PM inaugurates ‘Centre-State Science Conclave’ in Ahmedabad via video conferencing

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the ‘Centre-State Science Conclave’ in Ahmedabad via video conferencing. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister highlighted that the organisation of this conclave is a clear example of Sabka Prayas. The Prime Minister remarked “Science is like that energy in the development of 21st century India, which has the power to accelerate the development of every region and the development of every state. Today, when India is moving towards leading the fourth industrial revolution, the role of India’s science and people related to this…

Replaced as CMs, union ministers, BJP leaders in new roles for 2024 election

Senior BJP leaders, including Vijay Rupani, Biplab Deb, Prakash Javadekar , have been assigned new charges by the party leadership. With eyes on the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the BJP gave new organisational charges to former chief ministers and Union ministers. Senior BJP leaders, including Vijay Rupani, Biplab Kumar Deb, Prakash Javadekar and Mahesh Sharma, were made in-charges of party affairs in different states. Vinod Tawde has been named as BJP’s new in-charge for Bihar, while Om Mathur and Mangal Pandey will take charge for Chhattisgarh and West Bengal respectively.

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…

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…

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 &…

Gautam Adani becomes world’s third-richest

Industrialist Gautam Adani, who founded the ports-to-green energy Adani Group, last week broke into the top three in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, trailing only Tesla founder Elon Musk and Amazon boss Jeff Bezos. Adani group has expanded to become one of the world’s largest conglomerates. The group now owns India’s largest airport operator and largest private-sector port, It is also into city-gas distributor and coal miner. Gautam Adani is founder of Adani Group, is a first-generation entrepreneur , has now risen to become the world’s third-richest individual. According to the Bloomberg Billionaire…

India launches a aircraft carrier warship – INS Vikrant

India has commissioned a new warship – the INS Vikrant – the country’s first domestically built aircraft carrier. Fully loaded MIG 29 can land on it and the Fighter jets take off in 3 seconds from start point. Designed in India, Made in India – #INSVIKRANT! It is also India’s biggest vessel. India is seen to be strengthening its naval fleet as a response to China’s growing military presence in the region.  Special steel made completely in India after realising some countries, who committed earlier, did not provide. This is a 45,000…