India may have 228 million native social commerce shoppers by the tip of 2022, a 45% rise from the present consumer base, as consumers discover newer ways of shopping for items online through social media apps such as YouTube, WhatsApp, FB and Instagram, according to a report by Recogn.
Tata group is in talks with three states to invest up to US$ 300 million to set up a semiconductor assembly and test unit, stated two sources familiar with the matter, as part of the conglomerate’s push into high-tech manufacturing.
The capital of Manipur will be connected by rail in the next two years, taking the country’s railway network to barely 100 km from Myanmar border. This will become a new lifeline for Imphal, which is now primarily dependent on the road network for getting essential supplies.
The Union Health Secretary has advised States/UTs regarding testing, surveillance, monitoring of hotspots, augmentation of health infrastructure, genome sequencing, and enhancing public awareness, vide his letters dated 25th and 27th of November 2021, the first of which was immediately after WHO flagged the Omicron variant as a Variant of Concern (VoC).
“The Chief of Air Staff (CAS) would be attending the air power symposium at the invitation of the Egyptian Air Force commander and deliver a key note address on ‘strategic air intelligence in confronting new and non-organised threats’ on November 28,” the IAF said in a statement.
Bharti Airtel (‘Airtel’), India’s premier communications solutions provider, today said that it has successfully conducted India’s first 5G trial in the 700 MHz band in partnership with Nokia. Airtel has been allotted test spectrum in multiple bands by the government’s Department of Telecommunications for the validation of 5G technology and use cases.
International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), an Autonomous R&D Centre of Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India and Nsure Reliable Power Solutions., Bengaluru signed an agreement for technical know-how transfer and training of personnel to set up the Li-ion battery fabrication lab on November 25, 2021.
Quoting the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Shri Goyal said the ultimate aim of EoDB reforms is to achieve Ease of Living for citizens. “I think, today India means Business and the world recognizes that. With political stability, policy continuity, pro-growth & pro-business thinking in the Government and in our young entrepreneurs and the Startups, in our traditional businesses, this is the time to really go for it.”
Exports of gems and jewellery this FY in the first 7 months upto October’ 21 was $ 23.62 bn, as compared to $ 11.69 bn (+102.09%) for the same period previous year.
Kushinagar is an international Buddhist pilgrimage centre. Here Lord Gautam Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana. This region is also the centre point of the Buddhist circuit, which consists of pilgrimage sites at Lumbini, Sarnathand Gaya. The operationalization of the Kushinagar airport will connect this region directly with national and global visitors and pilgrims.
