The Vice President, M Venkaiah Naidu called upon exporters to explore newer markets to give a fillip to exports and maintain the economic momentum.
Presenting Export Excellence Awards for the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) units & Export Oriented Units in Chennai today, the Vice President congratulated all the award winners for their contribution to promoting exports and providing employment. He said the SEZs along with Export Oriented Units (EOUs) contribute about one-third of the country’s exports.
Terming SEZs as an ideal platform for promoting ‘Make in India’, ‘Local goes Global’ and ‘Ease of Doing Business’, he said the country’s exports have grown manifold in recent years due to the hard work of the exporters.
Growing in harmony with nature will bring huge benefits from natural farming
National Workshop on “Innovative Agriculture” at Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has started a nationwide campaign to promote natural farming and the Central Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department is also going to work in a mission mode in this direction. The committee formed to include the subject of natural farming in agriculture-related courses has also started work.
The Union Minister said that through natural farming, our synergy with nature will increase, which will have huge benefits for the country including increasing employment in the agriculture sector – in the villages itself.
Shri Tomar was speaking at the inaugural session of the National Workshop on Innovative Agriculture organized by NITI Aayog at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi today.
Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat also participated in the workshop, while Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala was virtual. In technical sessions, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Pushkar Singh Dhami and prominent agriculture experts delivered the speech.
2,541 new cases of the corona were reported in India in the last 24 hours
The active cases of corona in India today are 16,522. Active cases constitute 0.04 per cent of the total positive cases. The recovery rate in India is 98.75 per cent. With the recovery of 1,862 patients in the last 24 hours, the total number of patients who have recovered (since the start of the pandemic) has increased to 4,25,21,341. In the last 24 hours, 2,541 new cases of the corona were reported.
Appeal to Shahbaz Sharif to release Indians lodged in Pakistani jails
Jatin Desai, a Mumbai-based activist and columnist, has urged Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to immediately release and deport 245 Indian fishermen who have been in Pakistani jails for a long time. In a tweet, activist and journalist Jatin Desai has said that these prisoners have completed their jail term long back, but are still behind bars.
India is the third country with the highest military expenditure in the world
Sweden-based think tank – Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has said in a report that India’s military expenditure of $ 76.6 billion is third in the world, followed by US and China.
Demand for a probe into the alleged attack on Kirit Somaiya
A delegation of Bharatiya Janata Party leaders from Maharashtra met Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla in Delhi and demanded a probe into the attack on Kirit Somaiya. Somaiya was also part of the delegation.
UN Secretary-General urges strong cooperation against the threat of multilateralism
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his message on Diplomacy Day has called for stronger international cooperation to counter the dangers of multilateralism.
Health Minister calls for eradicating malaria
On the occasion of World Malaria Day, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya today called for prioritizing malaria eradication through national and sub-national efforts.
Emmanuel Macron wins France’s presidential election
As the official preliminary announcement of the results of the French presidential election and within minutes of voting ended, President Emmanuel Macron was declared the winner.
Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani Arrested In Assam Right After Getting Bail
Gujarat independent MLA Jignesh Mevani Re-Arrested Right After Getting Bail.
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