The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Department, Government of Odisha has been awarded first prize in the category "National MSME Award 2022 to States/UTs for outstanding contribution in the promotion and Development of MSME Sector" by virtue of various developmental initiatives taken up for the development of MSMEs.
Bihar and Haryana were second and third respectively.
Delhi-based drone enterprise platform leader IG Drones has been awarded "Best Drone Organization – Start-up Category" by Airwards. IG Drones was selected for the award for its approach to helping local communities and providing access to technology to diverse stakeholders during natural disasters and disasters.
The four Holy Relics of Lord Buddha came back to India after being displayed for 12 days at the Batsagaan Temple within the premises of Gandan Monastery, Mongoliaas part of celebrations of Mongolian Buddh Purnima.Union minister Shri Arjun Meghwal received the holy relics at Ghaziabad.
Ukhnaa Khurelsukh, President of Mongolia.
Mongolia Capital: Ulaanbaatar.
Mongolia Currency: Mongolian Togrog.
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari Inaugurated and laid foundation stone of 9 NH(National Highways) projects of 243 km length worth Rs 1357 Crore in Rajasthan.
25 new bypasses were announced in Rajasthan at a cost of Rs 5,000 crore. Besides, a provision of Rs. 200 crore has been made for ROB on state highways under Setubandhan Yojana.
An Odisha-based public transport service is among the 10 global initiates honoured with a prestigious United Nations award on Wednesday for their role and efforts in helping the world recover better from COVID-19.
The 2022 UN Public Service Award winners were announced by Liu Zhenmin, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs.
Dr. V Krishnamurthy, former MD, Maruti Udyog (Maruti Suzuki, at present) passed away. The veteran was appointed as the company’s first vice-chairman and MD in 1981.
He was honoured with Padma Shri in 1973, the Padma Bhushan in 1986 and the Padma Vibushan in 2007, respectively.
He is credited to make Maruti a passenger vehicle OEM.
He was chairman of BHEL and SAIL as well.
Union Home and Cooperation Minister, Amit Shah chaired the assembly of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee of Ministry of Home Affairs, at Kevadia, in Gujarat.
The meeting reviewed the forensic science capabilities available in the country and Shah said the home ministry is committed to achieving the conviction rate of up to 90 per cent in crime cases.
National Forensic Science University is located in Gandhinagar,Gujarat.
Top performing districts were Jaipur, Sikar and Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan. They scored more than 80% overall under the various parameters defined.
PGI-D structure has a total weightage of 600 points under 6 categories.
Index organises districts in 10 grades,highest being ‘Daksh’ & lowest ‘Akanshi-3’.
The Rajasthan toppers found a place in ‘Utkarsh’(81-90%) grade in 2019-20.
Index were based on data from academic years 2018-19 and 2019-2020.
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar launched the Honey Testing Laboratory at Dimapur, Nagaland. He also visited the Bamboo Museum and Organic AC Market.
Nagaland:
CM:Neiphiu Rio;
Governor:Jagdish Mukhi.
A five-day UN Ocean Conference kicked off yesterday with the Kenya and Portugal being the co-hosts.
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh is leading the Indian delegation.
Leaders from over 130 countries from across the world will deliberate for five days to find an international agreement on protecting the world’s oceans, seas and marine resources.
Sustainable Development Goal 14 is about "Life below water".
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh held a Video Conference with Senior Defence Minister of Malaysia, YB Dato 'Seri HishammuddinTun Hussein on June 27, 2022.
A wide range of issues concerning bilateral, regional and defence industrial cooperation were discussed during the meeting.
The next MIDCOM is scheduled to held in July 2022.
Gig workers are typically those who work freelance, contractual, temporary, or on-call basis.
It is estimated that in 2020-21,77 lakh workers were engaged in gig economy. They constituted 2.6% of the non-agricultural workforce or 1.5% of the total workforce in India.
It is expected to expand to 2.35 crore workers by 2029-30.
Joint statement by UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar on the establishment of an India-UK Commonwealth Diplomatic Academy programme to be hosted in New Delhi was released.
The Academy programme will equip young diplomats from all Commonwealth Member States with expertise and training on global challenges.
Recognised as the “bird village” following community-driven conservation efforts, Menar in Udaipur district is set to be notified as Rajasthan's new wetland. This will pave the way for getting the Ramsar site status for this rural heartland of the Mewar region. The two lakes in the village – the Brahma and Dhandh – play host to a large number of migratory birds in winter.
In Kerala, noted lyricist, author and journalist, Chowalloor Krishnankutty passed away at a private Medical College Hospital in Thrissur. Je was 86.
A former Staff Artist with AIR, Krishnankutty penned over 3000 devotional songs and authored more than 200 books. He retired as an Assistant Editor with the Malayala Manorama daily.
World Bank has approved the financing of $250 million to support the Government of India’s Program for Strengthening Road Safety.
With only 1% of the world’s vehicles, India accounts for almost 10% of all crash related deaths. The poor households bear a higher proportion of the socio-economic burden with over 70% of victims in poor households.
According to World Bank study,road crashes are estimated to cost 5 to 7% of GDP in India
Leading fintech services company Acemoney has launched UPI 123Pay payment & wearable ATM cards.
UPI 123Pay payment allows people to carry out cashless transactions without smartphones or internet connections using feature phones.
Wearable ATM cards are gadgets designed as key chains & rings that enable people to carry out cashless transactions without ATM cards & phones.
Acemoney is a fintech based out of Kerala
Mufin Finance, one of the leading NBFCs, has received in-principal RBI approval for issuance of semi-closed prepaid payment instruments.
A semi-closed PPI licence allows digital banks, fintech firms and large consumer-facing applications to roll out features such as digital payment solutions for lending.
Mufin Finance is the fourth NBFC to receive such a licence.
In order to recoup payment for GST dues, the finance ministry has given an extension of nearly 4 years for the levy of GST compensation cess, till March 31, 2026.
The GST Council previously approved the repayment of loans intended to compensate states for the five years since the July 2017 rollout. This extension of the cess levy is in line with that permission.
India’s poverty ratio has also declined to 17.9% in 2020-21 from 21.9% in 2011-12, the report said.
It also says that the income inequality in the country has also declined during the Covid-19.
India has done quite well during pandemic in terms of navigating income shocks across deciles of population.
Report authored by Soumya Kanti Ghosh, group chief economic adviser, SBI.
Khushi Patel,a biomedical student from the United Kingdom,has been declared the winner of the Miss India Worldwide 2022, the longest-running Indian pageant outside of India.
Roshani Razack from Guyana was declared Miss Teen India Worldwide 2022.
Vaidehi Dongre from the US was declared the first runner up on Friday night while Shrutika Mane was adjudged the second runner up.
Olympic Champion Sydney McLaughlin broke her own world record in the 400-meter hurdles at the US outdoor track and field championships.
She crossed the finish line at Hayward Field in 51.41 seconds, breaking her own record of 51.46 set last year at the Tokyo Games.
