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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made women-led development one of the main agendas of his government, Union Minister Smriti Irani told a group of eminent women leaders from India and the US.  In a virtual address to the first-ever US-India Alliance for Women's Economic Empowerment Shatter Summit here, Irani, the Union Minister for Women and Child Development, said  There's a cause for all of us to celebrate, as India leads the G20 presidency. I am proud that Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi has made women-led development one of the main agendas and not limited to a side-line, Irani said.  In her keynote address to the half-day-summit being held at the Foggy Bottom headquarters of the State Department, Irani highlighted some of the key steps being taken by the Modi government towards empower...

  Arshid Rasool It’s a proud moment for every Indians as India has taken over the Presidency of G20 summit with effect from 01st December 2022 till 30 November 2023 for a duration of one year. G20 was founded in 1999 after the financial crisis which hit Asian continent and it was primarily founded as a forum for the finance ministers and central banks to discuss various issues pertinent to global economy and finances. In the year 2008, G20 was upgraded and heads of all the countries started to participate in the summit; this was done in the wake of the recession and financial crisis of 2007 and in 2009, the forum was re-designated as premier for international economic cooperation. The term G20 is derived from 20 members who represent the forum from 19 countries and the European ...

Srinagar, January 23 : National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadet Fiza Shafi from Brain Nishat area of Srinagar was awarded this year's  Raksha Mantri Padak & Commendation Card at Delhi Cantt on January 21.  Fiza Shafi is studying in Class 10th at Nishat Girls Higher Secondary School and she is the only student from the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh to be awarded this prestigious honor for outstanding performance under the Jammu and Kashmir NCC Girls Unit, Srinagar.  Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh conferred the honor on the said cadet while visiting the National Cadet Corps (NCC) Republic Day Camp in Delhi Cantt on January 21. Principal Ghulam Mohi-ud-din Sheikh of the said Nishat Girls Higher Secondary and other teaching and non-teaching staff have congratulated this t...

NEW DELHI, Jan 11: The Government on Wednesday decided to establish three new cooperative societies to promote organic products, seeds and exports. A decision in this regard was taken in the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.  Briefing media, Union Minister Bhupender Yadav said, “Cooperatives that are associated with farmers, farmers’ income and agriculture production are an important part of rural India. The Cabinet today took three main decisions in the field of cooperatives”. The Cabinet approved the establishment of the National Export Society, National Cooperative Society for Organic Products and National Level Multi-state Seed Cooperative Society, he noted.  These cooperative societies will help realise the vision ...