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1. PM to lay foundation stone of dedicated walkways for ‘Palkhi’ 2. Vice President calls for promotion of agro-based industries 3. NTPC celebrates its Raising Day completing 46 years 4. VP inaugurates the 6th Dharma Dhamma International Conference at Nalanda University
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1. PM to lay foundation stone of dedicated walkways for ‘Palkhi’
Context:
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of Palkhi Marg to facilitate the movement of devotees to Pandharpur.
About:
- Prime Minister Modi will lay the foundation for the four-laning of five parts of the Shri Sant Dnyaneshawar Maharaj Palkhi Marg (NH-965) from Dive Ghat to Mohol.
- This also comprises the laning of three sections of the Shri Sant Tukaram Maharaj Palkhi Marg (NH-965G) from Patas to Tondale – Bondale.
- There will be four laned sections with dedicated walkways for two major ‘Palkhi Marg’’
- 221 km of Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj Palkhi Marg from Diveghat to Mohol
- 130 Km of Sant Tukaram Maharaj Palkhi Marg from Patas to Tondale – Bondale
Sant Dnyaneshwar
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- Sant Dnyaneshwar was a Marathi saint, poet, philosopher, and yogi of the Nath Vaishnava school who lived in the 13th century.
- Dnyaneshwar’s thoughts are based on the non-dualistic Advaita Vedanta philosophy.
- Writings of Sant Dnyaneshwar
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- Dnyaneshwari is a commentary on the Bhagavad Gita that served as the core of Maharashtra’s Bhakti philosophy. Sant Dnyaneshwar wrote Dnyaneshwari on the orders of his Guru Shri Nivruttinath.
- He also wrote “Amritanubhava” (immortal experience), based on Upanishad philosophy, and “Haripath,” a hymn praising Hari (Vishnu).
- Teachings of Sant Dnyaneshwar
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- Sant Dnyaneshwar emphasised teachings such as discovering spirituality within one’s soul.
- He prevented his followers from depending on texts and preached the belief in a single, formless God.
- He was adamantly opposed to caste boundaries and felt that the only road to God was via Bhakti.
Sant Tukaram
- Sant Tukaram is a 17th-century poet-saint who was a contemporary of Shivaji Maharaj, Eknath and Ramdas.
- His poetry was dedicated to Vithoba or Vitthala, an incarnation of Vishnu, the Hindu God.
- He is well-known in Marathi for his Abangas (dohas). Abangas are a rich tradition of devotional poetry.
- Sant Tukaran emphasised community-based worship via spiritual melodies known as Kirtans.
- They were also crucial for laying the groundwork for Parmaratha. He promoted the virtues of piety, forgiveness, and inner tranquilly.
2. Vice President calls for promotion of agro-based industries
Context:
The Vice President addressed the 2nd Annual Convocation of Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa in Bihar.
About:
- Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Vice President, addressed the second Annual Convocation of Dr Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa in Bihar and provided significant inputs.
- The Vice President praised the University for its innovative ‘Sukhet Model,’
- ‘Sukhet Model’ aims to establish a self-sufficient village by establishing a circular economy/bio-economy in the village.
Significant Inputs provided by Vice President
- There is a need to encourage agro-based industries in rural regions in order to provide jobs for rural youth.
- Agriculture entrepreneurship may greatly improve the Indian economy by producing jobs in places where they are most needed.
- Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) can significantly assist small and marginal farmers with forward (processing, marketing, and export) and backward (input and extension services) food supply chain connections.
- Farmers’ income must be increased through a variety of means, including enhanced resource use efficiency.
- Increased use of technology in food management will be critical for ensuring universal food security.
3. NTPC celebrates its Raising Day completing 46 years
Context:
The Union Minister for Power, New and Renewable Energy, Shri R K Singh, congratulates NTPC on its Raising Day.
About NTPC:
- National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) is India’s largest energy corporation, founded in 1975.
- In May 2010, NTPC was designated as a Maharatna PSU.
- The main aim of NTPC is to expedite India’s electricity development.
- It has moved away from using fossil fuels and into generating power using hydro, nuclear, and renewable energy sources.
Also read: List of Maharatna Companies in India
4. VP inaugurates the 6th Dharma Dhamma International Conference at Nalanda University
Context:
The Vice President inaugurated the 6th Dharma Dhamma International Conference on Dharma Dhamma Traditions.
About Dharma-Dhamma Conference
- Dharma – Dhamma Conference is an endeavour by India Foundation to revive the concept of dharma-dhamma traditions.
- The conference aims to make these traditions relevant in solving problems and developing policies for the state in the twenty-first century.
- In September 2012, the India Foundation’s Centre for Study of Religion and Society (CSRS) hosted the First International Conference on Dharma-Dhamma in Bhopal.
6th Dharma-Dhamma Conference
- The 6th Dharma-Dhamma Conference was organised at Nalanda University in Bihar.
- Aim: – To bring together religious, political and thought leaders from Dharma-Dhamma traditions to ponder over building a philosophical framework for the emerging new world order.
- Theme of the 6th Dharma-Dhamma Conference: – “Dharma-Dhamma Traditions in building the Post-Covid World Order”.
Significance of the Dhamma-Dhamma Traditions
- For a peaceful existence, the Vice President emphasised the need of adhering to the Dharma-Dhamma traditions of Hinduism and Buddhism.
- The universal ideals of peaceful coexistence, collaboration, mutual care and sharing, nonviolence, friendliness, compassion, peace, truth, honesty, selflessness, and sacrifice have all been emphasised in dharmic ethical exhortations.
- The Dharma-Dhamma traditions can play an important role in moulding both individual lifestyles as well as politics and government.
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