Amrit Mahotsav to Kick Start at 75 Locations for 75 Weeks
AHEMDABAD: To mark India’s 75 years of independence, Amrit Mahotsav will be celebrated at 75 districts for 75 weeks from March 12. It is worth mentioning that Dandi March was held in 1930 as part of Mahatma Gandhi’s Civil Disobedience Movement. On the fateful day of March 12, 1930, Mahatma Gandhi embarked on Dandi Yatra against the move by the British regime to impose a tax on salt. After embarking on pad Yatra (foot march) for 21 days, Bapu reached Dandi on April 5 and broke the law as part of the then, Civil Disobedience Movement. Amrit Mahotsav event is
Maitri Setu Between India & Bangladesh Inaugurated
NEW DELHI: A new trade corridor between India and Bangladesh came into existence with the inauguration of ‘Maitri Setu’ by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi along with other infrastructural projects in Tripura. The newly constructed trade corridor by National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd is expected to turn over a new leaf and boost existing trade between India and Bangladesh. ‘Maitri Setu’ with a length of 1.9 km connecting Sabroom in India with Ramgarh in Bangladesh and has been constructed over the Feni river which flows between the Indian boundary in Tripura and Bangladesh. As the name suggests, ‘Maitri Setu’
‘Burqa Ban’ in Switzerland
NEW DELHI: ‘Burqa ban’ in Switzerland comes close on the heels of a similar move by other European counterparts such as France, Belgium, Austria, Denmark, Netherlands, Bulgaria, etc. These nations have enacted a law making face coverings in public a punishable offense under the law. The proposal came into effect following a public referendum which trounced those opposing the move by a wafer-thin margin. While the bill is being viewed as a ban on the Islamic system of veil and burqa, the proposal aims to kill two birds with a stone – preventing violent street protesters from concealing their identity
International Women’s Day – March 8
LUCKNOW: International Women’s Day is celebrated every year on March 8. In the context of women empowerment, a seminar was held under Mission Shakti, in which, the speakers expressed their views on the subject of women’s rights and responsibilities’ and explained the participation of women in Indian society, and said that today women are standing shoulder to shoulder in every field to men and playing an important role in the development of India and has occupied higher to higher positions and performing their duties while discharging the responsibilities of family and society. In Indian culture, since the beginning of the
India Needs to Grow its Digital Workforce 9 Times by 2025: AWS Report
NEW DELHI: “Digital skills are rapidly becoming the nerve center of all actions by employees to perform their tasks efficiently. Covid-19 has set the ball rolling for complete digitization and accelerated the pace by which organisations and employees are adapting to changed circumstances and acquiring digital skills. Infact obtaining and utilizing digital skills are fast becoming the need of the hour,” claim findings of a report by Amazon Web Services (AWS) on India’s digital skilled workforce. The report further claims that at present India possesses only 12 percent of employees with proper digital skills and to meet the growing challenges