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MICROSOFT PM OFFERS 'CHADAR' AT KHWAJA
NEWS BRIEFS
EXPANSION IN INDIA MOINUDDIN CHISHTI'S SHRINE
Minority Affairs and
Parliamentary Affairs Minister
Kiren Rijiju offered the holy
chadar at the shrine of Khwaja
Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer
on behalf of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi. This annual
Urs, held in memory of the
great Sufi saint, is a symbol of harmony, spirituality, and
Microsoft Chairman and CEO devotion. The Union Minister unveiled several initiatives
Satya Nadella met Prime Minister to enhance the experience and convenience of pilgrims
Narendra Modi in New Delhi visiting the dargah. PM Modi wrote in response to Kiren
where discussions related to the Rijiju's post on Instagram that greetings on the Urs of
expansion of Microsoft in India Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti. May this occasion bring
were held. PM Modi expressed happiness and peace in everyone's life.
happiness to know about
Microsoft's ambitious expansion
and investment plans in India.
Both discussed various aspects
of technology, innovation and AI
in the meeting. Responding to
Satya Nadella's post about the
meeting, PM Modi wrote that it
was a great pleasure to meet you
Satya Nadella. I am happy to know
about Microsoft's expansion and
investment plans in India. STEPS TAKEN FOR NIRANJANA
RIVER REJUVENATION
INDIGENOUS TECHNOLOGY FOR The Niranjana (Phalgu) river has its special place
in the cultural and religious heritage of India. This
PRODUCING PARACETAMOL river, originating from Chatra in Jharkhand and
flowing through Gaya in Bihar, is not just a water
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research stream but a symbol of spiritual faith and cultural
(CSIR) has developed indigenous technology to identity for the followers of Hindu, Jainism and
produce paracetamol, a widely used pain reliever Buddhism.Over time, the holy river is now facing an
and fever reducer. The aim of this innovation environmental crisis due to decreasing water flow,
is to make India self-reliant in the production pollution, silt deposition, and encroachment. To
of paracetamol by reducing its dependence on discuss the plan to rejuvenate this river, a meeting
imported materials in line with Prime Minister was held under the leadership of the Director
Narendra Modi's vision of AatmaNirbhar Bharat. General of the National Clean Ganga Mission, taking
Karnataka-based Satya Deeptha Pharmaceuticals important initiatives towards the conservation and
Limited will use this breakthrough to produce revival of the Niranjana River. A multi-dimensional
affordable paracetamol domestically. Currently, strategy has been prepared in the meeting for the
India imports raw materials for the production of rejuvenation and revival of the Niranjana River.
paracetamol from several countries. This strategy is based on the scientific approach,
immediate solution, and community participation.
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