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Time of India
22-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
UP to fuel $1 trn journey with digi revolution in governance
1 2 3 4 Lucknow: In a dynamic push to position Uttar Pradesh as the country's next digital powerhouse, the department of IT and Electronics, in association with ET Government, will hold the second edition of the ET Digital UP Conclave on Friday. As part of this, Union minister of state for commerce and Industry and IT and Electronics Jitin Prasada and deputy chief minister UP Brajesh Pathak will come together to brainstorm with sectoral experts and stakeholders on using modern technologies to strengthen governance and secure the state in the realm of the digital future. UP's industries and infrastructure development minister Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi will also address the conclave. Themed as 'Towards a Digital Future: Empowering Governance through Technology', the conclave is expected to attract over 250 thought leaders from govt, industry, and academia. What makes it significant are two recent developments that underline the state's growing digital ambitions. First, UP rolled out AI Pragya – a unique initiative to train over ten lakh citizens in cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, data analytics, and cybersecurity. Second, the Union Cabinet approved a Rs 3,706 crore investment by HCL Group and Foxconn (Hon Hai Technology Group) to establish an OSAT (Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test) facility in the YEIDA region near the upcoming Jewar Airport. The two milestones are seen as enablers towards the state's larger goal to become a one trillion-dollar economy. In this backdrop, the conclave will see experts dwelling on how digital tools and new-age technologies can reshape governance, boost transparency, and public service delivery while accelerating economic development in the state. The day will see key govt officials and technology leaders, including Alok Kumar, principal secretary planning; Anurag Yadav, principal secretary, IT & Electronics; Dr Hari Om, principal secretary, vocational education & skill development; Dr MKS Sundaram, principal secretary, labour & employment; Dr Pinky Jowel, MD, NHM, UP; Mayur Maheshwari, CEO UPSIDA; Pranjal Yadav, secretary, MSME & export promotion; GS Naveen Kumar, secretary, irrigation and water resources; Neha Jain, special secretary, IT and Electronics and MD of UPDESCO; and Dr Subi Chaturvedi, global senior vice president, InMobi Group.
Time of India
04-05-2025
- General
- Time of India
Shankaracharya nourished sanatana dharma, culture: Sanadi
Dharwad: Rich tributes were paid to Adi Jagadguru Shankaracharya on his birth anniversary, at a programme organised by the district administration and the department of Kannada and Culture at Dharwad on Saturday. Inaugurating the programme, chairman of Hubballi-Dharwad Urban Development Authority, Shakir Sanadi hailed Adi Jagadguru Shankaracharya for his role in preserving and nurturing sanatana dharma in India. He said Shankaracharya's birth anniversary is rightly being celebrated as Philosophers' Day , as it is a tribute not only to Shankaracharya, but to all those spiritual leaders and philosophers who strived to ensure sanatana dharma and its culture survived despite Mughal invasions. "Adi Jagaguru Shankaracharya propagated the philosophy of Advaita Vedanta and interpreted the Upanishads. He established four Sharada Peethas in North, East, South, and West India. It is very important that life stories of such great souls are taught to in schools," Sanadi added. Datta Avadhoota of Sri Brahma Chetanya Ashram, Hebballi, graced the occasion and said that Shankaracharya was born in the 8th century and is one of the most significant Vedantic philosophers. He taught the Advaita Vedanta philosophy and expounded the principle of 'Ekamevaadvitiyam' (the one without a second). His teachings emphasised the importance of knowledge, devotion, and meditation, he noted. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Underground Oddities: Weird Characters Spotted in the Subway Subway Quirks and Curiosities Undo Kannada and culture department's assistant director Kumar Bekkari and writer Bharati Hegde also spoke. Former mayors HV Dambal and Poorna Patil, president of Dharwad taluk Brahmana Sabha Brahmin RD Kulkarni and Deepak Alur were present.
