Government will soon launch the Seed Traceability System to ensure the availability of good quality seeds to farmers. This will curb the pilferage in the seed trade sector. Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh stated this while addressing the two-day Indian Seed Congress organized by the National Seed Association of India in New Delhi today. He said, central government is giving utmost importance to the interests of farmers.

The Minister said, India is in the leading position in agriculture, but in oilseeds and cotton area, country is yet to be self-sufficient. He said, stakeholders of the seeds sector should contribute to make the country Aatma Nirbhar by reducing imports. He said, in this direction, the seeds Industry needs to prepare a roadmap and implement it.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid homage to Biju Babu (Bijayananda Patnaik, former Chief Minister of Odisha) on his birth anniversary who was a remarkable leader and institution builder.

In a tweet, Mr Modi said, Biju Babu was a dynamic and multifaceted personality who has made an unparalleled contribution towards Odisha’s progress.

The Prime Minister said, his role in fighting the Emergency is also notable.

Indian Navy carried out a successful precision strike by ship launched BrahMos missile in the Arabian Sea yesterday. It was done with the indigenous seeker and booster designed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

In a tweet, the Indian Navy said that the successful test has reinforced its commitment towards Aatma Nirbharta.

The missile test was carried out from a Kolkata-class guided missile destroyer warship. 

Union minister for railways, communications and electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw reached Sikkim yesterday evening. On his way to the Himalayan state, the minister inspected the proposed rail link between Sevoke in West Bengal and Rangpo in Sikkim.

Today, he will participate in a programme at Samman Bhawan in Gangtok, before proceeding to Lachung in Mangan district.

AIR correspondent reports, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will attend the launch of a special postal cover on “Go Green, Go Organic” in Gangtok today.

Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri will launch Hydrogen-based advanced Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) in New Delhi today.

The launch of the bus is an effort of the central government as part of its commitment toward cleaner energy and low-carbon pathways. The project is similar to the one launched earlier at Kevadia in Gujarat.

Earlier, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that as part of the central scheme the government is looking at new technology and wanted to introduce city buses running on green hydrogen.

The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) under the Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry; and the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) today signed an MoU to strengthen value-based sports education amongst school children and teachers. The key activities that will be undertaken through this MoU include developing e-content in an accessible format on sports values and ethics. The UNESCO Value-Based Sports Education toolkit will also be promoted in every classroom under the MoU.

On the occasion, Secretary, Department of Sports, Sujata Chaturvedi said that promoting positive sports values from an early age is key to ensuring that young athletes practice clean sports at a later age. She said, this MoU will amplify NADA’s outreach efforts multi-fold, in collaboration with NCERT. She stressed that the MoU will also help in creating awareness at the grassroots.

Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE, has declared the result of the 16th edition of the Central Teacher Eligibility Test, CTET, today.

CBSE conducted this test in online mode between 28th December last year and the 7th of last month. The result is available at
www.ctet.nic.in
and
www.cbse.nic.in
websites.

President Droupadi Murmu will confer the Swachh Sujal Shakti Samman 2023, under various categories of the Swachh Bharat Mission - Grameen, Jal Jeevan Mission and National Water Mission, in New Delhi on 4th March 2023, Saturday.
 
During the function, the President will launch the Jal Shakti Abhiyan - Catch the Rain 2023 campaign with the theme of source sustainability for drinking water. She will also launch a video on 'Jal Shakti se Nari Shakti' and a commemorative stamp. The President will also release 'Swachh Sujal Shakti Ki Abhivyakti', which is a compendium of case stories from Swachh Bharat Mission - Grameen, Jal Jeevan Mission and National Water Mission.

Youth Affairs and Sports and Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur will launch Yuva Utsava - India@2047 from Ropar in Punjab on 4th March, Saturday.
 
He will also launch the Dashboard of Yuva Utsav during the event. Yuva Utsava will be simultaneously hosted at Pratapgarh in Uttar Pradesh, Haridwar in Uttrakhand, Dhar and Hoshangabad in Madhya Pradesh, Hanumangarh in Rajasthan, Saraikela in Jharkhand, Kapurthala in Punjab, Jalgaon in Maharashtra, Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh, Karimnagar in Telangana, Palakkad in Kerala and Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu.

Reserve Bank of India has imposed a penalty of three crore six lakh sixty six thousand rupees on Amazon Pay (India) Private Limited for non-compliance of certain directions related to Prepaid Payment Instruments and Know Your Customer.
 
Accordingly, a notice was issued and decision to impose the penalty was taken after considering the entity’s response. In a press release, RBI said that the action is based on deficiencies in regulatory compliance and is not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any transaction or agreement entered into by the entity with its customers.