Tag: Indian Government
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Modi 3.0 Cabinet Update: Continuity and Charges in Key Portfolios
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s new cabinet, dubbed with Modi 3.0, has taken shape, bolstering stability in key ministries while introducing new faces in several others. On Sunday June 9, Modi along with 30 Cabinet Ministers, 5 Ministers of State with Independent Charge and 36 Ministers of State took the oath, marking the beginning of the ... -
WhatsApp Threatens to Exit India Over Encryption Dispute
In a recent development, WhatsApp has issued a strong warning to the Indian government, stating that it may have to exit the Indian market if it is forced to break its end-to-end message encryption. This move comes amidst the ongoing dispute between the messaging giant and the Indian government over access to user data for ... -
Indian Govt Ends Free Movement Regime With Myanmar For Security Reasons
The Indian government has decided to stop the Free Movement Regime (FMR) with Myanmar. This decision was announced by Home Minister Amit Shah. Stopping FMR means people from India and Myanmar can no longer travel 16km across each other’s borders without passports or visas. This change was made for the security of India, especially in ... -
Govt Approves ₹22,303 Crore Subsidy On P&K Fertilizers For Rabi Season
The Indian government has announced a big help for our farmers. They have approved a subsidy of Rs 22,303 crore on Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) fertilizers for the Rabi season, which starts from October 1, 2023, and goes till March 31, 2024. Union Minister Anurag Thakur shared this news in a press meeting. The reason ... -
Hudco Share Price Drops 9% Overnight, What The Government Is Up To?
The Indian government has decided to sell some of its shares in Hudco. As you know, HUDCO is a housing finance company. The goverment wants to sell up to 7% of its stake in the business. Because of this news, the HUDCO share price fell by 9%, to Rs 81.8 each. The government is using ... -
India’s COVID-19 vaccination drive is now the world’s fastest
With 1 million COVID-19 shots in just 6 days, India’s vaccination drive becomes the world’s fastest The Indian government has vaccinated nearly 16 lakh people against COVID-19 since the launch of its mass inoculation drive on January 16. According to the Health Ministry, authorities have administered approximately 10 lakh vaccine shots in just six days, ... -
New COVID-19 strain: Flyers from UK test positive in India
New COVID-19 strain: More than 22 passengers flying from the United Kingdom to India have tested positive for Coronavirus Amid the alarming concerns over a new COVID-19 strain, at least 22 people who came to India from the United Kingdom over the past few days have tested positive for the disease. As per media reports, ... -
India’s tech-powered COVID-19 response raises privacy issues
India’s tech-powered COVID-19 response: Indian govt makes the most of technology in its COVID-19 response amid concerns over privacy issues As the number of Coronavirus cases continue to rise in India, the government has been waging on technology to monitor and contain the spread of the pandemic. As per reports, the tech innovators and entrepreneurs ... -
India’s response against COVID-19 receives global praises
World Economic Forum (WEF) Chairman Klaus Schwab has lauded the early policy response initiated by the Modi government in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. In a recent interview, the WEF founder hailed the early lockdown decision taken by the government, along with steps taken to ensure the distribution of large-scale food rations and collateral-free ... -
COVID-19: Thousands of children pushed into forced labour in India
COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated the crisis of child labour in India, with several underprivileged families forced to push their children into menial jobs to meet ends. India has the largest child population in the world with 472 million children living across all parts of the nation. With the COVID-19 outbreak starting to spread across India ...