Category: India

New Delhi: 67,000 seed balls created and dispersed through employee-led participation and community collaboration Initiative reinforces Girnar Foundation’s commitment to environmental conservation through collective action Aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) 11 and 13 19th August 2026: Girnar Foundation, the CSR arm of CarDekho Group, successfully concluded the third edition of its annual Sow to Grow initiative, reaffirming its commitment to environmental conservation through collective action. Focused on advancing ecological restoration, increasing green cover, and encouraging greater community participation in protecting the environment, the month-long activity resulted…

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Lucknow: Every digital activity generates data, whether it’s a photo clicked on a smartphone, a digital payment, or a hospital appointment. This data needs to be stored, processed, and accessed when required. Cloud is a digital infrastructure that enables organizations to store, process, manage, and retrieve data using powerful servers housed in secure data centers. Instead of relying solely on local devices or on-premise servers, cloud platforms allow data and applications to run on remote infrastructure. Think of the cloud as a digital warehouse. While a physical warehouse stores goods,…

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New Delhi: Union Minister for Railways, Information and Broadcasting, and Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw highlighted the expanding investment opportunities in Uttar Pradesh, saying the state is well positioned to benefit from India’s sustained economic growth. Addressing the UP-Japan Investment Meet 2026 in New Delhi, Vaishnaw outlined India’s economic trajectory and called upon Japanese businesses to explore investment opportunities in Uttar Pradesh. He said India-Japan relations have long been built on trust and that the growing partnership between Japan and Uttar Pradesh could further strengthen economic and industrial ties.…

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New Delhi: In the theatre of Indian politics, few tactics are as self-defeating as dragging a foreign head of government into domestic score-settling. The recent exchange at a Congress event—where a joking reference to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was used to mock Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “hug diplomacy”—is a case in point. Sandeep Dikshit’s quip (“Meloni samajh ke toh nahi pakda tha?”) and the accompanying laughter may have drawn applause from a partisan crowd. Yet it exemplifies a deeper flaw: using a sitting European leader as a prop to…

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Jaunpur: The state government is continuously working to make the state’s agricultural landscape modern, sustainable and profit-oriented. As part of this effort, the expansion of micro-irrigation technologies has been turned into a mass movement to conserve water resources and realise the national goal of “Per Drop More Crop.” Launched with the aim of tackling the groundwater crisis and bringing about a real rise in farmers’ income, this ambitious plan is today proving to be the cornerstone of the state’s agricultural revolution. In this context, Jaunpur district is emerging as an…

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Lucknow: The soul of India resides in its villages, and agriculture is the axis on which village life turns. Uttar Pradesh, the country’s most populous state and a major agricultural hub, has long been known for its fertile land and hardworking farmers. Under the able and far-sighted leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the work done by the state’s double-engine government in the agriculture sector is now clearly visible on the ground through the numbers. Since 2017, government policies have remained farmer-centric, and historic, transformative changes have been brought about…

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Lucknow: The central government has taken a significant step towards making the business environment for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) simpler, more transparent and more favourable. The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026, was passed by the Lok Sabha on August 7, 2026, after having already received the Rajya Sabha’s approval on August 3, 2026. According to the government, this marks the first major overhaul of the MSME Development Act since it came into force in 2006 — nearly two decades ago. The need for amendments…

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“Government’s endeavour is that teachers get the academic support they need at every stage, from lesson preparation to effective teaching” — Minister Sandeep Singh Lucknow: Better teaching in the classroom begins with better preparation by the teacher. Guided by this thinking, the Uttar Pradesh government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, has released a limit of over Rs 3.81 crore for the 2026-27 academic session to provide teachers with essential academic resources. Guide books and teacher diaries will be made available for Hindi and Mathematics teachers of classes…

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Shahjahanpur: The Uttar Pradesh government is effectively implementing a multi-pronged, strategic plan to steer the state’s overall agricultural landscape beyond traditional foodgrain production and towards high-value horticultural crops. By making the most of the state’s diverse agro-climatic zones, horticultural development has been made a key pillar for boosting farmers’ income, reducing agricultural risk, and ensuring sustainable rural livelihoods. This robust approach by the state government is not only strengthening farmers economically but is also establishing the entire state as a leading producer and exporter of horticultural products at the national…

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Lucknow: Access to healthcare is considered truly meaningful only when every citizen receives timely, quality treatment along with necessary medicines at reasonable prices. The availability of affordable and quality generic medicines in the state has become an important foundation of health security. To provide people with quality and affordable medicines, the Government of India is setting up Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Kendras under the Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP). The ambitious scheme aims to make quality generic medicines available to every citizen at affordable rates, reduce the unnecessary financial…

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