(Dainik Jagran) रक्षा मंत्री राजनाथ सिंह गुजरात के भुज का दौरा करने वाले हैं। उनका यह दौरा दो दिनों का होने वाला है और इस दौरान रक्षा मंत्री भारत-पाकिस्तान सीमा क्षेत्र का भी दौरा करेंगे। अपनी यात्रा के दौरान, राजनाथ सिंह द्वारा क्षेत्र में भारतीय सशस्त्र बलों की परिचालन तैयारियों का मूल्यांकन करने और पाकिस्तान की हालिया असफल ड्रोन घुसपैठ के बाद मजबूत सुरक्षा उपायों की प्रभावशीलता की जांच करने की उम्मीद है। भारतीय डिफेंस सिस्टम ने पाक ड्रोन्स को किया फुस्स बता दें, भारत और पाकिस्तान के बीच पिछले दिनों चल रहे सैन्य तनाव के दौरान पाकिस्तानी सेना ने…
Author: Aruna Sharma
(Amar Ujala) उत्तर प्रदेश की योगी सरकार ने राज्य को बीज उत्पादन के क्षेत्र में आत्मनिर्भर बनाने की दिशा में बड़ा कदम उठाते हुए प्रदेश में पांच सीड पार्कों की स्थापना के प्रस्ताव को मंजूरी दे दी है। पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री चौधरी चरण सिंह के नाम पर स्थापित किए जाने वाले सीड पार्क को प्रदेश के 5 क्लाइमेटिक जोन में चरणबद्ध तरीके से स्थापित किया जाएगा। प्रदेश सरकार द्वारा इस योजना के तहत पहले सीड पार्क की स्थापना लखनऊ जिले के अटारी स्थित राजकीय कृषि प्रक्षेत्र की 130.63 एकड़ भूमि पर की जाएगी, जिस पर 266.70 करोड़ रुपए का अनुमानित व्यय…
(HT) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security, the first since the halt in the India-Pakistan military standoff, and is learnt to have discussed the security situation in the wake of the pause on Operation Sindoor. He was joined by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah in the meeting, where they discussed the current situation and India’s preparedness. The prime minister later chaired a meeting of the Union Cabinet. Asked about ministers lauding the prime minister during the cabinet meeting, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, “Operation Sindoor was an…
(HT) The Uttarakhand forest department has introduced new initiatives, including the use of satellite imagery and drones, to enhance transparency in its plantation efforts and accurately assess their success, an official said on Wednesday. “We have introduced new initiatives such as satellite imagery to assess the success of plantation drives. Until now, we used to physically visit sites to count the number of trees planted. There are several satellites covering Uttarakhand, providing data at various resolutions. Using this satellite data, we can monitor plantations and activities like soil and moisture conservation to evaluate their impact. This is the first time…
(HT) Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday directed officials to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) within a month to give a concrete shape to the concept of “Aviral-Nirmal Gomti” (uninterrupted and clean Gomti). “This is a work of public importance, which should be given top priority. All formalities associated with uninterrupted flow of the river and its cleanliness should be completed soon. The physical work should be launched after the monsoon,” he said. Reviewing the progress of Namami Gange and rural water supply department projects. the chief minister said a mass movement should be launched for the revival of…
(HT) The Union cabinet on Wednesday approved a new semiconductor manufacturing facility, a joint venture between India’s HCL and Taiwan’s Foxconn, which will come up in Jewar, Uttar Pradesh, Union Information technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. Vaishnaw said the facility will be near Jewar airport, an “up and coming area” within the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) region. This is the sixth semiconductor unit being planned in the country under the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) and is slated to begin commercial production in 2027. It will serve as an outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT)facility for display driver integrated…
(HT) The Arunachal Pradesh government on Tuesday announced the formation of a company to implement five major hydropower projects, including three new ones, in the north-eastern state’s Shi-Yomi district, which borders China. The formation of M/s NEEPCO Arunachal Hydro Power Corporation Limited, a joint venture with the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) to implement the Tato I, Heo, Tato II, Naying, and Hirong projects — Tato I and Heo were previously cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs and construction on them is to begin shortly — was announced during a historic sitting of the state’s cabinet at…
(HT) Former defence secretary Ajay Kumar has been appointed the new chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), according to a government order issued on Tuesday late night. The appointment of Kumar, a 1985-batch retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Kerala cadre, was cleared by President Droupadi Murmu, the order said. “The President is pleased to appoint Dr Ajay Kumar as Chairman, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) under Article 316(1) of the Constitution of India [which outlines the appointment process for public service commissions’ members],” the order issued by the department of personnel and training (DoPT) said. The…
(HT) Slow pace of legacy waste processing at the Ghazipur landfill site is likely to lead to waste spillover to other landfills in the city. Officials aware of the matter said the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) plans to divert around 90,000 tonnes of fresh garbage annually from the Ghazipur landfill to the Okhla landfill in southeast Delhi, citing “unstable slopes” and “space constraints” in the run-up to monsoon, as part of its biomining project to flatten Delhi’s three landfills. While biomining projects at three landfills — the third situated at Bhalswa — have been marred by delays due to…
(BS) Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (Ireda), a state-run financier, has filed a petition under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code against Gensol Engineering after the company defaulted on a ₹510 crore loan, Ireda said in a stock exchange filing on Wednesday. If the National Company Law Tribunal admits the insolvency petition, all creditors of the company are expected to file their claims with the court-appointed resolution professional for debt resolution, while the value of equity holdings is likely to be wiped out. Gensol Engineering closed 5 per cent higher on Wednesday at ₹60 per share. The company…