(Hindu) Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai on Saturday (May 31, 2025) said that whenever the country has faced a crisis, it has remained united and strong, and that the Constitution should be credited for this. The CJI was addressing a function after the inauguration of advocate chambers and a multi-level parking at the Allahabad High Court. “When the Constitution was being made and its final draft was presented before the Constituent Assembly, at that time some people used to say that the Constitution is too federal, while some used to say that it is too unitary. Baba Saheb Bhimrao…
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(HT) Chief of Air Staff and Air Chief Marshal AP Singh on Thursday raised serious concerns over persistent delays in defence projects, highlighting the systemic issue of unrealistic timelines and their impact on operational readiness. During his address at the CII Annual Business Summit 2025, Air Chief Marshal pointed at the recurring pattern of delays in project execution and criticised the practice of committing to unachievable deadlines. His remarks come in the context of the reported ongoing challenges with projects like the delivery of the aircraft, which has faced criticism from the Air Chief for failing to meet timelines. “Timelines…
(HT) Ahead of Bihar assembly elections scheduled later this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held meeting with state BJP MPs, legislators and party functionaries at state BJP headquarters in state capital on Thursday evening. PM Modi is on a two-day visit to state. PM Modi, who was on second visit to BJP state headquarters, during his 90 minutes meeting, is learnt to have given his mantra for success in assembly elections. Party leaders who attended the meeting said that the PM gave important tips to party leaders and motivated party office-bearers. “He touched different issues related to elections during his…
(AU) जिला घरेलू उत्पाद अनुमान 2023-24 के अनुसार प्रदेश में पशुपालन, मत्स्य और वानिकी क्षेत्रों में खासी वृद्धि हुई है। ये संकेत ग्रामीण अर्थव्यवस्था की मजबूती और आजीविका के साधन बढ़ने के सूचक हैं। इसके अनुसार प्रदेश का सकल घरेलू उत्पाद (जीएसडीपी) 25.63 लाख करोड़ रहा। इसमें पशुधन क्षेत्र का योगदान 1.67 लाख करोड़ रहा है जो कुल जीएसडीपी का 7.1 फीसदी है। वन क्षेत्र का योगदान गत वर्ष के सापेक्ष 3.9% बढ़कर 25859 करोड़ और मछली पालन का 19071 करोड़ रुपये रहा। प्रदेश की अर्थव्यवस्था में पशुधन में योगदान देने वाले शीर्ष पांच जिले बुलंदशहर (8.75 हजार करोड़), मेरठ…
(DH) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be inaugurating and laying the foundation stone for 15 mega development projects worth over Rs 47,573 crore here on Friday. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will also attend the inauguration event, which is expected to see major announcements aimed at transforming Kanpur with world-class infrastructure and amenities, the state government said in a statement. Modi will inaugurate the new underground section of the Kanpur metro rail project from Chunniganj to Kanpur Central. This section includes five new underground stations: Chunniganj, Bada Chauraha, Naveen Market, Nayaganj and Kanpur Central. With this extension, important city…
(PIB) CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun celebrated Rashtriya Boudhik Sampada Mahotsav (RBSM) 2025 on 29th May 2025 to promote intellectual property (IP) awareness in India. It is a part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav initiative and was first launched in July 2023. The programme started with the lamp lighting and saraswati vandana. The opening remarks were given by Dr Deepti Agrawal, In-charge, IPMG, CSIR-IIP followed by brief address of Dr. Harender Singh Bisht, Director, CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun. Invited Speaker from CSIR-Innovation Protection Unit, New Delhi, Dr. Kapil Arya gave very insightful talk on “Feel the beat of Intellectual Property Rights”,…
(PIB) Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi said that Diu is a national example in renewable energy adoption, with its entire daytime electricity demand being met through solar energy. The Minister also congratulated Diu’s exceptional milestone as the first district in India to meet its entire power demand with solar energy, achieving 11.88 MW (9 MW ground-mounted + 2.88 MW rooftop) capacity. Union Minister Joshi visited Diu today to review its remarkable progress in solar energy adoption and assess the implementation of the PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana. The Minister chaired a high-level meeting at Diu, with senior…
(PIB) Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has approved the grant of “Miniratna” status Category-I for Munitions India Limited (MIL), Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVNL) & India Optel Limited (IOL). Congratulating these DPSUs for their transformation from a government organization to a profit making corporate entity in a short span of three years, Raksha Mantri expressed his satisfaction over the initiatives taken by the management of MIL, AVNL and IOL to increase the turnover of the company, maximize indigenisation and meet other performance parameters for grant of Miniratna (Category-I) status. Munitions India Limited has achieved significant milestones after inception, including stellar…
(PIB) The Nominated Authority, Ministry of Coal has issued the Vesting Orders for 7 coal blocks under commercial coal block auctions today. The Coal Mine Development and Production Agreements (CMDPA) for these blocks were signed on March 27, 2025. The blocks for which vesting orders have been issued are Dahegaon Makardhokra IV, Saradhapur Jalatap East, Banai & Bhalumunda, Sahapur East, Seregarha and Vijay Central. Among these, 2 blocks are partially explored while 5 blocks are fully explored with peak rated capacity of ~ 13.07 MTPA and geological reserves of ~5,063 MT. These blocks are expected to generate an Annual Revenue…
(PIB) In a high-powered meeting chaired by Shri Prataprao Jadhav, the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Ayush, leading voices from the Ayush industry and corporate partners were brought together to explore active participation and CSR collaboration for the flagship initiative of International Day of Yoga (IDY) 2025 – Yoga Park. With IDY marking its 11th edition on 21st June 2025, the event also celebrates a milestone — a decade of global recognition of Yoga, a movement led by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi since its adoption by the United Nations in 2014. Addressing the gathering, Shri Prataprao Jadhav,…