Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways and AYUSH Sarbananda Sonowal and Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Transport & Communications of Myanmar, Admiral Tin Aung San, jointly inaugurated the Sittwe Port in Rakhine State, Myanmar on Tuesday. During this event they received the first Indian Cargo ship which was flagged off from Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata.

Speaking at the inaugural function, Sarbanand Sonowal highlighted the close historical, cultural and economic ties between India and Myanmar. He reiterated India’s long standing commitment towards the development and prosperity of people of Myanmar through developmental initiatives such as the Sittwe Port, said an official press release.

Union Health Ministry has launched a learning management information system SAKSHAM, Stimulating Advanced Knowledge for Sustainable Health Management. SAKSHAM is a platform for providing online training and medical education to all health professionals in the country. SAKSHAM was launched by the Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan.
 
According to the Health Ministry, this digital learning platform will ensure inclusive capacity building of health professionals. Presently, the platform is hosting more than two hundred public health and 100 clinical courses through online mode. Health professionals can register for these courses through lmis.nihfw.ac.in and get certification after undergoing requisite training and qualifying the required assessment criteria. The platform has been developed by the National Institute of Health & Family Welfare, New Delhi.

Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal launched ‘Harit Sagar’ the Green Port Guidelines at a function in New Delhi today. The guidelines were launched to meet the larger vision of achieving Zero Carbon Emission Goal set by the Ministry. Harit Sagar Guidelines - 2023 envisages ecosystem dynamics in port development, operation, and maintenance while aligning with the’Working with Nature’ concept and minimizing impact on biotic components of harbor ecosystem. It lays emphasis on use of clean or green energy in Port operation, developing Port capabilities for storage, handling, and bunkering greener fuels like Green Hydrogen, Green Ammonia, and Green Methanol or Ethanol. 

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) under the Union Health Ministry today successfully conducted a trial run of blood bag delivery by drones under its i-Drone initiative in New Delhi. The inaugural trial flight carried ten units of blood samples from Government Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS), Greater Noida and Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC), New Delhi. The trial run has been undertaken for the first time in the country by the collaborative efforts of ICMR, LHMC, GIMS and Jaypee Institute of Information Technology (JIIT), Noida.

Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that India's auto sector will be first in the world in the next five years, leaving behind China and America. He said that India has already surpassed Japan.

Mr. Gadkari said this while addressing an event organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry, CII in New Delhi.

Mr. Gadkari said that the government is focusing on implementing welfare schemes at the block levels to make India better.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone and dedicate to the nation multiple scientific projects worth over five thousand eight hundred crore rupees on the occasion of National Technology Day in New Delhi today. 

Mr. Modi will inaugurate a programme to mark the day. This year's celebrations of National Technology Day has a special focus on Atal Innovation Mission (AIM).

The AIM Pavilion will showcase multiple innovative projects and provide an opportunity for the visitors to witness live tinkering sessions, engage in tinkering activities and witness outstanding innovations and products by Startups.

The Telangana Government has introduced a Robotics Framework, for providing a roadmap to promote a robotic ecosystem in the State. This is the first-of-its-kind policy in the country. Under the initiative, the Government will set up a Telangana Robotics Innovation Centre (TRIC) to implement the framework which will focus on the key pillars of infrastructure access, business enablement, fostering research and innovation, development of a skilled workforce, and responsible deployment.
 
Speaking at the launch programme, IT and Industries Minister K.T. Ramarao said the framework will promote an innovation ecosystem that will help the State manufacture robots not only for the country but for the world. The State government signed Memoranda of Understanding with IIT-Hyderabad, AgHub of State Agriculture University, and a few others to enhance the robotics ecosystem in the state and promote innovation, research, and growth in the field.

The Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council unveiled India Jewellery Exposition 2023 ( IJEX 2023), the first of its kind jewellery exposition centre in Dubai. IJEX 2023 is a Global Business Touchpoint, especially for GJEPC members to connect with international buyers. The centre was inaugurated by Rajesh kumar singh, Secretary DPIIT, and Sunjay Sudhir in the presence of Kirit Bhansali Vice chairman GJEPC, Juma Al Kait , Assistant Undersecretary - Foreign Trade Affairs at Ministry of Economy, UAE, Srikar reddy, Joint secretary , Dept of commerce. Gem Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) is India's Apex body supported by the ministry of commerce and industry.

The Annual Investment Meeting, organized by the AIM Foundation, kicked off on May 8th, 2023, at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, UAE. Under the theme of “The Investment Paradigm Shift: Future Investment Opportunities to Foster Sustainable Economic Growth, Diversity, and Prosperity,” the event is aimed at empowering the global economy by promoting effective investment strategies and facilitating opportunities for economic productivity and expansion.

Indian boxers Nishant Dev and Deepak Bhoria will play in the quarter-finals of the Boxing World Championships 2023 in Tashkent today. Nishant will face Cuba’s Jorge Cuellar. Deepak will be up against Diushebaev Nurzhigit of Kyrgyzstan, and he will look to confirm a medal for India.

Yesterday, Deepak reached the quarterfinals of the men’s 51kg category with a 5-0 unanimous decision win over Zhang Jiamao of China. His compatriot Nishant Dev knocked down Nidal Foqahaa of Palestine twice inside the first minute to force the referee to stop the contest. He advanced to the men’s 71 kg category quarterfinal.