Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur yesterday inaugurated the India Pavilion at Cannes Film Festival. On the occasion, he also unveiled the poster for 53rd International Film Festival of India, IFFI.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Thakur announced an incentive scheme for audio-visual co-production and shooting of foreign films in India with a cash incentive of up to 30 percent with a cap of 260 thousand Dollars. He said, in the case of foreign films that will be shot in India, there will be an additional bonus with a cap of 65 thousand Dollars for employing 15 percent or more manpower in India. Mr Thakur said, the Government of India will do whatever it can to make India the content hub of the world and to make India destination of the world for film production, post-production, and AVGC Sector.

The Minister said, Government of India has started world's largest film restoration project under the National Film Heritage Mission. He said, as part of this drive, 2200 movies across languages will be restored to their former glory.

Ministry of Heavy Industries has signed an MoU with National Research Development Corporation for undertaking various activities for smooth implementation of the Scheme for enhancement of competitiveness in the Indian capital goods sector.

As per the MoU, signed yesterday in New Delhi, the corporation will conduct the activities like evaluation and review of the scheme, management of intellectual property rights, and commercialization support for the products developed under Capital Goods Scheme. 

Speaking on the occasion, Heavy Industries Minister Dr. Mahendra  Nath  Pandey said that the vision of this MoU is to make India a global hub for the manufacturing of capital goods. He said, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a mantra of Atmanirbhar  Bharat, with a vision and mission to put Indian Economy on the wheel of high growth.

India has appointed Naveen Srivastava as its new Ambassador to Nepal. Mr. Srivastava is currently an Additional Secretary in the External Affairs Ministry. He is expected to take up the assignment shortly.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur will inaugurate India Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival in France today. He said, India Pavilion will focus on positioning India as the 'Content Hub of the World'. In a newspaper article, the Minister wrote that India's presence at Cannes this year holds significance in many ways. He said it will be for the first time that India's red carpet lineup captures the diversity of country's cinematic excellence. He said the celebration of India at Cannes and the recognition of its cinematic excellence the world over is set to manifest the country into the 'content hub of the world'.

The Union Minister reached Cannes yesterday and took a tour of the India Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. He also met Charles H. Rivkin, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Motion Pictures Association of America. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, the Government has infused new energy in the telecom sector in the last eight years with the Panchamrit of Reach, Reform, Regulate, Respond and Revolutionise. Mr Modi was addressing the Silver Jubilee celebration event of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) through video conferencing in New Delhi. Mr Modi said, India's telecom sector is a great example of self-reliance adding that the connectivity in 21st century India will determine the pace of progress of the nation.  

On the occasion, the Prime Minister also launched a 5G Test Bed and said, this indigenous 5G test bed in the telecom sector is an important step in India's self-reliance.  

The Prime Minister added the 5G Technology is a huge opportunity for startups to grow and test their products.

The prestigious Mumbai-New Delhi Rajdhani Express of Western Railway has completed 50 glorious years since its first journey on May 17, 1972. 

To celebrate this golden jubilee celebration, a dignified event was organized by the Western Railway at Mumbai Central Station and the train was flagged off with great enthusiasm.
 
A special postal cover and a VIP album were also released to mark the occasion.

Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav has said that Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan has been notified today. In a series of tweets, Mr Yadav said, it is the 52nd Reserve of India, which will conserve biodiversity and bring in ecotourism and development to the area. He said, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, government is committed to preserving the wildlife.

The newly notified tiger reserve includes the tiger habitat between Ranthambore Tiger Reserve in the northeast and Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve on the southern side and facilitates dispersal of tigers from Ranthambore Tiger Reserve. The Minister said, the floristic diversity of this new tiger reserve makes it an important area for research and education. Mr. Yadav said, historic and cultural sites like Bhimlat, Ramgarh palace will encourage eco-tourism and provide employment opportunities to local communities.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a programme marking Silver Jubilee Celebrations of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) at 11 AM today through video conferencing. He will also release a postal stamp to commemorate the occasion.

AIR correspondent reports, During the programme, Mr Modi will also launch a 5G Test Bed, developed as a multi-institutional collaborative project by a total of eight institutes led by IIT Madras. The other institutes that participated in the project include IIT Delhi, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur, IISc Bangalore, Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering and Research (SAMEER) and Centre of Excellence in Wireless Technology.

The project has been developed at a cost of more than two hundred twenty crore rupees. The Test Bed will enable a supportive ecosystem for Indian industry and start-ups which will help them validate their products, prototypes, solutions and algorithms in 5G and next-generation technologies.

President Ram Nath Kovind yesterday addressed the golden jubilee celebrations of Akhil Bhartiya Koli Samaj through a pre-recorded video message.

Recalling his association with Akhil Bhartiya Koli Samaj since its inception, Mr Kovind said,  the golden jubilee celebration of this society is personally very satisfying and pleasant achievement for him.

He said, it takes a lot of hard work and dedication to build and grow any organization. He said it is a matter of pride for all, that Akhil Bhartiya Koli Samaj is celebrating its golden jubilee.

The President said, visionary people of our previous generations took steps to give direction to the society and subsequent generations went further.

National Museum New Delhi will celebrate International Museum Day 2022 for five day from tomorrow. On this occasion, the National Museum is offering a mixed bag of online and offline activities and events designed for both young and adults during the five days.

The exciting line-up of activities include Teachers’ Training Workshop in collaboration with CCRT Dwarka, Mata Sundari College, Delhi and the Indian Culture portal. This would be followed by a one-day Museum Educators’ meet which would see the participation of various central and state government museums across Delhi.

The Museum is collaborating with the Heritage Lab, Flow India, Access for All and Heritage for the Educators meet. The Educators’ Meet is National Museum’s pilot initiative, which has been conceptualized with an attempt at bringing government museum educators together on one platform to share and discuss about opportunities, challenges and their achievable solutions.