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Feb 27, 2023

Bhopal Gets State's First Women and Child-friendly Police Station

Madhya Pradesh's first women and child-friendly police station was set up in Jahangirabad, Bhopal.
The newly designed police station has all the basic requirements.
This police station building has been re-designed, with arrangements like a waiting room, reception window, feeding room and place for children to play have been made in the garden for visitors.
This is the first women and child-friendly police station in that state, that provides all the facilities to a mother and her child.

Kerala, UN Women Sign Pact to Boost Women-friendly Activities in Tourism

The Kerala government entered into an agreement with the United Nations (UN) Women to boost women-friendly activities in the State's tourism sector.
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by Kerala Tourism and UN Women India agreed to work towards promoting gender-inclusive tourism sites in the state.
The MoU was signed by Kerala Tourism Director P. B. Nooh and UN Women India representative Susan Ferguson and it would be implemented by the Responsible Tourism Mission.
As per the pact inked at the first-ever Global Responsible Tourism Summit in Kumarakom, both parties will promote women-friendly tourism in Kerala.

In Nagaland, PM Narendra Modi's 3P Formula for State's Development

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a poll rally in Chumoukedima district to campaign for the February 27 Nagaland assembly elections. The Prime Minister lashed out at the Congress and said that the grand old party remote-controlled Nagaland from Delhi and used the north-eastern states like an ATM.
As per PM Modi, BJP's mantra for Nagaland has been - peace, progress and prosperity and this is the reason why people's trust in BJP is rising. He said that the NDA is striving to bring permanent peace in Nagaland so that the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 is completely lifted from the state.

Aramane Giridhar Gets Extension as Defence Secretary

Defence Secretary Aramane Giridhar was given extension in service. Giridhar is a 1988-batch Indian Administrative Service officer of the Andhra Pradesh cadre. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved his extension in service as Secretary, Department of Defence, beyond the age of superannuation for a period up to October 31, 2024
He was due to retire in June after completing 60 years of superannuation.

Union Minister Inaugurates International Biotech Conclave in Northeast

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences, Jitendra Singh inaugurated the "International Biotech Conclave", the first-ever in Northeast, of such high scale and such futuristic as well as global themes.
He said that for the first time since Independence, the North Eastern Region organised an event involving over 700 International and national delegates, representing over 35 countries from across the world.
"International Bio-resource Conclave" along with the 22nd Congress of the International Society for Ethno-pharmacology and the 10th Congress of Society for Ethno-pharmacology (ISE SFEC-2023) was held from February 24-26, 2023 at the City Convention Centre, Imphal, Manipur with the theme "Reimagine Ethnopharmacology: Globalisation of Traditional Medicine".

Feb 26, 2023

Churchgate Railway Station in Mumbai will Now be Known as First Indian RBI Governor C. D. Deshmukh

The Churchgate railway station in Mumbai will soon be called as 'Chintamanrao Deshmukh station', named after the first governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) C. D. Deshmukh.
The decision was taken at Shiv Sena's national executive meeting where chief minister Eknath Shinde was also appointed the party's mukhya neta.
The move is being perceived as Shinde's attempt to appropriate the legacy of Deshmukh, who was described by Sena patriarch Bal Thackeray as "the only Maharashtra leader in Delhi with self-respect" for stepping down in protest against a Union government proposal to move a bill in Parliament bifurcating Bombay State into Gujarat and Maharashtra, and making the city of Bombay a Union Territory.
As per experts, by renaming Churchgate station after Deshmukh, Shinde wants to send out a loud political message that he cares for the cause of Mumbai and Maharashtra, and is not a pawn in the hands of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government.

NTPC Ranks Top Independent Power Producers

State-run NTPC Limited, which is India's largest power generating company, was ranked top independent power producers and energy traders globally in the S&P Global Commodity Insights Top 250 Global Energy Company Rankings-2022.
These rankings are based on four key metrics- asset worth, revenues, profits and return on investment.
With a share of 17 per cent of the installed capacity, NTPC currently contributes 24 per cent of the total electricity produced in India.

Namami Gange Executive Committee Approves 9 Projects

The Namami Gange Executive Committee approved nine Projects, worth over one thousand two hundred Crore rupees for Pollution abatement in Ganga Basin and Ghat Development. Out of these projects, seven pertain to the abatement of pollution in the Ganga Basin and two to ghat development. The decision was taken during the 47th meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) under the chairmanship of NMCG Director General G. Asok Kumar.
As per the Ministry of Jal Shakti, under the approved projects various sewage treatment plants and other work will be done to clean the River Ganga, in several states, including West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. The Ghat development in Bihar, one project for the development of Atal Ghat Manjhi, Saran, Bihar was approved at an estimated cost of ten crore rupees.

Feb 25, 2023

Government Approves Five-year Project on 'Innovative Extension Approaches for Revitalising Agricu...

In Jammu and Kashmir, in order to give a huge push to sustainable agriculture in the Union Territory, the Government approved a five-year project on "Innovative Extension Approaches for Revitalising Agriculture in J&K".
The project, worth Rs. 463 crore, is aimed at empowering farmers and educated youth through technology driven and inclusive agri-extension services.
One of the critical outcomes of the project would be the creation of two thousand Kissan Khidmat Ghars (KKGs), at the Panchayat level as a hub of convergence of services at the district level they will also serve as a One Stop Centre for extending farmer-oriented services related to agriculture and allied sectors.

Another High Profile Exit from Congress

The Congress witnessed another high profile exit with C. R. Kesavan, the great grandson of the last Governor General of India, C. Rajagopalachari, resigning, citing dissipation of values for which he had joined and served the Congress for over 20 years.
Kesavan, a former AICC secretary, was welcomed in his move by Anil Antony, the son of former Defence Minister and Congress veteran A. K. Antony.
Anil Antony had resigned from the Congress, slamming the party's position on the BBC documentary "India: The Modi question."
Kesavan, who served as vice president of the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development at Sriperumbudur in the rank of a state minister, sent a resignation letter to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on the eve of the AICC's 85th plenary, being held in Raipur.
The timing of Kesavan's resignation could not be worse for a party seeking to unite the opposition against Prime Minister Narendra Modi when it has been unable to keep its own flock together.

Feb 24, 2023

Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik André Henrik Christian Pays Five-day Visit to India

Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik André Henrik Christian and Crown Princess Mary Elizabeth paid a five-day visit to India, in the first trip to the country from the Danish Royal family in two decades.
The royal couple visited India at the invitation of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar.
They were accompanied by Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Environment Minister Magnus Heunicke and Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities Lars Aagaard.
Earlier, Queen Margrethe II, had visited India in 1963 as Crown Princess.

Feb 23, 2023

Minister of Power R. K. Singh Inaugurates 15th Edition of ELECRAMA 2023

At ELECRAMA 2023, the largest solo electrical exhibition in the world held at the India Expo Mart in Greater Noida, the Ministry of Power, Government of India displayed a number of advances in the energy sector.
Cabinet Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy R. K. Singh officially inaugurated the Power Pavilion, ELECRAMA 2023, Vivek Kumar Dewangan, Chairman & Managing Director, REC Limited, and other REC representatives were also present at the inauguration.
PSUs in the power sector, such as REC, PFC, NTPC, NHPC, PGCIL, SJVN, and THDC India Limited, participated in the Power Pavilion, which presented a variety of technologies and activities, including e-mobility, energy transition, green financing, RDSS, smart cities, smart grids, and smart metres.
'Re-imagining the Future: Metamorphosis of the Power Sector in India' was the focus theme of the Power Pavilion, ELECRAMA 2023.

External Affairs Ministry's Annual Flagship Event Asia Economic Dialogue in Pune

External Affairs Ministry's annual flagship event on Geoeconomics, Asia Economic Dialogue was held in Pune, Maharashtra. The principal theme for the Dialogue is 'Asia and the Emerging World Order'. The dialogue also discussed themes such as Global Growth Prospects, How the Global South Will Shape the G20 Agenda and the Metaverse.
The Inaugural Session of the dialogue was a conversation between External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, Bhutan Finance Minister Lyonpo Namgay Tshering and Maldives Finance Minister Ibrahim Ameer.

Upendra Kushwaha Quits JD(U), Launches New Political Party

Former Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha quit the Janata Dal (United), and floated his own political party, the Rashtriya Lok Janta Dal (RLJD). He was named the national president of the new party.
This is not the first time Kushwaha has parted ways with the JD(U) over differences with Kumar. He left the party in 2007 and 2013 as well and returned in 2009 and again in 2021. Earlier also, he formed a outfit, the Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP), in 2013 but merged it with the JD(U) in 2021.

Rajeev Raghuvanshi is New DCGI

Rajeev Raghuvanshi is the new Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI). His appointment was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.
He took charge at a time when the pharmaceutical manufacturing and regulatory landscape in India is under the scanner, after multiple reports of sub-standard and contaminated drugs exported to various countries in the globe began doing the rounds last November-December. The DCGI heads the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), which is responsible for ensuring quality supply across the country. Raghuvanshi has worked in various roles at some of India's leading pharmaceutical companies.
A Masters from IIT-BHU, and PhD from the National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi, Raghuvanshi has worked as the secretary-cum-scientific director of the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission, an autonomous institution under the health ministry that sets standards for all drugs manufactured, sold and consumed in India.

AAP's Shelly Oberoi New Mayor of Delhi

Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Shelly Oberoi won the mayoral election, days after the Supreme Court ordered that nominated members will play no role in the voting process. Oberoi received 150 votes as against BJP candidate Rekha Gupta's 116. Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia congratulated Shelly Oberoi for winning the mayoral election.
AAP's Aaley Mohammed Iqbal was elected deputy mayor with 147 votes as against BJP's Kamal Bagri who secured 116 votes.

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