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Sector Skill Council launches Paralegal Course with LawSikho
Lucknow, Oct 30(UNI) Management & Entrepreneurship and Professional Skills Council (MEPSC), in association with leading legal edutech startup LawSikho, is launching an online course titled “Paralegal Associate - Legal documentation”…
Indian Army officer creates Guinness World Record by cycling fastest from West to East
Itanagar, Oct 26 (UNI) An Indian Army officer has created a new Guinness World Record by cycling fastest from West to East to commemorate ‘Swarnim Vijay Varsh’ – India’s victory against Pakistan in the 1971 war.
“Lt Col Bharat Pannu has…
Kisan Rail completes 700 trips on Central Railway
Pune, Oct 23 ( UNI) Central Railway ran its 700th Kisan Rail from Sangola to Adarsh Nagar Delhi till today. Kisan Rail completing its 700th run on Central Railway proved to be the most successful and biggest game changing initiative…
Afghan born Indian national arrives in Delhi after abduction and release in Kabul
New Delhi, Oct 22 (UNI) Bansri Lal Arendeh, an Afghan-origin Indian national who was abducted at gun point from near his shop in Kabul on September 14 and released after a fortnight by his kidnappers, has arrived in New Delhi.
“I am glad…
Microsoft AI Innovate empowers startups in India to accelerate with AI
Kolkata, Oct 20 (UNI) In its efforts to support the startup ecosystem in the country, Microsoft has launched a program for nurturing and scaling startups that are leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Microsoft AI Innovate is a 10-week…
Adani group companies to invest over $50-70 billion in renewable energy value chain
New Delhi, Oct 19 (UNI) Adani group companies will invest over $50-70 billion in the renewable energy value chain and have committed 70 per cent of planned capex until 2030 to energy transition.
Hydrogen is a game changer and Adani’s…
I don’t see pageants as gateway to Bollywood: LIVA Miss Diva 2021 runner-up Sonal Kukreja
MUMBAI: LIVA Miss Diva 2021 runner-up Sonal Kukreja says she wants to use the pageant as a platform to enable financial independence in women across the country and not as a springboard to launch her Bollywood career.
Kukreja, who hails…
FIRST IIT Kanpur to partner with Toronto Business Development Centre to take Indian startups global
Kanpur, Oct 11(UNI) Foundation for Innovation & Research in Science & Technology (FIRST), the technology business incubator at IIT Kanpur, (also known by the brand name, SIIC IIT Kanpur) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding…
GDP of many emerging economies reaching pre-pandemic levels in 2022: World Bank chief
Washington, Oct 11 (UNI/Sputnik) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in many emerging economies will return to pre-pandemic levels next year, while per capita income level in will take longer to recover, World Bank President David R. Malpass…
A Swiss woman’s commitment to offer solace during tough times
ERNAKULAM: A lady with a kind heart. That’s how those who know Cristelle Hart Singh like to define her. For the past 20 years, Cristelle — an Anglo-Swiss national — has been engaged in social work in Kochi, especially among children who…
Nobel Peace Prize goes to Journalists Ressa, Muratov for Safeguarding Freedom of Expression
Oslo, Oct 8 (UNI/Sputnik) The Nobel Peace Prize 2021 was awarded jointly to Rappler co-founder Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov, the editor of Russia's Novaya Gazeta newspaper, "for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is…
Mating Disruption Technology to be introduced for infestation of pink bollworm on cotton crop:…
Chandigarh, Oct 6 (UNI) Punjab Agriculture Minister Randeep Singh Nabha on Wednesday said that the state government is serious about the pink bollworm problem in the Malwa cotton belt.
Addressing a high level delegation composed of…
National Urdu Council to promote skill learning in Urdu language: Dr Sheikh Aqeel Ahmad
New Delhi, October 4 (UNI) In order to promote Urdu language, the National Urdu Council (NUC) will collaborate the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to provide the translation of textbooks in Urdu and distribute in the…
TiE announces TSS Social Enterprise Awards; to roll out $300 Mn Social Impact Fund
Hyderabad, Oct 2 (UNI) TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) Hyderabad Chapter on Saturday announced TSS (TiE Sustainability Summit) Social Enterprise Awards to recognize the thankless work by social enterprises and entrepreneurs who work towards…
Nest of love: Karnataka couple create awareness on importance of birds
MANGALURU: They say charity begins at home, but should not end there. And a 36-year-old postgraduate in Economics from Dakshina Kannada has adopted this saying as his life’s mantra for the past seven years, and been providing a safe place…
All vehicles in country should run on 100 per cent ethanol: Nitin Gadkari
"If enough ethanol is produced in the near future, imports will come down and farmers will earn Rs 5 lakh crore out of Rs 12 lakh crore being spent for import of crude oil
Civil Society orgs join hands to form regional action network against air pollution
Lucknow, Sep 29 (UNI) The recent surge in research-based evidence released by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the latest revision of air quality guidelines by WHO, has reemphasized the need of clean air for better…
Govt schemes benefitting fishers by doubling exports, production of fish: Rupala
New Delhi, Sep 27 (UNI) Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala on Monday said Government schemes are benefitting the fishers by doubling the exports and production of fish, thereby doubling the income…
CAG Murmu elected as External Auditor of the International Atomic Energy Agency
New Delhi, Sep 25 (UNI) Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) Girish Chandra Murmu has been elected as External Auditor of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna for a six year term from 2022 to 2027.
"The…
Modi returns to India with 157 artefacts & antiquities received from US
New Delhi, Sep 25 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi would return to India with 157 artefacts and antiquities that he received from the United States during his visit, official sources said.
This comes as Modi and US President Joe Biden…