Secretary at Indian Ministry of External Affairs Riva Ganguly Das attended EAS Senior Officials’ Meeting (EAS SOM) on 24 June.The virtual Meeting was chaired by Permanent Secretary of Brunei Darussalam H.E.,Emaleen Abdul Rahman Teo & saw participation of Senior Officials from 18 EAS countries.
EAS is a unique Leaders-led forum of 18 countries of the Asia-Pacific region.
The partnership effective till December 2023 is for achieving nutritional security in Odisha focused on empowerment, livelihood,incomes of women and increasing women’s participation in decision making are some of the core objectives for the Department of Mission Shakti of the state as well.
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik on June 1 had approved formation of Dept of Mission Shakti
The world’s first GM rubber plant was planted on the outskirts of Guwahati,Assam.
It is developed specifically for the northeast and is expected to flourish in the region’s climatic conditions.
The plant has additional copies of gene MnSOD (manganese-containing superoxide dismutase) in it and is expected to revolutionize natural rubber production in India.
It was developed by Kerala-based Rubber Research Institute of India under Rubber Board.
Markets regulator SEBI came out with a framework for alternative investment funds (AIFs) to invest simultaneously in units of other AIFs and directly in securities of investee companies.
This is subject to appropriate disclosures in the private placement memorandum (PPM) and with the consent of at least two-thirds of unit holders by value of their investment.
Odisha has emerged the only state to have all the three species of the reptile freshwater Gharials at Satakosiya in Mahanadi, muggers in Bhitar Kanika National park and saltwater crocodiles.
For the first time,since the Gharials were introduced in the rivers of Odisha, back in 1975, the state has seen their natural nesting. As many as 28 hatchlings were spotted recently.
Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) Day is celebrated every year on June 27 to recognise the contribution of these industries in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.
According to UN,as many as 90% of businesses are generated from MSMEs and these businesses provide 60 to 70 per cent of employment.MSME contribution to GDP is 50% worldwide.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited Karwar Naval Base and reviewed the progress of ongoing infrastructure development under Project Seabird.
He also reviewed construction progress of IAC that has been built by Cochin Shipyard Ltd.
The IAC would be commissioned as INS Vikrant in the first half of 2022.
Dr.Singh dedicated to the public the mega quintal capacity Seed Processing Plant with 16 lakh seed generation and 24 lakh seed processing capacity, the first-of-its-kind, to have come up in this entire region.
The move will help in doubling farmers’ income in India and the plant will cater to entire Union Territory and also to Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.
List of top 10 expensive cities mostly features global financial hubs like Hong Kong, which was the priciest last year, Tokyo, Shanghai, Zurich and Singapore.
Mumbai remains India’s most expensive city at 78th rank but has dropped 18 places in this year’s ranking.Other Indian cities on the list are New Delhi (117), Chennai (158), Bengaluru (170), and Kolkata (181).
The survey used New York City, ranked 14 on the list, as the base city.
The war room for animal welfare in Bengaluru which will provide aid to cattle breeders and dairy farmers to increase the health and productivity of livestock in the state.
This animal welfare war room has been set up at the Commissionerate of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services (CAHVS). The authorities have also set up an animal welfare helpline number at the CAHVS.
The budgetary support of Rs498.8cr to Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) - Defence Innovation Organisation (DIO) for the next five years is aimed at providing financial support to nearly 300 start-ups/MSMEs/individual innovators and 20 partner incubators under the DIO framework.
The Central Athlete Injury Management System (CAIMS) is a first-of-its-kind initiative by the sports ministry,for streamlining the sports medicine and rehabilitation support offered to the athletes.
It will start with support for athletes who are a part of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme development group expected to participate in 2024 and beyond.
Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Food Processing Industries, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Shri Narendra Singh Tomar addressed the 3rd edition of the Northern Zone Food Processing Summit organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
Surat Singh Mathur was the first athlete from independent India to complete a marathon at the Olympic Games
Running with the legendary Czech long distance runner Emil Zatopek at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, Mathur completed the marathon race in the 52nd place at a timing of 2:58.92s.
He was a bronze medalist at first ever Asian Games in 1951 and a two-time national champion
Taj has been rated the Strongest Hotel Brand in the World by Brand Finance, the world's leading brand valuation consultancy in its annual 'Hotels 50 2021' report.
Taj received an overall Brand Strength Index of 89.3 out of 100,with a corresponding AAA rating for customer familiarity, employee satisfaction and corporate reputation as well as its world-class customer service
Taj is an iconic brand of Indian Hotels Company,South Asia's largest hospitality company
India's Virendra Nanavati was elected as a member of International Swimming Federation (FINA) Bureau at the world body's General Congress held in Doha in Qatar.
Nanavati, who is currently a vice-president of Indian Olympic Association and executive director of Swimming Federation of India (SFI), is the first Indian to be elected as a Bureau member of the FINA.
FINA:
HQ: Lausanne,Switzerland;
President: Hussain Al-Musallam.
The recently announced electric vehicle (EV) incentives by India along with high fuel prices will be supporting factors for stronger adoption of EVs over 2020-2023,leading to an average annual growth rate of 26%.
The report however said the economic impact of Covid-19 pandemic and limited domestically produced EVs will prove a challenging barrier to overcome.
It said EV sales in Asia will expand by 78.1% in 2021.
LiDAR-based reports mapping out the water requirement within forest areas in 10 states were released. These reports will be used to augment groundwater in forest areas so that animals don’t venture out in search of water.
The LiDAR (light detection and ranging) technology was used to create 3-D images of the project areas to recommend soil and water conservation structures.
WAPCOS,a PSU under the Jal Shakti Ministry, is implementing the project in 26 states
Only 38% of the respondents from India said they trust news overall.
Finland had the highest levels of overall trust in news (65%) while the U.S. had the lowest levels of trust (29%).
This is the first time India features in the main report. It shows India is one of the strongest mobile-focused markets, with 73% of the respondents using smartphones to access news.
Asian College of Journalism (ACJ) in Chennai collaborated with the Reuters
French author Emmanuel Carrere,popular for his non-fiction books in a high literary vein,has been granted this year’s Spanish Princess of Asturias Literature Award.
The 50000-euro award is one of the 8 prestigious prizes by the foundation named after the heir to the Spanish throne, Princess Leonor.
The 8 prizes cover different disciplines-arts,social sciences,sports etc
MoU is geared to fit the needs of the NSG in terms of their academic training accreditation, meeting the equipment’s gap through incubating Indian start-ups and providing an impetus to the National Bomb Data Centre.
The three verticals of the MoU are aimed at strengthening the core competencies of the NSG which are counter-terrorism, counter-IED, and anti-hijacking
Rashtriya Raksha University(RRU)- Lavad,Gandhinagar (Gujarat).
Two years after sanctioning a help of USD 250 million for the primary part of the Rebuild Kerala Initiative (RKI), the World Bank permitted USD 125 million help for the second part.
The mortgage shall be beneath the Programme-for-Results financing scheme, which implies the quantity shall be sanctioned for particular growth initiatives permitted by unbiased evaluators.
1st part of the RKI helped the state draft a River Basin Conservation and Management act.
The top five technology centres in APAC are Beijing, Shanghai, Bengaluru, Shenzhen and Singapore. Other cities developing strengths in specific areas of technology are Seoul and Hong Kong in fintech, while in Hyderabad and Sydney are emerging centres.
Among upcoming Indian submarkets were Noida Expressway and Golf Course Extension Road (Gurguram) in Delhi NCR etc.
