Union Minister of Chemical and Fertilizers Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya chairs the Annual gathering of the Hindi Salahkar Samiti of M/o C&F
Union Minister of Chemical and Fertilizers Dr. Mansukh
Mandaviya chairs the Annual gathering of the Hindi Salahkar Samiti of M/o
C&F
Felicitates award winners under various categories of ‘Hindi promotion’
We must encourage the usage of Hindi for promoting our cultural cohesiveness
and expression: Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya
Avenues must be created to promote the usage of the Hindi language: Shri
Bhagwant Khuba
Union Minister for Chemical & Fertilizers and Health
and Family Welfare, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya chaired the Annual meeting of
Hindi Salahkar Samiti of Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers for
the promotion of Hindi language today.
Why is it in news?
Shri Bhagwant
Khuba, Minister of State for Chemical & Fertilizers was also present in the
meeting. The Union Minister also felicitated the award winners under various
categories of Hindi promotion at the meeting.
Highlights
·
While quoting
Mahatma Gandhi for using Hindi in the national discourse as a
requirement for faster development, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya said that our sole
aim is the welfare of every citizen and progress of our country and for this we
must encourage usage of Hindi language. It will promote our cultural
cohesiveness and expression. It is for this resolve, we have constituted this
forum.
·
Dr. Mandaviya said
that under the visionary leadership of the Hon’ble Prime Minister, we have
observed the proliferation and promotion of usage of Hindi language not just in
our country but on International platforms too. He said that “Further
efforts must be taken up for connecting our citizens with this
language. we must start by taking steps as only implementation would lead to
any productive output. we must first start with our administrative setup
first where work should be encouraged in Hindi language.
·
“Our constitution
also directs us to promote Hindi language. Article 351 says that it shall be
the duty of the Union to promote the spread of the Hindi language, to develop
it so that it may serve as a medium of expression for all the elements of the
composite culture of India and to secure its enrichment by assimilating without
interfering with its genius, the forms, style and expressions used in
Hindustani and in the other languages of India specified in the Eighth
Schedule, and by drawing, wherever necessary or desirable, for its vocabulary,
primarily on Sanskrit and secondarily on other languages”, he added.
·
Dr Mandaviya further clarified,
"We must be careful that perception must not be created that Hindi
language is being imposed on our citizens. It is in the interest
of the nation and our aim too that all local languages must be
supported as well. Language of expression can be any as our country is gifted
with numerous languages and dialects. He further added that
“Following a rigid status is not in anyone’s interest, modernization along with
acceptability of our heritage cannot be enforced by a law but has to be
accepted organically through an emotional connect with our people”.
·
Shri Bhagwant
Khuba, Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers said
that the Government of India is dedicated and working towards
expanding the usage of the Hindi language in the country. He also
thanked Dr Mansukh Mandaviya for providing his crucial guidance. He
said that while it is important to promote usage of the Hindi
language, avenues must be created to make it a common people’s language by
using words of daily usage rather than words from colonial times. This would
expedite the adaption of Hindi both in government and among our citizens.
·
Experts and
stakeholders thanked the Minister for his guidance and provided their inputs in
the meeting. Suggestions ranging from creating a Hindi shabdkosh with
customisations at local level to celebrating World Hindi Day on 10th January
with even greater fervour were given in the meeting. Thus a call for
greater use of our official language in all aspects of governance and life was
suggested.
·
Member of Parliament
from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, Managing Directors of Public Sector
Undertakings, Experts of Hindi language and senior officials of
the Ministry were also present at the meeting.
Private sector should also join hands with the Government to reduce the use of fertilizers and pesticides - Shri Tomar
Private sector should also
join hands with the Government to reduce the use of fertilizers and pesticides
- Shri Tomar
Union Agriculture Minister addresses FICCI's 11th Agrochemicals Conclave
The Union Minister for Agriculture
and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar has said that the private sector
should also join hands with the government to reduce the use of fertilizers and
pesticides in farming. Shri Tomar said this while addressing the 11th Agrochemicals
Conclave organized by the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(FICCI) through video conferencing from Solan (Himachal Pradesh).
Why is it in news?
Shri Tomar said that our country is
agriculture-oriented and farming has a big contribution in the country's
economy. “Remuneration is very important for the farmers in the agriculture
sector. Increase in production is also very necessary. Good work is going on in
the country in the farming of pulses and oilseeds. It is also necessary to
increase the returns in the field of agriculture and the post-harvest losses to
the farmers should be minimal, for which steps need to be taken. In this
regard, the Central Government is working on several schemes. At the same time,
the Government wants that farmers can use technology to shift to remunerative
crops. Work is also being done to ensure uniformity and quality in the
production of crops,” he said.
Highlights
·
Shri Tomar said that today
horticulture should also be promoted so that we can become self-reliant in all
respects. “Our country is in a very comfortable position in the production of
food grains. To compete at the global level, we also have to look towards other
agriculturally developed countries and move ahead with them. Ten thousand new
FPOs are also being created, which is benefiting the farmers a lot and will
continue to do so. Crop diversification should also be encouraged,” he said.
·
Shri Tomar said that Krishi Vigyan
Kendras are proving helpful for the farmers. He called upon the industry bodies
like FICCI to work together for agricultural development.
·
The Union Minister of State for
Chemicals and Fertilizers and New and Renewable Energy, Shri Bhagwanth Khuba
was also present in the programme.
National Monuments Authority to observe martyrdom day of great warrior Baba Banda Singh Bahadur on 25th June
National Monuments Authority to observe martyrdom day of
great warrior Baba Banda Singh Bahadur on 25th June
Events to be organised at Red Fort Lawns and Mehrauli
National Monuments Authority is observing
the great warrior Baba Banda Singh Bahadur's martyrdom on 25thJune,
2022. (according to Indian Calendar).
Why is it in news?
On 25th June 2022
inspirational sermons by special and distinguished dignitaries will be
orgainsed from 10.30 AM to 11.30 AM at Red Fort Lawns.
Highlights
· Also in the evening from 7.30 PM to 9.30 PM
at Shahidi Sthal of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Sahib - Shri Guru Singh Sabha
Gurudwara, Mehrauli, New Delhi, Samagam will be organised where tributes will
be offered at the monument of martyrdom of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur.
· Baba Banda Singh Bahadur was a great Sikh
warrior and a commander of Khalsa army who defeated the Mughals and freed a
large part of North India. He established the Khalsa rule in Punjab. Banda
Singh Bahadur abolished the Zamindari system, and granted property rights to
the tillers of the land.
· He was a Noble ruler who introduced
the Nanak Shahi coins. He was captured by Mughal ruler
Farrukhsiyar and brought to Delhi and put to death in a most inhuman manner.
This martyrdom took place in Mehrauli where a monument still stands in memory
of his martyrdom which is an icon of exemplary courage, bravery and deep-rooted
faith in dharma. He was a great
and true disciple of Guru Govind Singh Ji Sahib.
· This is perhaps the first time that the Republic
of India is saluting the valour and sacrifice of the great martyr.
· Red fort, New Delhi is the place from where
the Mughals issued firman for his killing.
IAF to Conduct its First Capstone Seminar
IAF to Conduct its First Capstone Seminar
The Indian Air Force is conducting the first Warfare &
Aerospace Strategy Program (WASP) culminating with a Capstone Seminar at Air
Force Auditorium, New Delhi on 24 June 2022.
Why is it
in news?
The seminar will be conducted under the aegis of College of
Air Warfare and Centre for Air Power Studies. Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari,
Chief of the Air Staff, shall deliver the keynote address on the occasion which
is being attended by senior officers from all three Services, air power
scholars, academia from principal think tanks and premier colleges of the
country.
This Capstone Seminar aims to showcase the learning
objectives of WASP and help the IAF leadership to validate the desired outcomes
from the program. The participants shall present papers on contemporary topics
concerning application of air power in recent conflicts and the changing
doctrinal precepts that establish the dominant role of air power in national
security.
Highlights
· The WASP was conceptualised by the IAF with the purpose of
creating a pool of mid-career air power practitioners with strategic acumen and
a deep understanding of warfare history and theory.
· It aims to enhance the doctrinal vision of the participants
and cultivate their aptitude for effective arguments on strategy. It will
further hone the ability of the participants to link varied thoughts and
theories about whole-of-government approach to statecraft.
· The course was organized at CAW which is IAF's premier
institute for Air Power Studies.