Author: Reet Malik

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett have joined hands in various areas of cooperation. For a long time, both countries have been discussing expanding possibilities of expanding ties in innovation, technology, space, security, farm, and food technologies. How did it all start? Initially, PM Modi’s visit to Israel in July 2017 kickstarted the partnership between the two nations. After Mr Bennett took office in Israel, the two leaders met on the side-lines of the event of COP Climate Conference in Glasgow for the first time. Since then, there have been a series of talks between…

Parampara Series: Natya Tarangini, the centre of arts in New Delhi, is all set to celebrate its silver jubilee alongside the event “India@75- Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” in November 2021. The event will be carried out over two weekends of November dating, 12-14 and 19-21. Natya Tarangini was established in 1976 by trendy and renowned dancing couple Padmabhushans Dr Raja Radha Reddy and Kaushalya Reddy. Over the past few years, the institute has opened multiple branches in Gurgaon and Hyderabad, having taught innumerable students within age groups of 5 and above. The Parampara series is the national dance and music…

Modi’s Fall before protesting farmers : Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on November 19 2021, that centre would scrape the three farm laws brought in effect a year ago. In his address to the nation in television broadcast, especially to the farmers who were sitting in protest, Modi apologised, stating that he could not convince his farmer brothers about the adequacy and effectiveness of these laws.  “I apologise to you, my countrymen, that despite my government’s good intentions, there may have been some lack in our Tapasya (penance) that we could not convince some of our farmer brothers of…

EarthOptics launched its Soil Carbon Project™, a product labelling initiative to benefit the consumer-packaged goods (CPG) industry. The company serves as the one-stop shop for soil carbon measurements. It enables CPG companies to raise awareness among consumers worldwide on agriculturally sourced ingredients which could help achieve carbon neutrality goals through verified net additions of solid carbon. The tech firm brought out the project on November 16 2021 and leverages machine learning (ML) to advance the measurement and analysis of essential elements of soil and its characteristic properties. Soil carbon sequestration is a crucial piece of the climate-change mitigation puzzle since…

The blatant act was committed in Maharashtra on November 13 2021, with a married, minor girl. The girl was held captive for six months and given the temptation of a job with pay but fraudulently. The girl child was sexually assaulted, molested, beaten, and repeatedly raped by almost 400 men, including a police officer. She suffered pregnancy and physical and mental trauma. The incident took place in the Beed, Maharashtra. The case has come to light after multiple efforts by the girl to complain. All her previous efforts proved futile since the Police officers were reluctant and refused to take…

The Supreme Court of India heard a plea in deteriorating air quality. It directed the Centre to take necessary steps to curb further damage to the air quality and sought a reply from Delhi Government on actions taken in that direction.  The concentrations of PM10 and PM2.5 particles clocked at 267 (‘poor’ category) and 143 (‘very poor’ category), respectively. The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), in its meeting on 13th November, emphasized crucial points in the wake of deteriorating air quality, including laying a detailed plan of action to bring down air pollution levels significantly. They also came out…

India is the most traditionally diverse and culturally vast nation and is the birthplace of many religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, etc. Cultural festivities and the values, beliefs and religious norms play an essential role in people’s lives here.  However, since the onset of the pandemic in 2019, the government has been posing several restrictions in the movement of people, goods and services nationally and internationally, thereby following a uniform code of conduct to maintain “social distancing” and prevent the spread of the very contagious Corona Virus (COVID-19). With the significant rise in the number of cases of covid…

The (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) APEC CEO Summit 2021 has kicked off, LIVE from the Aotea Centre in Auckland, New Zealand. Ministers and leaders from across the globe have gathered to attend the event for APEC hosted by New Zealand to discuss trade, economic recovery, and technical cooperation. This APEC Ministerial Meeting in the series of events is held from 8th to November 13, 2021. The two-day summit is being held virtually and attended by political leaders, CEOs and thought leaders of APEC economies. APEC comprises 21 members, with the cooperative process predominantly concerned with trade and economic issues. Nanaia…

The Indian beauty and wellness platform: Nykaa has been the talk of the town recently. The portal offers products ranging from skincare, haircare, makeup, styling devices, etc. It allows international businesses like Huda beauty and Charlotte Tillbury to expand their base to India while nurturing partnerships with Indian collaborators and beauty brands, including celebrities like Katrina Kaif’s Kay beauty and more.   Nykaa has also been one of the most genuine beauty product sellers as promoted by various fashion and beauty bloggers who brought in more fame and name. Top Influencers like Aashna Shroff, Malvika Sitlani, Juhi Godambe, etc., have been engaging…

November 8, 2021, completes exactly five years since the hasty step of Demonetization that was taken by phasing out the high denomination notes all at once. Prime Minister Narendra Modi undertook this decision to combat the parallel economy and black money threats. Demonetization, in turn, affected the Indian government’s reputation by posing a visible influence on their actions and activities, as seen in international economic circles. There have been drastic fluctuations in people’s perception about this decision. Nonetheless, this event has been marked as one of the most politically important and economically significant of all times. The Surprise move On…