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16 Dec

Minimum Age For Marriage Of Women From 18 To 21: Cabinet Clears Proposal

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Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the proposal to increase the age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years, sources said. This comes a year after Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the announcement during his Independence Day address from Red Fort in August 2020. At present, the minimum age of marriage for men is 21 and for women is 18. Now, the government will bring amendments to the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, Special Marriage Act and Hindu Marriage Act to give the new proposal a shape. The proposal was recommended by the task force headed by Jaya Jaitley…

16 Dec

The Meghalayan Age Store opens at Delhi

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Meghalaya is well known for its arts, crafts, textiles and agri-produces. However, the State’s artisans and farmers have not been able to command a premium price for their products due the lack of an overarching marketing platform. In this regard The Meghalayan Age Store was inaugurated by Shri. Piyush Goyal, Hon’ble Union Minister for Textiles and Commerce & Industries, in the presence of Shri. Conrad Sangma, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Meghalaya. The store is located at the Rajiv Gandhi Handicrafts Bhavan at Baba Kharak Singh Road, Connaught Place, New Delhi. The store is poised to be this overarching platform that…

14 Dec

The launch of ‘Nikori Miri Vikas Kendra’ -a flood-resilient Shelter

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PwC India Foundation (PwCIF), in collaboration with Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society (SEEDS), has inaugurated the Nikori Miri Vikas Kendra - a flood-resilient shelter on 8 December 2021 in Nikori village, Golaghat district, Assam. The inauguration ceremony was attended by the Guest of Honour Ms. Satyavati Berera, COO, PwC India; Mr. Jaivir Singh, Vice Chairman, PwC India Foundation; and other officials are also present in the inagration. PwCIF, in collaboration with SEEDS, has supported the establishment of a flood-resilient shelter in Nikori village under the Disoi gram panchayat, Golaghat district of Assam, where the Mising tribal community faces the…

13 Dec

Modi in Varanasi : PM to take part in ‘Ganga Aarti’ shortly

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PM Modi dedicated to people the ambitious Kashi Vishwanath Corridor in the heart of Varanasi after offering prayers at the ancient temple that draws a massive number of visitors from India and abroad. Even till late evening on Sunday, construction workers were busy polishing stones, labourers decked up the temple premises with flowers, and staff rushed things up at Lalita Ghat to make it ready for the function.There is palpable excitement among a majority of the residents of the temple town and domestic tourists flocking the holy shrine of the Hindus in the run-up to the high-profile event, in view…

11 Dec

Pinaka-ER Range System: Successful tests of the upgraded system carried out at Pokhran Range

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The Extended Range Pinaka (Pinaka-ER) Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher System was successfully tested at Pokhran Range on Friday. The system has been designed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) Armament Research and Development Establishment laboratory and Pune-based High Energy Materials Research Laboratory. The system has been designed in the light of emerging requirements with advanced technologies enhancing the range. In June, the DRDO had successfully test-fired enhanced range versions of indigenously developed Pinaka rockets and 122mm Caliber rockets from a Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL) in Chandipur off the coast of Odisha. The development of the enhanced Pinaka system…

11 Dec

PM to address depositors in bank insurance programme

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the function on “Depositors First: Guaranteed Time-bound Deposit Insurance Payment up to Rs 5 Lakh” tomorrow at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. Deposits in State, Central and Primary cooperative banks, functioning in States/Union Territories are also covered. Deposit insurance covers all deposits such as savings, fixed, current, recurring deposits, etc. in all commercial banks, functioning in India. In a path-breaking reform, Bank deposit insurance cover was enhanced from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh. With deposit insurance coverage of Rs 5 lakh per depositor per bank, the number of fully protected accounts at…

11 Dec

India logs 7,992 new Covid cases, 393 deaths

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In the past 24 hours, India registered 7,992 new coronavirus cases and 393 deaths, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Saturday. The new fatalities have increased the overall death toll to 4,75,128. The recovery of 9,265 patients in the same period has increased the cumulative tally to 3,41,14,331. Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.36 per cent, the highest since March 2020. India’s active caseload presently stands at 93,277, which is the lowest in 559 days. Active cases account for 0.27 per cent of the country’s total positive cases, which is the lowest since March 2020. The…

08 Dec

World looking towards India for affordable, sustainable tech-enabled solutions: PM Modi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the world is looking towards India for affordable and sustainable technology-enabled solutions across all streams of emerging domains, including 5G, artificial intelligence and robotics. In a message for the Indian Mobile Congress, Modi emphasised that it was important to look at how the country's innovation and efforts contribute more towards bringing positive change in the lives of people. “From 5G technology to Artificial Intelligence, virtual reality, cloud, Internet of Things and robotics, the world looks towards India with optimism to provide technology-enabled solutions that are affordable and sustainable,” Mr. Modi said. He said…

08 Dec

Farmer unions accept govt’s proposal, to meet tomorrow

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Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) along with other farmer unions today held a crucial meeting on the future of farm protests. The meeting was called after the government's draft to the agitating farmers over pending issues. Speaking after the meeting, a BKU leader said that they have accepted the revised draft given by the Centre over our demands in regard to farmers agitation against three farm laws. He said they will hold another meeting after soon they receive a formal letter from the Centre. The farmers will be holding a meeting on Thursday at 12 o' clock in the afternoon to…

08 Dec

Vande Bharatam-NrityaUtsav, Zonal level competition starts from December 9th 2021

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The selection process of the Vande Bharatam Nritya Utsav competition has reached its next stage at the zonal level. The Ministry of Culture has announced the launch of ‘Vande Bharatam-NrityaUtsav’, an All-India dance competition as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. The prime objective of this competition is to select the top dancing talent from across the country and provide them the opportunity to perform during the Republic Day Parade 2022. The zonal level on-ground event which will kick start from December 9 to December 12 in four different cities. Starting from Calcutta on December 9, Mumbai on December 10,…