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Ministry of Education
Innovative Technologies and Ideas on Display at Exhibition in Khalsa College, Amritsar as part of G20 Education Group Meet
As a part of G20 2nd EdWG Meeting, Ministry of Education organised a multimedia exhibition on the sidelines of the seminar by partnering with IIT Ropar at Khalsa College, Amritsar on 15th March 2023. Chief Minister of Punjab, Sh. Bhagwant Mann inaugurated the exhibition and was also provided a special tour of the same by the officials.
More than 90 stalls are set up in this exhibition which includes NCERT, NBT , NSDC, IKS , IDEAS Technology Innovation Hub at ISI Kolkata, Punjab Tourism, IIM Amritsar, IIT Mandi, IIT Ropar and several other start-ups. The objective of the exhibition is to provide first hand exposure to, and learning with respect to research and collaboration in education.
The exhibition was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Punjab, Shri Bhagwant Mann, who praised the efforts of IIT Ropar in organizing the exhibition and commended the range of innovative technologies and ideas on display. In his appreciation, he said, "It is heartening to see the kind of innovations and ideas being developed in our institutions. Exhibitions like this are a great platform to showcase and highlight the potential of such ideas and technologies to drive positive change in our society."
Secretary Higher Education, Shri K. Sanjay Murthy also took a round of the exhibition and appreciated the exhibits. "It is inspiring to see the kind of work being done by our institutions and organizations to tackle some of the most pressing issues facing our society. The technologies and ideas on display here are a testament to the spirit of innovation and creativity that drives our institutions," he said.
This exhibition provides a physical space to the G20 member countries, invitee countries academia and industry to share the best practices on the priority area ‘Strengthening Research and Promoting Innovation through richer Collaboration.’ G20 delegate country Saudi Arabia also set up a stall at the exhibition focussing on the governments initiatives to support research & innovation such as institutional funding, R&I Partnerships and development of entrepreneurial capabilities.
Delegates were impressed by the variety of technologies and ideas on display, with many emphasising the potential impact that these innovations could have on society. The exhibition provided an excellent opportunity for officials and delegates to learn about new ideas and technologies that could benefit society. Two other standout exhibits included-The Roshni app and Mudra Drishti app from IIT Ropar, which offer assistive technologies for visually impaired individuals, and the SAMPAN and SAMPAN Lite app, also from IIT Ropar, which are designed to assist Anganwadi workers in tracking and analysing data related to malnourishment and body mass index of children.
The exhibition will be open to local institutions, students, academicians and researchers from 16th-17th March, 2023. Following the day’s activities will be the two-day working group meeting to be held from 16th-17th March, 2023.
Ministry of Railways
Indian Railways engages RailTel to implement an HMIS across its health facilities
Indian Railways with the objective of bringing hospital management on a single architecture to prevent pilferage and making operations seamless has entrusted RailTel Corporation of India Limited  with implementation of hospital management information system  an integrated clinical information system for its 125 health facilities and 650 polyclinics across India for improved hospital administration and patient healthcare.
The features of the software extend from customizing clinical data according to the departments and laboratories, multi hospital feature that provide cross consultation, seamless interface with medical and other equipment’s and the patients will have the benefit of accessing all their medical records on their mobile device.
RailTel and Ministry of Railways have signed an MOU with regard to the modalities for execution of the work. The open source HMIS software is to be deployed over the cloud.
Speaking on this announcement, Indian Railway Board, Chairman VK Yadav said” We are embracing digitization across all spheres and are continuously undergoing change. The HMIS platform will be connected to the Unique Medical Identity System. A Centre of Excellence for Artificial Intelligence  is underway which will drive these technological changes be it artificial intelligence, data analytics or app based services. Our strategic relationship with RailTel has always been based on merit and they continue to help us implement variety of projects such as the Video Surveillance System, E-Office Services, Content on Demand,, Wi-fi across major railway stations in India ”.
Speaking on the occasion of its appointment, RailTel, Chairman & Managing director, Shri Puneet Chawla said “Proof of Concept of the HMIS has already been established by the implementation of the hospital management information system in South Central Railway and a pan India deployment is being considered in a phased manner. Traditional forms of record keeping has its own limitations and we believe that the integration of technology is the only way to achieve scale, cost efficiencies, ease of access besides other benefits.”
RailTel offers a diversified portfolio of ICT services and solutions such as MPLS- VPN, Leased line services, TPaaS, E-Office & Data Centre Services, large network hardware system integration, software and digital services.
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
First Apex Conference for Smart City CEOs gives fillip to the pace of Progess of Smart City Mission projects
AFD launches Programme to fund Smart City projects: 100 million Euro made available to Finance 30 – 80 selected Projects
The first apex conference for Smart City CEOs, held in Bhopal last week from 8-9th May 2018 emphasized on cross learning amongst the Smart City CEOs to accelerate the progress of the Smart City Mission projects. The two-day conference provided a unique platform for the city leaders and various stakeholders in the Smart Cities Mission for convergence of ideas and sharing of best practices which will enable other’s to fast track their Smart city projects.
During the Conference, Agence Française de Développement  launched their Programme to fund Smart City projects through a challenge process. They have made available Euro 100 million to finance 30- 80 selected projects, and Euro 6 million will be available for technical support. The objective is to promote sustainability, innovation and participatory approaches in the Smart Cities.
Seven Smart Cities showcased their projects in an exhibition organized at the conference. Detailed panel discussions across the following nine themes took place during the First Apex Conference of Smart City CEOs:
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- Development of walkable streets
- Creation of universally accessible public spaces
- Digitally Integrated Smart City Centers
- Creating Vibrant Urban Spaces 
- Addressing women safety in Smart Cities
- Promotion of Arts, Crafts and Culture in Smart Cities
- Smart Education and Skill Development
- Inclusive cities
- PPP and Bonds for Urban Infrastructure
The CEO’s Conference also focused on implementation of the following –
Smart City Centres: To be conceptualized with usefulness in mind: for citizens, businesses, decision makers and stakeholders. Uses could include information capturing and its analysis, monitoring and decision-making while making no compromise on integration aspect
Area Based Development : To integrate as many elements as possible including smart streets, impactful  projects.
Human Resources: The PMC professionals to regularly upgrade skills.
Way forward: For speedy implementation focus to be on tendering activity and planning and preparation of charts of milestones and timelines to avoid time overruns. To ensure completion of liveability survey and using the resulting data for evidence based planning and thereafter work on financial aspects.
During the event, the Bhopal Smart City also launched a cloud-based Common Integrated Data Centre, Disaster Recovery Centre and Integrated Control and Command Centre . This will help to monitor and administer several utilities and citizen services across seven cities in the state: Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Indore, Ujjain, Satna, and Sagar. An incubation centre, to promote entrepreneurial spirit amongst youth, researchers, engineers and society at large, was also launched.
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Ministry of Women and Child Development
SCHEME FOR ADOLESCENT GIRLS
An evaluation of Schemes of the Ministry of Women & Child Development including Scheme for Adolescent Girls was conducted by NITI Ayog during 2020.
Scheme for Adolescent Girls , a Centrally-sponsored scheme, aimed at providing nutritional support to out of school girls in the age group of 11-14 years for improving their health and nutritional status and motivated them to go back to formal schooling, provided life skill training, accessing public services etc. However, Right to Education Act, 2009 provides legal entitlement for compulsory and free education to AGs in the age group of 11-14 years and all the AGs in this group are entitled to go-to school wherein they are provided mid day meal for improving their nutritional status. Hence, a decline in the number of beneficiaries was seen under the Scheme due to the RTE Act.
Since the adolescent girls in the age group of 11-14 years are being covered under the RTE Act, recently the Scheme for Adolescent Girls has been revised and subsumed under Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 wherein the targeted beneficiaries are all the AGs in the age group of  to18 years in the Aspirational Districts and the North Eastern States.
The Government of India has launched a campaign “Kanya Shiksha Pravesh Utsav” on 07.03.2022 under Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme to ensure that all the out-of-school Adolescent Girls in the age group of 11-14 years are enrolled back to formal schooling.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Special Service and Features
Seaweed park to be set up in TN will provide employment to fisherwomen: Union MoS Dr L Murugan
The special seaweed park which was announced in the Union Budget will provide employment to fisherwomen besides offering them good opportunities to attain economic development, Union Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Information & Broadcasting Dr L Murugan said today.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today offered special prayers at the Kedarnath temple in Uttarakhand. He also inaugurated a statue of Sri Adi Sankaracharya and his renovated samadhi. The event was aired live at Sri Ramanatha Swamy temple in Rameswaram, which houses one of the 12 Jothirlingams. Dr L Murugan, who watched the event, also witnessed cultural programmes that followed. He also offered prayers at Sri Ramanatha Swamy temple.
Speaking to journalists, he said that idea behind the initiative was to make the youngsters realise the culture and tradition of the country. Recalling that the Centre had mad announcement on special seaweed park, he said preliminary works have started.
"Inspection woks are being carried out to finalise the coastal area for the park. The facility will provide employment to fisherwomen besides offering them good opportunities to attain economic development", the Union Minister of State said.
Dr L Murugan, who then took part in various events in Rameswaram, met representatives of the fishing community at the Travellers' Bungalow and listened to their grievances. They requested him to take steps to increase the subsidy being given to deep sea fishing boats under Prime Minister's Fishing Development Scheme. The Minister said that a report in this regard was sought from the Kochi Shipyard and the subsidy would be hiked after the report was submitted.
National Financial Reporting Authority
NFRA issues Financial Reporting Quality Review  Report of Prabhu Steels Industries Limited  for FY 2019-20
The National Financial Reporting Authority  has issued the Financial Reporting Quality Review Report  in respect of Prabhu Steels Industries Limited  for the Financial Year 2019-20.
Some of the main observations classified as High Impact w.r.t. Non Compliances of Accounting Standards on part of the Company are as follows:
- PSIL is a listed company and therefore it is required to follow the Indian Accounting Standards notified under Section 133 of the Companies Act,2013. However, the company has provided contradictory disclosures in the Director’s Report and the Notes to Annual Accounts regarding the fundamental aspect of the applicable accounting framework followed in the preparation of Financial Statements for the year 2019-20.
By not complying with the material requirements of Ind AS Framework and providing disclosures under previously applicable accounting framework, the Company has violated the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 regarding the preparation and presentation of the Financial Statements.
- The Company failed to present a component of financial statements i.e., Statement of Changes in Equity in the Financial Statements as required by sub-section 40 of section 2 of the CA, 2013, Ind AS 1, and Schedule III to the CA, 2013.
- The Company has failed to comply with the key requirements of Ind ASs on Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurement viz. Ind AS 109, Ind AS 107, Ind AS 32 and Ind AS 113; it has failed to perform proper evaluation of impairment loss allowance for its major category of its Financial Assets viz. Trade Receivables, Loans and Advances and Bank Balances; in the financial statements, there is absence of disclosures required by Ind AS 107 regarding significance of Financial Instruments, nature and extent of risk arising from the Financial Instruments.
- The Company has failed to make appropriate disclosure as required by Schedule III to CA, 2013 regarding its Borrowings in the form of Loans taken and the Assets in the form of Loans and Advances given.
- The Company has also failed to provide depreciation on its idle plant and machinery, thus violated the underlying principle of Ind AS 16.
- Apart from the above, the Company has made violations of the Companies Act, 2013 and the provisions of applicable Ind ASs in almost all the areas of accounting as detailed in the FRQR Report.
In view of the errors/omissions being pervasive across the entire Financial Statements, PSIL has agreed to prepare and publish restated Financial Statements as per Companies Act, 2013, within 90 days.
The FRQR Report can be seen on NFRA website: https://nfra.gov.in.
Prime Minister's Office
PM Congratulates IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi and IISc Bengaluru for top-200 positions in QS World University Rankings 2022
IISc Bengaluru ranked 1st in the World for research
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi and IISc Bengaluru for top-200 positions in QS World University Rankings 2022.
In a Tweet, The Prime Minister said:
“Congratulations to @iiscbangalore, @iitbombay and @iitdelhi. Efforts are underway to ensure more universities and institutions of India scale global excellence and support intellectual prowess among the youth.https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1725638”
Vice President's Secretariat
UNESCO Education Report on children with disabilities presented to Vice President
VP stresses importance of inclusive education;
Map of World Heritage Sites in India also presented to Vice President
A UNESCO delegation led by Mr. Eric Falt, Director, UNESCO, New Delhi has called on the Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, here today, and presented ‘State of the Education Report for India 2019- Children with Disabilities’.
Receiving the report, Shri Naidu said it was timely as the Government was in the midst of formulating a new education policy. He said that education of children with disabilities was receiving special attention of the government and the country was steadily moving towards inclusive and equitable quality education.
Expressing confidence that the report would provide useful inputs, the Vice President said that India always believed in adopting the best practices from across the globe. He said the need of the hour was to promote inclusive education and hoped that the government would positively consider the suggestions made in the report as inputs to the new National Policy on Education being currently debated.
The report contains 10 recommendations, including amendments to Right to Education Act to align with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities  Act by incorporating specific concerns of children with disabilities.
Mr. Falt also presented a map of the world heritage sites in India to the Vice President.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
22 States/UTs have so far undertaken commensurate reduction of VAT on Petrol and diesel;
14 States/UTs have not reduced any VAT
Following the decision of the Government of India to significantly reduce Central Excise Duty on Petrol and Dieselby Rs. 5 & Rs. 10 respectively, 22 states/UTs have also undertaken commensurate reduction of VAT on Petrol and Diesel to give relief to consumers.
However, there are 14 States/UTs which have not undertaken any reduction in VAT in Petrol and Diesel. These are: Maharashtra, NCT of Delhi, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Meghalaya, Andaman & Nicobar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chattisgarh, Punjab and Rajasthan.
The most reduction in the Petrol prices has been in UT of Ladakh, followed by Karnataka and Puducherry. The prices of Petrol in theseUTs/state have come down by Rs 13.43, Rs 13.35 and Rs 12.85 respectively.
For Diesel, the most reduction has been undertaken by UT of Ladakh, leading to price coming down by Rs 19.61 per litre there, followed by Karnataka and Puducherry.
Prime Minister's Office
PM shares a booklet based on last month's Mann ki Baat
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has shared a booklet based on the last month's episode of Mann ki Baat  containing topics such as India’s G-20 Presidency, continued strides in space, rise in exports of musical instruments and more.
The Prime Minister tweeted;
"Do have a look at this e-book containing interesting write-ups on topics covered during last month’s #MannKiBaat such as India’s G-20 Presidency, our continued strides in space, rise in exports of musical instruments and more.
http://davp.nic.in/ebook/h_nov/index.html"
Competition Commission of India
CCI approves the acquisition of YES Asset Management  Limited and YES Trustee Limited by GPL Finance and Investments Limited
The Competition Commission of India  approves the acquisition of YES Asset Management  Limited  and YES Trustee Limited by GPL Finance and Investments Limited today.
The proposed combination envisages acquisition of 100% equity shares of YES AMC and YES Trustee by GPL. By way of these acquisitions, GPL will acquire Yes Mutual Fund and become its sole sponsor.
GPL is registered with the Reserve Bank of India as a non-deposit taking and non- systemically important Non-Banking Financial Company. It is classified as an investment company and is primarily engaged in the business of making investments in mutual funds and providing referral and support services to White Oak Capital. GPL is part of the White Oak Group.The White Oak group is an investment management and investment advisory group founded by Mr Prashant Khemka.
YES AMC belongs to the YES Bank Limited group. It acts as an asset management company / investment manager to YES Mutual Fund.
YES Trustee belongs to the YES Bank Limited group. It is the exclusive owner of the trust fund of YES Mutual Fund and holds the same in trust for the benefit of the unitholders.
Detailed order of the CCI will follow.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Shri Nitin Gadkari will lay Foundation Stone for 25 National Highway Projects of Total Length 257 Km with an Investment of Rs1 1 ,721 Crores in Jammu tomorrow
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari will lay Foundation Stone for 25 National Highway Projects of Total Length 257 Km with an Investment of Rs1 1 ,721 Crores in Jammu tomorrow.
These projects will provide all weather connectivity between Jammu and Kashmir valley. These are strategically important for swift movement of defence forces alongwith agricultural,industrial and socio-economic progress of the region.
The projects will connect all major roads leading to various district headquarters and will help in generation of employment and self employment oppurtunities. The projects will involve Rehabilitation and upgradation of some sections, construction of Viaduct and tunnel and Rectification of black spots.
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Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade  to organize Startup India Innovation Week
Innovation Week to showcase the spread and depth of entrepreneurship across India
Registration for stakeholders open
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade , Ministry of Commerce and Industry is set to organize the Startup India Innovation Week from January 10th to 16th 2022. This week-long virtual innovation celebration aims to commemorate the 75th year of India’s independence ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ and is designed to showcase the spread and depth of entrepreneurship across India.
Startup India Innovation Week will have sessions ranging from topics such as Enhancing Market Access Opportunities, Discussions with Industry leaders, Best Practices by States, Capacity Building of Enablers, Reverse Pitching by Incubators, Technology Exhibitions, Corporate Connects and more.
The programme is expected to bring together top policy makers, industry, academia, investors, startups, and all ecosystem enablers from across the globe. Stakeholders from all these segments are requested to register themselves on the portal https://www.startupindiainnovationweek.in/ to be a part of the Innovation Week. For more details, Mr. Gautam Anand  may be contacted.