It is time to faceoff the social media influencers

As the influencers economy to cross nearly $1 billion USD,at the same time the global influencer marketing market has shown more than doubled since 2019. In 2022, the market was valued at a record 16.4 billion U.S. dollars. Under the new guidelines, a person endorsing a company’s product on social media will have to disclose whether he/ she has been paid by the company. The Centre has prepared draft guidelines for social media influencers which make it mandatory for them to disclose their association with the product they endorse, it is learnt. According to official sources,…

It is time to faceoff the social media influencers

As the influencers economy to cross nearly $1 billion USD,at the same time the global influencer marketing market has shown more than doubled since 2019. In 2022, the market was valued at a record 16.4 billion U.S. dollars. Under the new guidelines, a person endorsing a company’s product on social media will have to disclose whether he/ she has been paid by the company. The Centre has prepared draft guidelines for social media influencers which make it mandatory for them to disclose their association with the product they endorse, it…

Jairam Ramesh calls Assam CM ‘immature’ after his ‘Akhand Bharat’ jibe at Bharat Jodo Yatra

The BJP has slammed the Bharat Jodo Yatra of Congress that began on Wednesday in Tamil Nadu’s Kanyakumari as a “family-saving campaign” to keep control of Gandhis over the party. Attacking the campaign, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the country is already united and that if Rahul Gandhi wanted to he could attempt reuniting India with Pakistan and Bangladesh for “Akhand Bharat”. “The country is united and integrated from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, from Silchar to Saurashtra and there is no need for the unification,” he said. “In…

Centre gives its nod to amend the railway land lease policy

The Union cabinet on Wednesday under the PM Gati Shakti programme, gave its nod to amend the railway land policy. The changes indicate that the land lease fee will be cut down to 1.5 per cent from the current 6 per cent. The permitted lease period will be increased to 35 years instead of the current rule of five years. Officials said this will help facilitate integrated development of infrastructure, including 300 cargo terminals, and generate 1.25 lakh jobs. This will further bring additional revenue to the railways. As per…

DRDO & Indian Army successfully conduct six flight-tests in Odisha coast

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Army have successfully completed six flight-tests of Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) system from Integrated Test Range (ITR) Chandipur off the Odisha coast. The flight tests were conducted as part of evaluation trials by the Indian Army.  The flight-tests were carried out against high-speed aerial targets mimicking various types of threats to evaluate the capability of the weapon systems under different scenarios, including long range medium altitude, short range, high altitude manoeuvring target, low radar signature with receding & crossing target and salvo launch with…

PM to inaugurate ‘Kartavya Path’ and unveil the statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate on 8th September

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate the ‘Kartavya Path’ on 8th September, 2022 at 7 PM. It symbolises a shift from erstwhile Rajpath being an icon of power to Kartavya Path being an example of public ownership and empowerment. Prime Minister will also unveil the statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate on the occasion. These steps are in line with Prime Minister’s second ‘Panch Pran’ for New India in Amrit Kaal: ‘remove any trace of colonial mindset’. Over the years, Rajpath and adjoining areas of the Central…

India – Bangladesh Joint Statement during the State Visit of Prime Minister of Bangladesh to India

1. H.E. Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, paid a State Visit to India from 05-08 September 2022 at the invitation of Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi. During the visit, H.E. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called on the President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu and the Vice President of India, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar. External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region Shri G. Kishan Reddy called on her. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s programme also includes…

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh says, Healthcare sector in India is expected to reach a size of $50 billion by 2025

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today said, Healthcare sector in India is expected to grow to reach a size of $50 billion by 2025. Addressing the 14th CII Global MedTech Summit titled “Seizing the Global Opportunity”, Dr Jitendra Singh said, under Prime Minister Modi, healthcare has become more focused on innovation and technology over the past two years and 80% of healthcare systems are aiming to increase…

To separately hold bilateral talks with his Japanese counterpart

Upon completion of his visit to Mongolia, Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh will leave for Japan on September 07, 2022 on a four-day official visit. The Raksha Mantri, along with External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar, will participate in the 2nd India-Japan 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue in Tokyo on September 08, 2022. The Japanese side will be represented by Minister of Defence Mr Yasukazu Hamada and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Yoshimasa Hayashi. The 2+2 Dialogue will review bilateral cooperation across domains and chart out the way forward. India and Japan are…

Indian economy to comprise 30% of Global GDP in the next 20 years: Nirmala Sitharaman

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC)’s India Ideas Summit 2022 was organised today at the Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi. Focussed on the theme of Maximizing the Next 75 Years of US-India prosperity, the day saw senior ministers, policy makers, influential commentators and business leaders from India and the US deliberate and debate on strengthening business relations between India and the US. Following a traditional lamp lighting ceremony and plenary addresses at the on-ground event, India Ideas Summit 2022 was inaugurated by Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Hon’ble Minister of Finance &…