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07 Mar

‘Aatmanirbharta’ initiative of the PM is key to independent foreign policy

editor0 CommentsNorth East

Four Defence Ministry funded projects and five industry-funded projects under the “Aatmanirbharta” initiative of the Prime Minister approved by the Narendra Modi government. Russian forces still a long way off in capturing their objective. This month Ukraine and China hiking their defence spending by 7.1% and the Indian foreign policy options remain constrained by its limited capacity to manufacture hardware from precision-guided ammunition to long endurance armed drones. Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly pushes for building India’s military-industrial complex. Before that the Indian military reliance on outright hardware acquisition or transfer of technology under licence from Russia has severely limited…

07 Mar

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance’s claim settlement ratio stood at 97.9%

editor0 CommentsBusinessICICI Prudential Life Insurance

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance’s claim settlement ratio stood at 97.9% during FY2021 and the Company took 1.4 days to settle non-investigated death claims. For the 9 months-ended FY2022, the Company has settled Rs. 982 crore worth of Covid-19 related claims. The mobile app developed by the Company enables customers to choose the layout of the dashboard for ease of access of top transaction options. The Company offers over 3,00,000 touch-points to make renewal premium payments, covering approximately 95% of the pin-codes in the country. These initiatives have enabled the Company to post a 13thmonth persistency of 84.8% for 9M-FY2022, one…

07 Mar

HUL’s new campaign #BinBoy inspires to segregate waste

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaHindustan Unilever Ltd

Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) has launched ‘BinBoy’ campaign that looks to inspire individuals to segregate household waste at source and ensure that waste stays out of the environment and in the circular economy. The ‘BinBoy’ campaign through its child protagonist ‘Appu,’ aims to drive behaviour change among citizens and urge them to segregate waste at homes and residential societies. Through an engaging narrative and thought-provoking dialogue, the campaign draws attention to the seriousness of mixedwaste disposal and need for immediate action. HUL has achieved 100% plastic waste collection. The Company has facilitated environmentally safe disposal of more than 1.1 lakh…

07 Mar

NSE IFSC and HDFC Bank unlock investing opportunities

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaHDFC Bank, NSE IFSC

In association with HDFC Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd NSE International Exchange has launched trading in India’s first Unsponsored Depository Receipts under the regulatory sandbox framework prescribed by the IFSCA, which will offer Indian retail investors an opportunity to invest in the US Stocks, listed on exchanges like NYSE and NASDAQ in an easy and affordable way. Indian retail investors will be able to transact on the NSE IFSC platform under the Liberalized Remittance Scheme prescribed by the Reserve Bank of India. NSE IFSC Receipts will make the entire process of investment…

07 Mar

Kodak & Treeview announce Distribution Partnership for Televisions

editor0 CommentsBusiness, Indiakodak

QThree Ventures, has announced a distribution partnership for its Kodak and Treeview brand of televisions. As part of the partnership, Kodak and Treeview’s range of televisions would be made available on the udaan platform, India’s largest business-to-business (b2b) eCommerce Platform. In India, QThree Ventures is the official offline channel partners for Kodak and Treeview brand of televisions. Kodak is one of the leading ‘Made in India’ brands which manufactures smart TV ranges and Treeview is the largest manufacturer of LED TVs in Thailand. Speaking on this partnership, Jubin Peter, Managing Director, Qthree Ventures said, “udaan's micro market GTM strategy along…

07 Mar

Mortein re-launches its age-old nemesis ‘Louie’ after a gap of 5 years

editor0 CommentsBusinessMortein

Mortein, one of the world’s leading pest control brands, has announced the relaunch of its age-old nemesis – Louie, in its new avatar as Louie the mosquito. The new and more powerful brand mascot- Louie is re-introduced to the Indian audience after a gap of five years. Mortein launched Louie the mosquito in India in 2004to spread awareness around pest and mosquito borne diseases and is an adaptation of Louie the Fly, drawn and animated by Geoffrey Morgan Pike having appeared in many animated TV commercials. With Mortein committed to One Health, One Planet, One Future, itfocuses on making India…

06 Mar

CCTV Captures Grenade Attack In Crowded Srinagar Market, 1 Dead, 23 Injured

editor0 CommentsCrimejammu and kashmir

A 70-year-old man person died and 24 humans had been injured in a grenade attack by means of suspected terrorists in a busy market place of Srinagar on Sunday. A policeman is amongst the injured. A girl, who sustained injuries in the attack, is critical, human beings acquainted with the count number said. Senior superintendent of police, Srinagar, Rakesh Balawal, said the grenade was thrown in the crowded avenue market close to Amira Kadal on Sunday. “In this terror act, one historical man from Nowhatta (in the ancient city) has succumbed to accidents while one girl is critical. In this…

06 Mar

Indian student injured in Ukraine Harjot Singh returning on 7th of March

editor0 CommentsEducationukraine

Harjot Singh, a 31-year-old Indian pupil who was shot at whilst making an attempt to escape Kyiv in a taxi on February 27, will be returning to India on Monday, Union minister Gen (Retd) VK Singh stated on Sunday. "Harjot Singh, an Indian countrywide who sustained bullet accidents in Kyiv and lost his passport, will return to India with us tomorrow," tweeted the minister. Indian officials stated that Harjot had acquired 4 bullets injuries, inclusive of one in the chest. “We were in a cab to Lviv. We had been stopped at a barricade and suddenly it was once raining…

06 Mar

Internet, broadband services to be suspended in several parts of WB from March 7 to 16

editor0 CommentsEducation, West Bengal

Mobile web and broadband services will be quickly suspended in numerous regions of West Bengal to forestall illegal activities. According to the state government's order, the internet offerings will be suspended in few blocks of Malda, Murshidabad, Uttar Dinajpur, Coochbehar, Jalpaiguri, Birbhum and Darjeeling districts. The services will stay suspended between 11 am to 3:15 pm from March 7 to 9, March eleven and 12, and March 14 to 16. West Bengal's Additional Chief Secretary in an respectable order stated that talent reports have been received that web transmissions and voice over web telephony may be used for unlawful things…

06 Mar

Haryana students evacuated from Ukraine

editor0 CommentsNorth East

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday said around 1,800 students from the state was stuck in the war-torn Ukraine, of which 1,234 have been evacuated.Of the remaining students, 80 are still stuck in Ukraine cities while the others have reached the country's borders. For now, our priority is to bring back all Indians stuck in Ukraine, the CM said. He also added, the students who have completed their course in Ukraine will be given internship opportunities. And the students who are yet to complete their studies, after the situation normalize the government will talk to their colleges over…