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Catholic Church – Kolkata
March 16, 2016
Mother Teresa, a nun who devoted her life to help the poorest of the poor, notably in Kolkata, will be made a Saint of the Roman Catholic Church at a ceremony on September 4, 2016. Pope Francis, the 266th and current pope of the Roman Catholic Church, announced that Mother Teresa...
Read MoreRamayana enters Hollywood
March 16, 2016
Though the famous Indian story ‘Ramayana’ have been told through many books, cartoons and television shows, three directors have come together to make an English movie on it, so that the story reaches out to the world. The thousands of years old story of Ramayana has been tol...
Read MoreWhatsapp, the app of choice
March 15, 2016
According to a study by Jana, 96 pc smart phone owners in India are using WhatsApp According to a research by a start up organisation, Jana, approximately 97 pc of smart phone users in India use applications to communicate every day and amongst the apps, the most famous is WhatsA...
Read MoreSikh Welfare and Awareness Team
March 11, 2016
The Sikh Welfare and Awareness Team (S.W.A.T.), which was started by the Sikh community residing in London, runs a S.W.A.T. van in the capital city of England that supplies food and other essentials to homeless people in London. The Sikh Welfare and Awareness Team was established...
Read MoreFrench Legion of Honour
March 9, 2016
Indian artist Sakti Burman is awarded the prestigious French Legion of Honor decoration, in recognition of “his extraordinary work, located at the confluence of French, European and Indian cultures, and the enduring relations he has established between France and India”, anno...
Read MoreThe “breast tax” of Travancore Kingdom
March 9, 2016
International Women’s Day is celebrated each year on March 8. But there is no specific day to remember women’s fight for equality and dignity, through centuries and all over the world. Over 200 years ago, Nangeli, a poor lower caste woman from Cherthala (Kerala, South) gained...
Read MoreIndia at UNESCO
March 8, 2016
On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2016, on March 8, India seeks to prioritise girls’ education, also a UNESCO niche activity, through a slew of schemes. All of these schemes seek to transition the country to a more equitable and inclusive trajectory in purs...
Read MoreUNESCO
March 4, 2016
The Permanent Delegation of India to UNESCO has organised on Thursday a special conference with a focus on “Sanskrit, A classical Language- Beyond Heritage” with Indologist, economist and member of the prestigious NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog, Dr. ...
Read MoreEnergy mix
March 3, 2016
Facing huge power needs, the Indian government is planning to set up new nuclear power plants and studying new locations, notably in Bihar, Haryana and Punjab, to triple in the next 10 years its nuclear power generation base. A huge market where international companies, notably U...
Read MoreOverseas Citizens of India
March 2, 2016
The Ambassador of India to France, Mohan Kumar, made a three-day visit in Guadeloupe, in the French West Indies, to strengthen some very promising economic and cultural ties between the island and India. He also paid tribute, invited by GOPIO Guadeloupe, to the Indian workers who...
Read MoreIndian Budget 2016
February 29, 2016
The 2016 Indian Budget, presented on Monday by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, is first focused on a rural economy that still needs some boosting. It aims also at further reforms to accelerate investments, while keeping the public deficit at 3.5% of the Gross Domestic Product. And...
Read MoreEmerging markets
February 26, 2016
India has just taken up the presidency of the Brics (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) group. It has become the strongest economic performer of this heterogeneous ensemble, with the highest growth and the most readable investment context among these five countries. Sinc...
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