New Delhi: The world’s renowned education institutes as well as numerous countries have hailed the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 of India. Many institutes have called it the world’s biggest reform and has exhibited interest in implementing it, said Ramesh Pokhriyal "Nishank", Union Education Minister on Saturday (February 27). The Union Education Minister while addressing the 97th annual convocation of Delhi University, revealed that the new education policy that has been introduced after "much deliberation" will see India "reform, perform and transform". The minister went on to call the policy impactful, interactive, innovative and inclusive . He put emphasis upon the fact that the new policy enhances equity, quality and access to education. "Cambridge, the UAE, Australia, Mauritius, Indonesia and many others have said India's National Education Policy is the world's biggest reform and that they want to implement it in their countries as well. It is both ... » Learn More about Renowned institutions, foreign countries want to implement India’s NEP, says Education Minister Pokhriyal
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India, China to discuss disengagement in Gogra, Hot Springs and Depsang plains on February 20
New Delhi: As the disengagement of troops has been fully completed along the Southern and Northern bank of Pangong lake, India and China will discuss disengagement from three friction points in Eastern Ladakh including Gogra, Hot Springs and Depsang plains in the Corps Commander level talks scheduled on Saturday. According to Army sources, India and China are set to hold the 10th round of Corps Commander level talks at 10 am on Saturday on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Moldo. Meanwhile, Indian troops have moved to their depth locations after the disengagement. The disengagement of troops of the Indian Army and China’s People’s Liberation Army from the Line of Actual Control was reached after sustained negotiations at the military and diplomatic level, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) last week. "This agreement was reached after several rounds of sustained negotiations at the military and diplomatic level," Anurag Srivastava, MEA ... » Learn More about India, China to discuss disengagement in Gogra, Hot Springs and Depsang plains on February 20
India records 16,738 new Covid cases; goes past 15k after a month
The daily rise in coronavirus infections in India was recorded above 15,000 after nearly a month taking the country's total tally of COVID-19 cases to 1,10,46,914, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Thursday. IMAGE: A health worker collects a sample from a teacher for COVID-19 test, at Udaipur in Lahaul-Spiti, on Wednesday. Photograph: PTI Photo A total 16,738 infections were reported in a day, while the death toll increased to 1,56,705 with 138 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. On January 29, 18,855 new infections were recorded in a span of 24 hours after which it stayed below 15,000. The daily deaths were registered above 130 after a gap of 26 days. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,07,38,501 which translates to a national COVID-19 recovery rate of 97.21 per cent and the case fatality rate stands at 1.42 per cent. The active caseload increased to 1,51,708 which comprises 1.37 ... » Learn More about India records 16,738 new Covid cases; goes past 15k after a month
COVID-19: India records 16,577 fresh infections
India recorded its single-day increase in coronavirus cases above 16,000 for the second consecutive day as the infection tally rose to 1,10,63,491, while the recoveries have surged to 1,07,50,680, according to data updated by the Union health ministry on Friday. IMAGE: A health worker wearing a PPE kit collects a swab sample of a Metro worker for the COVID-19 test, at Siddhivinayak in Mumbai. Photograph: ANI Photo A total 16,577 infections were reported in a day, while the death toll increased to 1,56,825 with 120 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. The number of active cases increased to 1,55,986, which accounts for 1.41 per cent of the total infections, the data stated. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,07,50,680 which translates into a national recovery rate of 97.17 per cent. The case fatality rate stood at 1.42 per cent. India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7; 30 lakh on ... » Learn More about COVID-19: India records 16,577 fresh infections
No need for frequent policy change: Amazon India chief
Bengaluru: Amazon India head Amit Agarwal has cautioned against “abrupt” and “unnecessarily frequent policy change” as it will hurt the e-commerce sector’s ability to play a crucial role in economic recovery, while maintaining that the operations are in line with government guidelines . “What you need is a policy framework that is enabling, recognises e-commerce as an important lever for economic recovery and growth of India and is focused on removing friction points and enabling more ease of doing business--for example removing paper work for online seller exporting globally,” Agarwal told TOI in an interview. The statement comes weeks after commerce & industry minister Piyush Goyal said that the government may issue clarifications to ensure that e-commerce marketplaces, such as Amazon , followed the rules in letter and spirit. The government is also working on an e-commerce policy, where several issues are being discussed. Amid fresh accusations of ... » Learn More about No need for frequent policy change: Amazon India chief
This time for Africa: Made-in-India COVID-19 vaccines land in Côte d’Ivoire
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar announced that the COVID-19 vaccine from India has landed in Africa. The minister had also recently traveled to the Maldives where he handed over 1 lakh additional doses of the made-in India vaccine. India has been sending COVID-19 vaccine doses to several different countries in South Africa. The latest batch of vaccines arrived in Côte d’Ivoire on Friday (February 26). The EAM shared the news with two pictures of the vaccine being unloaded from a plane. He wrote in his Twitter post, “This time for Africa. Made in India vaccines land in Côte d’Ivoire. #VaccineMaitri.” This time for Africa. #VaccineMaitri pic.twitter.com/wdo8M8Jsa9 — Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) February 26, 2021 India has been swift to aid neighbouring countries by supplying the COVID-19 vaccines wherever it is needed. The most recent deal signed for the vaccine doses was with Brazil . Bharat Biotech announced that it will supply 20 ... » Learn More about This time for Africa: Made-in-India COVID-19 vaccines land in Côte d’Ivoire
Snapdeal to drive awareness of FSSAI’s Eat Right India movement
Value-focussed marketplace Snapdeal is participating in Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s Eat Right India movement led by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India ( FSSAI ). With this, Snapdeal orders will feature customised information stickers about fortified products for consumers shopping on the platform. The stickers are expected to drive awareness on the benefits of fortified foods in fighting malnutrition and rising healthy eating practices amid Covid-19 crisis. “Our support for the Eat Right Movement is an extension of our spirit to serve Bharat. We are proud to galvanise forces with Food Fortification Resource Centre (FFRC) and scale up communication in a short span of time, covering millions of people and impacting community behavior positively,” Snapdeal's senior vice president Rajnish Wahi said in a press statement. To overcome the growing concern of malnutrition and non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and hypertension, ... » Learn More about Snapdeal to drive awareness of FSSAI’s Eat Right India movement
IND vs ENG: More India is allowed to get away, more toothless ICC will look, feels Michael Vaughan
London: Former England captain Michael Vaughan has slammed the BCCI for producing pitches that are not deemed good enough for Test cricket and said the more India is allowed to "get away with whatever they wish", the more "toothless" the ICC will look. England on Thursday suffered an embarrassing 10-wicket defeat in the third Test against India on a spin-friendly Motera track to go down 1-2 in the four-match series. The match ended inside two days with the pitch drawing flak from former players like Vaughan, though batting legend Sunil Gavaskar credited the Indian spinners rather than blaming the surface. India vs England 3rd Test | This is not a 5-day pitch, blasts Michael Vaughan "The longer powerful countries like India are allowed to get away with it the more toothless the ICC will look," Vaughan wrote in the Daily Telegraph. "The governing body are allowing India to produce whatever they wish and it is Test cricket that is getting hurt," he said. "It is a ... » Learn More about IND vs ENG: More India is allowed to get away, more toothless ICC will look, feels Michael Vaughan
U.S. owes India $ 216 billion as American debt soars to $ 29 trillion: lawmaker
The U.S., the world's largest economy, owes India $ 216 billion in loan as the country's debt grows to a record $ 29 trillion, an American lawmaker has said, cautioning the leadership against galloping foreign debt, the largest of which comes from China and Japan. In 2020, the U.S. national debt was $ 23.4 trillion, that was $ 72,309 in debt per person. “We are going to grow our debt to $ 29 trillion. That is even more debt owed per citizen. There is a lot of misinformation about where the debt is going. The top two countries we owe the debt to are China and Japan, not actually our friends,” Congressman Alex Mooney said. “We are at global competition with China all the time. They are holding a lot of the debt. We owe China over $ 1 trillion and we owe Japan over $ 1 trillion,” the Republican Senator from West Virginia said on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives as he and others opposed the latest stimulus package of $ 2 trillion. In January, U.S. President Joe Biden ... » Learn More about U.S. owes India $ 216 billion as American debt soars to $ 29 trillion: lawmaker
US owes India $216 billion as American debt soars to $29 trillion: Congressman Alex Mooney
Washington: The US, the world's largest economy, owes India $216 billion in loan as the country's debt grows to a record $29 trillion, an American lawmaker has said, cautioning the leadership against galloping foreign debt, the largest of which comes from China and Japan. In 2020, the US national debt was $ 23.4 trillion, that was $ 72,309 in debt per person. "We are going to grow our debt to $ 29 trillion. That is even more debt owed per citizen. There is a lot of misinformation about where the debt is going. The top two countries we owe the debt to are China and Japan, not actually our friends," Congressman Alex Mooney said. "We are at global competition with China all the time. They are holding a lot of the debt. We owe China over $ 1 trillion and we owe Japan over $ 1 trillion," the Republican Senator from West Virginia said on the floor of the US House of Representatives as he and others opposed the latest stimulus package of $ 2 trillion. In January, US ... » Learn More about US owes India $216 billion as American debt soars to $29 trillion: Congressman Alex Mooney