India Can’t Afford to Remain Stagnant at this Juncture, Says PM Modi; Asks People to Buy Locally-Made Goods
He said if people use local goods for the next 25 years, then the country will not have to face the issue of unemployment.
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PM Modi Inaugurates Pradhanmantri Sanghralaya in New Delhi
The Prime Minister expressed pride in the fact that many of the Prime Ministers came from ordinary families. Fact of such leaders coming from extremely poor, farmer families reaching the position of the Prime Minister strengthens the faith in Indian democracy and its traditions, he said.
14 AAI Airports Now Equipped with Ambulifts to Facilitate Flyers with Reduced Mobility
To facilitate passengers with reduced mobility, Divyang passenger on wheel chair and passenger on stretchers, AAI has procured 20 ambulifts for the airports which are having scheduled flight operations of Code C & other advanced level aircraft but does not have aerobridge facilities. The Ambulift has been manufactured indigenously under the ‘Make in India’ policy.
1.5 Lakh Free Dish to be Distributed in Border Areas and Far Flung Areas
Government of India will provide free Doordarshan Dish TV facilities to residents of far flung areas of Jammu and Kashmir. This was stated by Secretary Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Sh. Apurva Chandra during a visit to Kangan Sub Division of J&K to assess outreach of DD Free Dish in the area.
For the First Time in 11 Years, the Number of Domestic Patent Filing Surpasses the Number of International Patent Filing in India
India achieved yet another milestone in context of IP innovation ecosystem, wherein for the first time in the last 11 years, the number of domestic patent filing has surpassed the number of international patent filing at Indian patent office in the Quarter Jan-Mar 2022 i.e. of the total 19796 patent applications filed, 10706 were filed by Indian applicants against 9090 by non-Indian applicants.
Govt Plans Database to Mark Countries with Overstaying Nationals
According to sources, the government is planning to use Artificial Intelligence to analyse this database: the resulting list of countries is expected to help Indian Missions put in place checks while issuing visas to foreign citizens. The Home Ministry’s Foreigners Division, the External Affairs Ministry, and the Intelligence Bureau (IB) are to be involved in the exercise, it is learnt.
Indigenous Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Solutions for Indian Traffic Scenario Launched Under InTranSE -II Program
An indigenous Onboard Driver Assistance and Warning System – ODAWS, Bus Signal Priority System and Common SMart iot Connectiv (CoSMiC) software have been launched under Intelligent Transportation System Endeavor for Indian Cities Phase-II initiative of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
Beware! Chinese Hackers are Using VLC Media Player to Spy on You
VLC is a fairly popular media player. The fact that it takes minimal space on PCs, loads faster and works with almost every video format makes it a fan favourite. Now, a new report suggests that scammers are using its popularity to launch malware attacks on users.
Union Minister of Ayush Sarbananda Sonowal Visits Location of Groundbreaking for World’s First Global Centre for Traditional Medicine
Union Minister of Ayush Shri Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday visited the site in Jamnagar where the groundbreaking of the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine is going to be organized on 19th April. Secretary Ministry of Ayush Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha also accompanied with the minister. Two weeks ago, the Ministry of Ayush had signed the host Country Agreement with World Health Organization (WHO) for establishing the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (GCTM) in India.
Cabinet Approves Signing of Bilateral MoU Between SEBI and Financial Regulatory Commission, Mongolia
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, on Friday has approved the proposal for signing a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and Financial Regulatory Commission, Mongolia (FRC).