Raipur, Jul 12 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh Assembly is poised for a significant five-day Monsoon session starting from Monday, and concluding on July 17, officials said. With exactly five sittings scheduled over these days, the session is expected to witness robust debates and critical scrutiny of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government’s performance by the Opposition Congress.The initial four days will primarily focus on Question Hour and essential government financial business, providing legis…
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Bengaluru, July 10 (IANS) Karnataka BJP President and MLA, B.Y. Vijayendra, on Friday accused the Karnataka government of deliberately delaying elections to local bodies, including the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and zilla panchayats, and alleged that the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was being used as a pretext to postpone the civic polls.It can be noted that the Karnataka government has sought an extension from the Supreme Court till December 31 to conduct e…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 9 (IANS) Artificial Intelligence (AI) must become an integral part of India’s education system and find applications across sectors beyond information technology if the country is to emerge as a global leader in the field, NASSCOM President Rajesh Nambiar said here on Thursday.Highlighting NASSCOM’s role in shaping India’s AI ecosystem, Nambiar said the industry body is working closely with the University Grants Commission (UGC) and other national education agencies to…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Jharkhand is moving from a mineral-driven economy to a knowledge-based growth model powered by technology, research, innovation and inclusive development, Chief Minister Hemant Soren said on Wednesday after inaugurating a two-day National Stakeholders Consultation in the national capital.The consultation aims to attract global and domestic investments in Jharkhand and explore opportunities in information technology (IT), artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging se…
Guwahati, July 6 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said the state Budget, to be presented later this week, will chart the government’s economic roadmap for the next five years, with a strong emphasis on implementing the commitments made in the BJP-led alliance’s election manifesto. The budget session of the Assembly began on Monday, and this will be the first budget after the BJP-led alliance came to power in the state for the third consecutive term. Talking to reporters …
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions, Dr Jitendra Singh, on Sunday highlighted the Central government’s employee-centric initiatives, particularly the decision to redeploy nearly 65,000 erstwhile Ordnance Factory employees into regular government service, following the restructuring of the Ordnance Factory Board.Addressing a delegation representing Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) and affiliated employees’ organisations from across the country, t…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday chaired ‘Delhi Next – Code, Create and Change’ at the Delhi Secretariat, the country’s largest civic-tech innovation programme, hoping that the city will soon become the country’s civic-tech capital. The initiative aims to bring together young people, startups, researchers, educational institutions and innovators on a common platform to develop technology-based solutions for Delhi’s real civic and urban challenges.Sp…
Guwahati, July 2 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said the state is laying the foundation for the responsible adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate inclusive growth, improve governance and enhance its global competitiveness while addressing the risks associated with the emerging technology.In a post on social media platform X, the Chief Minister shared a video outlining the government’s vision for AI and the initial steps being taken to integrate the t…
Chandigarh, July 1 (IANS) BJP leaders on Wednesday termed the launch of Punjab AAP government’s ‘Mawan Dhiyan Satkar Yojana’ at Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s constituency Dhuri, “an election stunt” in view of the upcoming state Assembly polls.In a post on X, Punjab CM Mann said: “Today, the historic launch of the ‘Mothers-Daughters Respect Scheme’ took place in Dhuri…Under this, Rs.1,000 for the general category and Rs.1,500 for the Dalit community is being given as a monthly honorarium.”He a…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) As the country marks 11 years of the ‘Digital India’ initiative, the Modi Archive highlighted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s long-standing advocacy for technology and innovation, explaining how his vision for digital governance and espousal of the idea for two decades before its national launch in 2015, proved instrumental in grassroots empowerment across the country.Sharing archival footage of Prime Minister’s speeches from as early as 2003, Modi Archive traces his emph…