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On International Yoga Day, President Kovind, PM Modi stress on benefits of yoga !!

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were among the leaders who talked about the benefits of yoga on Sunday on behalf of  International Yoga Day as the covid-19 pandemic kept many at home. PM Modi talked about yoga as a message for unity & brotherhood in his address to the nation on the sixth edition of the International Yoga Day and President Kovind tweeted about its importance during stress and strife. Here is what President Kovind, PM Modi and others said: “Greetings on #InternationalYogaDay. The…

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Govt plans to cut import dependence by building local capacity !!

New Delhi: The government is working on a sectoral strategy to reduce import dependence by building an local capacity, creating value chains and quickly attaining self-reliance in at least half-a-dozen areas ranging from footwear and furniture to technical textiles and medical equipment to electronics and defence production, people aware of the development said. The sectors will receive fiscal incentives credit support and tariff protection from an influx of cheaper imports, particularly from China, the people said, requesting anonymity. “All custom duty exemptions would be comprehensively reviewed and many of them…

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Undeterred by spine-chilling sub-zero temperature, security personnel perform yoga !!

On the occasion of International Yoga Day 2020, people across the country were seen performing yoga asanas and pranayama. While some stayed indoors and followed this year’s theme ‘Yoga at home and Yoga with family’, many others were seen performing pranayama in small groups, adhering social distancing norms at the same time.  The spirit of Yoga Day was exhibited in Sikkim and Ladakh where security personnel were seen performing yoga in sub-zero temperature.   Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel performed yoga at an altitude of 18,800 feet in North Sikkim on the…

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PM Modi addresses nation on International Yoga Day!!

NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed the nation on the occasion of International Day of Yoga where he highlighted how pranayam breathing techniques can help strengthen the respiratory system in our fight against Covid-19. With the theme of ‘Yoga at Home and Yoga with Family’, this year’s celebrations are being done digitally to ensure social distancing norms. PM Narendra Modi’s address to the nation on Yoga Day: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on the occasion of International Yoga Day 2020. Following his address, demonstration of a…

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Solar eclipse today: India timings, locations and other details !!

  Skywatchers along a narrow band from west Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, India and southern China will witness on Sunday a dramatic “ring of fire” solar eclipse. The partial phase of the eclipse will begin at 9.16 am. The annular phase will start at 10.19 am and end at 2.02 pm. The partial phase of the eclipse will end at 3.04 pm, the Ministry of Earth Sciences said. “Close to noon, for a small belt in north India the eclipse will turn into a beautiful annular (ring-shaped) one since…

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Have we become too reliant on Big Tech firms?

When lockdown hits on 23 March in the UK, Mr Ingram had to shut his shops in Edinburgh and Dundee, and sell his stock through Amazon Marketplace. Now, his sales are 40% higher than last year. “Without Amazon, we would have had to furlough all employees for all of lockdown. Instead, we furloughed them for four weeks until we adjusted ourselves to the new normal, and then we could retrain staff to help us fulfil our online orders,” he says. It’s not just Amazon that has been used more during…

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Canada renews calls for China to release charged pair !!

Toronto: Canada is working “very actively” to bring home two of its citizens charged with spying in China, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said. Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor were detained in China in December 2018 but were only charged on Friday. Their arrests came just days after Meng Wanzhou – an executive of the Chinese giant Huawei – was detained in Vancouver, at the request of the US. China denies that the arrests were in retaliation for Ms Meng’s detention. Mr Trudeau said he was “concerned and disappointed”…

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PM Modi launches ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan’ to create infra, jobs in rural India !!

New Delhi: PM Modi launches ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan’ to create infra, jobs in rural India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan’ to boost livelihood of opportunities in rural India amid the COVID-19 crisis. The Prime Minister flagged off the Abhiyan from village Telihar in Bihar’s Khagaria district via video-conferencing. The campaign of 125 days across 116 districts in 6 states aims to work in mission mode to help the migrant workers. It will involve intensified and focused implementation of 25 different types of works…

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Mukesh Ambani Makes Reliance Net Debt-Free Ahead Of Its March 2021 Target !!

Mumbai: India’s most valuable company Reliance Industries Limited has managed to become net debt-free almost nine months ahead of its set target, thanks to the INR 168,818 Cr fundraising in the last eight weeks. The Mukesh Ambani-led company has raised INR 1.15 Lakh Cr from global tech investors like Facebook, Silver Lake, Vista Equity Partners, General Atlantic, KKR, Mubadala, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, L Catterton and Public Investment Fund by selling less than a quarter for its digital arm Jio Platforms. Reliance Industries’ chairman and managing director Ambani said, “Over…

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Power markets prefer renewable energy amid falling demand: Moody’s

New Delhi: The clean energy transition might be accelerated due to the covid-19 pandemic that has shown that power markets prefer renewable energy amidst falling demand, a Moody’s report suggests. “Coal generation has continued to decline, while renewables have shown more resilience across major markets in the US, Europe, China and India,” stated the report. The power demand in India has fallen by 20% due to the lockdown, with most of the impact on coal generation, they added. Both corporate as well as household power demand are expected to be…

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