More than 50 lakh Street Vendors covered under PM SVANidhi Scheme
World Bank retains India's GDP growth at 6.3 % for 2023-24 despite global headwinds
India witnesses substantial surge in overall coal production in September with over 67 million tonne production
PM Modi asserts, dream of developed India will be fulfilled only when every state, district and village of the country is developed
Asian Games: India's medal rush continue on Day 10 with 2 gold, 2 silver, 5 bronze; Medal tally climbs to 69
PM Modi lays foundation stone and dedicates to nation multiple development projects worth over Rs 8000 cr in Telangana
Delhi Police arrest two journalists of a News Portal in connection with case related to UAPA
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar holds all-party meeting on report of caste-based survey
Delhi Environment Minister launches Green War Room for better implementation of Winter Action Plan against air pollution
Swachh Bharat Mission unites 8.75 crore people to offer Shramdaan at 9 lakh sites
THE HEADLINES:
Agriculture sector scales new heights of growth, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi; Lauds record wheat procurement of over 260 lakh metric tonnes during ongoing Rabi Marketing Season.
Centre working to build developed India by 2047 with the focus across all sectors, says Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
Delhi court sanctions prosecution of Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a special court in 1984 anti-Sikh riot case.
US Congress approves deal to lift country's borrowing limit, averting default on its debt.
In Badminton, Lakshya Sen to take on Leong Jun Hao in Men's Singles quarterfinal of Thailand Open in Bangkok today.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, the sweat and toil of farmers play a big role in the country's progress and their relentless work is the backbone of food security. In a tweet today, Mr. Modi said, it has been nine years of the government to keep on empowering Annadatas. He said, government is ensuring that the agriculture sector scales new heights of growth.
The Prime Minister also lauded the record wheat procurement of over 260 lakh metric tonnes during the ongoing Rabi Marketing Season.
Talking to Akashvani News, Additional Secretary in Department of Food and Public distribution, Subodh K Singh said, the wheat procurement so far has surpassed last year’s total procurement of 188 lakh metric tonnes by 74 lakh metric tonnes.
According to the Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution Ministry, a quantity of 385 lakh metric tonnes of rice has been procured till the end of last month during the Kharif Marketing Season 2022-23.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said, the government is working to build a developed India by the year 2047 by focusing on all sectors of the country. He said, the government has taken a series of steps in recent years to make India a global powerhouse. Addressing an event in New Delhi today, Mr. Singh highlighted the measures taken in the field of economy, defense, education, governance, and women empowerment. Pointing towards the steps taken in the direction of increasing the country’s military strength, he said, the government has made transformative changes in the defense sector by promoting self-reliance. The Defence Minister said, the country’s domestic defense production has crossed the one lakh crore rupees mark recently. Terming India as a resurgent superpower, the Minister said, the government has brought transformative changes in the tax structure and promoted ease of doing business in the country.
Prime Minister of Nepal, Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' visited Mahakal Temple at Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh today. On his arrival in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangu Bhai Patel welcomed Prime Minister Dahal and delegates of Nepal. Several other ministers including Nepal's Finance Minister and Commerce Minister are included in the delegation. Mr Dahal reached Indore this afternoon on a two-day visit to Madhya Pradesh. State Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan receievd Mr Dahal at the airport.
Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Chouhan said, India and Nepal are very ancient nations and are culturally one. He expressed hope that the relations between India and Nepal will be further strengthened in the coming days.
The Prime Minister of Nepal arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday on a four-day visit to India.
A Delhi court has granted sanction for the prosecution of Congress leader Jagdish Tytler, an accused in the 1984 anti-Sikh riot case, in a special court. The court has transferred the supplementary chargesheet against the Congress leader along with the sanction for his prosecution in a Special MP-MLA court. The court will hear the matter on 8th of this month. In April, Tytler appeared before the CBI and gave samples of his voice in connection with the case for the Central Forensic Science Laboratory to examine. Tytler is accused of leading a mob in the 1984 Pul Bangash case in which three Sikhs were killed. The CBI had given a clean chit to the Congress leader in the case but re-opened the investigation following a December 4, 2015 order.
In Jammu and Kashmir, a terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces in Rajouri district this morning. An encounter broke out after the security forces launched a cordon and search operation last night on noticing suspicious movement in the forest area of Dassal Gujran in the district. During the encounter, a terrorist was killed. The body of the terrorist has been retrieved. Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Jammu zone, Mukesh Singh said the operation is going on.
As the NDA Government completes nine years in office, Akashvani News brings a series of special stories on the initiatives taken by the government. Today, we take a look at the Start up India Initiative which was launched by the Prime Minister in 2016 with the objective of supporting entrepreneurs and transforming India into a country of job creators instead of job seekers.
"India ranks third largest in the world with 70 thousand startups. It has three lakh 50 thousand individual innovators, 8200 start ups which were benefited by various schemes and 229 exclusive programs. More than 95 crore worth benefits have been disbursed till now. The Government has a one click application process program management system. It has the world's largest incubator network which provides instant access to over three lakh 80 thousand startups, stakeholders and policy makers. The Programs are managed by a dedicated Start up India team, which reports to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion. Ranging from digital technology to agriculture, manufacturing , social sector, health care, education. In the past nine years, the country has 99 thousand 380 startups which are recognised by the DPIIT and more than 6 lakh users on the start up portal. In Tamilnadu, 6253 startups have DPIIT recognition and 3041 start ups led by women. The Government encourages the start up initiatives by giving away prestigious awards every year. The Start up challenges are organised in Ayush, animal husbandry, and also initiatives in health, technology, software, education, research areas. The start up of yoga challenge by the Ministry of Ayush in partnership with start up India and Invest India is envisaged to invite startups and individuals who have developed products related to yoga to track the treatment delivery and outcome. Joy, Akashvani News, Chennai."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, great Maratha Warrior King, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was a beacon of bravery and courage and showed us self-governance. In a video message on 350th year of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s Coronation Day, Mr Modi said, national and public welfare have been the basic elements of Shivaji’s governance.
The Prime Minister said, when Chhatrapati Shivaji's coronation took place, it carried the slogan of Swaraj. He said, Shivaji was a great soldier as well as a great administrator and he ended the mindset of slavery. He said, valiant warrior king always kept the unity and integrity of India paramount.
Throwing light on the inspiration derived from Shivaji Maharaj, the Prime Minister stressed that India freed the Navy from a trace of slavery last year as the flag of the Indian Navy with the identity of British rule has been replaced by the emblem of Shivaji Maharaj. He said, now, this flag is symbolizing the pride of new India in the seas and skies. Mr Modi said, the journey of 25 years of Amrit Kaal must be completed on the basis of the values of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) registered record 941 crore transactions last month amounting to over 14 lakh crore rupees. India's homegrown payments system Unified Payments Interface is one of the globally accepted payment systems and has emerged as a trusted payment mode ever since its launch in 2016.
Telangana is celebrating its Formation Day today. Union Culture and Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy inaugurated the two-day festivities with a flag-hoisting ceremony at the historic Golconda Fort in Hyderabad this morning.
Talking to media on the sidelines of the event, Mr Reddy said, the Centre stand by people of Telangana and support the development of the state.
The President, Vice President and Prime Minister have greeted people on the occasion.
Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education has announced SSC or Class 10 final exam results. Addressing the press conference Chairperson of Maharashtra State Board Sharad Gosavi informed that this year, 93.83 per cent have cleared the exam.
Girls with passing percent of 95.87 out shined boys. 92.06 percent boys cleared the exam.
The Maharashtra Class 10 board examination was conducted from 2nd to 25th of March, at various exam centres.
The US Congress has approved a deal to lift the country's borrowing limit, days before the world's largest economy is due to default on its debt. The bipartisan measure sped through the Senate by a vote of 63-36, a day after it cleared the US House of Representatives. In last night's session, the Fiscal Responsibility Bill to raise debt limit and cap government spending in the United States was passed in the Senate with support from 44 Democrats and 17 Republicans, plus two independents. President Joe Biden has said he will enact the measure into law. His signature on the bill will spare the US from a catastrophic default on its 31.4 trillion dollar debt. The country is forecast to overshoot its current debt ceiling on Monday. The debt ceiling is a spending limit set by US Congress which determines how much money the government can borrow. A default would limit the government's ability to borrow more money or pay all of its bills and also threaten to wreak havoc overseas, affecting prices and mortgage rates in other countries.
Argentina's Celeste Saulo has been appointed as the first female Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization. Saulo won a landslide vote at the UN climate and weather agency's Congress in Geneva. Saulo was serving as the director of Argentina’s National Meteorological Service since 2014.
In Badminton, the Men's Singles quarterfinal of Thailand Open between Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen and qualifier Leong Jun Hao of Malaysia is underway in Bangkok. Lakshya defeated fourth seeded Li Shi Feng of China in pre-quaterfinals yesterday.
Earlier today, India's Kiran George lost to Toma Junior Popov of France, 16-21,17-21 in another last eight clash of Men's Singles.
The key domestic indices today witnessed gains of about half a percent in the afternoon trade. The Sensex rose 250 points or 0.4 percent to trade at 62,678. The Nifty was also up 75 points or 0.4 percent to trade at 18,561, a short while ago.
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And, in Thailand Open Badminton tournament, Men's Singles quarterfinal between Lakshya Sen and Leong Jun Haois underway in Bangkok.