"Vikram", Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS), Lead Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), entirely developed in-house by Larsen and Toubro (L&T) and India’s first-ever such defence craft to be built in an Indian private shipyard in a record time frame, was launched by Smt. Jyoti Murthy in the presence of V S R Murthy, Additional Director General, Indian Coast Guard, Vice Admiral B. Kannan (Retd), MD &...
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India’s Historic Jump in Doing Business Rankings
World Bank’s Doing Business Report, 2018 released on Tuesday 31 October, 2017 recognized India as one of the top five reformers in this year’s assessment. India has jumped a massive 30 places to occupy the 100th position in World Bank assessment of 190 nations, registering its highest ever increase in Ease of Doing Business Ranking this year. It was ranked 142 in 2014, 131 in 20...
Green Buildings to Improve Health
Green buildings are for health and well-being and the concept is based on the facts that our environment can shape our behaviors and health outcomes. Environmental interventions improve health outcomes. This environment includes the man-made indoor spaces and natural spaces around us. Fresh air, clean water, good nutrition, adequate light, regular physical activity, and meaningful social connect...
Demonetisation a Decisive Battle & Multi-Dimensional Success
On the first anniversary of demonetisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed it a historic and multi-dimensional success. He tweeted: Demonetisation was a "decisive battle" 125 crore Indians fought against black money and won. He said the move formalised the Indian economy and ensured better jobs for the poor, while cleansing the financial system. Arun Jaitley, Union Finance Minister, stated that November 8, ...
Chabahar Port – India’s Gateway to Afghanistan & Central Asia
Chabahar port of Iran is now operational as an alternate, reliable and robust connectivity for Afghanistan, with a ceremony on 29 October 2017 when India’s External Affairs Minister Smt. Sushma Swaraj and Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan H.E. Salahuddin Rabbani, through a joint video conference, flagged off the first shipment of wheat from India to Afghanistan from the Kan...
BharatNet to Bridge Digital Divide in Rural & Remote Areas
BharatNet broadband, base for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pet project, Digital India, for providing last-mile connectivity with High Speed Rural Broadband Network for Enabling Digital India is progressing well as 2.39 lakh kms of OFC has already been laid and Optical Fibre Connectivity is now available at more than 1 lakh Gram Panchayats (GPs) under Phase I. Launch of Phase II, with signing ...
Bharatmala to Spur the Economy
Bharatmala Pariyojana, ₹5.35 lakh crore road construction package with a capital outlay of ₹ 6.92 lakh crore, the biggest ever infrastructure project, a part of the “New India” that Prime Minister Narendra Modi wishes to create by 2022, was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister on Tuesday 24 October 2017, to build 34,800 km of roads nationwide, that...
All India Institute of Ayurveda – Centre of Excellence
All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), the first ever, having a perfect blend of Ancient Wisdom with Modern Diagnostic Tools and Technology, modelled on the lines of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) was dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Delhi on the occasion of 2nd ‘Ayurveda Day’ on 17 October ‘17. Expressing his government's commitment to ach...
India in the Multipolar World
The 21st century is not China’s century. Nor will it remain America’s. The geopolitical and geoeconomic conditions that enabled Britain to become ‘Great’ in the 19th century and claim that century for itself, building a global empire, and that enabled the U.S. to emerge as the dominant world power of the 20th century do not exist for China or anyone else today. The ‘unipolar’ world of the British and American em...
In The Context of Constant Nuclear Threat Form Pakistan, India Should Revise Its Nuclear Doctrine of ‘No First Use’
India is a nation known for its peaceful and non-violent revolts. India has been a peace loving nation. Since years back India has been strong supporter of ethics and morals, this also led India towards the misery of 350 years. These 350 years led India to uncountable sufferings even for the very basic necessities as well as dignity.
But even today if we look at Indian polici...