Tag: India
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PM green flags auction process for 41 coal blocks for commercial mining
On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the auction of 41 coal blocks for commercial mining. In a video-conference PM Modi said that this e-auction would be two-stage and for allocating the mines. This auction process is a crucial part of the Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan under the Central Government. In the virtual conference, PM ... -
India China border tension May slow down Domestic manufacturing
According to industry experts, the recent unpleasantness between the Chinese and Indian armed forces is going to have a heavy impact on the Indian manufacturing industry. This is primarily because the tension escalated on the border has led to obvious trade restrictions as well. Experts are of the opinion that this escalating is a ploy ... -
Escalation in India-China border dispute, over 20 soldiers killed in the clash
In a military stand-off between Indian and Chinese forces on Monday night, both the armies lost a few of their soldiers in the clash at the Galwan valley, located in the mountains of Ladakh. It was the first violent clash between the armies of the Asian giants in the last 45 years. As per the ... -
Indian innovation finds protective layer against Coronavirus infection
The Rashtrapathi Bhawan was the first one to receive a protective coat that prevents contraction with Corona Virus. Thanks to a home grown innovation, the CoviCoat is a simple formulation which when sprayed on any metallic surface keeps it free of contraction for a time period of 90 days. Certified by NABL lab and comprising ... -
How the economy can recover by the End of 2020
According to Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian, the Indian economy will take almost the second half of this year to recover from the lockdown hit slowing down of the economy. India is one of the fifth worst hit countries in the world with the COVID-19 disease. Mr. Subramanian has also indicated that it might take ... -
India denied visa to members of USCIRF who slammed BJP-led government for its increasing religious intolerance
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, in a letter to BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, (shared on June 1) said that the government denied visa to members of the US agency called the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), who wanted to visit India with regard to issues related to the country’s religious freedom. ... -
Nihal Sarin, India’s teen who took on world chess champion Magnus Carlsen
Nihal Sarin has played against the reigning champion Magnus Carlsen on various occasions however on 5 June Nihal took on Carlsen in a series of one-minute chess shootouts. Toward the end of these “quick games”, the score read: Sarin 13, Carlsen 19. A few days earlier, India’s teen Sarin had defeated Norwegian Carlsen in a ... -
Transgender Persons Rules 2020 spells out new health initiatives
The draft rules, which are expected to be notified soon, introduce a slew of healthcare reforms aimed at transgender persons. Under the draft rules for the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, transgender persons will now be able to opt for gender reassignment surgeries at state hospitals free of cost. The Transgender Persons (Protection ... -
Supreme Court ruling comes to rescue migrant Indian population
The Supreme Court has stepped in to help with the state of migrant workers in India. They have been considered the worst hit by the pandemic. According to the Supreme Court ruling, the Centre has to now ensure it registers all the migrant workers, and give them the facility to board any train or bus ... -
Bajaj MD nails the India pandemic response as ‘Wild West’
Top courts to sit together to see how inter-state movement has to happen. Maharashtra is already experiencing a spike in numbers. Delhi numbers have suddenly gone up as well. According to a recent conversation between industrialist Rajiv Bajaj and Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi, “India seems to have flattened the wrong curve.” They are both ...









