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IOTS plans to expand up to 53 centres across India

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The Institute of Occupational Training Services (IOTS) has announced its plans to open 53 centres across India to provide vocational and Skill development training.

The centres would provide skill based training in accordance with international standards, preparing Indian applicants for global markets.The centres will be equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and Resources to provide candidates with a

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high-quality up-skilling training experience. Headquartered in Delhi, the organisation is all set to expand in the north-eastern regions of India, including Pune, Nagpur, Chandigarh, Jharkhand, Jamshedpur, Guwahati, Arunachal Pradesh, Indore, and neighbouring countries like Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.

Groundwater extraction worst in Pb, Hry close 3rd

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

As per the groundwater assessment report, Punjab has annual extractable groundwater Resources of 17.07 billion cubic metres (BCM). The recharge is 18.94BCM, while the extraction turned out to be 28.02 BCM. This is 165.99% of extractable resources. Also, 117 of the 153 (including three urban blocks) groundwater blocks were overexploited. This is 76.47% of total blocks.

Of 28.02 BCM, 26.69 BCM is extracted for Irrigation purpose. Domestic extraction was recorded at 1.17 BCM (4.18%) and extraction for Industrial Sector was recorded at 0.16 BCM, which turns out to be a meagre 0.57% of the total extraction.

In the entire country, extractable resources, as per 2022 report, have been assessed at 398.08 BCM and the extraction has been recorded at 239.16 BCM, while the recharge is 437.60 BCM. The extraction rate is 60.08%.

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J&K bag first position at 3rd Khelo India Winter Games

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

HostsJammu and Kashmirhave maintained their supremacy in winter Sports by bagging the first position with a tally of 26 gold medals at the third Khelo IndiaWinter Gamesat Gulmarg.

Besides 26 golds, Jammu and Kashmir bagged 25 silver and 25 bronze medals in the five-day event, which concluded on Tuesday.
Maharashtrabagged the second position with 14 gold, eight silver and six bronze medals followed byHimachal Pradeshin third place with 10 golds.

Saudi Arabia to send its first woman astronaut into space

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

A Saudi Arabian woman will become the first woman astronaut from the country to go on a space mission later this year.

Barnawi and Al-Qarni will fly to the ISS aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft as part of a mission this spring by the private

space company Axiom Space, according to Saudi Press Agency and Axiom.

The crew will be launched into space by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Neighbouring United Arab Emirates had become the first Arab country to send woman astronautNoura Al-Matrooshiinto space in 2021.

In historic move, Spain approves Europe’s first law on menstrual leave

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Spanish lawmakers gave final approval to a law granting paid medical leave to Women suffering severeperiod pain, becoming the first European country to advance such legislation.

The law, which passed by 185 votes in favour to 154 against, is aimed at breaking a taboo on the subject,

the government has said.

Menstrual leave is currently offered only in a small number of countries across the globe, among them Japan, Indonesia and Zambia.

The legislation entitles workers experiencing period pain to as much time off as they need, with the state social security system —

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not employers — picking up the tab for the sick leave.

Fintech Open Hackathon

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The leading digital payments platformPhonePeannounced that, will host the first ever Fintech Open Hackathon by collaborating with it.

The first-ever open-to-all hackathon will be organised with the aim of showcasing path-breaking solutions

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for fintech

The Hackathon will provide an opportunity for digital creators, developers and innovators, from across India to think, ideate and code.

At the hackathon, Participants are required to use any open-data APIs such as PhonePePulse along with frameworks like Account Aggregator as a foundation to power use cases, such as:

Alternate risk models for lending,

Insurance or investments with a focus on Financial Inclusion

Innovative products that use power data signals for demographics and goes for broader adoption of financial Services;

Improved visualisation and derived intelligence based on digital payments data.

DefExpo 2022 Scheduled In March

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The DefExpo 2022 is planned to be held from 10 March to 13 March 2022.

Highlights

DefExpo exhibition is India’s biennial marquee event for the defense manufacturing .

It has received confirmation from quite 900 exhibitors.

The final number is predicted to cross quite 1000. The event is held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, for the primary time.

During the event, drone shows are organized for the general public on the theme

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of the Expo.

INDIAN NAVY also will showcase a number of its assets and

capabilities at the Sabarmati riverfront for a larger audience.

Integrated Plant Nutrition Management Bill

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The central government has proposed a law to empower it to repair Fertilizers‘ maximum asking price and control their quality and distribution.

Highlights:

All stakeholders have been asked to comment on the

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Department of Fertilizers’ proposed Integrated Plant Nutrition Management Bill, 2022.

It is the convenient public interest that the central government should take under its control on distribution, price, and quality of standards of fertilizers.

The bill seeks to determine India’s Integrated Plant Nutrition Management Authority.

It aims to promote the development and sustainable use of balanced fertilizers, including , nano-fertilizers, bio-stimulates, and organic fertilizers.

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INSACOG Network Extend To Neighbor Countries

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Recently, India announced to increase its “SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) Network” to neighbor countries to fight against Covid-19.

Highlights

INSACOG may be a network of laboratories for genomic sequencing and surveillance.

India will also implement the “TRIPS waiver,” which is co-sponsored with South Africa to diversify its local manufacturing in regional markets.

As a part of India’s development assistance package amid pandemic, it’s conducted 17 training modules for around 60 countries focused on the entire spectrum of COVID management.

India will take its experience in testing, treating, and vaccinating an outsized Population across different geographies and terrains to make customized and tailor-made capacity building and technical training programs for healthcare and frontline workers in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

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Munich Security Conference

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Since 1963, the Munich Security Conference has been held in Munich, Germany, as an annual conference on international security policy. Mnchner Konferenz fr Sicherheitspolitik and Wehrkundetagung were the previous names for the conference. It is the largest meeting of its kind in the world.

The Munich Security Conference has developed into the most important independent venue for international security policy decision-makers to exchange ideas

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during the last four decades.

Every year, it brings together over 350 top officials from over 70 countries to engage in a discussion on

various security concerns. Heads of state, international organizations, and governments as well as members of parliament, ministers, high-ranking military representatives, civil Society, science, the media, and business are among those expected to attend this conference.

The conference takes place every year in February in the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich, Germany.