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- Union Cabinet approves seven major initiatives worth over 14 thousand crore rupees to improve farmers’ lives and their income.
- Cabinet also clears proposals to set up a semiconductor unit at Sanand in Gujarat, and a new rail line project providing shortest connectivity between Mumbai and Indore.
- At least 16 people killed in rain-related incidents in Telangana; Heavy rain continues to lash several parts of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat.
- Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty close at a new all-time high.
- And, at ongoing Paralympic Games in Paris, Indian athletes win a gold, two silver and a bronze to take overall tally to eleven.
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The Union Cabinet today approved seven major schemes to improve farmers’ lives and increase their income at a total outlay of over 14 thousand crore rupees.
Addressing media in New Delhi this afternoon, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, key projects include the Digital Agriculture Mission, Crop Science for Food and Nutritional Security, strengthening agriculture education, sustainable livestock health, horticulture development, Krishi Vigyan Kendras and Natural resource management. He said, the Digital Agriculture Mission is being developed on lines of the structure of Digital Public Infrastructure for agriculture.
Mr Vaishnaw said, a 309-kilometre long new rail line project has also been approved by the Cabinet to provide the shortest connectivity between two major commercial hubs – Mumbai and Indore. The project will be completed by the year 2028-29.
The Cabinet has also cleared a proposal to setup a semiconductor unit at Sanand in Gujarat. The proposed unit will be setup with an investment of 3,300 crore rupees.
“The capacity of this unit will be 60 Lakh chips per day. The chips produced in this unit will cater to a wide variety of applications which include segments such as industrial, automotive, electric vehicles, consumer electronics, telecom, mobile phones and others.The Centre had notified the Programme for Development of Semiconductors and Display Manufacturing Ecosystem in December 2021 with a total outlay of 76 thousand crore rupees. In June, last year, the Union Cabinet had approved the first proposal for setting up a semiconductor unit in Sanand, Gujarat. In February this year, three more semiconductor units were approved. Construction of all four semiconductor units is progressing at a rapid pace. The cumulative capacity of these units is about seven crore chips per day. ANUPAM MISHRA, AKASHVANI NEWS, DELHI.”
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President Droupadi Murmu has said, the contribution of cooperative sector in India’s development is incomparable. She said Lijjat Papad and Amul are the finest examples of the success of cooperative sector. The President was speaking at the golden jubilee celebration of Shri Warana Women Co-operative Group at Warananagar in Kolhapur this afternoon.
President Murmu reached Kolhapur today on a three-day visit to Maharashtra.
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Senior BJP leader and Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched the party’s membership drive in New Delhi. Mr Modi got his membership renewal certificate from party president JP Nadda. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Modi said, BJP Government has started a special effort by creating the PM Janman Yojana that aims to bring tribal communities into the mainstream.
BJP National President JP Nadda, Senior party leaders and Union Ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh also addressed the gathering.
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Heavy rain has disrupted normal life in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat.
In Telangana, at least 16 people have lost their lives in rain related incidents amid the current spell of heavy rainfall in the state. Talking to media in Hyderabad today, State Minister D Sridhar Babu said, the situation is grim in the worst affected districts like Khammam, Mahabubabad and parts of Suryapet.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy visited the Khammam and Suryapet districts and took stock of the situation. The Chief Minister announced ex-gratia of 10 thousand rupees to the families affected by the floods. He also urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare the situation as a national calamity.
“Several villages remained waterlogged due flooding. The local authorities have stepped up measures to bring normalcy in the affected areas in Khammam district and are making all out efforts to restore the road linkages and repair the railway lines, which were washed away. They initiated works worth 650 crore rupees to repair the retaining wall of Munneru stream. Traffic on the Hyderabad – Vijayawada National Highway has been diverted through other routes. NDRF teams are carrying out the rescue operations in the rain hit areas. Meanwhile, the Met officials have issued an alert that moderate rain is likely in some districts for the next 24 hours. Lakshmi, Akashvani News, Hyderabad “
In Andhra Pradesh, all efforts are being made to restore normalcy in the flood-affected regions.
“36 teams of disaster response force, 152 motorboats and 280 active swimmers have been pressed into action to undertake rescue operations in the flood impacted areas in NTR and Guntur districts. Helicopters and Drones have been deployed to provide food and medicines to the inaccessible areas. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu visited the severely impacted Singh Nagar area in Vijayawada in a motorboat this evening to oversee the relief operations. With the water inflow at Prakasam barrage on Krishna River in Vijayawada reaching alarmingly high level, people residing near the retaining wall, Krishna Lanka and Tadepalli are being evacuated. With breaches in Khazipet-Vijayawada and Guntur Vijayawada railway sections as many as 275 trains were cancelled and 149 trains diverted. Sri Sai for Akashvani News, Vijayawada.”
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In Maharashtra, Parbhani, Nanded, Beed, Jalna and Hingoli districts have been the most affected due to heavy rains, leading to overflowing of rivers causing closure of roads and highways.
In Parbhani district, an Indian Army column comprising 60 soldiers and medical teams was mobilized today to assist the district administration in rescue and relief measures. As per a preliminary assessment, floods have affected people in at least 63 villages, damaging some houses and crops.
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In Gujarat, the India Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rainfall over the next four days. A red alert for very heavy rainfall has been issued for Surat and Bharuch district tomorrow.
“After a short break, the south Gujarat region has once again recorded heavy rainfall today. Torrential rains led to the rise in the water level of Ambika Olan, Valmiki, Zakhari rivers of South Gujarat. Flood like situation occurred in Dolvan tehsil in Tapi district which recorded the highest 8 inches of rainfall today. More than 250 children and staff stranded in water in the ashram school of Dolvan were rescued by NDRF. Normal life was affected due to waterlogging and closure of roads and highways. Aparna Khunt, AKASHVANI NEWS, AhmedabaD.”
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In Jammu and Kashmir, two women pilgrims were killed and a minor girl was seriously injured after a landslide enroute to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine near Panchi Helipad this afternoon. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has expressed grief over the loss of lives due to landslides.
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The Supreme Court today granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar in the Swati Maliwal assault case. Imposing a slew of conditions, the apex court ordered that Kumar will not be restored to his position of Personal Secretary to the Delhi Chief Minister or given any official assignment in the Chief Minister’s Office.
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The Central Bureau of Investigation arrested the former Principal of Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Dr Sandip Ghosh today over ‘financial misconduct’ in the medical establishment. He was being interrogated by the agency in connection with the rape and murder of a women doctor, as well as financial irregularities at the hospital.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a three-day visit to Brunei and Singapore tomorrow. The Prime Minister is visiting Brunei at the invitation of Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah. This will be the first-ever bilateral visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Brunei. On the second leg of his tour, the Prime Minister will visit Singapore on the 4th and 5th of September.
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In our bilingual live phone-in programme “Public Speak” tonight, we will bring an insightful discussion on “Symptoms, Prevention and Cure of Vector-Borne Diseases”. We will be joined in our studios by Dr. Tanu Jain, Director, National Center for Vector Borne Diseases Control and Dr. Puneet Misra, Professor, Community Medicine, AIIMS. During the programme, listeners will have the opportunity to ask our experts questions, 9:30 PM onwards. To participate, dial the telephone numbers 011 – 23421050 and 011-23314444.
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Domestic Benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty hit their fresh all-time closing high levels today, tracking foreign fund inflows and a rally in the US markets.
“At the closing bell, the BSE Sensex gained 194 points to close at 82,560. NSE Nifty rose 43 points to close at 25,279. In the global crude market, Brent crude was trading 0.06 percent down to 76 dollars and 88 cents per barrel, when report last came in. VAIBHAV JYOTSNA SRIVASTAVA, For AKASHVANI News.”
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At the ongoing Paralympic Games in Paris, Day 5 turned out to be a memorable one for the country, as Indian athletes won a gold, two silver and a bronze to take overall tally to eleven.
Nitesh Kumar bagged a gold medal in Para-Badminton, defeating Britain’s Daniel Bethell in Men’s Singles SL3 event. Yogesh Kathuniya won silver medal in F56 category of Men’s Discus Throw event. Its his second successive silver medal in Paralympics.
“It was truly a blood curdling encounter. Shuttler Nitesh who took 1 -Nil lead by winning the first game 21-14 rather comfortably in 31 minutes. The second game though turned out to be a close affair with Bethell forcing a decider by clinching it 21-18. The decider was also a breathtaking affair with Bethell saving a match point before putting himself on the brink of winning the clash. However, Nitesh kept his cool, bounced back and eventually took the game and the gold. With a Season Best attempt of 42.22m, India’s Yogesh Kathuniya retained his silver medal in Men’s Discus Throw F56 event . Famous author Geoff Colvin in his book ‘Talent is overrated ‘said ‘champions become champions because their mindset is different The performences of the two athelets today definitey qualify the statement. with Pratyush Ghosh’s report, Swathi Rakheja from sports deskh for Akashvani news.”
A shortwhile ago, Shuttler Thulasimathi Murugesan claimed silver after losing her women’s singles (SU5) final to China’s Qiu Xia Yang. Another shuttler Manisha Ramadass won a bronze in women’s singles SU5 category, after beating Cathrine Rosengren of Denmark.
The President, Vice President, Prime Minister and Sports Minister have congratulated all the winners.
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THE HEADLINES ONCE AGAIN.
- Union Cabinet approves seven major initiatives worth over 14 thousand crore rupees to improve farmers’ lives and their income.
- Cabinet also clears proposals to set up a semiconductor unit at Sanand in Gujarat, and a new rail line project providing shortest connectivity between Mumbai and Indore.
- At least 16 people killed in rain-related incidents in Telangana; Heavy rain continues to lash several parts of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat.
- Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty close at a new all-time high.
- And, at ongoing Paralympic Games in Paris, Indian athletes win a gold, two silver and a bronze to take overall tally to eleven.