, Vocal for Local, Covid Pandemic, Make In India and Make For World, Ease of Living and Ease of Doing Business, Village Internet Connectivity, Border Tensions with China, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh Formation […]

Finance

PM Launches Transparent Taxation platform to have a seamless tax system

August 13, 2020 India Ties 0

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches platform for “Transparent Taxation – Honouring the Honest”; Tax system aims to be Seamless, Painless, Faceless; Says the number of taxpayers is significantly low with only 1.5 Crore paying taxes in a country of 130 Crore people; Prime Minister urges people to introspect and come forward to pay Income taxes due on them to build an AtmaNirbharBharat; With the launch of the Tax Charter, the taxpayer is assured of fair, courteous and rational behavior; Faceless appeal will be available across the country from 25th September i.e. Deen Dayal Upadhyay’s Birth Anniversary; “Banking the Unbanked, Securing the Unsecured, Funding the Unfunded and Honoring the Honest” – Focus of the Government; Emphasis is on making every law and policy People-Centric and Public Friendly rather than Power Centric. […]

Agriculture & Commodities

India ranks top in the list of Organic Farmers

August 13, 2020 India Ties 1

India ranks first in number of organic farmers and ninth in terms of area under organic farming; Major organic exports from India are flax seeds, sesame, soybean, tea, medicinal plants, rice and pulses; Organic e-commerce platform being strengthened for directly linking farmers with retail and bulk buyers; Organic Food for Health and Nutrition #Atma Nirbhar Krishi […]

Business

Gadkari Calls upon Apparel Export Promotion Council to increase textile exports

August 12, 2020 India Ties 1

Shri Gadkari Calls upon Apparel Export Promotion Council for taking measures to target increasing exports by two times; Minister stresses on ensuring quality at competitive cost to meet needs of global market; Will Review Every Scheme from the point of adopting Digital Management System for increasing transparency, avoiding project delays and resolving grievances: Shri Gadkari […]

Foreign Relations

India-Canada IC-IMPACTS Annual Research Conference to concentrate on STEM

August 11, 2020 India Ties 1

India-Canada IC-IMPACTS Annual Research Conference discusses ways of taking cooperation to a new level; Prof. Ashutosh Sharma: “Methods should be explored to take the cooperation between the two countries to a different level. Best practices in the areas of women in science, technology deployment, diversity in science, and STEM at schools could be shared between them, besides exploring new research in Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Sciences, and Electric Mobility”; Dr. Renu Swarup emphasizes on the need to initiate new collaborations and networking with the Canadian government and institutions; IC-IMPACT has resulted in 1,129 publications, 63 bilateral research projects, 24 technology deployments, 352 partnerships, and 29 patents and technology disclosures
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General

Civil servants should be pro-active change-agents in building a New India: VP

August 7, 2020 India Ties 0

Vice President asks civil servants to be pro-active change-agents in building a New India, Treat your vocation as a mission, Good governance is what we need today, the government will be remembered by its delivery of the services, There are a number of opportunities for growth despite pandemic, Anticipate changes and prepare to address the emerging challenges, Delivers valedictory address at your two-year training program of LBSNAA through video conference […]

Agriculture & Commodities

Hunger and undernourishment may become more acute during a pandemic: VP

August 7, 2020 India Ties 0

Vice President calls for reorienting agricultural priorities towards more nutrition-sensitive food; Expresses happiness over provision for nutritious breakfast to school children in the New Education Policy; Problem of hunger and undernourishment may become more acute with the Corona pandemic; Lauds Indian farmers for record food grain production despite challenges during the lockdown; Shri Naidu calls for blending advance scientific knowledge with traditional knowledge of indigenous communities; Says our laboratories must be firmly linked to our farms and fields; Inaugurates virtual consultation ‘Science for Resilient Food, Nutrition and Livelihoods’ being organized by the M.S Swaminathan Foundation (MSSRF); VP endorses Dr Swaminathan’s suggestion to provide land rights to the women. […]

General

MoRTH notifies regulations for tires, safety glass, external projections, etc under CMVR

July 22, 2020 India Ties 0

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways vide GSR 457 (E) dated 20th July 2020, has made following amendments in CMVR 1989 –

The specification for the Tyre pressure monitoring system ( TPMS) for vehicles up to maximum mass of 3.5 Tonnes which monitors the inflation pressure of the tyre or its variation, while the vehicle is running and transmits the information to the driver, thereby providing advance information to the driver and enhancing road safety has been provided if fitted in the Vehicle […]