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Jan282017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Honda SUV WR-V Production Begins In India, Will Be Launched In March

Auto

Honda has been pretty late to the sub 4-metre compact-SUV/crossover segment but the Jazz based WR-V will soon change that. The new small SUV from Honda for India will be launched in March and as these pictures show, the production for the WR-V has already begun. Honda has had an official roll out ceremony at the Tapukara factory in Rajasthan (where the WR-V) will be built and as the photos show. The top of the line car gets a new shade of orangish-gold which will possibly be the launch shade for the sub-compact SUV. The WR-V will be Honda India’s second launch after the Honda City this year which should be arriving in the coming weeks. Based on the Honda Jazz and Honda City platform, the WR-V will be much smaller than the BR-V and will get only 5 seats. The sub 4-metre compact SUV is...

Jan262017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

India ranks sixth on eight great powers in 2017

International

India is ranked at the sixth spot, behind China and Japan, in a list of eight great powers for the year 2017 by a leading American foreign policy magazine which is topped by the US. The list is topped by the US, whereas China and Japan are at tie for being on the second spot. Russia (fourth) and Germany (fifth) are the other two countries ahead of India. Iran is ranked seventh and Israel is on the eighth spot. “Like Japan, India is often overlooked in lists of the world’s great powers, but it occupies a rare and enviable position on the world stage,” The American Interest magazine said in its latest annual report of eight great powers. India is the world’s largest democracy, home to the second-largest English-speaking population in the world and boasting a diversified and rapidly ...

Jan262017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Hangpan Dada awarded Ashok Chakra posthumously on 68th Republic Day

National

Havildar Hangpan Dada, who died in Kupwara on May 27 after killing three terrorists, has been awarded Ashok Chakra, the highest peace time gallantry award. Havildar’s wife, Chasen Lowang Dada received the Ashok Chakra award from President Pranab Mukherjee on Rajpath during the Republic Day celebrations in the national capital. Havildar Hangpan Dada belonged to the Assam Regiment. The brave jawan killed four intruding terrorists before sacrificing down his life in North Kashmir on May 26, 2016. An epitome of sheer grit and determination, 36-year-old Havildar fought valiantly at the 13,000-feet high Shamsabari range in Northern Kashmir along the Line of Control (LoC). It was him who spotted the suspicious movement of terrorists in the area. Soon after, in no time he engaged in an encounte...

Jan262017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

India leaves America far behind in innovation with its digital initiative

Opinion

Viewed from Silicon Valley, the progress that India has made in building a digital infrastructure, evokes awe. The American technology industry fancies itself as the global leader in innovation, yet India has leapt far ahead. Silicon Valley’s technology investors hype complex technologies such as bitcoin and blockchain. But India, with simple and practical innovations and massive grunt work, has built a digital infrastructure that will soon process billions more transactions than these do. India is about to skip two generations of financial technologies and build something as monumental as China’s Great Wall and America’s interstate highways. Though few people in the West know of Aadhaar, it has been the largest and most successful information technology project in the world. Ther...

Jan262017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Satya Nadella appointed as Starbucks board member

Economy

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has been appointed to join the board of Starbucks. Nadella has been nominated along with President and CEO of Sam’s Club Rosalind Brewer and Executive Chairman of the LEGO Brand Group J rgen Vig Knudstorp, thereby increasing the count of people in the Board of Directors to 14. Nadella was born in Hyderabad, India and became CEO at Microsoft in February 2014. He said he was honoured to be appointed as one of the Board members. He also said that he has always admired Starbucks’ focus and deep passion for its customers and the communities it does business in and that he hopes his years of experience in the technology industry will be of value to the company. Starbucks, on their part, praised Nadella and said he was put forward for his invaluable insight in ...

Jan262017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

“I am committed to achieving a world free of nuclear weapons,”- United Nations chief

International

Asserting that disarmament can play an important role in ending existing conflicts and preventing the outbreak of new strife, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has pledged to actively pursue the abolition of all weapons of mass destruction and the strict regulation of conventional weapons. “I am committed to achieving a world free of nuclear weapons,” Guterres said in a video message to the Geneva-based Conference on disarmament, which opened the first segment of its three-part 2017 session. Recalling that upon taking office he had described a world of new and old conflicts woven in a complex, interconnected web, he said that those conflicts have precipitated gross violations of international humanitarian and human rights law. “As such, while disarmament can play an im...

Jan252017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

MEA Partnering with Department of Posts to bring Passport Seva at District level!

National

The Passport Seva Project (PSP), an ambitious Mission Mode Project of the Government of India, is being successfully run in the Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode as part of the National e-Governance Plan. It has emerged as one of the most noticeable statutory and citizen-centric services being rendered by the Government. M/s Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is the Service Provider for the PSP. At present, 89 Passport Seva Kendras (PSK) with best-in-class amenities are operating across the country as extended arms of the 38 Passport Offices, thus providing extended reach to passport applicants. Several quantitative and qualitative improvements in the delivery of passport services in the country have been made during the last two and a half years. Over the years, there has been an e...

Jan182017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Actress Evelyn Sharma lands in Jodhpur to witness the hysteria on Salman Khan’s acquittal

Entertainment

Actress and fashionista Evelyn Sharma, who landed in the blue city Jodhour the very same hour superstar Salman Khan was acquitted by a local court in the 1998 Arms Act case, said, "The whole of Jodhpur seems to be more alive than before." A big fan of Being Human, she quipped, "It is coincidence that I came to Jodhpur at the same time. Suddenly, the city seems to have an air of frenzied inquisitiveness with everyone talking Salman Khan." Evelyn is on a visit to Johpur for the launch of a new store of the clothing line KASHANA, a brand which she endorses. The actress was almost run over by the crowd and media reporters on landing at the airport. Evelyn, who's popular as the bikini babe of Bollywood, is famous for her Sunny Sunny song in Divya Khosla's film Yaarian. She has starred in ...

Jan142017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

India’s trade deficit narrows to $10.37 billion in Dec – Big boost to economy

Economy

India`s trade deficit narrowed to $10.37 billion (nearly Rs 68,989.02 crore) in December from provisional $13 billion (nearly Rs 86,485.8 crore) a month ago, government data showed on Friday. Merchandise exports grew 5.72% year-on-year to $23.88 billion (nearly Rs 1,58,867.7 crore) last month, while imports rose 0.46% year-on-year to $34.25 billion (nearly Rs 2,27,856.7 crore), the data showed. "Taking merchandise and services together, overall trade deficit for April-December 2016-17 is estimated at $33.74 billion (nearly Rs 2,24,463.785 crore) which is 36.78% lower in dollar terms than the level of $53.37 billion (nearly Rs 3,55,057.3 crore) during April-December 2015-16," cited the official statement.

Jan142017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

PwC studies shows India’s contribution to world GDP to reach 17% this year

Economy

India grew fastest among major economies worldwide at over 7.5 per cent in 2016 and will continue to drive global growth in 2017 with its share in the world GDP expected to rise to 17 per cent, a study said today. “Asia will remain the fastest growing region of the world, but the spotlight will shift away from China to India and Indonesia,” PwC’s global economy watch said, adding that Indonesia is set to become the world’s 16th trillion dollar economy. As per the projections Chinese growth to remain at around the 6 per cent mark, while India’s contribution to world GDP growth could reach almost 17 per cent this year. The study noted that China will feel the costs of higher private sector debt burden. “China’s non-financial sector debt stands at more than 250 per cent of GDP. If no...