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Sanskrit dictionary among Education Ministry's initiatives

New Delhi A web-based local language proficiency test portal for oral reading fluency assessment, an encyclopaedic dictionary of Sanskrit and an adviser app to help students with informed career decision-making are among the initiatives launched by the Ministry of Education on the fifth anniversary of the new National Education Policy (NEP). Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated on Tuesday the Akhil Bharatiya Shiks...

Space-based inputs supporting govt's flagship initiatives: Minister tells LS

New Delhi Space-based inputs are being used to support the government's several flagship initiatives, including Digital India, Smart Cities Mission and forecasting agricultural output, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Singh said the Bhuvan Geoportal and database of Aadhaar enrolment centres, use of space technology for a geocoded postal address system, and rooftop photo voltaic (PV) potential assess...

PM Modi to release ₹20,500 Cr PM-Kisan installment

New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the 20th installment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme worth Rs 20,500 crore, from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, on August 2, benefiting 9.7 crore farmers across the country. The announcement comes as the government's flagship direct benefit transfer scheme completes over five years since its launch in 2019. So far, Rs 3.69 lakh crore has been transferred direc...

Researchers develop portable device that detects TB

Guwahat A portable device to detect tuberculosis with the help of a smartphone has been developed by a team of researchers at Tezpur University in Assam. The new device, developed by a team led by professor Pabitra Nath of the Department of Physics, does not need any chemicals or dyes. It uses the natural glow (autofluorescence) of TB bacteria for detection and has a built-in heating system, Nath said. It is also price-effectiv...

NISAR: First ISRO-NASA collaboration in space journey

Sriharikota As ISRO is set to launch the NISAR satellite onboard a GSLV-F16 rocket later on Wednesday, here are some of the significant highlights of the satellite jointly developed with NASA of the USA. Some of the highlights of the mission •In September 2014, NASA and ISRO sign an agreement to launch a joint Earth Observing Satellite Mission. •NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) mission marks the first collab...

Vedas protects those who nurture it: Justice GR Swaminathan

Chennai When Vedas are protected, it will guard those who nurture it and a court verdict brought him that realisation, Madras High Court Judge, Justice GR Swaminathan has said. Recounting an incident and a related court case, which he said changed his perspective, the judge said a Vedic scholar was convicted and sentenced to 18 months imprisonment in a motor vehicle accident case which involved the death of a man. The judge recount...

Indian tea industry grappling with challenges: ITA

Kolkata Indian Tea Association (ITA), a leading body of planters, on Wednesday said that the industry is grappling with multiple challenges and stands at a critical crossroad in 2025. ITA said in a statement that the industry is facing significant headwinds in production shortfall, decline in price realisation and influx of imports, which is having a bearing on the growth trajectory. Production of the crop witnessed a significant p...

SDM does sit-ups in UP tehsil to admit lack of cleanliness

Shahjahanpur (UP) On the first day of his posting as Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Puwaiyan tehsil here, IAS officer Rinku Singh Rahi did sit-ups in front of advocates after admitting his "mistake". Rahi, who was inspecting the tehsil office on Tuesday found the premises littered and some people urinating in the open. He made the offenders do sit-ups in public to set an example. However, when a group of striking advo...

Tsunami hits Russia's islands, Japan after 8.8-magnitude earthquake

Tokyo A tsunami has hit coastal areas of Russia's Kuril Islands and Japan's large northern island of Hokkaido after a powerful, 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia early Wednesday. Warnings are also in place for Alaska, Hawaii and other coasts south toward New Zealand. The Japan Meteorological Agency said a tsunami as high as 40 centimeters (1.3 feet) had been detected in 16 locations as the waves moved s...

Rupee falls 12 paise to close at 86.82 against US dollar

Mumbai The rupee depreciated 12 paise to close at 86.82 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday, weighed down by a jump in the US dollar index and a surge in crude oil prices. Forex traders said month-end dollar demand from Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) and importers further pressurised the rupee. Moreover, investors remained on the sidelines ahead of the US Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan's monetary policy decision t...

If Pakistan cannot act against terrorism, India can help: Rajnath Singh

New Delhi Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said if Pakistan cannot take action against terrorism on its soil, India is ready to help the neighbouring country as Indian forces are capable of fighting terror on the other side of the border as well. Initiating a special discussion on Operation Sindoor in the Rajya Sabha, Singh said three terrorists involved in the Pahalgam attack have been eliminated by Indian forces. He furt...

Kharge blames Shah for Pahalgam security lapse in Rajya Sabha

New Delhi Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said Home Minister Amit Shah must take responsibility for the "security lapse" which led to the Pahalgam terror attack, and demanded that accountability be fixed. He was citing Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha's statement. Speaking during the special discussion on 'Operation Sindoor' in response to the Pahalgam terror atta...

Sanjay Raut slams Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's remarks on PoK

New Delhi Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday said that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's remarks on PoK in Lok Sabha was a "serious admission" and accused the BJP of abandoning its long-held position on reclaiming the territory. Singh on Monday delivering remarks as the opening speaker in the debate on Operation Sindoor rejected the Opposition's charge that the operation was aimed at capturing territor...

Committed to protecting Arunachal's rich wildlife: Khandu

Itanagar Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday said his government was committed to protecting the state's rich wildlife, especially tigers and their natural habitat. He highlighted the crucial role of tigers in maintaining ecological balance. "Tigers are not just apex predators, they are vital indicators of a healthy ecosystem and proud emblems of our national heritage. On #InternationalTigerDay, we reaf...

Shivaji’s family, Ahilyabai Holkar restored Grishneshwar temple: Expert

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar The famous Grishneshwar temple in Maharashtra, which attracts thousands of visitors everyday, had been restored by the ancestors of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Maratha queen Ahilyabai Holkar, an expert has said. The temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva and considered as the 12th Jyotirlinga in the country, is one of the few temples facing southwards, which makes it different from others, sculpture expert Yogesh...

India playing a big role in popularising shooting sport: ISSF chief Rossi

New Delhi International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) President Luciano Rossi on Monday said the global body wants to take the sport to great heights in Asia, and India would play a pivotal role in achieving that. ISSF has a total of 163 member countries but India has emerged as the hub of the shooting sport, given the number of teenagers taking up the sport. In a bid to harness talent, the National Rifle Association of India (N...

India following 5-point approach to combat terrorism: Jaishankar

New Delhi India's military action against Pakistan following the Pahalgam attack marked a "new normal" in combatting cross-border terrorism with a five-point approach that included a firm response to terror acts, not yielding to nuclear blackmail and that blood and water cannot flow together, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said in the Lok Sabha on Monday. During a special discussion on Operation Sindoor, Jaishanka...

Israeli strikes kill 36 in Gaza as aid restrictions ease

Deir Al-Balah Israeli strikes killed at least 36 Palestinians in multiple locations across Gaza on Monday, local health officials said, a day after Israel eased aid restrictions in the face of a worsening humanitarian crisis in the territory. The dead included a newborn who was delivered in a complex surgery after his mother, who was seven months pregnant, was killed in a strike, according to the Nasser Hospital. Israel announced S...

DGCA begins action against Air India for lapse in plane's emergency slide check

New Delhi Aviation regulator DGCA has initiated enforcement action against Air India after finding that the inspection of emergency slide was overdue in an aircraft, Union Minister Murlidhar Mohol said on Monday. In a written reply, the Minister of State for Civil Aviation said that during the audit of Air India, DGCA found that the inspection of emergency slide was overdue. "DGCA immediately grounded the aircraft till the req...

No names will be deleted from Bihar draft roll without due procedure: EC

New Delhi Amid opposition claims that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar's voters' list will deprive crores of eligible citizens from their right to vote, the Election Commission on Sunday asserted that no names will be deleted from draft rolls without following due process. In a statement, the poll authority also listed 10 aims of the SIR exercise to underline that it is all inclusive and not aimed at depriving any ...

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