More “boomers” in India are eager for digital skills than those in US, UK and Singapore

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In a study conducted by Salesforce, 84% of people between the age of 57 and 75 are “very actively learning/training on digital skills.”These skills include digital marketing, encryption and cybersecurity, e-commerce and digital trade, and artificial intelligence.Check out our latest newsletter Simply Put, [which explains the most important news in the simplest possible way, and…Continue Reading

India becomes first country in world to administer COVID-19 DNA vaccine

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India on Saturday became the first country in the world to administer DNA vaccine against COVID-19. It comes as India recorded a reduction of 1,03,921 cases in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The national COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 95.64 per cent, according to Union health ministry data. The…Continue Reading

India calls off Musk’s request for tax breaks on Tesla cars

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India has turned down Elon Musk’s request for tax breaks on Tesla’s electric cars as it states that the rules allow bringing in partially-built vehicles. Musk has been seeking tax breaks from the Indian government for a while now.  Vivek Johri, chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, in an interview, said,…Continue Reading

India Union Budget 2022 was not made with elections in mind: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

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India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stressed on Thursday (February 30) Budget 2022 was not a populist exercise and the government had stability of the economy in mind rather than electoral gains. She was speaking with WION’s Editor-In-Chief Sudhir Chaudhary. Sitharaman present the union budget in Indian parliament on February 1. India is entering the election…Continue Reading

India joins Olympic diplomatic boycott after China features PLA soldier in torch relay

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NEW DELHI — India said Thursday it would join the U.S.-led diplomatic boycott of Beijing’s Winter Olympics after China included a soldier who was involved in a deadly border skirmish with Indian troops in the torch relay ahead of the Opening Ceremonies.The Indian Foreign Ministry said its senior envoy to Beijing will not be attending…Continue Reading

EXCLUSIVE India in talks on multi-year fertiliser import deal with Russia -sources

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Minister Mansukh Mandaviya poses for a picture after his interview with Reuters, at his office, in New Delhi, India, March 4, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File PhotoRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comNEW DELHI/MOSCOW, Feb 3 (Reuters) – India is in its first government-to-government negotiations with Russia for the long-term supply of fertilizers, government and industry…Continue Reading

India boycotts diplomatic participation in the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022

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An Indian envoy in Beijing won’t attend the opening and closing ceremony of Beijing Winter Olympics 2022. The decision comes after China chose Qi Fabao, a regimental commander in the People’s Liberation Army, who fought in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley against Indian troops in 2020, as a torchbearer of the event. MEA’s Arindam Bagchi briefed the…Continue Reading

India takes huge step forward by announcing mental health initiatives in its budget

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The world is still reeling (and will continue to) with the coronavirus pandemic and its after-effects. An unprecedented crisis that has started to become the new normal.  Since its inception in late 2019, COVID-19 has killed millions of people and left millions of others grieving the loss of their loved ones.   Humans have a…Continue Reading