Akashvani , National news, All India Radio News

THE HEADLINES:

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses Udyami Bharat Programme in New Delhi; Launches several schemes and programmes and Distributes National MSME Awards.

• Government is making necessary policy changes to encourage MSME sector in the country says Prime Minister; Asserts that Centre has increased budget by more than 650 per cent in the last eight years to strengthen the sector.

• Amarnathji Yatra begins with first batch of over 2700 pilgrims leaving Nunwan base camp in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir.

• PSLV-C53 all set to take off with three Singapore satellites from Sriharikota this evening.

• Rescue operation underway in Manipur to retrieve bodies of those buried in the landslide in Noney district. 

• Met Department declares onset of monsoon in Delhi.

• Ferdinand Marcos Jr sworn in as the next President of the Philippines.

• In Badminton, PV Sindhu and H.S. Prannoy storm into quarter-finals of Malaysia Open at Kuala Lumpur.

• And in Wimbledon Tennis, Rafael Nadal and Katie Boulter to play their singles second round matches today.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, the government is making necessary policy changes to encourage MSME sector in the country. He added that  the Centre has increased the budget by more than 650 percent in the last eight years to strengthen the sector.

Addressing the Udyami Bharat Programme in New Delhi, Mr. Modi  said the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)  sector accounts for almost one third of India's economy and it has a very important role in India's growth journey. He said, the Government has resolved to take local products across the globe and several initiatives have been introduced to strengthen the country's Make in India supply chain.

Mr. Modi added, for the government MSME means Maximum Support to Micro Small and Medium Enterprises and said a self reliant fund of 50 thousand crore rupees has been released for the sector. The Prime Minister also asked MSMEs to register on the GeM portal for supplying goods to the government.

Mr. Modi said the government has decided that for orders up to 200 crore rupees, no global tender will be undertaken and this is in some ways a reservation for the MSMEs.  He said, under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme, the central government has ensured 3.5 lakh crore rupees for the MSMEs.

Talking about Khadi, the Prime Minister said the turnover of Khadi and Village Industries has crossed one lakh crore rupees and Khadi sales have increased four times in the last eight years. He  said that difficulty in getting loans without guarantees was a major obstacle for the vulnerable sections of society to pursue the path of entrepreneurship.  After 2014, it was decided to enlarge the ambit of entrepreneurship through Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas and Sabka Prayas. Mr. Modi added that Mudra Yojana has a formidable role to play in making entrepreneurship easy for every Indian. This scheme of bank loans without guarantee has created a large section of women entrepreneurs, Dalit, backward, tribal entrepreneurs in the country.  He informed that about 19 lakh crore rupees has been given as a loan under this scheme so far.

During the event, Mr Modi launched the ‘Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance’ (RAMP) Scheme, ‘Capacity Building of First-Time MSME Exporters’ Scheme and new features of the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme PMEGP.

The Prime Minister digitally transferred assistance to beneficiaries of Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme for 2022-23. Mr Modi also announced results of MSME Idea Hackathon-2022 and distributed National MSME Awards. He also issued Digital Equity Certificates to 75 MSMEs in the Self-Reliant India Fund.

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In Jammu and Kashmir, the annual Amarnath Yatra commenced today as a batch of about 2,750 pilgrims started their yatra from left the Nunwan Base Camp in Pahalgam. The journey takes about three days with night halts at Sheeshnag and Panchtarni along the route.  The pilgrimage was flagged off by Anantnag Deputy Commissioner at the Nunwan base camp in the Anantnag district's Pahalgam. More from our Jammu correspondent:

A large number of security personnel have been deployed for the pilgrimage. New security pickets have been set up and security along the Baltal and Pahalgam routes has been beefed up. Drone surveillance and RFID chips are also being used for surveillance. Meanwhile, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today said that the Amarnath Yatra will be peaceful and pilgrims coming from across the country will go back happily after performing yatra. Shri Amarnath Shrine Board has asked all intending pilgrims to carry Aadhaar cards or any other biometric verified document with them to ensure only bona fide people attend the yatra. Shri Amarnath Shrine Board has also made a provision for online darshan of the naturally formed ice lingam at the cave. This is Naseer Rather, for AIR News, JAMMU.

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The national space agency ISRO has said, the countdown for today’s PSLV C-53 launch is progressing smoothly. The rocket carrying three Singaporean satellites will be ignited at 6.02 pm from the second launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota. Six other tiny payloads will be riding piggyback on the launch vehicle. This would be the second commercial launch of the New Space India Limited, a public sector undertaking under the Department of Space. Another important feature is that IN-SPACe, has approved two Indian private start-ups to take their tiny payloads into space for the first time through this mission. More from our Chennai correspondent:

The three Singaporean payloads of the rocket PSLV-C53 include a small satellite for earth observation called DS-EO, a day-and-night imaging payload called NeuSAR and the Nanyang Technological University students’ nanosatellite called Scoob-1. In addition, six nano-satellites including those of the two Indian space start-ups will continue to ride piggyback in space on the last stage of the PSLV rocket, which is in effect its spent engine. Normally the last stage of a rocket injects its passengers in space in an intended orbit and then simply retires in space itself. But this time, ISRO plans to use the engine further by stabilizing it in an orbit. The six payloads sitting on it will be sending the data back to earth. Such a use of the spent rocket engine is the ISRO’s novel effort. Jayasingh, AIR News, Chennai.

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India has successfully flight-tested indigenously developed high-speed expendable aerial target - ABHYAS, from the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur off the Odisha coast. The performance of the aircraft at low altitude, including sustained level and high maneuverability was demonstrated during the test flight.

The target aircraft was flown from a ground-based controller in a pre-designated low-altitude flight path, which was monitored by various tracking sensors deployed by the ITR, including radar and an electro-optical targeting system. ABHYAS is designed and developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment of Defence Research and Development Organisation.

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Chief Minister of  Rajasthan  Ashok Gehlot is visiting Udaipur today. He is scheduled to meet the family members of Kanhaiya Lal, who was brutally murdered in the city. The Chief Minister will hold a meeting to review the law and order situation. Mr. Gehlot will also visit Ajmer, where he will meet the police personnel injured in the violent protest at Bhim in Rajsamand yesterday.

Meanwhile, Jaipur and many other cities are observing Bandh today in protest against the dastardly murder. Despite of curfew thousand of people took out a silent procession in Udaipur. Our Jaipur correspondent reports that protests are taking place at many places in the state against the incident  :

There is a massive impact of the Bandh in Jaipur. Most of the markets are closed except for essential services. Schools and other educational institutions remained  closed. Two thousand police personnel and eight companies of RAC have been deployed in Jaipur for security. Apart from Jaipur, some other cities of the state including Jaisalmer are closed today, while protests are taking place in many other cities. Curfew continues in Udaipur even today. People are suffering due to the suspension of mobile internet services in the entire state . Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has said that there is anger everywhere and people want speedy justice. He appealed to all the citizens to maintain restraint and peace. - Jitendra Dwivedi, Manal Saeed with AIR News, Jaipur

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A meeting of the Maharashtra BJP core committee is underway at the residence of former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Maharashtra BJP in-charge CT Ravi, party leaders Chandrakant Patil, Girish Mahajan, Praveen Darekar and others are present in the meeting.

Rebel Shiv Sena MLA Deepak Kesarkar has said their leader Eknath Shinde has left for Mumbai. Talking to reporters Kesarkar said Shinde has assured them that whatever decision will be made, it will be for the development of the state.

Before leaving from Goa, Eknath Shinde has made it clear that there was no discussion with the BJP about who and how many ministerial posts will be given to the leaders from his faction. However, he said that  discussion on this aspect will be held soon.He appealed to reporters not to believe on the ministerial list which is viral on social media. After the meeting with Eknath Shinde, the BJP is likely to meet the Governor and stake claim to form the new government in Maharashtra.

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The nomination papers of NDA  Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu and opposition nominee Yashwant Sinha have been  found in order for the Presidential poll.  As per the Rajya Sabha Secretariat, out of 115 nomination papers received for the Presidential Poll, 28 were rejected on presentation itself. 

Out of the remaining 87 papers of 72 candidates,  79 were rejected for not meeting required criteria.

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In Manipur, rescue operation by SDRF and NDRF is going on relentlessly to retrieve the mortal the remains of those, who were buried in the landslide that occurred in Noney district. Government officials are overseeing the rescue operations. Scores of people are reportedly buried alive due to the landslide that occurred last night at Tupul Yard Railway Construction Camp in Noney.

Meanwhile, the district administration has issued an advisory to nearby villagers to take precautions and advised to get evacuated at the earliest. It said that the flow of Ezei River has been obstructed by debris creating dam like water storage which if breached may wreak havoc in the low lying areas.

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah today spoke to Manipur Chief Minister, Biren Singh and Railways Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw in the wake of a landslide near the Tupul railway station in Manipur. In a tweet, Mr. Shah said the rescue operations are in full swing and a team of NDRF has already reached the spot. He added that two more NDRF teams are on their way to Tupul.

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And now, let's listen to our special programme, 'Azadi ka Safar' highlighting the importance of the day during the freedom struggle.

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Ferdinand Marcos Jr has been sworn in as the President of the Philippines in Manila today. He succeeds his father, the outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte. Sara Duterte, the daughter of the outgoing president, is being sworn in as vice-president. The 64-year-old leader is inheriting a country still on the road to recovery from the COVID pandemic, and an economic outlook clouded by skyrocketing inflation and rising debt. In his first speech as president, Mr. Ferdinand described his success as the biggest electoral mandate in the history of Philippine democracy.

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Israel is set for election on the 1st of November as lawmakers dissolved the parliament today. It will be the fifth election for Israelis in less than four years. The Israeli parliament, the Knesset, voted 92-Nil, bringing an end to Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's run as premier-- one of the shortest terms in Israeli history.

Tomorrow, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid will take over as caretaker prime minister under the terms of a coalition agreement made between the outgoing Prime Minister and Lapid last year.

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In Badminton, PV Sindhu and H.S. Prannoy have stormed into the quarter-finals of Malaysia Open in Kuala Lumpur. Sindhu beat Thailand's Phittayaporn Chaiwan 19-21, 21-9, 21-14 in the second round clash this morning. She will next clash with Taiwanese Tai Tzu Ying in the Quarter -Final.

Continuing his dream run, H.S. Prannoy defeated World No. 4 Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei 21-15, 21-7 in the Men's Singles.  He will now play Jonatan Christie of Indonesia for a place in the semis.

The men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty and former Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli Kashyap will also be seen in action today.

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In Wimbledon Tennis, Rafael Nadal will play Lithuania's Ricardas Berankis in round two of Men's Singles this evening. The 36-year old Spaniard is aiming to claim his first Wimbledon title since 2010. He has already clinched the Australian and French Open crowns this season.

Britain's Katie Boulter will face Czech sixth seed Karolina Pliskova in the second round of Women's Singles.

Yesterday, two-time champion Andy Murray suffered his earliest Wimbledon exit against American John Isner in the second round.   

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Indian boxers Simranjit Kaur and Ananta Chopade progressed to the quarterfinals of the Elorda Cup at Nur-Sultan in Kazakhstan on the opening day yesterday.  Simranjit pulled off a comprehensive win against local boxer Ischanova Nazym by unanimous decision in the Women's 60 kg bout. Ananta beat Mongolian pugilist Dorjnyambuu Ganbold in Men's 54 kg category by 3-2.

Simranjit will now square off against China's Xu Zichun and Ananta against Kazakhstan's Altynbek Nursultan in their quarter-final matches.

A 33-member Indian contingent, including 12 men, is participating in the event with two teams in the women’s section.  

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The Sensex and the Nifty today added marginally in the afternoon trade. Both stock indices rose amid negative global cues. The Sensex was trading above 53,150 points while the Nifty was trading above 15,800 level.

The Sensex gained 130 points to trade at at 53,157. The Nifty was also up 15 points to trade at 15,814, when reports last came in.

In the forex market, the rupee also appreciated two paise to trade at 78 rupees and 95 paise against the US dollar in the afternoon deals.

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman along with Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal today released the Business Reform Action Plan- 2020 in New Delhi. In the report, seven states have been identified as top achievers in the best performers category. The states are Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Punjab, Telangana and Tamil Nadu.

The Ministry of commerce and finance said that twenty states and Union Territories have institutionalised the Central Inspection System. It said, these states also fully developed online systems and enhanced service delivery for improving Ease Of Doing Business.

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The India Meteorological Department IMD today declared the onset of monsoon in Delhi. The National Capital is receiving heavy rain bringing respite from sweltering heat and humid weather. The city had been reeling under sultry weather since last week. Heavy downpour led to severe waterlogging in many areas of the city. IMD said, Southwest Monsoon has advanced into entire Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, some parts of Rajasthan, entire Delhi, some parts of Punjab and Haryana today.

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Now, let us have a look at the weather forecast for today.

The National Capital Delhi will have generally cloudy sky with moderate rain. The minimum temperature was 27 and maximum will be 34 degrees celsius.

Mumbai will have generally cloudy sky with heavy rain. The minimum and maximum temperature will hover between 25 and 29 degrees celsius.

Chennai will have thunderstorm with rain. The minimum temperature was 28 and maximum will be 37 degrees Celsius.

Kolkata will have partly cloudy sky with one or two spells of rain or thundershowers. The minimum and maximum temperature will hover between 28 and 34 degrees celsius. 

Visakhapatnam, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Thiruvananthapuram will have generally cloudy sky with one or two spells of rain or thundershowers.

Guwahati and Imphal will have generally cloudy sky with one or two spells of rain or thundershowers.

Gangtok, Agartala and Kohima will have generally cloudy sky with a few spells of rain or thundershowers.

Aizawl will have partly cloudy sky with one or two spells of rain or thundershowers

Shillong and Itanagar will have generally cloudy sky with one or two spells of rain or thundershowers.

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THE HEADLINES ONCE AGAIN

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses Udyami Bharat Programme in New Delhi; Launches several schemes and programmes and Distributes National MSME Awards.

• Government is making necessary policy changes to encourage MSME sector in the country says Prime Minister; Asserts that Centre has increased budget by more than 650 per cent in the last eight years to strengthen the sector.

• Amarnathji Yatra begins with first batch of over 2700 pilgrims leaving Nunwan base camp in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir.

• PSLV-C53 all set to take off with three Singapore satellites from Sriharikota this evening.

• Rescue operation underway in Manipur to retrieve bodies of those buried in the landslide in Noney district. 

• Met Department declares onset of monsoon in Delhi.

• Ferdinand Marcos Jr sworn in as the next President of the Philippines.

• In Badminton, PV Sindhu and H.S. Prannoy storm into quarter-finals of Malaysia Open at Kuala Lumpur.

• And in Wimbledon Tennis, Rafael Nadal and Katie Boulter to play their singles second round matches today. 

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