Author: Indography
What is Reddit? Reddit is one of the most popular online forums in the world, and people from all over the world access Reddit when they are looking for information. Reddit was created in the United States, so it should come as no surprise that the United States also has the most users. Where Reddit is most popular? According to data from Statista Global Consumer Survey, 19 percent of U.S. social media users frequently visit Reddit. Other major countries with English as their first languages like Canada, Australia, and the UK also manage to crack the top 5 of this…
The Quad, officially the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, is a group of four countries: the United States, Australia, India, and Japan. Maritime cooperation among them began after the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004. But today the countries—all democracies and vibrant economies—work on a far broader agenda, which includes tackling security, economic, and health issues. It is a grouping that includes the world’s oldest and largest democracies and represents a combined GDP of $34 trillion, or 40 percent of the global total. No wonder, the Quad grouping comprising the US, Australia, Japan, and India has made the world sit up and take…
Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission completed one year of its launch on September 27, 2022. The motto of the scheme is to transform India’s Digital Healthcare landscape. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the mission on September 27, 2021, to provide the benefits of digital health services to the citizens of the country. Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya said that in the phase of technology, Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission today is emerging as a revolutionary step in the health department. He also called upon everyone to be a part of the digital health ecosystem. #AyushmanBharat Digital Mission is building a health…
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved a proposal for the redevelopment of railway stations — New Delhi, Ahmedabad and CSMT Mumbai. With an approximate total investment of nearly Rs 10,000 crore, the stations will be equipped with modern infrastructure and better facilities to tackle heavy foot traffic of passengers. These stations will be redeveloped using Green Building Techniques with solar energy, water conservation/recycling and improved tree cover. They will be integrated with other modes of transportation like the metro and bus, among other things. The design will also include a spacious roof plaza with all…
The Indian Cabinet has given its ex-post facto approval for a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Bangladesh and India on the withdrawal of up to 153 cusecs of water each by Bangladesh and India from the common Kushiyara River. The approval came yesterday (September 28, 2022) at a cabinet meeting chaired by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on 6th September 2022 between the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of the Republic of India, and Ministry of Water Resources, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh on withdrawal of upto 153 cusecs of water…
India conducted the first successful flight test of the Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) interceptor missile capable of neutralising long-range missiles and aircraft, from the APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast on Wednesday. “The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted a successful maiden flight test of phase-II Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) interceptor AD-1 missile with a large kill altitude bracket from the APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha on November 2. The flight test was carried out with the participation of all BMD weapon system elements located at different geographical locations,” said the Ministry of…
On Sunday, at 12.07 am in Sriharikota, off the coast of the Bay of Bengal, it was almost like an early Diwali, with the sky lit up by the launch of 36 OneWeb satellites. The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) launched a 43.5-meter-tall Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV Mk III) rocket. After the countdown, which started 24 hours in advance, once the mega screen marked the launch, a select group of invitees at the gallery cheered by applauding the feat. The 36 communication satellites were placed on low-earth orbit as part of the OneWeb India-1 mission, or the…
Jaishankar, the minister of external affairs for India, has been quite busy over the past two weeks. Before speaking before the UN General Assembly (UNGA), he met privately with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and members of the Indian diaspora living in the US. Jaishankar represents the type of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership that is too sensitive about portraying India as a “great nation,” even though the nation is home to the majority of the world’s poor and bullies its smaller neighbours. To project “greatness,” Indian authorities go well beyond the bounds of morality to humiliate their rivals,…
Indian Independence Day is observed every year on August 15 since the year 1947 when the British left India. From 26 January 1929 to 15 August 1947 to 30 June 1948, India witnessed many changes before its official date of Independence was declared. It was the Congress President’s call for Poorna Swaraj or total independence in 1929 when the day, January 26 was chosen to obtain freedom from the British shackles. In Fact, the Congress continued to celebrate this day from 1930 onwards as Independence day and after India became free on August 15, 1947, the country was declared Republic…
ODI cricket is one of the most played formats in cricket globally. This is also enjoyed the most by the spectators. There was a time when players used to deal with bowlers in fours only, but later after the induction of T20 cricket batsmen became aggressive and began to hit sixes very often in the One Day Internationals also. But explosive players like Gayle, Afridi, MS Dhoni, and Rohit Sharma have shown the art of hitting sixes in the famous 50-over format.