June 2019

The government set up a 10-memberCabinet Committee on Employment and Skill Development on 5 June. The committee is one of two Cabinet committees that are set up to rise theeconomic growth and tackle unemployment. Members of the committee: The Committee will be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The committee includes: Home Minister Amit Shah  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Railway Minister Piyush Goyal  Agriculture Minister Narendra […]

US authorities said that there was a sharp 10% decline in the approval of H-1B visas by the U.S. in 2018, which is popular among highly skilled Indian IT professionals. The experts attributed to the aggressive policies of the Trump administration to clamp down on the use of the work visa programme. What is H-1b Visa? The H-1B visa programme is the main vehicle

Goa harbors its coral reefs into the lesser known reefs around Grande Island. Goa Goa CM Pramod Sawant explained the occasion of World Environment Day  He released a book “Corals and Crabs” jointly published by the Forest Department of Goa and WWF-India at the Goa Science Centre Auditorium in Panaji.  Corals and Crabs is a first step towards

Indian Air Force and French Air Force have planned to carry out Garuda, atwo-week-long mega air exercise, beginning on July 1 in France. The aim is to boost the military-to-militaryties between the two countries. A fleet of Sukhoi 30 fighter jets of the Indian Air Force will engage in dogfights with France’s Rafale multirole aircraft in simulated scenarios as part

India maintained strong relations with foreign nations in its quest of counter terrorism.  India and Myanmar are the two neighboring countries resulted in much progress Finally, Myanmar government being on Indian side successfully crackdown Indian groups taking shelter. The takeover of the NSCN-K headquarters a drastic development as Taga was the collective headquarters of all

The 2nd Global Disability Summit being held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ‘Disability Summit, Argentina 2019’, the three-day summit will be held from 6 June to 8 June 2019. India will be represented by the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawar Chand Gehlot. Organized by: The Global Disability Summit is organized by International Alliance Disability (IDA), an umbrella organization focused on improving awareness and

Tamil Nadu Government(GoTN) and the World Bank signed a $287-million loan agreement for the Tamil Nadu Health System Reform Programme (TNHSRP). The main aim to improve the quality of healthcare and to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and fill equity gaps in reproductive and child health services in the State. Tamil Nadu is also dealing with a growing burden

Pramila Jayapal first Indian American woman to preside over US house.  She is the first elected to Congress in 2016 preside over the House and served the most diverse Congress in the nation’s history. She presided over the House as a Temporary Speaker.  The House Democrats rotate for the ceremonial position of presiding over the chamber.

Forbes magazine has named Rihanna as the world’s richest female musician.Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty brand business endeavors have officially made her the richest female musician in the world. Her worth is estimated at $600m (£472m) which includes revenues made from her fashion and beauty lines in addition to those from her music career. Forbes reported that the French luxury brand LVMH backs Rihanna’s lucrative cosmetics company, Fenty Beauty.

Indian Railways received an order for 25 more energy efficient retrofit electrical locomotives from the public sector Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL).  The achievement is significant before Environment Day is being celebrated all over the world.  A major technological leap achieved by the BHEL whereby the kinetic energy of the train while in braking mode, is