News Headlines-17/01/2023
1.Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for "serious and sincere talks" with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on "burning points like Kashmir." In an interview with Dubai-based Al Arabiya TV, Sharif said that Pakistan has learned its lesson after three wars with India and stressed that now it wants peace with its neighbour. "My message to the Indian leadership and Prime Minister Modi is that let's sit down on the table and have serious and sincere talks to resolve our burning points like Kashmir.-ndtv.com
2.In December, several G20 delegates joined local traditional dancers at Girgaon Chowpatty when they were on their way to Colaba, Mumbai. They too were given the same welcome with the sound of drums and Koli and Lavani songs. The envoys were seen enjoying and grooving to the music.India assumed the G20 presidency from Indonesia on December 1, 2022. As part of the summit, the country will host more than 200 meetings across over 50 cities. The theme of the G20 summit is Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam or "One Earth. One Family. One Future."-ndtv.com
3.In view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Mumbai Thursday, the city police commissionerate has issued an order banning the use of drone, paragliders, and remote control microlight aircraft flying activities in Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), Andheri, and Jogeshwari areas on the day for 24 hours.-theindianexpress.com
4.The Indian Express Excellence in Governance Awards. To be presented in New Delhi on January 17 by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the biennial awards celebrate the finest work done by District Magistrates across the country — women and men considered the foot-soldiers of governance as they script change that touches the lives of countless people.-theindianexpress.com
5.According to a short affidavit submitted by the Centre before a constitution bench, the Union ministry for electronics and technology (MeitY) has floated the Digital Data Protection Bill, 2022, and initiated the process of consultation with the public and other stakeholders.-hindustantimes.com
6.The Central Building Research Institute (CBRI) on Monday installed crack meters on some of the damaged buildings in Joshimath, where the number of structures, including houses, affected by the land subsidence so far stands at 849.The meters will give the authorities an idea of the displacements across cracks. Three seismic stations have also been installed by the Wadia Institute, from which data is being obtained.-theindianexpress.com
7.Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 2.4 degrees Celsius this morning as chilly winds whipped through the national capital and its adjoining areas.The city saw the coldest day of the season yesterday with the temperature lunging to 1.4 degrees Celsius.At 1.4 degrees Celsius, yesterday's Delhi temperature is the lowest in January since 2021. Safdarjung observatory - the city's base station - had recorded a minimum temperature of 1.1 degree Celsius on January 1, 2021-ndtv.com.
8.A happiness curriculum for pre-primary to class 2 students, lowering the weightage of class 10 and class 12 board examination, and an option to choose 7 of 40 subjects for students from classes 9 to 12 are some of the salient features that the state will implement as part of adopting the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The state government on Monday released a government resolution (GR) appointing an 11-member committee to coordinate, plan and implement the NEP at the state-level.-hindustantimes.com
9.This month, The Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur celebrates 25 years of luxury Oberoi hospitality in the Pink City. To commemorate this milestone, it also proudly announces a new accommodation category: Premier Rooms with Private Garden. Now guests can enjoy not only the resort’s 32 acres of beautifully landscaped gardens, but also their own private garden space to relax or dine al fresco.-hotelierindia.com
10.The Indian Food Safety Authority, FSSAI, has decided to further extend the deadline for its order on requirement of ‘health certificate’ with imported food consignments. The date for implementation of the order is now set for March 1, 2023.The previous extension was until January 1, 2023. The food authority had issued an order in August 2022 and the subsequent clarification in September on the subject, wherein the FSSAI ordered that from November 1, 2022, the imported consignment of milk & milk products, pork & pork products and fish & fish products were required to accompany by a health certificate issued by a competent authority of the exporting country.-fnbnews.com
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