On the occasion of  National Panchayati Raj Day today, Prime Minister Narendra will interact with Sarpanchs from across the nation via video conferencing at 11 A.M. PMO in a tweet said that all Sarpanchs will be able to join this interaction through Doordarshan, from their respective homes adhering to social distancing norms. It said, those Sarpanchs who will be sharing their views with Mr Modi, will do so by joining the interaction at a Common Service Centre close to them.

The Prime Minister will launch a unified e-GramSwaraj Portal and Mobile App on the occasion. The Unified Portal is a new initiative of  Panchayati Raj Ministry which will provide the Gram Panchayats with a single interface to prepare and implement their development plan. Mr Modi will also launch the Swamitva Scheme which provides for an integrated property validation solution for rural India.

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Wednesday named Indian shuttler PV Sindhu as one of the ambassadors for its 'I am badminton' awareness campaign.

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Wednesday named Indian shuttler PV Sindhu as one of the ambassadors for its 'I am badminton' awareness campaign.

The campaign provides a platform for which players are able to express their love and respect for badminton by advocating and committing to clean and honest play.

The Geneva-based International Motorcycle Manufacturers Association (IMMA), which represents the manufacturing industry of powered two-wheelers at the global level, has elected Rakesh Sharma, Executive Director, Bajaj Auto as its President for a two-year mandate.

Sharma was elected from its member organisation, the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, the company said in a statement on Wednesday.

Sharma had previously been the Vice-President in IMMA, after being elected in May 2019.

The IMMA Spring Congress originally planned to be held from April 20 to April 24, 2020 in New Delhi, was changed into a series of meetings by conference call and correspondence. The election of the new President took place through a general assembly by correspondence on April 21, 2020 due to the COVID-19 crisis, said the statement.

Sharma joined Bajaj Auto in October 2007 as President (International Business). He is a member of the Board of Commissioners of PT Bajaj Auto Indonesia, a subsidiary of Bajaj Auto Ltd, as well as the Chairman of the Exports Council of SIAM.

In a piece of exciting news for techies in India and around the world, the research team at IIT-Mandi has developed Magnetic Random Access Memory (MRAM), which claims to be faster, more energy-efficient and capable of storing more information in a smaller volume as compared to the existing data storing technologies.

The Spin-transfer torque-based nano spintronic device in which data is represented as a spin of electrons utilises the spinning electrons to transmit and process information. By harnessing this spin of electrons from the magnetic state leads to Spin-Transfer Torque-Magnetic Random Access Memory (STT-MRAM). So, unlike normal electronic devices that are driven by electron charges, the cutting-edge technology promises better storage capabilities than conventional electric charge-based RAM.

NEW DELHI: Despite the nationwide lockdown and fear of contagion due to the coronavirus, the Border Roads Organisation has constructed a major strategic bridge in Arunachal Pradesh that will provide adequate movement of supplies to about 3,000 troops deployed along the Line of Actual Control with China and ensure quick mobilization during contingencies at two disputed areas in the region. The bridge will also allow easy availability of supplies to 451 villages near it.

The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) constructed a 430 feet long bailey bridge at Daporijo over the Subansiri river in Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Subansiri district. The BRO has upgraded the bridge, whose construction began last month, to class 40 tons, which means that it can bear the weight of heaviest loads such as artillery guns that can then be taken to forward areas along the LAC. The upgrade will also cater for the future infrastructure development of Upper Subansiri. 

Former Fiji Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase, who was installed as leader following one coup attempt and overthrown by another, died Tuesday aged 79, a family spokesman said.

The founder of the Soqosoqo Duavata Ni Lewenivanua Party, who served as Fiji’s sixth prime minister from 2000 to 2006, died in hospital after a short illness.

Qarase passed away at the Oceania Hospital in Suva early Tuesday, family spokesman Mesake Koroi told AFP.

New Delhi: 

The Supreme Court Collegium on Sunday recommended the appointment of new Chief Justices for Bombay, Orissa and Meghalaya High Courts.

The top court panel decided to recommend the elevation of Calcutta High Court judge Dipankar Datta as Chief Justice of Bombay High Court.

The collegium, headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde, also decided to recommend elevation of Allahabad High Court judge Biswanath Somadder as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court.

The decisions of Supreme Court collegium were uploaded on its website on Sunday.

BMW Group President and CEO Rudratej Singh passed away on Monday morning due to a massive cardiac arrest, sources said.

The German auto major had appointed Mr. Singh as the head of India operations from August 1, 2019.

ICICI Bank has announced that it has integrated its AI powered multi-channel chatbot, ‘iPal’, with the world’s two most popular voice assistant apps–Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant– to enable its retail banking customers to undertake an array of banking services with just a simple voice command. This novel facility offers customers yet another way to connect with their Bank from home at a time when they are advised to stay indoors in the wake of the nationwide lockdown.

The launch of voice banking facility comes close on the heels of new digital initiatives undertaken by the Bank namely, chat based banking services on WhatsApp and ‘ICICIStack’, a set of digital banking and APIs (Application Programme Interface), to ensure uninterrupted banking experience to customers—both retail and business. ‘ICICIStack’ offers nearly 500 services that covers almost all banking requirements of customers such as digital account opening, loan solutions, payment solutions, investments and care solutions.

Kapil Dev Tripathi was on Monday appointed Secretary to President Ram Nath Kovind.

The 1980-batch retired IAS officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre will replace Sanjay Kothari, who was selected as the Chief Vigilance Commissioner in February. Mr. Tripathi’s tenure is on a contract basis and is co-terminus with the tenure of the President.

Mr. Tripathi, who retired as the Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas in June 2018, was heading the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) that does top-level recruitments in the central public sector enterprises.