Startup India
Startup India is an initiative by the government of India to boost entrepreneurship by nurturing, mentoring and providing resources to make ideas a reality. The campaign was first announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his 15 August 2015 address from the Red Fort. In January 2016, the action plan …
The Polluted Politics
Appeal To The SC There is a persistent argument around the unforeseen question Aam Atmi Party leader, Arwind Gejriwal asked the Supreme Court about the capital of India. He has approached the Supreme Court debating whether or not the court has passed any law that deviates away from the constitution. …
Bribery Charge on Ishrat Masroor Quddusi: Is India Losing Faith in its Judiciary?
Introduction “The subject of judicial corruption is taboo, and like the proverbial Chinese monkeys, one shall not see, hear or speak of this evil,” KK Venugopal, the attorney general of India, told an India Today reporter in 1990. It is well known that the rampant corruption in India adversely affects …
Where Is My Fresh Air?: Desi Gas Chambers
Breathing clean air is a fundamental right and necessity of a human being. The nation’s capital has repeatedly failed to fulfil this. Two weeks back a schoolboy in Delhi developed a respiratory problem and spent two days in the hospital to alleviate his condition. Pollution levels in Delhi are bizarrely …
Aadhaar System Traces 500 Missing Children
Modi’s intentions to digitize India are met with a ton of scepticism and a large part of society questions whether or not he is taking steps in the right direction. His recent idea of integrating the Aadhar system, “a 12-digit unique identification number issued by the Indian government to every individual …
Ae Ji Oh Ji, Aayega 5G?: CTO Ekudden Predicts India Will Adapt 5G By 2020
If you didn’t already know (and you really should), India has made its intentions about digitizing the country very clear. PM Modi’s recent initiatives for projects such as Aadhar and demonetization prove this undoubtedly. Additionally, someone sees yet another potential advancement in India’s digitization move. Introduction Ericsson’s chief technology officer …
One Notch At A Time: India Ranked 126th In GDP Per Capita
India is well on its way in creating an admirable economy, as proven by the latest improvement of moving up on the ranked list of countries and their GDP per capita. It may not seem like a huge accomplishment, but it definitely shows India’s upward spiral towards a striving economy. …
Indian Congress Members Receive ICC Inspire Awards
Four Indian American congress members, Ro Khanna, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Pramila Jayapal, and Ami Bera, received ICC Inspire Awards to honor them for their impact as members. To add to the magnificence of the night, it is also the second year in a row that ICC has given Indian Americans the …
GST in Tamil Cinema: Good Start and a Bad Climax
Yes to GST, No to LBET Tamil Nadu has become the State with the highest tax on movie tickets. Under GST regime, movie tickets above Rs. 100 are taxed at 28% and tickets below Rs.100 are taxed at 18%. In July this year, over 1100 theatres across Tamil Nadu …
GST: A Tale of Acronyms and Progress
The Government of India, in a historic event of which we are all aware, passed the Goods and Services Tax, commonly known as GST, on 1 July 2017. The amendment bill, with a good deal of publicity associated with it in the past, gathered quite a lot of attention among …