Author: Anurima

Staff at public transport facilities in Germany stage a walkout amid strike as two of the largest unions demand pay-rise for workers In a calculated move all the workers at airports, ports, railways, buses, and subways walkout shortly after midnight. This will result in a 24-hour transport stoppage on Monday. Two of the country’s largest unions are on a strike demanding higher wages for workers amid rising living costs throughout the country. Other small-scale walkouts have been staged by public sector unions but this one is set to be the biggest one in the country yet impacting the whole of…

Speaking at the Jaldoot 2.0 pilot initiative organized by NGO Sevavardhini, Dr Nitin Karmalkar touches upon the need for skilled manpower in water conservation. Dr Nitin Karmalkar, former vice-chancellor of Savitribai Phule Pune University spoke at the concluding function of the Jaldoot 2.0 3-day pilot initiative organised by Sevavardhini which took place at YASHADA, Pune. He brought light to the fact that the knowledge of the preceding generations is often disregarded when it comes to water conservation and management. With skilled and trained manpower being the key to achieving long-term impacts, water conservation remains a subject close to people’s hearts.…

India is becoming an ever more central country to the UK with recent policy commitments by UK to work with its partners. Revamp of the UK foreign policy has created many opportunities for India and UK to work together in avoiding critical dependencies and coercion by other major power players. The Ukraine situation and China’s growing aggression has also led the UK to revise its 2021 security and foreign policy. India has a lot to gain from these new policy commitments like that of working to secure interests in the Indo-Pacific, call for including India as permanent member of the…

Indian navy’s maritime strength is critical for maintaining military, economic, strategic, and commercial interests of the nation. Indian navy’s gunnery school, INS Dronacharya was presented with the President’s Colours by President Droupadi Murmu in a prestigious ceremony on Thursday in Kochi. It was also a moment of pride as the new naval ensign ‘Nishaan’ was paraded at the ceremony. This day onwards the Nishaan will be paraded at all ceremonial parades in a bid to inspire and motivate all who pass through the institution and to show the country’s maritime strength. The display of strength and superiority of the Indian…