Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will inaugurate International Conference on Dam Safety at Jaipur in Rajasthan on Thursday. Professionals from across the nation and about fifteen countries are expected to participate in the conference. Jal Shakti Ministry said, there are over six thousand dams in India and it is ranked third globally in terms of large dams. Approximately 80 percent of these dams are over 25 years of age. 

The conference aims to provide a major platform for experts to come together and debate cutting-edge topics in dam safety and management. Dams have been essential to civilization's development, and have played a multifaceted role in meeting the increasing demand for drinking water, irrigation, hydropower and flood protection.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate 90 critical infrastructure projects developed by the Border Roads Organization at a cost of 2,941 crore rupees in Jammu and Kashmir today.

He will physically inaugurate the state of the art 422.9 meter long, Class 70 RCC Devak Bridge on Bishnah-Kaulpur-Phulpur Road in Samba district. It is of strategic importance to Defence Forces and will boost socio-economic development of the region. Other projects will be inaugurated virtually. 

Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Shri Parshottam Rupala will inaugurate the Second Edition of ICAR-CIBA’s Shrimp Farmers Conclave-2023 at Navsari on 14th September, 2023 in the presence of Minster of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Cow Breeding, Fisheries and Rural Development, Govt. of Gujarat, Shri. Raghavji bhai Hansrajbhai Patel, Member of Parliament, Navsari, Shri. C.R.Patil and Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly , Shri R.C.Patel.

Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) between CIBA and National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB); CIBA and Fish Farmers Producer Organization (FFPO) of Gujarat respectively for implementing the crop insurance for aquaculture with premium subsidy offered by the NFDB and technology support for the FFPO are to be executed during the conclave. The shrimp crop insurance product of Agriculture Insurance Company of India Limited is also expected to be launched.

The 12th Round of Ministerial India-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue was held in New Delhi on Monday.

The Indian delegation was led by Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, and the U.K. delegation was led by Rt. Hon. Mr. Jeremy Hunt, MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, U.K, the Ministry of Finance said in an official release.

India and Saudi Arabia on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the field of energy to develop a stronger partnership between India and Saudi Arabia in the field of energy.

The official press release from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, the MoU was signed by Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy and Power R. K. Singh who was representing the Indian side and Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-Saud present in the meeting for the Saudi side.

State-run NTPC Green Energy (NGEL) on Monday said that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Nayara Energy to explore opportunities in the green hydrogen and green energy space.

The MoU envisages to collaborating and producing green hydrogen for Nayara Energy’s captive usage, accelerating decarbonisation and catalysing reduction in carbon footprint. This collaboration is in line with NTPC’s initiatives to develop hydrogen projects in India and aligns with the vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat, NGEL said.

NGEL is a subsidiary of India’s largest power producer NTPC.

As Virat Kohli completed 13,000 ODI runs, many people expressed their joy for the cricketer. Here's what people are saying.

Virat Kohli stunned fans after he broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record of the fastest batter to score 13000 runs in ODI. He achieved the feat in the ongoing match between India and Pakistan at Asia Cup 2023.

The High-Level Clearance Authority (HLCA) of the Odisha Government approved nine key industrial projects with a cumulative investment of Rs 1,01,804.43 crore.

These projects are poised to create employment opportunities for 28,565 people across various sectors.

The diverse spectrum of projects underscores Odisha's dedication to realizing investment intentions and transforming them into tangible economic benefits. These projects will be strategically located across the state, including Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Jharsuguda, Khordha, Paradeep, Bhadrak, Ganjam, and Koraput districts.

The Reserve Bank of India has approved the reappointment of ICICI Bank MD and CEO Sandeep Bakhshi for three years, with effect from October 4.

The reappointment tenure will be effective till October 3, 2026, the private sector lender notified the exchanges.

The board of directors of the bank had approved the reappointment in October 2022, whereas shareholders approved it at the annual general meeting held on August 30.

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Monday announced that it has partnered with Dassault Systems through its Living Heart Project that unites an ecosystem of cardiovascular researchers, educators, medical device developers, regulatory agencies including US FDA, and practicing cardiologists, to develop and validate realistic digital simulations of the human heart.

“The project will create groundbreaking medical solutions, including the use of heart simulation as a source of digital evidence for new cardiovascular device approvals. This includes an in-silico clinical trial that could complement the evidence drawn from clinical subjects while reducing the need for animal testing and human enrollment for clinical trials,” the company said in a regulatory filing.