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10 Dec

Indian G20 Presidency would be about hope, harmony, healing and advocating the oneness of all: Sherpa Amitabh Kant in Udaipur

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After welcoming all G20 country sherpas and their delegations on the 4th of December, meetings on the substantive issues of G20 began in earnest on the 5th of December in the lake city of Udaipur in Rajasthan. India is holding its first G20 meeting as G20 Presidentin Udaipur, Rajasthan from 4th to 7th December. Day 2 of the Sherpa Meeting began with delegates getting an overview of India’s G20 Presidency from Indian Sherpa Mr. Amitabh Kant, who shared India’s success stories in several areas, such as manufacturing, infrastructure, tourism, and digital transformation. Mr. Kant, in his opening remarks, also highlighted…

10 Dec

Udaipur welcomes G20

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The Indian era of the G20 Presidency kicked off on Sunday at Udaipur with the 1st Sherpa Meeting of G20 led by India’s G20 Sherpa, Mr. Amitabh Kant. Udaipur, the city of lakes, hosted the first high-level Sherpa Meeting, which fell under the Sherpa track of G20, from 4th to 7th December and is set to showcase India’s rich culture and the tradition of Atithi Devo Bhava to the G20 family. Day 1 of the 4 day schedule started with a panel discussion on the theme ‘Transforming Lives: Accelerating Implementation of SDGs’ followed by a networking reception of the delegates.…

10 Dec

Axis Mutual Fund launches ‘Axis Long Duration Fund’

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Axis Mutual Fund has announced the launch of their New Fund Offer – Axis Long Duration Fund. It is an open-ended debt scheme investing in instruments such that the Macaulay Duration of the portfolio is greater than 7 years; a relatively high interest rate risk and a relatively low credit risk. The new fund will track the NIFTY Long Duration Debt Index A – III. The NFO for Axis Long Duration Fund opens on 7th December, 2022 and closes on 21st December, 2022. The fund will be managed by Mr. Devang Shah, Mr.Kaustubh Sule, and Mr.Hardik Shah and the minimum…

10 Dec

Vi has Launched Ludo Tournament

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Leading telecom operator, Vi has announced an exciting offer for online gamers, specifically targeting casual gamers. Vi is inviting its customers to play ‘Express Ludo Tournament’ on the Vi Games platform on the Vi App and win a trip for two to London. The tournament is on from 30th November and continues till 15th December 2022. Players winning the daily Express Ludo tournament can win tickets based on their ranking. The more games that the gamers play and tickets earned in the tournament, better their chances of winning a trip to London. The gratification includes flight tickets and stay for…

10 Dec

India-Bangladesh Celebrate Close Cultural Connect, Organise First Ever Silchar-Sylhet Festival

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The first Sylhet-Silchar Festival to celebrate the close cultural ties between the neighboring regions of India and Bangladesh began in Assam's Barak Valley on Friday. The event is being organized to commemorate 75 years of India's independence and 50th anniversary of Bangladesh's liberation from Pakistan. In an effort to celebrate the region's age-old, people-to-people connect amid the many commonalities between India and Bangladesh, the India Foundation is hosting this Festival on December 2nd and 3rd. With an aim to revisit the shared heritage and shared values of the twin cities and its people, separated by international boundaries, the festival is…

10 Dec

India begins with G20 Presidency

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India on Thursday formally took over the presidency of the G-20, the premier group of the world’s most influential and powerful economies. India kicked off its G20 Presidency through a Jan Bhagidari event involving the youth through the University Connect Programme, which was held at Sushma Swaraj Bhavan, New Delhi. The event was attended by more than 1500 students from 75 universities across the county. India’s External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar and Dr PK Mishra, Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, where special guests in the University Connect programme. G20 Sherpa Mr Amitabh Kant & G20 Chief Coordinator…

10 Dec

PM said that India’s G20 Presidency will work to promote a universal sense of one-ness

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On the day that India takes over the G20 Presidency from Indonesia, visitors to the International Sand Art Festival in Konark were treated to a magnificent display of the Indian Presidency’s Logo and Theme on Chandrabhaga beach in Odisha. India assumes the yearlong Presidency of the G20 on the 1st of December and will hold over 200 meetings across 50+ cities in India with foreign delegations from the G20 countries participating in these meetings in different parts of India. The Hon’ble Prime Minister declared that India’s G20 Presidency will work to promote a universal sense of one-ness rooted in the…

09 Dec

Indian actor Dev Joshi has been selected as one of the crew member for SpaceX moon trip

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Yusaku Maezawa (CEO, Start Today, Inc.) announced that 8 crew members and 2 backup crew members have been selected for "dearMoon," the first all-civilian project to fly around the Moon aboard Starship, a rocket being developed by Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Headquartered in Hawthorne, California, Founder: Elon Musk, SpaceX, Inc.The eight crew members of the dearMoon mission are Indian actor Dev Joshi, American DJ and producer Steve Aoki, American YouTuber Tim Todd; Czech artist Yemi AD; Irish photographer Rhiannon Adam; British photographer Karim Iliyal; American filmmaker Brendan Hall; and South Korean K-pop artist TOP. The profiles and interview videos of…

09 Dec

Pernod Ricard has launche its first initiative – #OneForOurPlanet

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Pernod Ricard India (PRI), a global leader in the wine and spirits industry has launched an industry first initiative - #OneForOurPlanet, as it continues its journey towards the removal of permanent mono-cartons from its packaging. With this landmark sustainability initiative, the company is removing 100% permanent mono-cartons from its packaging by June 2023, in a phased manner. #OneForOurPlanet reiterates the company’s commitment to reduce the environmental impact of packaging across each step of its value chain, from grain to glass. It also aims to nudge today’s purpose-driven consumers to make eco-conscious purchase decisions. Advancing towards a greener tomorrow, with this…

08 Dec

Kerala Tourism ready for the winter season

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Spurred by the success of its initiatives during the festival season that triggered a huge spike in domestic tourist arrivals, Kerala Tourism has chalked out a slew of programmes for the winter to attract a still higher number of visitors from within the country and outside. The recently concluded Champions Boat League (CBL) attracted thousands of tourists, travel bloggers and travel photographers from all over the country. The globally acclaimed Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB), to be held during December 2022-April 2023, will attract tourists from both India and abroad, he said, exuding confidence. Kerala recorded a total of 1,33,80,000 domestic tourists…