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Gujarat Assembly passes bill for regularising unauthorised constructions Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
The Gujarat Legislative Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill which seeks to regularise unauthorised constructions in urban areas by collecting “impact fee” from the owners. During a day-long session of the newly elected Assembly, the “Gujarat Regularisation of Unauthorised Development Bill2022” was passed unanimously as opposition Congress as well as Aam Aadmi Party gave their consent for the passage. The bill replaced an ordinance issued by the previous BJP government in October for the regularisation of unauthorised constructions in cities and towns. While tabling the bill, Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Rushikesh Patel
said a recent survey showed that nearly 42 per cent of buildings in eight major cities and 87 per cent of buildings in the jurisdiction of 156 municipalities did not have the mandatory “Building Use” or
BU permission. The bill provides for the regularisation of such unauthorised constructions within the jurisdictions of municipal corporations, urban development authorities and municipalities.
MP’s Proposal on Removal of Toxic Waste from Union Carbide Forwarded to Environment Ministry
196 countries agreed to the Global Biodiversity Treaty to protect a million species
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Gujarat’s Sun Temple, Vadnagar Town Among 3 In UNESCO Heritage Sites List
Agency News: Modhera Three new cultural sites in India, including iconic Sun Temple at Modhera, historic Vadnagar town in Gujarat and rock-cut relief sculptures of Unakoti in Tripura, have been added to the tentative list of UNESCO world heritage sites, the ASI said today. The UNESCO website describes a tentative list as an “inventory of those properties which each State Party intends to consider for nomination”.
The Chemicals and Fertiliser Ministry has forwarded the Madhya Pradesh government’s proposal on disposal of chemical waste lying at the erstwhile Union Carbide site in Bhopal to the Environment Ministry, Parliament was informed on Tuesday. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertiliser Bagwanth Khuba said as per Union Cabinet’s decision in 2010, the Madhya Pradesh government is responsible for undertaking disposal of chemical
waste from the Union Carbide site in Bhopal. As per the decision of the Cabinet, the proposal for the disposal of toxic waste is to be endorsed by the Oversight Committee, formed under the Chairmanship of the Environment Minister, before requesting the Department of Expenditure to release funds for the same. “The proposal received from State Government of Madhya Pradesh has been forwarded to Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for consideration and endorsement by Oversight Committee,” Khuba said.
Maharashtra Constitutes SIT to Probe Shraddha Walkar’s Murder, Delay in Registering Case Agency News: Mumbai Maharashtra has set up a special investigation team (SIT) to investigate Shraddha Walkar murder case. Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said that the SIT will also look into an alleged delay in registering the case. Besides looking into the alleged delay in registration of case, the SIT will probe if there was any political
pressure behind withdrawal of the letter by Walkar, The deputy CM also said the state government will also request Union Home Minister Amit Shah to try the case in a fast-track court. Last week, Vikas Walkar, father of Shraddha Walkar, met Madhukar Pandey, the new Police Commissioner of Mira Bhayandar-Vasai Virar (MBVV) to discuss the case with him. Vikas also met Fadnavis earlier this month.
Agency News: New Delhi As many as 196 countries have agreed to a historic deal to protect millions of plants, animals, and bird species from extinction. The major biodiversity pact that has been in the making for over four years will now guide global conservation efforts over the next 10 years to halt and reverse the loss by 2030. The KunmingMontreal Global Biodiversity Framework — as the treaty is called — was finalised on the last day of the United Nations (UN) Biodiversity Summit (COP15) that began in Montreal, Canada on December 9. The new agreement has locked in four major goals to protect these imperiled species, and finalised 23 targets to achieve the goals which would eventually help the world “live in harmony with nature by 2050”.
Absolute Freedom at 18 Yrs Inap- Indo-Kazakhstan Joint propriate, Not Good for Society: Military Training Exercise Kerala Health University Agency News: Kochi To seek absolute freedom at the age of 18 “may not be appropriate and good for the society” according to the Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS) which made this submission before the High Court here during hearing of a plea by female students of Kozhikode Medical College against movement restrictions on hostel inmates after 9.30 PM. The university has also contended that sleepless nights and nightlife were not meant for the students. At the same time, the Left government told the high court that it has issued an order on December 6 which relaxes hostel timings substantially and Justice Devan Ramachandran
directed that the same be “implemented forthwith”. “As per the (new) order, even though the gates of the hostels –both for boys and girls – are to close by 9.30 PM, it gives sufficient leeway to the students to enter it after that time, subject to certain bare minimum conditions, except for the first year students, who are yet not used to the new environment and the locality,” the court observed. It also observed that prima facie the government order was “a welcome step forward”. “Therefore, I direct all Principals and other authorities concerned of the medical colleges to act in terms of the afore government order with immediate effect,” Justice Ramachandran said.
Digvijaya Singh Intervenes to Address Infighting in Telangana Cong Agency News: Hyderabad Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh stepped in to resolve the infighting in the Telangana unit of Congress and urged the senior leaders, who had complained that those who recently joined the party got prominence at the cost of “original leaders and activists”, to defer a meeting proposed to be held by them on Tuesday. Former MLA A Maheshwar Reddy told reporters that Digvijaya Singh called up and informed him that he would visit Hyderabad shortly to address the concerns raised by the senior leaders. The proposed meeting of senior
leaders today has been cancelled following the suggestion of Singh. Maheshwar Reddy welcomed the AICC’s decision of entrusting the job of speaking to the senior leaders to Singh and expressed confidence that the issues would be resolved with the intervention of the latter. He further said there are no demands for the senior state leaders and that their slogan has been “Save Congress”.
“No Laxity” In Registering Cases: Yogi Adityanath’s Direction To Officials Agency News: Gorakhpur Emphasizing on quick redressal of public grievances, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday cautions officials against laxity in filing FIRs and directed the strictest action against criminals Addressing grievances of about 600 people at the Janata Darshan organised in Mahant Digvijaynath Smriti Auditorium at Gorakhpur, Yogi Adityanath directed the officers to handle the problems of the complainants seriously, sensitively, and expeditiously so that nobody has to suffer.He said, “There
should be no laxity in registering FIRs, strictest action should be taken against criminals.” The Chief Minister also instructed the officials to ensure that every complainant’s issue is treated impartially and to his satisfaction. The CM also assured of appropriate action in a complaint about a boy found dead who had been missing for about four days. He directed the Senior Superintendent of Police Gaurav Grover to take immediate action while giving his application. Earlier on Tuesday, after offering prayers at Guru Gorakhnath, the Chief Minister also performed ‘Gauseva’.
Conducted in Meghalaya Agency News: Kolkata More power, more activity in North-East — that seems to the mantra of the Central Government.The sixth edition of Indo-Kazakhstan joint training exercise ‘KAZIND-22’ is being conducted at Umroi (Meghalaya) from December 15 to 28. The joint annual training exercise with the Kazakhstan Army was instituted in 2016 as Exercise Prabal Dostyk, which was later upgraded to a company level exercise, and renamed as Exercise Kazind in 2018. The Kazakhstan Army soldiers, comprising troops from the Regional Command, South and Indian Army soldiers from the 11 Gorkha Rifles, are participating in the exercise. The aim of the exercise is to build positive military relations, imbibe each other’s best practices and promote the ability to operate together while undertaking counterterrorist operations in semi urban /
jungle scenario under a UN peace enforcement mandate. This joint exercise will enable the two armies to train, plan and execute a series of combined tactical drills for neutralising of likely threats that may be encountered in UN peace keeping operations. The scope of this exercise involves a Command Post Exercise (CPX) at the Battalion level and Company level Field Training Exercise (FTX) on sub-conventional operations. During the exercise, participants will engage in variety of missions ranging from joint planning, joint tactical drills, basics of special arms skills, HADR and raiding a hostile target. ‘Exercise KAZIND’ will enhance the level of defence cooperation between the Indian Army and Kazakhstan Army, which will further foster the bilateral relations between the two nations. Sources say as Kazakhstan is in the boundary of China, such exercises are important from strategic point of view.
Underworld Gangster Chhota Rajan Discharged In 1999 Murder Case Agency News: Mumbai A sessions court in Mumbai has discharged gangster Chhota Rajan in a case related to the 1999 murder of an alleged member of the Dawood Ibrahim gang. The court allowed Chhota Rajan’s discharge plea on December 17. The detailed order became available on Tuesday. As per the prosecution, Anil Sharma, an alleged member of the Dawood gang, was shot by Chhota Rajan’s men in suburban Andheri on September 2, 1999. Anil Sharma was allegedly part of the team that had carried out a shootout at JJ hospital here on September 12, 1992. The shooting had been allegedly carried out by the Dawood gang to kill a rival gang member. Anil Sharma was killed due to the rivalry between
Dawood and Rajan gangs, the prosecution claimed. But the judge, in his order, noted that the prosecution “did not bring or collect any incriminating evidence against this applicant (Rajan) except the words allegedly uttered by the informant (complainant). ”Upon perusal of the charge-sheet, there is no prima-facie evidence available to prove conspiracy of this applicant along with the other accused to commit the murder of Sharma,” the court added. As there was no sufficient material to frame charges, Chhota Rajan was entitled for discharge, the court said.
No Government Buses On UP Roads At Night Due To Fog: Transport Minister
Agency News: Ballia Due to rising fog-related accidents, Uttar Pradesh government buses will stop plying at night, Transport
Minister Dayashankar Singh said today. Three people were killed and 39 injured in separate accidents amid low visibility due to dense fog in different districts of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Tuesday. “Due to dense fog and rising mishaps, the government has stopped plying of Uttar Pradesh Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) buses at night. An order has been issued in this regard to regional managers of the corporation,” Singh told on sidelines of a programme. He, however, did not elaborate on the new timings of buses.
Navy Receives 5th India-Made Scorpene-Class Submarine ‘Vagir’ Agency News: New Delhi
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Indian Navy. Project-75 includes the indigenous construction of six submarines of Scorpene design. The submarines are being constructed at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) in Mumbai in collaboration with the Naval Group of France.
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The troops of two nuclear powers, India and China, had a face-off on 9 December in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang sector at a height of 16,000 feet at sub-zero temperatures. They were carrying weapons but didn’t use them. Perhaps following the orders of their political masters passed down through their military bosses, the troops reportedly restricted themselves to pushing, shoving, and punching. Some used clubs to inflict injuries that weren’t serious but required hospitalisation. Military force application seemed to be bound within some mutually understood parameters. The encounter was short. Local commanders soon met and blamed each other. Anodyne statements about the need to avoid such incidents in future ensued. The general pattern of such incidents has remained unchanged for several years, except for the June 2020 Galwan Valley clash in which fatalities resulted on both sides. One could expect more such incidents to follow, though where, when, and how would remain a matter of conjecture even as India’s political will and military capability to retaliate should, hopefully, no longer be in doubt. There is far too much space along the 3,488 km-long Line of Actual Control (LAC) for China to indulge in such activities. But there is a need to differentiate between two types of potential problems. The first is where both sides patrol in spaces considered to lie within the respective claim lines, which are interpreted differently. Patrol presence is normally temporary. Patrols of both could come face to face and have confrontations, only some of which — though rarely — result in physical scrimmages. The second is when patrols occupy currently unoccupied spaces and try to establish permanent presence — which could also inhibit our own patrolling like at Depsang in Ladakh. This is what has been described as ‘salami slicing’. It changes the status - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara quo and alters territorial control.
Shimla (Rural) MLA Vikramaditya Singh on Tuesday said that a cordial relationship between the centre and state is a strong imperative for the development of the state as he urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to have a “big heart” and ensure his support to Himachal Pradesh, his “second home.” Addressing the media here, a son of six times HP Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, Vikramaditya Singh said that “we are a part of the Union of India and financial help is a right of the state.” He said ideological differences between the Congress and BJP will not come in the way of development and cited the example of former Prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who had kept a working relationship with “personal friend” Virbhadra Singh when he was the CM. The Congress general Secretary said Himachal Pradesh is under tremendous debt
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Cong’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ to Enter Delhi Via Badarpur Border Dec 24 Morning Agency News: New Delhi Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ will enter the national capital via the Badarpur border early on December 24 morning, the party’s Delhi unit president Anil Chaudhary said Tuesday. At a press conference here, he said more than 25,000 people have signed up for the Delhi leg of the march. “Not just workers and party members, there are several people who joined the Yatra for a day or two to show their support for this initiative. The manual registration process was on until December 18 and we received an overwhelming response from the public,” Chaudhary said. The online registration process
will continue until December 23 and a link will be shared by the party for the same, he said. “Those planning to join the Yatra need to click on the link that we share, fill up the form and submit it. Scrutiny of form usually takes an hour or so and accordingly, an e-pass will be issued,” the Delhi Congress chief said. The yatra, which was launched on September 7 in Kanyakumari has traversed Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and now, Rajasthan. It completed 100 days on Friday last. The yatra will enter Delhi on December 24, and after a break of about eight days, move on to Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and finally, Jammu and Kashmir.
and the government will leverage all its resources such as excise, mining, and forest reserves to increase its income. He also said all ten guarantees promised by the party in the election manifesto, such as restoration of the Old Pension Scheme, Rs 1,500 to women, Rs 680 crore for youth, and five lakh jobs in government and private sector, will be fulfilled in a phased manner. He said that he stands by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, adding that party leader Rahul Gandhi has directed the government and organisation to cooperate with each other.
that a few of the eight MLAs were unhappy about not being inducted into the cabinet after joining the BJP
School timings changed in Punjab due to fog The closing time of the schools will remain the same, he said.
Agency News: Chandigarh Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday announced that all schools in the state will open at 10 am from December 21 till January 21 due to foggy weather. The closing time of the schools will remain the same, he said. “In view of
the safety of school students and teachers because of dense fog in the state, the timing of government, aided, recognised, and private schools will be 10 am from 21-12-2022 to 21-012023,” said Mann in a tweet. At present, schools start at 9 am and close at 3 pm. Dense fog is being witnessed in most parts of the state.
BJP MP Manoj Tiwari and the Delhi BJP’s working president Virendra Sachdeva were also present during the press conference Agency News: New Delhi
The Delhi BJP on Tuesday attacked the AAP over Lt Governor V K Saxena directing the chief secretary to recover Rs 97 crore from the ruling party for “political advertisements”. Addressing a press conference held here, Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly Ramvir Singh Bidhuri alleged an “advertisement scam” in the city government and demanded a CBI inquiry into it. “We see
Agency News: Panaji The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Goa on Tuesday rubbished reports that eight MLAs from the Congress who had joined the party were unhappy about not being accommodated in the state cabinet and on any position in the government. Speaking to reporters here, the BJP’s Goa desk in-charge C T Ravi said there was no discontent among the eight MLAs who joined the party earlier this year. A section of media had reported that a few of the eight MLAs were unhappy about not being inducted into the cabinet after joining the BJP. “I don’t know whether there was any understanding or demand to accommodate these MLAs in the state government. I know that they are very happy in the BJP,” the Ravi said after attending the
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BJP’s core committee meeting here. When asked if there will be a cabinet reshuffle and any of these MLAs would be inducted in the ministry, the BJP leader said, “It is the chief minister’s prerogative to decide who should be inducted in the cabinet.” All the eight MLAs will be given responsibility in the organisation, he said. “The BJP works for the happiness of people and not of any individual,” Ravi said. In September, MLAs Digambar Kamat, Michael Lobo, Delilah Lobo, Kedar Naik, Rajesh Phaldesai, Sankalp Amonkar, Rudolf Fernandes and Aleixo Sequeira had joined the BJP after passing a resolution in a meeting of the Congress Legislature Party. The BJP retained power in the 40-member Goa Assembly after the elections in March this year.
Agency News: Kathmandu Western Express Highway will be interconnected and once this 35-km stretch is fully functional, commuters will be able to travel between Dahisar and Ghatkopar without exiting the metro. Both lines were partially opened and inaugurated by former chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Gudi Padwa in April this year. As of now, a 20-km stretch of the two elevated lines is operational between Aarey and Dhanukarwadi. The MMRDA had, earlier, said that lines 2A and 7 are drawing a daily ridership of over 25,000 on an average.
BJP Attacks AAP Over ‘advertisement Scam’, Demands CBI Inquiry
an advertisement scam here, and demand a CBI inquiry into it. We will approach the LG in this regard,” he said. Bidhuri also claimed that the amount to be recovered from the ruling party in Delhi would rise to Rs 400 crore. There was no immediate reaction to this from the AAP. BJP MP Manoj Tiwari and the Delhi BJP’s working president Virendra Sachdeva were also present during the press conference. Delhi Lt Governor Saxena has directed the chief secretary to recover Rs 97 crore from the Aam Aadmi Party for political advertisements it published in the guise of government advertisements, official sources said on Tuesday. The Delhi government’s Directorate of Information and Publicity (DIP), acting on a 2016 directive from a Committee on Content Regulation in Government Advertising set up by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
Goa BJP Denies Reports of Discontent Constitutional Institutions Being Among Turncoat MLAs Over Not Being ‘Misused’: JD(U) MP on NHRC Included in State Cabinet Probing Bihar Hooch Case
Good News for Mumbaikars As Metro’s New Lines 2A and 7 Likely to be Operational in Jan 2023 Baba Ramdev’s Divya Pharmacy Agency News: Mumbai among 16 Indian pharmaceutical In a big relief for Mumbaikars companies banned by Nepal in terms of travel, Mumbai Metro’s Line 2A (Dahisar-DN Nagar) from Link Road and Line 7 (Dahisar E-Andheri East) from the Western Express Highway are expected to operate fully in January next year. Named the yellow line (2A) and the red line (7), these two will cater to offices and residential areas located in the city. On November 29, Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development (MMRDA) Authority Commissioner SVR Srinivas said that the infrastructural works on the second phase of Metro 7 and Metro 2A are completed and after the inspection by the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety, shall be fully opened to Mumbaikars. These two parallel metro corridors along the
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Nepal’s drug regulatory authority has blacklisted 16 Indian pharmaceutical companies, including Divya Pharmacy which manufactures Yoga Guru Ramdev’s Patanjali products, stating that they failed to comply with the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) drug manufacturing standards. The Department of Drug Administration, in a notice issued on December 18 asked the local agents in Nepal, which have been supplying these medicines, to immediately recall them. According to the notice issued by the Department, the medicines manufactured by
the listed companies cannot be imported or distributed in Nepal. The list of the companies that do not comply with WHO standards were published after inspection of the manufacturing facilities of the pharmaceutical companies that had applied to export their products to Nepal, according to the Department officials. In April and July.
JD(U) MP Rajiv Ranjan Singh on Tuesday raised objections to the NHRC probing the Bihar hooch tragedy, charging that constitutional institutions were being misused. Singh, who is also the president of the JD(U), asked in Lok Sabha why the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is probing the Chhapra hooch tragedy. “National Human Rights Commission has informed the Bihar government that the hooch deaths in Chhapra will be probed by them. How did the human rights commission come into this?” the Munger MP said. “Constitutional institutions are being misused,” he charged. However, BJP MP from Patna Sahib and former union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad backed the NHRC probe and said the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights should also carry out a probe. “Over 100 people died of poisonous liquor. There was no post-mortem, viscera was
not kept. NHRC should go there, Child commission should also go because those who died includes children, Dalits, backward groups…. This is a serious issue,” Prasad said. He was supported by Patliputra MP Ram Kripal Yadav. Chirag Paswan (LJP), meanwhile, demanded President’s Rule in Bihar alleging that the state government is trying to suppress the incidents of death due to spurious liquor and the leader of Mahagatbandhan is sitting quiet. Janardan Singh Sigriwal (BJP) demanded compensation for people who died in the hooch tragedy in Bihar. He said the NHRC, child rights commission, and National Commission for Women should investigate the hooch tragedy. The Nitish Kumar government on Monday put the number of deaths in the Saran hooch tragedy at 38. Opposition BJP leaders have claimed that the toll may have crossed 100. Chhapra is the district headquarters of Saran division.
Wrong for Congress to Claim Freedom Movement Legacy, it is Now ‘Italian Congress’: BJP Kharge claimed that while the Congress stood for the country and helped attain Independence after its leaders gave supreme sacrifices Agency News: New Delhi The BJP claimed on Tuesday that the current Congress is not the “original” one but “Italian Congress” as it hit back at the opposition party on its president Mallikarjun Kharge’s jibe that while his party helped the country get independence, the ruling party did not lose even a “dog” for the nation. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi expressed his party’s strong condemnation of Kharge’s comments and claimed that the opposition party was wrong in claiming the legacy of the freedom movement as Mahatma Gandhi had said after independence that the Congress should be disbanded. “This is not the original Congress. We all know how it treated leaders like Subhas Chandra Bose, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Sardar Patel who were in the original Congress. This is an Italian Congress led by some other
people,” he told in an apparent reference to the opposition party’s longest-serving president Sonia Gandhi’s country of birth. At a rally in Rajasthan on Monday, Kharge claimed that while the Congress stood for the country and helped attain Independence after its leaders gave supreme sacrifices, “not even a dog of the BJP was lost” for the country. He had also alleged that the BJP government “talks like a lion but acts like a mouse” as it is not taking on China for indulging in incursions along the border and is running away from a debate on the issue in Parliament. Ruling and opposition members in Rajya Sabha also sparred over Kharge’s remarks, with BJP MPs demanding an apology from him. Union minister Kiren Rijiju accused Kharge of using “abusive” language and said this is how politicians become a subject of ridicule in people’s minds. “One cannot believe that he can stoop so low,”.
Maha Legislature Session: Opposition Accuses Govt of Corruption, Seeks Resignation of CM Shinde Agency News: Nagpur The Opposition members staged demonstrations in the Maharashtra legislature complex here on Tuesday accusing the government of being corrupt and demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. The demand for the CM’s resignation comes against the backdrop of the Bombay High Court’s Nagpur bench ordering status quo on a decision taken by Shinde when he was a minister in the previous Uddhav Thackerayled Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government of allotting land meant for slum dwellers to private persons. The HC bench
was on December 14 informed by amicus curie advocate Anand Parchure that Shinde during his tenure as the urban development minister of the MVA government directed the NIT to give away land acquired for housing scheme for slum dwellers to 16 private persons. On the second day of the state legislature’s winter session in Nagpur on Tuesday.
Medical students protest HC asks petitioner to deposit delay in exams, hit streets Rs 1 lakh to hear plea against to press for demands Wadhawans’ hospitalisation Agency News: Jabalpur
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The students of Medical University Jabalpur on Monday staged a protest demonstration demanding exams to be taken on time. The protesting students claimed that the delay has affected them as they still wait for results. Eyewitnesses told Free Press Journal that a group of ABVP men barged inside the Vice Chancellor’s chamber as they were demanding the early redressal of the issues faced by the student community. Some ransacking was also in the cabin. “Within a week if problems faced by the students were not addressed, the protests will ensue,” said one of the protesting ABVP
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed a petitioner to deposit Rs 1 lakh as a pre-condition for hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the alleged “erroneous” admission of Rakesh and Dheeraj Wadhawan, directors of Housing Development and Infrastructure Limited (HDIL), to a private hospital in Mumbai. A Bench of Acting Chief Justice (ACJ) SV Gangapurwala and Justice SG Chapalgaonkar questioned the petitioner’s advocate on his grievance due to such hospitalisation. “PIL one can file, but provided that you are also somewhere affected. How are you affected here in anyway?”
members, who claimed to have sent a memorandum to the vice-chancellor for the same. The students have accused the university of biased marking and unnecessary delay. “Students who have not appeared for the exams have passed with 76 marks,” one of the protesting student alleged, adding, those who didn’t score well have been put in the pass list.
questioned ACJ Gangapurwala. The PIL is filed by social worker and advocate Iram Sayed. The advocate pointed out that while being admitted in the hospital, the directors were conducting their business from there. The advocate said that at the hospital they were “enjoying the entire 10th floor to themselves, other citizens were suffering for lack of place”. The lawyer also asked the Court to go through the photographs submitted by Sayed. The photos allegedly supported Sayed’s claim that Wadhawans were conducting their business affairs and signing office documents from the hospital itself. The court then asked Sayed to deposit Rs 2 lakh as a precondition to hearing the plea.
HC grants bail to ex-Maha Assam Congress Leader, 65, Rajasthan: State to implement minister Anil Deshmukh’s former Found Dead At Cremation secretary in money laundering case social security schemes for
gig economy workers Agency News: Jaipur Following the suggestions made by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the Rajasthan government will implement social security schemes for gig economy workers. This was stated by Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot in the regular press briefing of the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Alwar on Tuesday. Ashok Gehlot said that a new segment has emerged of workers of e-commerce platforms who are being exploited as they
do not have permanent jobs. ‘Rahul Gandhi Ji has pointed this out and we’ll try to make some provisions for their social security in our upcoming budget,’ said Gehlot. Communication in-charge general secretary of the party Jairam Ramesh said that around 60 percent of app-based transport workers are Dalits, minorities, and from deprived classes and rural or semi-urban areas. He said ‘Rahul Gandhi has interacted with some organizations and CM Gehlot and as a result of this.
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The Bombay High Court has granted bail to Sanjeev Palande, personal secretary of NCP leaderAnil Deshmukh, in money laundering case where Deshmukh is the prime accused. In October, Deshmukh was granted bail in the case registered by Enforcement Directorate(ED). Meanwhile, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) earlier moved the Supreme Court against the Bombay High Court granting bail to former Maharashtra Home Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Anil Deshmukh in a corruption case. In its order on
December 12, the High Court had given a window of 10 days to the CBI to appeal against its order of bail. Deshmukh is under custody, since his arrest on November 2 last year. He is charged with alleged illegal gratification from the drinking bar owners and corruption in the transfers and postings in Maharashtra Police. The Bombay High Court had earlier granted bail to the former Home Minister in a money laundering case, which the Supreme Court refused to set aside. CBI had lodged a case against Deshmukh for offences under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act and under Section.
Ground Office Agency News: Guwahati
Assam’s senior Congress leader Raju Prasad Sarma was found hanging at the office of a cremation ground here on Tuesday, a police officer said. He left behind a note stating that nobody was responsible for his death. Initial probe suggests that he died by suicide but all angles are being looked into, the officer said. Sarma (65) was unmarried and a deeply religious person, party sources said. He would frequently visit cremation grounds and meditate there, the
sources said. His body, following post-mortem, was brought to party headquarters, where senior leaders, including state president Bhupen Bora, paid their tribute. The Congress leader’s body was later handed over to the authorities of Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, honouring his wish. A staunch Congressman.
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Thousands of ecstatic fans gave Argentina’s football squad a hero’s welcome in Buenos Aires in the early hours before dawn on Tuesday after the plane carrying Lionel Messi and his World Cupwinning team mates touched down at Ezeiza airport. The Argentine capital has been in party mode since their dramatic victory over France in Sunday’s final in Qatar, which gave the country its first World Cup win since Diego Maradona hoisted the trophy 36 years ago. The players, wearing their gold winners’ medals around their necks and taking turns to hold the World Cup trophy aloft, waved at fans from an open-top bus as the lights from thousands of mobile phones sparkled and flags fluttered in the crowd. Joyous
fans sang to the beat of a drum and fireworks lit up the sky as the bus slowly wound its way through the crowd. Thousands had tracked the plane, the state airline Aerolineas Argentinas AR1915, all the way from Doha and a stop-off in Rome. The players are expected to spend a few hours at the Argentine Football Association (AFA) facilities near the airport before heading at noon to the huge Obeliso monument in the center of town, where hundreds of thousands are likely to gather. Argentina beat France 4-2 on penalties after a scintilaing 3-3 draw, with Messi scoring twice France’s Kylian Mbappe netting three times. Messi, 35, announced that the final would be his last match in the World Cup though he intends to play a few more games for the national side.
England leg spinner Rehan Ahmed picked five wickets on his Test debut to put the team on course for a comfortable victory in the third and final Test against Pakistan in Karachi on Monday. With two days of play remaining, England need 55 runs to win the Test and become the first test team to complete a 3-0 whitewash in Pakistan, having won the first two Tests in Rawalpindi and Multan. Ahmed’s spin bowling proved to be the game-changer for Ben Stokes’ team as wickets tumbled in clusters at the National Stadium. The 18-year-old became the youngest debutant in men’s Test history to take a five-for, beating the record held by Australia’s Pat Cummins. After scoring 304 in the first innings, Pakistan were bowled out for 216 in the second, setting England a target of 167. The visitors struck 354 in their first
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innings. Zak Crawley (41) and Ben Duckett (50 batting) made a flying start for England in their chase and the visitors will begin day four at 112/2, with Stokes (10) also at the crease. Earlier, spinner Jack Leach took three top-order wickets in six balls in the morning session before Babar Azam and Saud Shakeel struck a 110-run partnership to keep Pakistan in the contest. But Stokes then introduced Ahmed in the afternoon session and the youngster ripped apart Pakistan’s middle order. Half-centuries by Babar and Saud added some life to Pakistan’s fight, but Ahmed derailed their revival with vital wickets. Joe Root and Mark Wood took the other two wickets.
In India, the credit card market is expanding quickly. A “credit card” is a physical or digital payment method with a preapproved credit limit that can be used to make purchases and request cash advances by certain terms and restrictions. The credit card business has undergone many modifications and advancements as a result of the expansion of the digital world and the acceptance of contactless payment. Credit card issuers are doing everything possible to increase innovation and awareness in this particular market, from streamlined application processes to personalised offers and rewards. Lately, HDFC Bank launched the RuPay IRCTC credit card. In collaboration with IRCTC, HDFC Bank has created the HDFC
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Bank RuPay IRCTC Credit Card (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation). The card has an annual charge of Rs. 499 and is a perfect pick for those who frequently travel by train. The card is equipped with several incentives in a variety of categories, from a high reward rate to thrilling travel perks. The following list includes all the specific features and advantages of this card. Five cash points for every rupee of Rs. 100 spent on IRCTC reservations. You also receive an extra 5% off when you purchase your tickets using HDFC smart buy.
Fuel prices in India have remained stable for close to six months now. Petrol and diesel prices, which usually get updated at 6 am every day, have not budged a single point since May 21. Usually, Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) such as Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL), and Bharat Petroleum Ltd (BPL) update the price of fuels every morning. In May this year, the government reduced the duties on the primary automotive fuels in the country. Per the last reduction in charges, the excise duty on petrol was slashed by Rs 8 per litre, while that on diesel was cut down by Rs 6 per litre. The last update on fuel prices in the country revealed that the price of petrol in the national capital
of Delhi was stable at Rs 96.72 per litre, while that in Mumbai stood at Rs 106.31. In Chennai, the per litre cost of petrol is stagnant at Rs 102.73. The cost of the fuel is Rs 106.03 in West Bengal’s capital, India. The price of petrol remained above the Rs 100 threshold in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Bhopal. The price of diesel was comparatively lower in each of these cities. Diesel price stood at Rs 89.62 in Delhi. In Mumbai, the price was higher, with one litre of the fuel costing Rs 94.27. In Chennai, the same quantity of diesel retailed at Rs 94.24. In Kolkata, the fuel retailed at Rs 92.76 per litre.
IND vs BAN 2022: Rohit Sharma, BCCI Apex Council Set to Meet Navdeep Saini Both Ruled Out With New Selection Committee, for Second Test Agency News : Dhaka and field with full intensity. He will Split Coaching In Agenda
Sugar production has increased 5 per cent Icra revises banking
India captain Rohit Sharma will not be available for the second Test match, the BCCI has confirmed on Tuesday. Rohit had hurt his finger while fielding during the second ODI after which he flew to Mumbai for rehab. Now the BCCI has confirmed that he won’t be available; pacer Navdeep Saini will also be not available for the series-ending Test match which is set to get away on December 22 in Dhaka. “The Medical Team is of the opinion that the injury needs some more time to heal completely before the Indian captain can bat
Sugar production has increased 5 per cent to 82.1 lakh tonnes between October 1 and December 15 period of this marketing year, while mills have contracted to export 45-50 lakh tonnes of the sweetener, industry body ISMA said on Monday. The sugar marketing year runs from October to September. The production of sugar stood at 77.9 lakh tonnes in the corresponding period of the 202122 marketing year. “According to port information and market reports, about 45-50 lakh tonnes
continue his rehab and will not be available for the second and final Test against Bangladesh,” the BCCI release said. “Navdeep Saini is also ruled out of the second Test owing to an abdominal muscle strain. The fast bowler will now report to the NCA for further management of his injury,” the release added. It was learned that Rohit would regain fitness ahead of the 2nd Test and was likely to be available for selection. However, he has reportedly been ruled out. In his absence, vicecaptain KL Rahul, who led the team in Rohit’s absence, will continue to do the job.
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With some key issues to discuss, the BCCI apex council will meet virtually on Wednesday. Some of the key agendas would be the appointment of a new selection committee and the players’ annual central contracts. Moreover, split coaching for the shortest format of the game may also be on agenda. Earlier India was knocked out of the T20 World Cup and the idea of having specialized coaches for the shorter format gathered steam. Although it is Rahul Dravid who will continue to coach the side in
Test and ODIs, there are reports that a separate coach for T20 may be hired, Moreover, all eyes will be on Rohit Sharma as well who is 35. He is currently struggling to fight off a serious challenger like Hardik Pandya who is tipped to become the next T20I skipper in the lead-up to 2024 T20 World Cup in USA.
outlook to ‘positive’
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of contracts for the export of sugar have already been signed so far. Out of that, about 6 lakh tonnes of sugar have been physically exported out of the country up to November 30,” Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) said in a statement. Market reports suggest that another 8-9 lakh tonnes of sugar is in the pipeline to be exported in December.
BOLLYWOOD-HOLLYWOOD Sunil Shetty expressed grief over the demise of the real hero who played the character in the film Border Agency News : Mumbai Bhairon Singh Rathore, a BSF veteran of the 1971 IndiaPakistan war whose bravery at Rajasthan’s Longewala post was portrayed by actor Suniel Shetty in the Bollywood movie ‘Border’, died in Jodhpur on Monday. He was 81. “The braveheart took his last breath at AIIMS, Jodhpur, today. DG BSF and all ranks condole the passing of Naik (retd) Bhairon Singh, Sena Medal, the hero of the Longewala battle during the 1971 war. BSF salutes his intrepid bravery, courage and dedication towards his duty,” the force said in a tweet. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah expressed grief over his death. “Naik (retd) Bhairon Singh Ji will
be remembered for his service to our nation. He showed great courage at a crucial point in our nation’s history. Saddened by his passing away. My thoughts are with his family in this hour of sadness. Om Shanti,” Modi tweeted. Shah, in his Tweet, remembered his meeting with the war hero during his visit to
Jaisalmer in December last year, saying the “tale of his bravery will keep motivating the future generations.” Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also expressed sadness over the death of Rathore and described him as a “brave warrior of the 1971 war”.“Naik (retd) Bhairon Singh Ji, was such a brave warrior of the 1971 war
who showed amazing courage in the Battle of Longewala. I am deeply saddened by his death. My condolences to his bereaved family. Bhairon Singh Ji’s contribution to the military history of India will remain indelible,” he said in a tweet in Hindi. Rathore’s son Sawai Singh told on Saturday that his father was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Jodhpur on December 14, two days before the 51st anniversary of the war, after his health deteriorated and his limbs got affected in what seemed like a paralysis. “Doctors told us that my father possibly suffered a brain stroke. He was in and out of ICU over the last few days,” Singh said. The Rathore family lives in Solankiatala village, about 100 km from Jodhpur.
Saathiya Clocks 20 Years: Vivek Oberoi Calls Rani Mukerji Co-starrer A ‘Piece Of My Heart’ Agency News : Mumbai Vivek Oberoi’s 2002 film Saathiya has completed 20 years of its release. The film hit the theatres on December 20, 2002. Saathiya featured Vivek opposite Rani Mukerji. To celebrate the milestone, Vivek posted a throwback video accompanied by a heartfelt note narrating his journey through the film. The video gives a glimpse of the scene from the film his character Aditya expresses his love to Suhani (Rani Mukerji) on the train. He is seen telling her about much he loves her but Suhani looks confused. Apart from this scene, the video also gives glimpses of several other scenes where he asks her to smile for him, the one where Aditya takes Suhani’s coffee and much more. The actor also added the title track, Saathiya, to the video. “Two decades to this beautiful piece of my
heart… Saathiya. An eternal love story dedicated to all those romantic hearts! Thank you, Shaad Ali and Mani Ratnam sir, for thinking of me as Adi… forever grateful!” wrote in the caption. The video has amassed over 92 thousand views as of now. Social media users couldn’t stop themselves from expressing their views on the film. One of the users wrote, “Remembering I was in school & had a massive crush on you after watching Saathiya”. Another user added, “Absolutely yes!!! One of the best ever”.
Domestic rating agency Icra on Monday upped its banking sector outlook to ‘positive’ on healthy asset growth, improving asset quality and stronger capital buffers. The agency expects asset quality to improve to a decadal best of 4 per cent from a gross non-performing assets (NPAs) perspective by the end of FY2024. The banking system’s credit growth will slow down to 1111.6 per cent in FY2024, after a
very healthy growth of 15.2-16.1 per cent expected in FY2023, the rating agency said. A bulk of the credit growth story will be led by stateowned lenders which are in far better shape now having recognised and provided for loan losses and also after some capital infusions, it said, adding that the market share gains for private sector lenders will slow down. Public sector lenders will witness a credit growth of 13.4-14.1 per cent in FY2023 and 9.5-10.1 per cent in FY2024.
Avatar Technicians Roped In For Sivakarthikeyan’s Next Ayalaan Agency News : Mumbai Sivakarthikeyan is one of the most bankable actors in Tamil Cinema and has joined hands with director Ravikumar for a science fiction film Ayalaan. The film has been in the production stage for over three years now and the latest report suggests that the technicians of Avatar have been on board for the film. The makers have also roped in several Hollywood technicians, who have worked in Avatar’s technical team for VFX and graphics. The preliminary post-production stage is said to be completed for Ayalaan and the film is expected to hit the theatres in the mid of 2023. The film is believed to be involved heavy VFX and post-production has been underway for nearly a year now, Ayalaan is touted to be a science fiction drama. It is helmed by Ravikumar and also features Rakul Preet Singh as the leading lady along with Sivakarthikeyan. The film will also have a comical alien character playing a key role, while Isha Koppikar, Yogi Babu,
Karunakaran, Banu Priya, and Bala Saravanan among others will also be seen in crucial roles. The background score has been done by music maestro AR Rahman. The makers had earlier released the first single track Vera Level Sago in 2021. Meanwhile, on the work front, Sivakarthikeyan is currently busy with Madonne Ashwin’s directorial mass entertainer Maaveeran. The bilingual drama also has director S Shankar’s daughter Aditi Shankar as the lead. The film will be her second Kollywood project after Viruman. The film is said to be an out-and-out action entertainer. The makers have also planned to release the film in theatres in the summer of 2023. However, there is no official confirmation made by the makers for the same.
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Breathe: Into The Shadows actor Amit Sadh will play a cop specialising in encounters in debutant director Sachin Saraf ’s movie. “I love a good cop drama. When I read the script, I was convinced it was not just the story of an encounter specialist, but more to do with his complex psychology,” said Amit. Produced by UV Films, the film, which is yet to come up with a title, will also feature renowned actors Seema Biswas, Tigmanshu Dhulia and Milind Gunaji. “It was Amit Sadh’s birthday when I spoke to him for the first time, he asked me to email the script as he was on a holiday. To my surprise, he called just after two days to tell me that he loved the script,” said the director. Producer Pradeep Rangwani and Sachin were blown away by Sadh’s portrayal of an unconventional, intellectual and rugged crime branch officer in Breathe and felt that he was best suited for the role. “The work ethic that Amit has is something we all know, and we are only too excited to start filming. The ensemble cast is also very talented. I couldn’t have asked for more for my debut feature film,” Sachin said.
Jawan director Atlee Kumar announced a couple of days ago that he and his wife are set to welcome their first child. On Monday, the couple threw a baby shower, which was attended by their close ones. Photos and videos that have gone viral from the event also show actor Vijay attending it. The actor can be seen donning a blue shirt which he paired with black trousers. He can be seen sitting beside Atlee in one of the photos.
In one of the videos, he can also be seen entering with a portrait in his hands. It seems to be a gift for the parents-to-be. A couple of days ago, Atlee took to social media to announce that he and his wife Priya Atlee are expecting their first baby and seeked blessings and love from their fans and followers.
They announced the news with some adorable pictures. The note alongside the photos read, “Happy to announce that we are pregnant need all your blessing and love Wit love Atlee & Priya” The couple who has been married for 8 years also released a statement to share this happiness with the world. The statement reads, “We are grateful for all the love and support you have showered upon us over the years, we would like you to continue showing your love to our little one as well.
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Leading Edtech startup, Azent OverCiti India and NCPA partner seas Education strengthens its presence to offer a scholarship to young in Ahmedabad, redefining student musicians for Hindustani Music experience with new offerings
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Oriental Yeast India invests 900 Cr to set up all-new stateof-the-art-yeast facility in India
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Azent Overseas Education, one of India’s leading study abroad platforms founded by Priyanka Nishar is extensively strengthening its presence in Ahmedabad and redefining student experience with new offerings and services. Since the launch of its Ahmedabad center in February 2020, Azent has grown manifold helping students chose the right education while being an integral and reliable partner in their study abroad journey. Priyanka Nishar, Founder and Managing Director, Azent Overseas Education said “Azent revolutionizes the overseas education advisory space leveraging its strong understanding of the segment and unparallel execution expertise. We acknowledge and credit the immense trust that students
Rohit Saraf & Maitreyi Ramakrishnan aka Devi Set To Share Screen Space Together?
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have continued to place in us which is critical for scaling up and achieving the ambitious goal we have set for ourselves.” Azent stands out as a trusted Corporate, in an industry which is otherwise dominated by unorganized players. With a planned investment of INR 250 Cr in cutting edge technologies.
Tata Motors partners with the Strate School of Design in Bengaluru, Launches Novel Classroom Project
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Rohit Saraf is all over the internet for his latest delivery in Mismatched Season 2 as Rishi & Shatak in Vikram Vedha sharing screen space with Hrithik Roshan & Saif Ali Khan as. After such promising performances, the actor recently dropped an exciting post for his fans. Mismatched fame Rohit Saraf & Never Have I ever fame Maitreyi Ramakrishnan in one frame? This is a collaboration we never knew we wanted. Rohit Saraf has recently made a stir on social media with his latest post & we can’t wait for more details to be out. Saraf captioned his social media post saying,’ Ain’t nobody like my Devi girl. Can’t wait to show the world what’s been developing.’ The post shows a still from Never have I ever series with Rohit’s face in it &
INDIRA IVF forays into diagnostics Business by Launching Indira Pathlabs
The National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) and Citi India have jointly announced a scholarship programme for the year 2023-24 for advanced training in the field of Hindustani Music . Applicants can enrol for the scholarship in advance training before 10 th January 2023. The value of the scholarship is Rs.10,000/- per month for one year. In the field of Indian and Western Classical Music, Citi India and NCPA have constantly worked together to encourage several initiatives. The NCPA works hard to support artists at all levels, making sure they have the knowledge and resources necessary to learn about and practice Indian classical music. This programme is an initiative
that offers scholarships to young talented musicians and promising artists. In order to apply, candidates must send in their application (biodata on music education) via an email to ncpascholarships@gmail. com. The application must contain all details regarding the candidate name, date of birth, address, contact number/alternate contact number, professional qualification, email ID, music teachers/gurus, number of years of total training and details of achievements / prizes / scholarships and performances, amongst other noteworthy details. Please do not send any scanned copies of the certificates audio video clips of musical performances. Biodata containing all details in the listing format will be sufficient. The shortlisted candidates will be informed via email or telephone.
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Oriental Yeast India (OYI), a subsidiary of OYC Japan, a global leader in yeast manufacturing in Japan, expanded its footprint by investing ₹900 crores in building a global scale yeast plant in India. This state-of-the-art manufacturing facility has installed capacity of 33,000 Million Tons of fresh yeast in Phase I of its operations. The manufacturing facility will generate employment growth for the region, the plant will directly employ 200 people and further provide 800 indirect employment through local suppliers across the value chain. As a responsible organization with sustainability as one of the core pillars, the State-of-the-Art facility
is built to the highest food safety global standards, with Zero Liquid Discharge water treatment facility making it a benchmark for the Indian industry. Oriental Yeast India is a significant player in providing yeast products to bakeries, distilleries and other food segments in India and international markets. Gujrat is an upcoming market for gourmet baking products. Cities like Ahmedabad, Surat and Vadodara is a flourishing market and the upsurge in demand is also observed in Tier 2 & Tier 3 cities in Gujrat where people are demanding quality baked products Masashi Nakagawa, President of OYC Japan and Chairman of Oriental Yeast India said, India is the cornerstone of our global strategy.
Indira IVF, India’s largest fertility treatments chain, has announced its entry into diagnostics by offering pathology tests uniquely catering to the needs of women and child. The organisation has inaugurated its state-of-theart laboratories in Lucknow, New Delhi, Patna and Mumbai, and aims to launch a total of 30+ pathology laboratories in strategic geographies by FY24 and two super speciality labs in Mumbai and Delhi. Indira PathLabs will leverage Indira IVF’s already established network of 114 centres in the country. In the Phase 1 of expansion in FY23, it will gradually expand services to all major geographies where it has a robust presence including Lucknow, Patna, New Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Udaipur, Jaipur, Varanasi, Kolkata, Ranchi, Bhubaneswar, and Bengaluru to name a few. The company aspires to launch its pathology offerings by way of fully-equipped, independent laboratories and harnessing the benefits of automation.
UPL ranked no.1 for sustainablity Adani Wilmar announces launch Axis Group forays into retirement performance amongst its peers for of Road Safety Initiative with business third year running by sustainalytics Helmet Distribution Drive this has made everyone globally excited. Our hearts skipped a beat when we saw Rohit Saraf and Prajakta Koli together, and Rishi has evolved into every girl’s ideal partner. On the other hand, Maitreyi is a whole bundle of a nerdy, seductive, and cute girl who is every guy’s fantasy come true. We are prepared to break our hearts when these two incredibly perfect people share the screen. We eagerly forward learning more about this intriguing idea. Fans have already expressed their enthusiasm, and numerous rumours about this prospective duo have begun.
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Tata Motors Design, a centre of excellence for automotive design and engineering, recently announced its partnership with the Strate School of Design in Bengaluru, to offer aspiring automobile designers an opportunity to design mobility solutions of the Future. Aligned with the company’s vision to foster future-ready talent, this strategic collaboration will contribute to the development of an advanced auto-design curriculum and education in India through interaction and industrylevel classroom projects.
UPL Ltd. a global provider of sustainable agricultural solutions, has been ranked the highest performing top-tier global crop protection company in Sustainalytics’ 2022 ESG Risk Rating. This marks the third year in a row UPL has been ranked in this industry leadership position for overall sustainability performance by Sustainalytics. UPL’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risk score of 21.4 reflects the lowest ESG Risk amongst a peer group of global crop protection companies. UPL’s ESG risk in Sustainalytics
categories of Human Capital, Community Relations, Business Ethics, and Carbon Footprint were considered low or negligible. UPL’s 2022 score, an 8% improvement on last year’s index, follows significant year-on-year advancement in the Sustainalytics’ rankings. Jai Shroff, Global CEO, UPL Ltd., said: “We are proud that Sustainalytics has once again recognised the hard work UPL have been doing. At UPL, we have continued our commitment to Reimagining Sustainability in everything we do, working handin-hand with farmers, partners, and stakeholders to achieve this goal.
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Adani Wilmar Limited, one of India’s largest packaged food FMCG companies, has today announced the launch of its helmet distribution drive, with an aim to spread awareness about road safety norms. The unique campaign aims to ensure safety by equipping the frontline employees of the company, emphasizing on the importance of wearing helmets while riding two-wheelers. As an extension of the company’s ethos and culture, the multi-phase Road Safety Initiative encourages use of helmets among motorists. Around 800 beneficiaries working
Axis Pension Fund Management Limited (Axis PFM) has been appointed as a Pension Fund Manager (PFM) by Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) for managing the funds under National Pension System (NPS). Axis Pension Fund Management Limited/Axis PFM is a subsidiary of Axis Asset Management Company Limited and a step-down subsidiary of Axis Bank Limited. Axis PFM received the certificate for business commencement on 20th September, 2022 by PFRDA and started operations from 21st October, 2022 onwards. With the newly launched entity, Axis Group specializes into offering complete suite of retirement solutions to the citizens. Axis PFM will primarily be responsible for managing pension funds of the investors across all citizens’ model, corporate sector and government sector respectively, during their work life as per investment guidelines defined by the regulator. The company aims to aid all the individuals in building their retirement wealth with NPS so they can enjoy a regular income post retirement.
Under SIDBI’s Mentorship, FIT Rank for SalmonPink Events to host meet of On the 8 th Global Volunteering MSMEs Launched by TransUnion CIBIL 200 top influencers for learning and Week, 3000+ Godrej Group employees and Online PSB Loans Limited (OPL) volunteer to make Science fun for kids collaborations on Dec 31 Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
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Continuing their mission of supporting banks and financial institutions to sustainably grow their MSME credit portfolios while driving access to finance for underserved and unserved MSMEs, TransUnion CIBIL, in collaboration with Online PSB Loans Limited (OPL), under the mentorship of SIDBI, today launched FIT Rank – a comprehensive ranking model for MSMEs. FIT Rank leverages the power of Goods and Services Tax (GST), Bank Statements, and Income Tax returns (ITR) information to provide a ranking model for MSME lending. This ranking model uses machine learning algorithms to predict the probability of an MSME becoming a non-performing asset (NPA) in the next 12 months. FIT Rank
Over 3,000 employees of the Godrej Group across more than 70 locations worldwide took part in the Group’s 8th Global Volunteering Week, enthusiastically engaging with thousands of school children to make learning fun. The objective of this year’s initiative, the first after a two-year break, was to ignite a love of learning and curiosity for the sciences among children by demonstrating fundamental concepts through games and fun experiments. In Mumbai, for instance, Godrej partnered with WOSCA Life-Lab Science Program, which aims to empower science educators to create a self-sustainable culture of experiential learning platforms in schools for children. Together, they conducted activities by adopting a play-based learning approach to leap-frog learning and enhance
provides a ranking for the MSME, based on its financial, income, and trade data on a scale of 1 to 10, FIT Rank 1 being for the least risky MSME and FIT Rank 10 being for the most at-risk MSME. Each FIT rank corresponds to a Probability of Default (PD) (see Figure 2: FIT Rank corresponding PD). The lower the FIT Rank, the lower the perceived risk of default associated with the MSME. This is the first time TransUnion CIBIL in collaboration with OPL has developed a credit default predictor model based on financial, income and trade data which has been made possible due to the improved digitization in the credit industry.
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad SalmonPink Events & Entertainment, the preferred provider of event management & entertainment solutions, will usher in the new year festivities with a first-of-its-kind and the largest gathering of social media influencers in Gujarat. More than 200 leading influencers, each of them with a minimum of 50,000 followers on popular social media platforms, will be a part of the event Social Preneurs at Neonz Resort & Club in Anand on December 31.
“We live in a digital age. There are many individuals who have used the power and reach of social media to carve out a niche for themselves as influencers. Most people think that the role of influencers is only endorsing brands, but this is not true. Many influencers are also fulfilling other important responsibilities like awareness of social issues. Influencers are entrepreneurs in the true sense and are contributing to society in several ways. The basic objective behind conceiving Social Preneurs is to celebrate these social entrepreneurs,” said Soeb Akhtar.
the confidence levels of children. The volunteers demonstrated the concepts like mass, distance, energy, center of gravity and Newton’s Laws of Motion as well as the basic tenets of mechanical engineering and technology via the ‘Balloon Car’ experiment. As part of the experiments students build a rudimentary car with an inflated balloon strapped to it. As air is released from the balloon, it propels the car forward, explaining to students in an easyto-understand way how potential energy is converted to kinetic energy that pushes the car forward. The initiative overall engaged over 13,000 children.
Tata Motors signs an MoU with Urban Company signs agreement Manipal Academy of Higher Education Everest Fleet Private Limited for with NSDC to train and upskill (MAHE) was ranked No. 1 in India and delivering 5000 XPRES-T EVs thousands of unskilled workers 121st Worldwide for being the Most Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
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Keeping the vision of a clean & green environment alive, Tata Motors, India’s leading automobile manufacturer and the pioneer of the EV evolution in India, today signed an MoU with Everest Fleet Private Limited for the delivery of 5000 XPRES-T EVs. Moving forward in its journey towards accelerating the transition to sustainable transportation, the company handed over 100 cars today, to mark this celebration. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Ramesh Dorairajan, Senior General Manager, Network
Urban Company further strengthened its existing partnership with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) by signing an agreement spanning training and digital certification. The company had earlier signed a Memorandum of Understanding with NSDC in 2019 which enabled all Urban Company service professionals to be Skill India certified. Under the programme, freshers will undergo skills training imparted by Urban Company for the following categories - Salon, Spa &
Management and EV Sales, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicle Ltd. said, “We are delighted to associate with Everest Fleet Private Limited for the deployment of 5000 XPRES-T EVs electric sedans in their fleet. With enhanced safety, fast charging solution, a premium interior theme, and dynamic performance at an affordable price.
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Massage, Electricians, Plumbers, Carpenters, Appliance Repair, and Cleaning & Pest Control. All the partners who will join the platform under the Scheme for Market Led Fee Based Services program by NSDC will also be available on the Skill India portal (SIP).
Universitas Indonesia (UI) released the results of UI Green Metric World University Rankings on 12th December 2022. This year 1050 universities from 85 countries participated in the ranking, from which Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), was awarded as the 121st World’s Most Sustainable University in 2022. No. 1 in India as per the UI Green Metric World University Rankings. MAHE’s total score for this was 8050 with six criteria’s namely; Setting and
Infrastructure, Education and Research, energy and Climate Change, Waste, Water, and transportation. The UI Green Metric World University Ranking is a ranking on green campus and environmental sustainability initiated by Universitas Indonesia in 2010. It helps in measuring each participating university’s commitment in developing an environmentally friendly and sustainable university. Speaking about the achievement, Lt. Gen. (Dr.) M. D. Venkatesh, The Vice Chancellor of Manipal Academy of Higher Education.
as part of the company’s frontline salesforce, such as Area Sales Executives (ASEs) were provided helmets. The subsequent phases of the initiative will extend the benefits and awareness to lined up employees in positions such as Sales Officers (SOs), Sales Representatives (SRs), Distributor Salesman (DSMs). Talking about the initiative, Mr. Sidhartha Ghosh, Chief Human Resource Officer (CHRO), Adani Wilmar Ltd. said, “Road safety education is essential and is a critical aspect of life, which is often overlooked by individuals as well as organizations. At Adani Wilmar, we have always emphasized on the safety of our employees with utmost priority. Through this campaign, we aim to educate our workforce about Road Safety Guidelines, who can further effectively spread awareness in their respective localities as safety ambassadors. Through this multiphase campaign.
A Special Cocktail Edit by harit Zaveri Jewellers Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad With sparkle being in season, Harit Zaveri Jewellers unveil their latest diamond collection, Diamonds in Cinema. Diamonds have been a popular theme in cinema for many years, often symbolising luxury, glamour, and love. Inspired by Cinema that has always given identity to independent artists, and has been one of the very few mainstream platforms that allowed women to be seen and appreciated as visionary talents- diamonds, in many ways, have played the same role in a woman’s style. Says Harit Zaveri, “We understand how diamonds reflect different facets of a woman’s persona. This is the philosophy behind our new line Diamonds in Cinema as we present to you our finest stones in beautiful designs. We hold true the firm belief that it is the woman that wears the jewellery, who conveys the authentic value of the diamonds.” Steeped in tradition, the Harit Zaveri brand has long been associated with family values, design excellence,
superior craftsmanship and aesthetics. Established in 2014, Harit Zaveri Jewellers (HZJ) is the youngest avatar of a brand with a history that spans millennia. Strong supporters of local artisans and traditional methods, the brand is also wellversed in modern technologies and purposefully uses machinery in its designs. From bridal jewellery to elegant pieces for the everyday, HZJ has something for everyone. Looking to the future, HZJ views customer satisfaction as an essential goal and hopes to provide every person who enters an HZJ store with an unforgettable brand experience.
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