Hundreds Join Naga Solidarity Walk for Unity and Peace
Hundreds of Nagas from different states – Assam, Arunachal, Manipur and Nagaland joined the Global Naga Forum (GNF) organised two-day "Naga Solidarity Walk", on the theme "One People, One Destiny".
The walk commenced from Kohima, and culminate in Senapati Town in Manipur covering a distance of 81 km.
Addressing the flagging off programme, Adviser of GNF and President Overseas Naga Association, Dr. Visier Sanyu said while Naga people are deeply divided, the walk is a common journey to unite the Nagas as one and to defend the Naga history and land with the right spirit.
This is the first leg of a people's relay for unity and peace among Nagas, while GNF will conduct more such walks to reach out to Nagas in other states and country.
European Investment Bank Joins India-led Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure
The European Investment Bank (EIB), the lending arm of the European Union (EU), joined the India-led Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) as part of efforts to limit damage caused by climate change.
EIB will work with national governments, UN agencies, multilateral development banks and the private sector that are part of CDRI to promote the rapid development of infrastructure resilient to climate change and natural disasters around the world.
The European development bank intends to work with CDRI members to take forward EU initiatives to achieve sustainable global connectivity, such as the Global Gateway, and climate action initiatives such as the EU Green Deal. EIB also announced plans to double its annual investments in India in the next two years.
Jul 28, 2022
MHA Launches Common Web Portal for Recommendation of Awards
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) launched a common portal for recommendations and nominations of all official awards, including the Padma awards, to ensure transparency and partnership.
The "Rashtriya Puraskar" portal facilitates every citizen or organisation to nominate for various awards instituted by the Government of India.
The portal has been developed to bring all awards of various ministries, departments and agencies of the Government of India on a common platform to ensure transparency and public partnership.
Jul 27, 2022
Punjab Government's Top Lawyer Quits
The Punjab government's top lawyer Anmol Rattan Sidhu resigned citing personal reasons.
Mr. Sidhu was appointed Advocate General by the new Aam Aadmi Party government under Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann in March this year (2022).
He had replaced Senior Advocate D.S. Patwalia, who was appointed by the previous Congress government led by former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi in November 2021.
The Advocate General's resignation is the second high-profile exit of senior officials in just four months of the Aam Aadmi Party, or AAP, government. The first to quit was former police chief V.K. Bhawra.
India Contributes $2.5 million to United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees i...
India contributed USD 2.5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
Director of the West Asia and North Africa Division of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, Sunil Kumar presented the cheque of USD 2.5 million to the UNRWA Director of Partnerships of the Department of External Relations, Karim Amer in a signing ceremony at UNRWA headquarters in East Jerusalem.
Karim Amer expressed gratitude and appreciated India for its continuous efforts toward the Palestinian refugees.
The UNRWA, which was established as a humanitarian agency in 1949, is fully funded through voluntary contributions and grants from donor countries.
Jul 26, 2022
Grant Thornton Partners with JLU to Open India's First Analytics Centre
Grant Thornton India signed a Memorandum of Understanding with JagranLakecity University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on establishing India's first Centre for Analytics at the university campus followed by a round table discussion on Data Analytics for Businesses - Transforming Data into Actionable Insights.
The JLU-Grant Thornton Centre for Analytics has been established with a mission to develop students as Business Analytics Experts and establish a ready resource for the industry for their Data Analytics requirements and cater to academic programs, specialized training, faculty-based research development, and support for entrepreneurial ventures.
PM Narendra Modi to Launch International Bullion Exchange
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the country's first international bullion exchange at Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City).
He will also lay the foundation stone of the unified regulator International Financial Services Centres Authority's headquarters building.
GIFT City is India's maiden International Financial Services Centre (IFSC).
Rural Women Overtake their Urban Counterparts in Participation of Labour Force during 2017-2021
In a manifestation of growing advancement of the demography of rural-India, women from rural areas overtook their urban counterparts in participation of the country's labour force during the period from 2017-2021.
In effect, the development demonstrates the Modi government's policy thrust to abridge the rural-urban divide, buff up the rural economy and consequently check-mate migration and overcrowding of urban centres.
Data prepared by the Union Labour Ministry was shared with the Rajya Sabha.
A key derivative of the data is that during the covid-affected year of 2020-21, the participation of women in both the rural and the urban spectrum were on the increase.
The consolidated figure of all-India female labour force participation rate (in percentage) during the corresponding years of 2017-18 to 2020-211 was 23.3, 24.5, 30, and 32.5, respectively.
Jul 25, 2022
Gujarat Police Launches e-FIR System
Gujarat Government launched the e-FIR service for the crimes like mobile or two-wheeler theft, a step towards digital governance. The e-governance initiatives and e-FIR system was launched as a part of "e-GujCop project". This move is aimed at resolving the mentioned incidents in faster manner.
Citizens can avail the e-FIR system of Gujarat Police by filing complaints or e-FIR in online mode.
Gujarat police will then contact the complainant within first 48 hours of registering an e-FIR and visit the place of incident.
Police will complete the investigation process within 21 days.
Following this, a status report will be submitted to the court.
The e-FIR system is currently offering 16 Police-related services in online mode. These services include registration of senior citizens, domestic help, tenants, or property registration, Police NOC and missing person report, etc.
The e-GujCop Project was launched on September 19, 2013. It is a unique system, integrating IT into working of the Home Department. The project helps in preventing the wrongdoers from committing crimes in society.
Flag Foundation of India Welcomes Amendment to Flag Code of India
President of Flag Foundation of India (FFI) Naveen Jindal welcomed the latest Amendment to the Flag Code of India 2002 after which a common citizen can hoist and unfurl the national flag 24 hours a day (day and night) at their homes and office locations.
Earlier, in 2009, the government had permitted that the tricolour can be flown day and night on giant flagpoles with proper illuminance and power backup.
Droupadi Murmu Takes Oath as 15th President
Droupadi Murmu took oath as the 15th President of India and became the first tribal woman to occupy the highest office in the country. Murmu is the first President of India who was born in independent India. She was administered oath by Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana at a ceremony that was held at Parliament's Central Hall in the presence of former President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi amongst others.
In her first address as President, Murmu said that her election to the top constitutional post proves that in India, the poor can not only dream but also fulfill those aspirations.
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