Category: NATIONAL

National Press Day is symbolic of a free and responsible press in India. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday greeted the media fraternity on the occasion of National Press Day.National Press Day which is commemorated each year on November 16 for a free and responsible press in India. The Prime Minister took to his Twitter page and posted a series of tweets that said: “My greetings to all friends in the media on National Press Day. I appreciate the hardwork of our media, especially the reporters & camerapersons,…

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma ( Editor-ICN Group ) SHIMLA: Department of Information and Public Relations organised a Interactive Session on Challenges before the Media, on the National Press Day here today to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of the constitution of the Press Council of India. Speaking on the occasion Media Luminaries Prakash Chand Lohumi, Bureau Chief of Press Trust of India,  Dr Shashi Bhushan,  Editor of TV 18, Dr Rachna Gupta, Editor Of Dainik Jagran,  and Dr Shashi Kant Sharma, Chairman of Department of Journalism,  Himachal Pradesh University recounted their experiences…

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NEW DELHI: It is a classic case of one ministry proposing and another disposing. A new analysis of the coal-based power sector by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) indicates that the sector – with active help from the Ministry of Power (MoP) and the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) – is all set to avoid complying with the new emission norms that will come into effect shortly. These new norms were enacted by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) in December 2015 in view of the…

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By: Dr. Ripudaman Singh (Special Correspondent ICN Group) & Hemant Kumar ( Agriculture Correspondent ICN Group) Drought affects virtually all climatic regions and more than one-half of the Earth is susceptible to droughts every year. Drought affects the greatest number of people in the world, especially in India.  NEW DELHI: With the southwest monsoon season ending, the government’s drought warning system predicts there could be a drought in 225 districts across “17 agriculturally important states of India,” putting further strain on distressed agriculture sector. According to the government’s National Agriculture and Drought Assessment System…

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By: Barnali Bose ( Associate Editor-ICN Group ) Dear all, let us on this special day, pause for a moment and think, think what would be the best gift we can give our children. Today,the 14 th of November,the birth anniversary of Nehruji, has been dedicated to our dear children, whether our own or those,who, we nurture at school. For us, parents and  teachers, however every day  is Children’s day,isn’t it? Our lives revolve around our children. It is for children that we are able to play the role of a…

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“The children of today will make the India of tomorrow. The way we bring them up will determine the future of the country.” Children’s Day in India is celebrated on November 14, 2017, as a day to celebrate the innocence of children and the importance of children in society. The day also commemorates the birthday of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru our country’s first Prime Minister. Children’s Day was first celebrated in 1964 after Nehru’s death. On this day, chocolates and gifts are often distributed among children, while schools organize different events…

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NEW DELHI: The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), in its recent assessment released today, at the beginning of  ‘World Antibiotic Awareness Week’, reveals that fast food multinational companies do not have any India-specific commitments to eliminate misuse of antibiotics in their meat supply chains. Surprisingly, as the study highlights, these global giants have made ambitious, specific and time-bound commitments in the US and other countries to eliminate antibiotic misuse, owing to growing pressure from regulators and other stakeholders. Most of these companies have an over-arching global policy that recognises the…

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This is the first Prime Ministerial visit to the Philippines from India in 36 years since the visit by Indira Gandhi in 1981. MANILA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met US President Donald Trump and a host of leaders soon after arriving in Philippines’s capital, Manila for the India-ASEAN Summit and the East Asia Summit. PM Modi will also hold bilateral meetings with Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte, Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull among others. The leaders were uniformly dressed in Barong Tagalong, an embroidered shirt that…

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RAJKOT: The GST Council’s decision to cut tax rates on 178 items of daily use, Javadekar said, “People have welcomed the changes in GST.” The minister claimed that Gujarat has always stood first in all the annual government surveys. It is number one in industrial outputs. It provides electricity 24 hours and its agricultural output, including that of fruits, vegetables, cotton and groundnuts, has increased under the BJP government. Javadekar said the important work done by BJP government in Gujarat was to bring the Narmada water to the parched regions of Saurashtra and Kutch.…

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Assam became the first state in the country last year to ratify the Constitution Amendment Bill on GST after the Lok Sabha passed the Bill in December last year. GUWAHATI: The Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC), the regional board for holding Class XII examinations in the state, has decided to introduce the GST in its curriculum from the current academic year. “The introduction of the chapter on GST is not only to encourage the students to get a thorough idea and knowledge on GST but also to clear the…

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