No Comments The United Nations (UNCTAD) has declared Invest India- the National Investment Promotion Agency of India- as a winner of the 2020 United Nations Investment Promotion Award. The award ceremony took place on 7th December 2020 at UNCTAD Headquarters in Geneva.
No Comments The BRI quagmire challenges both the foreign policy of India and also its resolve to stand on its own despite pressures at home and abroad. The way ahead for India is to shed the romanticism of the past in its foreign policy and adapt a pragmatic and forthright intervention on matters that question its interests.
No Comments Ranjitsinh Disale, a Primary School Teacher at the Zilla Parishad Primary School, Paritewadi, Solapur, Maharashtra, India has been named the winner of the Global Teacher Prize 2020. As per the citiation Disale has been awarded for transforming the life chances of young girls at his school. The Global Teacher Prize, in partnership with UNESCO, is given to exceptional teachers who have made an outstanding contribution to their profession.
No Comments A 94 years-old widow has moved the Supreme Court, seeking for the Proclamation of Emergency in 1975 to be declared as unconstitutional and for a compensation to the tune of Rs. 25 crores from the authorities who have participated in the same
No Comments The BRI initiated by China was portrayed as a challenge to a unipolar world in favor of multi-polarity, non-intervention in internal matters of other countries, egalitarian and fairer financial structures and institutions along with lasting partnerships for mutual development marked by cooperation not domination. However, BRI has morphed into anything but these objectives.
No Comments Russia’s Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Indian pharmaceutical company Hetero have agreed to produce over 100 million doses per year in India of the Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19, according to a statement release by Sputnik Vaccines on its website on Friday.
No Comments MEITY issues orders for blocking apps under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act PIB: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, GOI today issued an order under section 69A of the Information Technology Act blocking access to 43 mobile apps. In a press release, the government said that the “action was taken based on the […]
No Comments India has successfully test-fired land-attack version of its Brahmos supersonic missile from Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The test was conducted at 10 AM. Sources say that the missile hit the intended target on another island. With this test, the range of Brahmos has enhanced from 298 kms to around 450 kms. This is DRDO’s 10th […]
No Comments PIB: Indian Navy is scheduled to host the 27th edition of India – Singapore Bilateral Maritime Exercise SIMBEX-20 starting today in Andaman Sea. The bilateral exercise will continue till 25th of this month. The SIMBEX series of exercises between Indian Navy and Republic of Singapore Navy conducted annually since 1994. The exercise is aimed at […]
No Comments India has crossed a landmark milestone on the journey of universal healthcare. A Press release from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said that more than 50,000 (50,025) Ayushman Bharat – Health and Wellness Centres (AB-HWCs) are now operational across the country. Aiming at providing Comprehensive Primary Health Care (CPHC) services to the communities […]
