Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Skill Development, and Entrepreneurship Rajeev Chandrasekhar has announced that NASSCOM will launch a portal to promote digitization of small and medium enterprises. Interacting with the media persons at Ahmedabad, he said that this portal will bring SMEs as well as startups together on one platform to encourage SMEs to adopt digitally and build capacity. He will attend a function for SMEs and Startups today, where this portal will be launched.

During his three day visit to Gujarat, Mr Chandrasekhar will also visit three Universities in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar and interact with start-ups, students, and young entrepreneurs. He will also give a presentation on “New India for Young India- take off opportunity” at Gujarat Technological University.

In a first in the country, Kerala will launch a state-owned over-the-top (OTT) platform, CSpace, on November 1, offering film lovers an array of movies, short films and documentaries of their choice.

Minister for cultural affairs Saji Cheriyan revealed the name of the OTT platform as CSpace, which is an initiative of Kerala State Film Development Corporation (KSFDC) on behalf of the state government, through video conferencing at a function in Kalabhavan Theatre, here on Wednesday. KSFDC chairman Shaji N Karun presided over the function.

The launch of CSpace, which boasts of several unique features, will coincide with the state’s formation day on November 1.

Named ‘Kalam-100’ after the renowned Indian rocket scientist A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

Skyroot Aerospace, the national-award winning startup building India’s first privately built space launch vehicles has announced the successful completion of a full duration test-firing of its ‘Vikram-1’ rocket stage, representing a major milestone for the company on Thursday.

Named ‘Kalam-100’ after former President and the renowned Indian rocket scientist A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the third stage of ‘Vikram-1’ produces a peak vacuum thrust of 100 kN (or ~10Tons) and has a burn time of 108 sec, said the city based firm’s founders, in an official release.

Renowned lyricist, veteran journalist and language movement activist of Bangladesh Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury passed away at the age of 88 in London. Chowdhury was the lyricist of the soul stirring song ‘Amar Bhaiyer Rokte Rangano Ekushe February Ami Ki Bhulite Pari’ meaning ‘Can we ever forget the 21st February stained with the blood of our brothers?’

The 21 February is observed as the ‘Language Martyrs’ Day’ in Bangladesh to pay respect to the people killed by the Pakistani forces in 1952 when they took out a procession demanding Bangla as the official language of the then East Pakistan.

The song written by Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury inspired generations of Bangladeshis to fight for their mother tongue which ultimately led to their liberation in 1971.

India to export wheat to countries most in need, says MEA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the third Quad Leaders Summit in Tokyo on May 24 to review progress of Quad initiative and working groups, identify new areas of cooperation and provide strategic guidance and vision for future cooperation, the Ministry of External Affairs has said.

Agra Union minister for minority affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, union minister of state for law and justice Prof. S. P. Singh Baghel and Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak formally inaugurated the 41st edition of Hunar Haat, an effective campaign of “Acclamation to Art” and “Splendour to Skill”, at Shilpgram here on Thursday.

More than 800 artisans and craftsmen from 32 states and union territories are participating in this 12-day “Hunar Haat”, which will conclude on May 29.

India's Nikhat Zareen has won the Women's World Boxing Championships in Turkey, becoming only the fifth Indian woman to be crowned world champion.

The boxer beat Thailand's Jitpong Jutamas 5-0 in the flyweight division of the championship on Thursday.

"Am I trending on Twitter?" an elated Zareen asked at the press conference after her win.

This is India's first gold medal at the championship since Olympic boxer Mary Kom won here in 2018.

Kom has been a six-time champion at the tournament. Other Indian women to win the gold medal include boxers Sarita Devi, Jenny RL and Lekha KC.

"Winning a medal at the world's is always a dream and [that] Nikhat could achieve it so early is extremely commendable," said Ajay Singh, president of the Boxing Federation of India.

Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has said the Amritsar-Jamnagar Greenfield Corridor is being constructed in a full capacity.

This corridor is one of the most important Greenfield Corridors being developed by the National Highways Authority of India. He said, the complete corridor is targeted to be completed by September next year.

In a series of tweets, Mr Gadkari informed that Bikaner to Jodhpur section of 277 kilometres is targeted to be completed and opened to public by the end of this year.

Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya today said that India turned crisis into an opportunity to augment Tuberculosis elimination activities by launching new initiatives like ‘bi-directional testing’ of TB with COVID, use of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Tools. He was addressing the 35th Board meeting of the Stop TB Partnership through video-conference. He informed that a new initiative, 'Adopt people with TB' will be launched this year, based on Indian values of collectivism.

The initiative will call upon corporates, industries, organisations, political parties and individuals to come forward and adopt TB infected people and family and provide them with nutritional and social support. Emphasizing on strengthening TB prevention activities, Dr Mandaviya announced that starting later this year, government will introduce a newly approved 'Made in India' TB infection skin test called ‘c-TB’. He stated that this cost-effective tool will be of immense benefit to other high burden countries as well.

Government eMarketplace, GeM and Self-Employed Women’s Association, SEWA today inked a Memorandum of Understanding for the advocacy, outreach, mobilization and capacity-building of last-mile women-led micro and small enterprises, women entrepreneurs, SHGs, Associations, Cooperatives, Collectives, Not-for-Profit Section-8 Companies and various voluntary organizations as sellers and service providers in public procurement.

The MoU was signed by Chief Executive Officer of GeM P. K. Singh and Vice-President of SEWA Rehana Riyawala in New Delhi.