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Jan142017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Tata and Reliance keen to invest in Assam: Chandra Mohan Patwary

Gujarat

Assam industry minister, Chandra Mohan Patwary said that industrialist, Ratan Tata has shown keenness in investing in Assam. Patwary is in Gujarat to participate in the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit. The minister in a statement stated that he interacted with Ratan Tata and Mukesh Ambani on the inaugural day of the Global Summit. He appraised them about the current conducive industrial environment in the State. The two industrialists showed keen interest and expressed their desire for investment in Assam. Tata groups has diversified interest in Assam including interest in tea and hotel. Patwary said, “Assam, as the biggest economy in the North-East Region, has the potential of being the pivot of India’s Act East policy. There is a large South-East Asian, Bangladesh and ASEAN mar...

Jan132017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Meet Rajesh Gopinathan, the new boss of TCS

National

Tata Consultancy Services on Thursday appointed Chief Financial Officer and Vice President Rajesh Gopinathan to replace N Chandrasekaran as the head of the firm. Rajesh Gopinathan started his professional career with Tata Consultancy Services in 2001. He was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the company in February 2013. Prior to becoming the CFO, Rajesh was the Vice President – Business Finance. In this role, he was responsible for the financial management of the company’s individual operating units. His responsibilities include financial planning and control as well as revenue assurance and margin management. Rajesh Gopinathan joined TCS from Tata Industries and worked to drive TCS’ newly established e-business unit in the United States. He was also involved in the design...

Jan132017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Modi Govt hikes minimum pension for central govt employees to Rs 9000

National

The minimum pension has been increased to Rs 9,000 per person besides a two-fold hike in ex-gratia amount for central government employees, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said today. Addressing the 29th meeting of the Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) here, he said almost 88 per cent of pension accounts have been seeded to Aadhaar. There are about 50-55 lakh pensioners in the country, said Singh, Minister of State in Prime Minister’s Office. He further said that minimum pension has been increased to Rs 9,000 per person and ex-gratia amount has been increased from Rs 10-15 lakh to Rs 25-35 lakh, as per a release issued by Personnel Ministry. The SCOVA meeting is organised by the Department of Pensions and Pensioners’ Welfare. Singh said there is a need to put in...

Jan132017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Ashish Shelar replaces Sharad Pawar as president of MCA

Sports

Almost a month after the stepping down of Sharad Pawar as its president, the Mumbai Cricket Association today nominated its vice president Ashish Shelar to fill up the post as its interim chief. “We have today filled up the posts which have become vacant. Mr Ashish Shelar has been made the interim president of the Mumbai Cricket Association as Mr Sharad Pawar has resigned,” said MCA’s joint secretary, Umesh Khanvilkar after a meeting of the association’s managing committee here. Pawar had cited his ineligibility to continue as president as he had crossed the age cap of 70 laid down by the Supreme Court in its order based on the Lodha Committee recommendations and quit the post on December 17 last. Following the elevation of Mumbai BJP chief Shelar to the helm and the other vice pr...

Jan132017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Black money has destroyed nation, fight against it: PM Modi to youth

National

Contending that black money had “destroyed” the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday reached out to the youth, asking them to fight against it along with social problems like caste discrimination, untouchability and harassment of women. Hailing the youth for their contribution to various aspects of the society, he pitched for new thinking while underlining the need for channelising the tremendous energy of the young people and preventing them from getting misled. The Prime Minister asked the youth to focus on six social challenges — ending of illiteracy, insensitivity, perverted thinking, failure to rise above caste considerations, ill-treatment of women and callous attitude towards the environment. “Black money has destroyed the country… Recently we took a major decisio...

Jan132017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

After Sushma Swaraj Rap, Amazon Expresses ‘Regret’ for Selling Tricolour Doormats

National

Following a stern message by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj over sale of doormats depicting the Tricolour, Amazon on Thursday expressed regret for “offending” Indian sentiments and informed her about removal of the product from its Canadian website. In a letter to Swaraj, Vice President and Country Manager of Amazon India Amit Agarwal said, “I am writing in connection with the products that carried the Indian flag, as referred to in your tweet…” “Amazon India is committed to respecting Indian laws and customs. To the extent that these items offered by a third-party seller in Canada offended Indian sensibilities, Amazon regrets the same. At no time did we intend or mean to offend Indian sentiments.” He also said Amazon remains steadfastly committed to India, as evident...

Jan122017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

National Youth Day is celebrated in India to honour the great soul.

National

National Youth Day is celebrated in India on January 12 on the birthday of Swami Vivekananda to honour the great mind. The Government of India declared birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda as the National Youth Day in 1984 and since then the day is celebrated in India every year. The Government of India then said, “It was felt that the philosophy of Swamiji and the ideals for which he lived and worked could be a great source of inspiration for the Indian Youth.” The day is celebrated in the country with huge pomp and fervor. It is celebrated in schools and colleges across the country with speeches, music, seminars, presentations and competitions. Swami Vivekenada has inspired millions of youth during his era and continue to do so. His teachings have had far and wife effects on lives o...

Jan122017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Facebook launches ‘Journalism Project’ to fight spread of ‘fake news’

Technology

As part of the new “Journalism Project,” Facebook said on Wednesday that it would focus on improving its current storytelling formats such as Live, 360 and Instant Articles. The company also plans to test a feature using Instant Articles to allow readers to see multiple stories at a time, as a package, from their preferred news organizations. Working with third-party organizations, Facebook said it will work to promote “news literacy” and help users decide which sources are trustworthy and would also continue to work on curbing hoaxes. Fake news Facebook has faced huge criticism in recent weeks amid claims that it did not do enough to tackle the problem of fake news stories on its platform, particularly during the US presidential campaign. “We care a great deal about making ...

Jan122017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

CAG Shashi Kant Sharma takes over as UN audit chair for next two years

National

Comptroller and Auditor General Shashi Kant Sharma took over as the chairman of the United Nations’ Board of Auditors from January 1 for a period of two years. The CAG of India is the lead auditor for the UN headquarters at New York and some other UN agencies, including the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the UN Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) and the UN Compensation Commission (UNCC), besides auditing six missions of UN peacekeeping operations across the world. The CAG is also the external auditor of the World Intellectual Property Organization. Two years ago, India had replaced China in the United Nations Board of auditors, with the CAG appointed as a UN auditor for six years. The UN Board of Auditors is one of the key oversight organs of the international agency, and its importa...

Jan122017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Niti Aayog has strongly advocated use of genetically modified seed varieties for agriculture growth in the country

National

Niti Aayog has strongly advocated wider use of genetically modified (GM) seed varieties to revive agriculture growth in the country. The assertion came even after RSS’s economic wing — Swadeshi Jagran Manch — questioned the role and two-year contribution of Niti Aayog and raised serious questions about the think tank supporting use of GM seeds. Arguing that the key to green revolution was highyielding crops, the government’s think tank said, “It is time for us to return to allow massive research into improving seed varieties including genetically modified one.” In an appraisal document of 12th Five Year Plan, the Aayog said, “Elsewhere in the world, most notably the United States, GMO seeds have been in use for over two decades with no adverse effect on either crops or those consumin...