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| Jan 01, 1970 | Daily Report |
| RISING BHARAT | News Count (102682) | |
21081. Nazara to become first gaming firm to list on Indian exchanges
- Rakesh Jhunjunwala-backed Nazara Technologies Ltd will become the first Indian gaming company to go public, with its initial public offering (IPO) set for launch. The company has fixed a price band of ₹,100-1,101 per share for the ₹583 crore share sale.
- The IPO will raise the company’s profile globally and open the doors to more investment opportunities in future,said the company’s management Jhunjhunwala, the company’s core promoter and investor with an 11.51% stake, will remain on the board of directors and provide mentorship.
- The IPO is a pure secondary sale of shares by existing shareholders, so the company will not be raising fresh cash for its business through the IPO. Nazara has cash reserves of ₹300 crore. Nazara’s core business includes eSports, gamified learning, freemium gaming and telco-based subscription.
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21082. Realme partners Khy Electronics to make wearables in India (Pro-Bharat)
- Fast growing smartphone brand Realme has partnered with contract manufacturer Khy Electronics to assemble Realme smart watches, making it the first Chinese company to make wearables in India
- India is the third largest hearbles and wearables market and the segment has registered triple-digit growth of 144.3% in 2020 with 36.4 million shipments due to price corrections and greater acceptability of these lifestyle devices, research firm IDC, India had said in its report.
- “The government’s focus on Make in India is gaining momentum by gradually establishing the manufacturing ecosystem,” said Navkender Singh, research director at IDC, India. “Realme might be engaging with multiple OEMs to make India its manufacturing hub and start exports because the Oppo factory, which generates 50 million units per year, is currently sufficient to meet the local demand.”
21083. Aatmanirbhar Package: Centre rolls out Rs 27 lakh crore economic revival plan
- The Union government has announced to pump over Rs 27 lakh crore for its flagship initiatives including Digital India, Make in India, Swachh Bharat Mission, Smart City Mission, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation, Housing for All, Infrastructure development and Industrial corridors to not just bring the economy back in order but also to generate ‘productive employment opportunities.
- In his written submission in Rajya Sabha Gangwar said that the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojna (ABRY) Scheme has been launched to incentivise employers for the creation of new employment along with social security benefits and restoration of loss of employment during the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Gangwar further informed that the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) has been initiated by the Centre inter alia, for facilitating self-employment. Under the PMMY, collateral-free loans upto Rs 10 lakh, are extended to micro/small business enterprises and to individuals to enable them to support or expand their business activities.
21084. 'Aluminium demand to boost India's industrial vision: IIFT
- India is set to witness burgeoning demand for aluminium as it strives to achieve 25 per cent of GDP from the manufacturing sector by 2022, according to a survey by the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT).
- The surge in demand will be led by the 'Make in India' initiative coupled with increasing urbanisation, development of industrial corridors, rural electrification, smart city projects, housing for all, and various other infrastructural projects, it said.
- The study provides an overview of Indian aluminium industry, analyses the efficacy of present policies with a focus on contemporary trade situation, and recommends suitable policy options to enhance competitiveness of the downstream industry. The study also discusses green properties of the metal and climate change-related issues to assess future path for Indian aluminium industry.
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21085. Army to organize 3-day snow sports festival in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bhaderwah to revive tourism
- The snow-bound Bhaderwah in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir is all set to host a three-day snow sports festival from Friday, thanks to the Army which has come forward to give a boost to the efforts of the administration to revive pandemic-hit tourism industry.
- Army’s Rashtriya Rifles unit based at Bhaderwah is holding the three-day snow carnival from February 18 in collaboration with district administration Doda and Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering in the picturesque valley, also known as mini-Kashmir for its resemblance with the ‘paradise on earth’.
- In the run-up to the three-day festival, different activities like snow sledging, skiing, boarding and snowman making are going on at Thanthera, Jaie Valley, Sartingal and Padri under the supervision of Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Thathri, Athar Amin Zargar who has been appointed nodal officer of the festival.
21086. India News | Devika Rejuvenation Project in J&K's Udhampur to Be Completed by June: Union Minister
- The work on the river Devika Rejuvenation project in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir will be completed by June, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Sunday, asserting that various centrally-sponsored projects would give a new identity to his Lok Sabha constituency at the national level.
- He also expressed hope that the academic session for MBBS courses in the newly set up medical colleges of Udhampur would commence from the next academic year.
- The work on the prestigious Rs 186.74 crore project, which has been included in Government of India's National River Conservation Project (NRCP), started in March 2019 and was scheduled to be completed in two years. However, the project missed the deadline due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
21087. 1 Day training cum demonstration program on hydroponics held at Udhampur
- A one day Training Cum Demonstration Programme on vegetable cultivation through hydroponics was today conducted by Agriculture Department Udhampur, here under the Chairmanship of Chief Agriculture Officer Sanjay Anand.
- In the training program, Scientist Dr. Gurdev Chand I/c Head & principal investigator, Division of Plant Physiology SKUAST Jammu was the resource person. He deliberated on Israel based technology for the cultivation, prospectus & its importance in Udhampur district on its first ever launch at the district.
- Further, he demonstrated that there are three ways of hydroponics i.e’ NFT, DFT & Drip System. This system will work more under controlled Conditions. He added that it is for the first time that Udhampur district is going to introduce Vertical gardening & hydroponics preferably in urban areas.
21088. Retired Andhra Banker Solves His Village’s Water Crisis, Transforms 800 Acres Of Land
- In 2018, S Venkateswara Reddy from Hyderabad retired as a banker from the State Bank of India. As he relieved himself from the first innings of life, he planned to try his second stint with farming.
- Venkateswara returned to ancestral land in Mallepalle village, only to find that the prospects looked bleak. The Ville fell in the Rayalaseema region, a drought-affected region of Andhra Pradesh.
- He says that channelising a pipeline and diverting a portion of the resource towards the farm could make the water accessible.
21089. वनधन योजना पहल से कर्नाटक में उद्यमिता को प्रोत्साहन, जनजातियों को आर्थिक तंगी से निजात मिली
- जनजातीय कार्य मंत्रालय के अधीन ट्राइफेड ने जनजातीय आबादी की आजीविका में सुधार और वंचित व कमजोर जनजातियों का जीवन बेहतर बनाने का मिशन शुरू किया है।
- विभिन्न पहलों द्वारा जनजातियों को आर्थिक तंगी से निजात मिली है। इन पहलों में वनधन जनजातीय स्टार्ट-अप और न्यूनतम समर्थन मूल्य (एमएसपी) के आधार पर लघु वनोत्पाद (एमएफपी) को बेचने की प्रणाली शामिल है।
- इसके अलावा एमएफपी योजना के लिये मूल्य-श्रृंखला के विकास को भी इसमें रखा गया है, जिसके जरिये वनोत्पाद को इकट्ठा करने वाली जनजातियों को उनके उत्पाद पर न्यूनतम समर्थन मूल्य मिलता है। इन उत्पादों की बिक्री जनजातीय समूहों द्वारा की जाती है। इन कार्यक्रमों को देशभर में स्वीकृति मिली है।
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21090. किसानों के हित में कृषि मंत्रालय का बड़ा फैसला, तिलहन के ज्यादा उपज वाली किस्मों के बीज मुफ्त में बांटेगी सरकार
- तिलहन के उत्पादन में आत्म निर्भरता हासिल करने के लिए कृषि एवं किसान कल्याण मंत्रालय ने एक बहुआयामी रणनीति तैयार की है.
- इस रणनीति के तहत, भारत सरकार ने खरीफ सत्र, 2021 के लिए किसानों को मिनी किट्स के रूप में बीजों की ऊंची उपज वाली किस्मों के मुफ्त वितरण की महत्वाकांक्षी योजना को स्वीकृति दी है.
- विशेष खरीफ कार्यक्रम के माध्यम से तिलहन के अंतर्गत अतिरिक्त 6.37 लाख हेक्टेयर क्षेत्र आ जाएगा और 120.26 लाख क्विंटल तिलहन और 24.36 लाख टन खाद्य तेल के उत्पादन का अनुमान है.