‘J&K stands at threshold of new future' SRINAGAR: The Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Tuesday launched the book “Sardar Patel and Kashmir: The Untold History”. He paid...

Addresses valedictory session of Nat’l Seminar on 'Millets for One Health' SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 22: The Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Tuesday addressed the concluding session of the Millets Mission programme at Lok Bhavan, Srinagar. The event, organised in collaboration with Kheti Virasat Mission, brought together farmers, scientists, chefs, doctors, students and policymakers from across the country for a meaningful dialogue on the revival and promotion of millets. In his address, the Lieutenant Governor congratulated all the participating institutions for creating a platform that highlighted the nutritional, ecological and economic significance of millets. He emphasised that millets such as jowar, bajra, ragi, kodo, kangni and kutki have nourished human civilisation for centuries, and their reintroduction into daily diets is both...

New Delhi:  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday called on Indian industry to look beyond expanding the size of businesses and focus on building enterprises that are innovative, resilient, well-governed, and capable of competing globally. In her address at an event organised by the All India Management Association (AIMA), the Finance Minister emphasised that India's next phase of growth must be built on quality, for which corporates need to spend more on R&D, either in-house or through collaboration with academia. This will help in driving innovation and improving existing products, she said, adding that higher R&D expenditure should also translate into more intellectual property being created in and from India. "Our ambition must move from...