Newdelhi:15/2/22:Union Cabinet today approved the setting up of a G20 Secretariat and its reporting structures. The Secretariat will be responsible for the implementation of overall policy decisions and arrangements needed for steering India’s forthcoming G20 Presidency. India will hold the Presidency of the G20 from 1st December this year to 30th November 2023, culminating with the G20 Summit in India ...

Bengaluru:14/2/22: Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore has received its largest private donation of Rs 425 crore to help build an 800-bed multi-speciality hospital in its Bengaluru campus. Philanthropists Susmita and Subroto Bagchi, Radha and NS Parthasarathy will collectively donate Rs 425 crore for the project. After its founding, this is the largest single private donation received by IISc. The ...

Newdelhi:14/2/22:Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman has said the government and RBI are on board on the issue of cryptocurrency and whatever decision is taken on it will be taken together. She said, not just on cryptocurrency but on every other thing as well, there is a complete harmony with which the government and RBI are working. The Minister said this while ...

Sriharikota:14/2/22: India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C52 injected Earth Observation Satellite EOS-04, into an intended sun synchronous polar orbit of 529 km altitude at 06:17 hours IST on February 14, 2022 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, SHAR, Sriharikota. PSLV lifted off at 05:59 hours IST from the first launch pad at SHAR. This was the 80th launch vehicle mission from ...

Chennai:14/2/22: Vice President Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu today stressed that while Central and State governments are taking measures to promote digital learning, it is important to ensure that there is no digital divide. To ensure this, he called for increased access to the internet especially in rural areas and remote places and to ‘keep inclusivity at the heart of the ...

Newdelhi:13/2/22:Prime Minister Narendra Modi has greeted all radio listeners and those who enrich this outstanding medium with their talent as well as creativity on World Radio Day. In a series of tweets, Mr Modi said, be it at home, during journeys and otherwise, the radio remains an integral part of people’s lives. It is an amazing medium to connect people. ...

Mumbai:13/2/22:Much awaited by filmmakers and cineastes in India and abroad, the 17th edition of Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary, Short Fiction and Animation films (MIFF-2022) will be held from 29 May to 4 June 2022 at the Films Division complex, Mumbai. The online entry is open from 15 February 2022 to 15 March 2022 and filmmakers can log on ...

Pune, Feb 12:Rahul Bajaj, the Bajaj Group patriarch and a veteran industrialist, passed away in Pune at 2:30 pm. Bajaj, 83, wasn’t keeping well. His last rites will be performed in Pune on Sunday, according to the Bajaj Group’s communication team. Known for his plain-speak and a harsh critique of the government’s policies since the pre-liberalization era, the Padma Bhushan awardee ...

Newdelhi:12/2/22:Citing the recent survey reports of the Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) and EPFO payroll data, Union Labour and Employment Minister Shri Bhupender Yadav today said, employment opportunities are on rising in the country and the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra is committed for the welfare of the workers and labourers in both organized and unorganized sectors. ...

Bhubaneawar:11/2/22:President Ram Nath Kovind will pay a two-day visit to Puri, starting on February 19. As per highly placed sources, the President will arrive in the pilgrim town on February 19, He will launch a programme commemorating the 150th birth anniversary of Srila Bhaktisidhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupada at Saradhabali ground in the Holy town on February 20. The President will ...