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The regulation for AI will need global coordination between like-minded countries, Vaishnaw said.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal over unsolved issues of water scarcity and garbage in the city by Arvind Kejriwal and said " The way the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Arvind Kejriwal have created a chaos in the country's capital, Delhi due to their dishonesty has created chaos. Every citizen in the city is suffering now because of their irresponsibility." The minister's attack came after several areas in Delhi's Bawana area came under flood when the Munak Canal Barrage sustained a breach on Thursday morning. Hitting out at the AAP government in Delhi the Union Minister said «They made false promises of cleaning the city and providing drinking water, closing drainages but they have not done anything. They could not provide the people with drinking water but focused totally on liquor.

Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday wished the people on the occasion of Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath. The President, in X posts in Odia and Hindi, greeted people on the auspicious day. «I extend my heartiest greetings to all people of our country on the occasion of the world-famous Rath Yatra of Mahaprabhu Shree Jagannath. Countless Jagannath lovers of the country and the world are eagerly waiting to see three deities on the chariot today,» she said. Notably, President Murmu is in Odisha and is scheduled to witness Rath Yatra in Puri this afternoon.

Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha over alleged inaccuracies in his speech, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said any member trying to mislead the House will not get away easily and the «rules will get them». Rijiju was referring to a notice submitted in Lok Sabha by BJP member Bansuri Swaraj urging the Speaker to take cognisance of her notice against certain inaccuracies in Gandhi's speech on the Motion of Thanks on the President's Address. «When the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha kept on lying on many things, including facts and figures, a notice was put to the Speaker and we have requested the Speaker to take appropriate action. We are waiting for the action,» Rijiju said in response to questions on the issue. The minister said rules apply equally to everyone as no member is above the Chair in the House.

₹76,220 crore port in Maharashtra that will boost cross-border trade and a ₹2,869.65 crore expansion of the airport at Varanasi—Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency. It also decided to increase the minimum support price for kharif crops and approved funds for a forensic university, Information and Broadcasting minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told reporters after the meeting.Read Also: In 100-day agenda, food processing ministry to incorporate reduction of food wastage in supply chainVaishnaw said the proposed “all-weather greenfield deepdraft major port" at Vadhavan in Maharashtra will be one of the top 10 ports in the world.The project will be carried out by Vadhavan Port Project Ltd (VPPL), a company set up by the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) and Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB) with a shareholding of 74% and 26%, respectively.The project cost includes land acquisition and infrastructure building.

₹2 trillion as MSP – ₹35,000 crore more than what they got in the previous season, Union railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said while briefing the media on the cabinet decisions."The hike in MSP of kharif crops is in line with the PM Modi's third term vision of policy continuity to support farmers and boost their income," Vaishnaw added.Read Also: Budget 2024 Expectations: Agri-credit to fertilizer subsidy—here’s what agriculture sector expects this yearThe highest increase came for oilseeds nigerseed and sesamum.

Information & Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw while announcing the decision said, «Union Cabinet has taken a landmark decision by approving India's first offshore wind energy project. These will be 1GW offshore wind projects, 500 MW each (off the coast of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu). This is a big opportunity for India.» The successful commissioning of 1 GW offshore wind projects will produce renewable electricity of about 3.72 billion units annually, which will result in annual reduction of 2.98 million ton of CO2 equivalent emission for a period of 25 years, as per the govermnet.

HD Kumaraswamy on Wednesday met Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and initiated discussions on implementing the 260-km railway line between Bengaluru and Sathyamangalam (Sathy) in Tamil Nadu. Kumaraswamy, who met Vaishnaw in Delhi, mentioned that the project was sanctioned when his father, HD Deve Gowda was the Prime Minister in 1996. According to a map put out by the Indian Railways, the new line, as proposed earlier, branches off at Hejjala on the Mysuru-Bengaluru sector and reaches Chamarajanagar via the industrial hub of Harohalli, Kanakapura, Sathanur, Halaguru, Malavalli, Kollegal and Yelandur covering a length of 142-km. A further extension from here is needed to reach Sathyamangalam.

government is likely to review the progress of the Rs 10,372-crore India AI Mission this week to thrash out the various details of the ambitious programme, a senior government official told ET. The meeting will focus on aspects such as the quantum of the viability gap funding necessary to set up enough compute infrastructure in the country, how AI (artificial intelligence) skill gap can be covered, and the implementation of the IndiaAI Datasets Platform planned to be set up under the scheme, the official said.

Kolkata: Following the rail accident on Monday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lashed out at the Centre for the lack of anti-collision devices in trains, the railway fare hike, lack of passenger amenities, negligence, lack of proper «care» for Railway employees and the absence of a Railway budget. Meanwhile, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw preferred to focus on passenger safety and restoration efforts. Banerjee said, «The Railways has become parent-less and has lost its beauty and glory,» adding «passenger amenities have been reduced while polls are rigged.» «There is no Railway budget anymore. You can see Railways at the time of inaugurations. It has become a fashion-statement of sorts.»

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw visited the site of the Kanchenjunga Express train accident in Darjeeling district, West Bengal, on Monday afternoon to assess the situation firsthand. Travelling part of the way by motorbike due to the narrow roads, he emphasised that the immediate priority is the restoration of services on this crucial main line. «Right now our focus is on restoration. This is the main line. The rescue operation has been completed. This is not the time for politics. I will also meet the injured,» Vaishnaw stated.

Ashwini Vaishnaw today took a bike ride to reach the Kanchenjunga Express train accident site in the Darjeeling district. At least 15 people lost their lives and around 60 others were injured when a goods train collided with the Sealdah-bound Kanchanjunga Express near Rangapani station in West Bengal on Monday. The collision caused three rear compartments of the express train to derail, railway officials stated. Rescue operations are in progress at the site, located about 30 km from North Bengal's New Jalpaiguri station, with the injured being transported to nearby hospitals. A senior police officer informed PTI, «At least 15 people have died in the accident till now and 60 suffered injuries.» Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw earlier commented on X, «Unfortunate accident in NFR zone. Rescue operations going on at war footing. Railways, NDRF and SDRF are working in close coordination. Injured are being shifted to the hospital. Senior officials have reached site.»

₹5,000 crore mega tender to accelerate the adoption of the Kavach automatic train protection (ATP) technology across 10,000 km of its busy networks. This initiative is aimed at reducing accidents such as the one near Balasore in Odisha last yearthat left nearly 296 people dead and over 1,200 injured. According to two people aware of the development, Indian Railways plans to release two separate tenders, each covering approximately 5,000 km, in the next few months, according to two persons aware of the development.

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday departed for West Bengal to oversee the relief efforts following a collision between a goods train and the Kanchanjunga Express near New Jalpaiguri. The accident, which occurred close to Rangapani station, resulted in at least five fatalities and left approximately 30 individuals injured. Following this, Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered his condolences. «The railway accident in West Bengal is saddening. Condolences to those who lost their loved ones. I pray that the injured recover at the earliest. Spoke to officials and took stock of the situation. Rescue operations are underway to assist the affected,» PM Modi said on social media.

MeitY) minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. «We will be as extensive as we can. We will not rush through and prefer a consultative process. In parallel, we are working on creating a digital by-design platform, so that the implementation can be done in a digital form,» Vaishnaw said. ET reported on June 12 that the IT ministry aims to release the proposed administrative rules under the DPDP Act for public consultation before the start of the upcoming Parliament session in July to give ample time for stakeholders to deliberate on the finer nuances of the rules.

Ashwini Vaishnaw: Union minister for Electronics and Information Technology

NEW DELHI : Satellite communications, or satcom-based internet connectivity, may come to you later than expected. Industry stakeholders and close watchers said while satcom service providers are ready to launch their own services in India, multiple regulatory roadblocks and subsequent testing are almost certain to delay the launch of satellite internet beyond the end of this year—and could even stall its rollout until the end of next year.

financial fraud. These calls seem to originate from within India but are actually made by cyber-criminals abroad who manipulate the calling line identity (CLI).

digital intelligence platform (DIP) to the servers of Amazon Web Services (AWS) from those run by state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) and the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DoT) triggered a fierce initial reaction from mobile phone companies. They seem to have backed down after the DoT told them that critical subscriber database records (SDRs) of customers won't be stored on AWS. The DIP is used to help fight cyber crimes and fraud. The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) had called the move «abrupt and unilateral» in a May 11 letter to DoT secretary Neeraj Mittal and telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. COAI represents India's top telcos Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea. The carriers had added that the shift would compromise the privacy of consumers' personal data due to the inherent nature and architecture of such cloud-based solutions.

Sharp is reportedly planning to invest $3-5 billion to set up a display fab semiconductor factory in India. The display fabs are used for making televisions and other digital screens. According to a report in the Times of India, top officials from Sharp met communications minister Ashwini Vaishnaw this week in this regard. Notably, Sharp is planning to set up a 1,000-acres facility in India which will be even bigger than its factory back home in Japan. Sharp want to use the Indian factory to cater to both domestic demand but exports.

Indian Railways is unable to assess the completion date of the country's first bullet train project because all work tenders have not been awarded yet. The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL), which is constructing the 508 km long corridor, said this in response to an application under the Right to Information Act. Madhya Pradesh-based Chandra Shekhar Gaur sought to know if the NHSRCL is in a position to give a final date for the completion of the whole project though an application under the RTI. Responding to the same, the NHSRCL said, «Completion date for Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Project (MAHSRP) can be assessed after award of all tenders/packages.»