Tag: national

New Delhi [India], August 28: India’s mega banking inclusion drive, the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), just hit its 11-year milestone. Numbers don’t lie: 56 crore accounts, ₹2.68 lakh crore in deposits, and crores of women and rural poor finally plugged into the formal economy. A Mission That Changed Banking in India Launched by […]

Surat (Gujarat) [India], August 27: The diamond city got a dose of brains, grit, and culture last weekend. Khabarchhe.com’s Innovator and Trendsetter Awards 2025 celebrated 28 people who actually move the needle in society, business, and innovation. Padma Shri Power On Stage This wasn’t some random felicitation spree. Padma Shri dignitaries did the honours. Mathurbhai […]

New Delhi [India], August 26: For the first time ever, the 3GPP Radio Access Networks (RAN) Working Groups, RAN1 through RAN5, are meeting in India. The venue: Whitefield, Bengaluru. The date: August 25–29, 2025. The agenda: nothing less than writing the playbook for global 6G. This is not a token event. Over 1,500 delegates from […]

New Delhi [India], August 25: The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) has signed its annual Performance MoU with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). The pact isn’t symbolic; it sets hard numbers for how much money the state-run financier must generate, and how efficiently it must run. This year’s magic number: ₹8,200 […]

New Delhi [India], August 23: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar doesn’t do diplomatic fluff. With Washington tightening the tariff screws, he cut through the noise: yes, India-US trade negotiations are still alive. No, India won’t sacrifice its farmers or small producers to appease the White House. In his words, “we have some red lines”, and […]

New Delhi [India], August 23: It is almost as if a dream. Five years ago, TikTok was dumped out of India with the severity you save for a toxic relationship—blocked, removed, and condemned. And yet, here we are in 2025, with rumors that the app might very well be staging a quiet comeback. The website […]

New Delhi [India], August 23: India pulled off something rare this week, getting its neighbours to agree on action, not just talk. Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, and India came together in Delhi to strengthen health research systems. The message was blunt: no country can fix pandemics, NCDs, or antibiotic resistance alone. We’ve all seen […]

New Delhi [India], August 22: It is not every day that India’s push for technological sovereignty makes tangible strides. But on a humid Friday afternoon in Delhi, the country’s semiconductor story turned a new page. The Government of India, under its ambitious Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme, announced the sanction of 23 chip-design projects led […]

New Delhi [India], August 21: At Patna Junction these days, you can already sense the season coming. Chai vendors are stocking up extra cups, porters are haggling louder than usual, and families keep asking the same anxious question at counters: “Bhaiya, ticket confirm ho jaayega na?” Every year around Diwali and Chhath, the story repeats. […]

Jodhpur (Rajasthan) [India], August 20: On 14 August 2025, just ahead of India’s Independence Day, Dr. V.K. Jain, widely known as the “CPR Doctor of India”, has been conferred with the prestigious State Award by the Government of Rajasthan, presented by Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri Bhajan Lal Sharma, in recognition of his exceptional contributions to public health, environmental sustainability, and […]