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New Delhi: The Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) – a forum for women in media professions – has conducted a study on how hegemonic and toxic masculinities play out on India’s TV news. A group of NWMI volunteers studied 185 news and talk shows across 31 TV channels in 12 languages for a week in September […]
The Ministry of Education, Government of India appointed Dr Shailendra Raj Mehta, President and Director, MICA, Ahmedabad as the Vice-Chairman of the governing body of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS), Shimla. This appointment comes after nearly a year and a half of the Ministry of Education, Government of India appointing Mehta as a […]
According to Telangana chief minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, PM Modi dresses for elections. As he put it “Upar shervani, Andar pareshani” (Outwardly stylish but harrowed by troubles inwardly). He was speaking at a press meet in Hyderabad. Likewise, he added, the budget exemplifies “style without substance” and mocked the “Gujarat Model” that the BJP flaunts […]
Five days after the Tata group officially took over Air India, it began a new social media campaign “Wings of Change.” Flyers with long pending refunds, however, ground the initial flight to reality. “We heard what you’ve been saying… and look forward to giving you what you’ve asked for. Today we’re making a commitment to […]
At a post-Budget press conference held in the national capital Wednesday morning, the Finance Minister’s “made light” of Rahul Gandhi’s accusation that the government had delivered a “zero-sum budget” for the middle class, farmers and the poor. When Ms Sitharaman was asked to comment on Mr Gandhi’s attack, she said: “I think he has not […]
Known for his unflinching reserve towards the Central government, ED star officer, Rajeshwar Singh, an IPS officer and former Joint Director with the Enforcement Directorate has put in his papers seeking voluntary retirement from service (VRS). The Centre, Monday, approved the same. A native of Uttar Pradesh’s Sultanpur, Rajeshwar Singh is an engineer by degree […]
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget for FY2022-23 has evoked myriad reactions with the ruling party expectedly praising it and the opposition spotting loopholes, but the allocation for the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs has invited strong criticism from a non-political body, Gujarat-based Minority Coordination Committee (MCC). Mujahid Nafees, the convenor of the MCC, has pointed […]
The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the Union Budget 2022 on Tuesday. The Budget was presented in the ‘never before’ environment with a focus on PM Gati Shakti, Inclusive Development, Productivity Enhancement, Sunrise opportunities, Energy Transition, Climate Action, and Financing of Investments. Team VOI talked to the Top Industry Captains of Gujarat to know […]
The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the union Budget 20220 today, however, the gory details of the budget are yet to come but the announcement includes positive news for the EV ecosystem. In her announcement, Sitharaman mentioned that a special policy for battery swapping for EVs will be announced. The FM also stated that […]
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman started the innings of her much-awaited 2022 budget speech by emphasising her macro-fiscal priorities. Thus, we were treated to terms such as a vision of ‘India at 100’, in areas of ‘inclusive development’, ‘productivity enhancement’, ‘sunrise opportunities’, ‘energy transition’, ‘climate change’ and ‘PM Gati Shakti’. The PM Gati Shakti Programme identified […]
Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget for 2022-23 may have factored in the need to create a dynamic digital infrastructure in the education sector, but experts say that it woefully falls short of the challenge that the sledgehammer impact the Covid-19 crisis has had on the sector for the last two years. The education sector has been allocated a […]
“The Union Budget 2022 will lay the blueprint for the next 25 years” – proudly stated Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while announcing the Budget plans for the next financial year on Tuesday, February 01, 2022. Interestingly, Finance Minister Sitharaman began her presentation of Budget 2022 by expressing empathy towards people financially and health-wise affected by […]
Hailing the Budget tabled Tuesday, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant, praised finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. “It is a very progressive and forward-looking plan as it prepares India for the next stage of its sustained growth,” stated Mr Kant. He added that Budget 2022-23 is a continuation from the previous year. “The real highlight of the […]
The Union Budget 2022-23 is presented in the ‘never before’ environment with a focus on PM Gati Shakti, Inclusive Development, Productivity Enhancement, Sunrise opportunities, Energy Transition, Climate Action, and Financing of Investments. Government expenditure for the financial year 2022-23 is expected to be Rs 39.45 lakh crore with a receipt of Rs. 22.84 lakh crore. […]
Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar took the initiative of providing Home Delivery or Self Pickup of Medicines to patients seeking consultation on SeHAT from today. This project of Home Delivery is started with Base Hospital Delhi Cantt from Feb 1, 2022, and would be extended to more and more stations in coming times. Services e-Health Assistance […]
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman during Union Budget Announced that “Startups will be promoted to facilitate ‘Drone Shakti’ through varied applications for drones as a service”. The finance minister has announced about Kisan Drones which will be a huge asset in the farming and agriculture industry as they will be used to keep track of land […]
For encouraging “Atmanirbhar Bharat” further this year as well, 68% of the capital procurement budget in defence will be earmarked for the domestic industry in 2022-23 (up from the 58% last fiscal).To encourage research and development by private corporations, start-ups and academia into defence research and equipment development, states Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while announcing […]
Due to the pandemic, the whole world has been slowed down and one of the most affected sectors has been education. It has been brought to a standstill. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman today during Budget announced for pushing of PM eVIDYA program to help deliver quality education. ‘One class, one TV channel’ program of PM […]
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced during the budget speech that India will soon have its own digital currency using blockchain technology. What is Blockchain? It is a decentralised system used for recording information in the most secure way. Every block in the chain consists of a number of transactions, and each time a new transaction […]
Union Budget 2022-23 has been announced today at the Parliament by union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s second budget amidst the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The Union Budget focused on providing access to education to students considering the effect it had on education especially in rural India. The education sector has been allocated a budget of Rs […]
