Day: September 4, 2020

Skills or Job what is more important

we always tend to ignore this topic ,everyone is worrying about getting the job but there are very few people that actually focus on the skills. I have seen people just focusing on getting job, whether they are interested or not on the particular profile they just apply without even seeing the job profile. I know Job is important but knowledge is more important,People nowadays fails to understand this simple difference.

Okay! let us understand this,why there is unemployment in India because nobody wants to pay a person who don’t possess knowledge or skill set. There are 100 of engineering colleges in our country.Ever wonder why they are not getting jobs,because students do not focus on practical knowledge they do not focus on what they actually know,If i say i am engineer but i do not know how to solve simple mathematical equation who will hire me?. Even students with more than 8 cg pa are not getting jobs the reason is they just mug up the things and get marks.So just getting marks is not important you must have that skill on your hand.

I have seen students of my batch cheating in order to clear the first round of any campus drive they believe if they will clear the first round they will eventually clear all the rounds and get hired but they totally fails to understand that when you cheat in any exam whether it is for job or anything you are cheating with yourself you are not accepting the fact that you do not know this skill instead focus on gaining knowledge if you will have knowledge any company will hire you.Companies focus on your problem solving abilities work on projects get that skill and then apply.

It mostly happens during on campus drives that students cheats and become so desperate in getting jobs just because there friends are getting placed but they do not sit and understand that this is not the solution focus on what you do not know think for solutions that where you are lacking.But instead they become desperate they sit on any drive even if it is paying less with 2 years of bond,just think settling for less just because you are desperate is not the solution. Think getting 3 lac per year living in a metropolitan city will do no good, you would not save enough money to provide support to your family and moreover you will be stuck for 2 years there will be no development and no skill.

The most important thing if you cheat and get hired what will you do in the training session,companies tests your knowledge then you will be kicked out and here you are with no knowledge, no job and no confidence.

so focus on yourself even if your friends are getting jobs,do not become insecure set your goal for big instead work on your skill set, if you say i m a content writer showcase your work do internship regarding that.If you are from engineering department work on projects showcase that on linked in, Hr’s are searching for talents through linked in if your work is good they will approach you.

Again just run after knowledge not after money.Money will come if you have knowledge,otherwise you will end up nowhere. So skills set is the most important thing you can have Think big!!.

First impressions: Upcoming IPO of LIC

On the 1st February of the year, Govt released the budget for the year 2020 including various points and some new things to kick start. One of the major news was about the disinvestment of the LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION. The government has decided to give an Initial Public Offering for his stake of some of its holdings. LIC was established in 1956 which is fully owned by the Govt. of India. “Listing on the stock exchanges disciplines the company, provides access to financial markets and unlocks value,” Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her Budget 2020 speech. “It also gives an opportunity for retail investors to take part in the wealth so created.”

LIC has total assets and costs is around 36 lakh crores. This IPO plays a major role in Finance of India for this. After the COVID-19 situation, this becomes the most important yet vulnerable in equity market case. Govt has some more divesting plans including the BPCL and Air India in the 2nd half of FY 2020-21. However both are running sluggish but LIC expected to list soon. Govt. has set some targets and hopes from this move in future financial years which are following:

  • Disinvestment Target – Rs 2.1 lakh crores.
  • Expected IPO size of around 1 to 1.2 lakh crores for LIC.
  • IPO size of approx. 20k-25k crores for Air India.
  • Estimated IPO size of 50k-60k crores for BPCL.
  • Test of Indian share market’s depth.

Market depth will be stake for test because usually market crashes after some big IPO comes. Asset monetization is the big factor for reviving the economy after some crisis times. Latest fall in market was when SBI Card IPO was offered and hence market attracted towards it and rest of market saw a big down.

As year 2020 has seen a low phase of century in all terms like economy, socialites and life threat due to COVID-19. People are very cautious about their money and they are taking each step only after they are double sure, and they feel necessity to do so. Market has surge and it is not getting levelled in coming months.  A report suggests that economy has fall about odd 20% which will take a year or two to resurface. Looking at situation the only place people are hoping is for their insurance and other covers. Which is good sign for LIC and also for market and economy. Public is caring for their health crisis and hence it may result in good for LIC if it works well.

First year business of LIC before IPO is around 75.9% of market share. (we have not considered the first quarter as its not confirmed and also it is full of disruptions). It has registered the growth of 25% in this year. While Policies wise, it has share percent of 68.7%. However private companies also saw a growth rate of nearly 10% which is little better than their previous performances. LIC has total of 1.2lakh employees including its agents. This factor plays an important role for their brand value and reach to each people in India.

Unlike other finance options, Insurance and other schemes has seen a growth over the COVID-19 period as peoples are scared about their money. They are not willing to invest in other things like equity, debt bonds and commodity. They are looking for an option for future which can return money with a little but sure profit. They also want security for various reasons including any sudden emergency and problems. LIC while has some brilliant figures in terms of returns and claim settlement overall. LIC has more than 99% ratio of successful claim settlements. LIC has become the brand over the years. In the backward areas like village which have not grown as fast as cities, they feel LIC as the only Insurance provider. Infect they will misinterpret you if you say take some insurance. They will feel you are saying to buy LIC, such is the depth of trust in PAN India.

LIC is so successful that it has nearly 1lakh crore of unclaimed settlements in total. This is the amount which has not ever been claimed. This says all about their service and value. Total Asset Under Management is around RS 31lakh crores. LIC has revenue of Rs. 3.37 lakh crores and their net Income is 30,000 crores. While other private companies have total revenue of 1000 crores to 2000 crores. Media discussions estimates the market cap of Rs 10 to 12 lakh crores. Embedded value of LIC focuses on net profit growth a company has to offer his share holders in future. While the LIC has structure to offer 95% of his earning as bonus to their policy holders and employees, while remaining 5% goes to the government of India. This structure is quite old and not preferable as per the guidelines of SEBI. It has to be changed to get Under the equity market and SEBI.

LIC is a very big company on paper which is now preparing to appear for public. It is expected to come as a bang, but somewhere down the line company has lost its market hold over the years. It has reduced to 70% from 90% in last two decades. Which is something to ponder on. This will play a big role for shareholders, if they are thinking to go long term with the LIC. Also, an investor should dive deep into such aspects before taking a stake in LIC. The reason to check for such reason is that company is earning profits, but it has not yielding any growth. But due to increasing inflation shareholder needs that extra edge to compete with price hike in future.

Insurance sector contributes almost the 3.7 % of total GDP of India. While this ratio raises to 6.5% of total GDP of World. This shows the actual path it has still to cover to stay at normal scale of worldwide. Insurance sector has natural growth of 10-11% per annum. Total Asset Under Management is around 40 lakh crores and due to this natural growth, equity of insurance companies is increasing with a boom. The growth which company will do as their extra amount of good work and better performance will add ap the total effect in market and their market cap to grow faster. That’s why shares are enjoying such good run and investors are taking benefits of these parts quite well. Thing to watch out now is how other market players of insurance will sustain when LIC IPO gets introduced. That will tell the story of market in future whether we are balanced enough or we are still vulnerable on market stands.

Work From Home – New Normal!…


I was working in an IT multinational company. I used to work daily for 9-10 hours in my office. Come by 9am, get the work done, have lunch and teatime with colleagues was my daily routine. We used to go for a trek or clubs on weekends. So basically I was very happy with my life. Then one not so fine day, a human(inhuman) from china had cravings for raw bat meat and he gifted the whole world this pandemic.
As the number of cases in india were increasing, everybody was rushing back to homes. As they say, “trouble reminds you of your home”. So I also rushed to my home. It took me 1-2 days to adjust with the change of place. Then the very next day, I received an email from company asking for work from home. Firstly, I felt frustrated, because all my mechanical branch friends were having a proper holiday but here I was, working from home. But later, I understood the fact that keeping ourselves safe from this disease is one thing but earning for the family is must.
For first I was just frustrated with my WFH. The internet connection was poor at times. So I had to install new WiFi service. I used to work all day long. But the plus point was the homemade food. I always missed the food made by my mother when I was away. But now I could have it any time of the day. After few days, I was enjoying the WFH life. I could do my job and be with my family at the same time. After my graduation, I never had enough time to sit with my parents and have some words, freely. But this situation brought us closer. Now we sit together every day after dinner and chitchat till we fall asleep.
But nothing could stop me from concentrating on my work. I kept on working hard, finishing the assigned tasks in time, discussing with seniors, guiding juniors. I worked as I used to when at the office. Even the company was appreciating my efforts and it felt so good, a feeling of satisfaction. After few days, I even got a promotion. WFH was a new way to live life but now it became new normal for me.

ECI formally welcomes Election Commissioner Shri Rajiv Kumar

Chief Election Commissioner, Shri Sunil Arora, and Election Commissioner Shri Sushil Chandra, formally welcomed Election Commissioner Shri Rajiv Kumar in the Commission meeting today. Other officers of the Commission, including Secretary General Shri Umesh Sinha, DECs, Directors and Senior Principal Secretaries were also present on the occasion.

            Welcoming Shri Rajiv Kumar, the CEC recalled his rich administrative experience across a range of sectors, especially DoPT, Banking and Finance. He appreciated the path-breaking work done by Shri Rajiv Kumar in his earlier assignments. He said the Commission will be immensely benefited by his rich experience.

“Those who recover from infection also should follow COVID-appropriate behaviours”

More than 4.5 crore tests have been conducted till date, taking India to the second position globally in terms of cumulative testing. A record number of 11.72 lakh tests have been done in the last 24 hours. This apart, around 29.70 lakh patients have recovered till date. Another record has been set on Wednesday (September 2, 2020) with the recovery of 68,584 patients which is the highest single day recovery. This has been stated by Shri Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in a press briefing on the actions taken, preparedness and updates on COVID-19, held at National Media Centre today. In an important development of the bygone week, Ministry of Home Affairs has issued the guidelines for Unlock 4.0, further stated the Health Secretary.

Speaking about the exponential increase in testing, the Health Secretary pointed out that the present record has been achieved starting from just 10,000 tests around the second week of April. Similarly, the number of recovered patients is also on the rise. Presently, when there are 8,15,538 active cases in the country, the count of recovered patients is 3.6 times of the total active cases. Shri Bhushan further stated, even as the number of infected persons is rising, India having 2972 cases per million population stands amongst countries having lowest cases per million population. The global average is 3359 cases per million population.  India has recorded 49 deaths per million population, which is also amongst the lowest in the world.

The Health Secretary also shared information about state-level week-on-week average daily active cases trajectory. He said, 5 states, namely, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu account for more than 62 percent of the active cases. Maharashtra accounts for almost 24.77% of the active cases, followed by Andhra Pradesh with 12.64% cases and then Karnataka with 11.58% of the active cases. As per data received from these 5 states on Wednesday (September 2, 2020), Maharashtra has recorded a 6.8% decrease in the number of active cases over a period of three weeks. Starting from an average of more than 2 lakh active cases in the week falling between August 13-19, it decreased to around 1.66 lakh active cases between August 20-26, and then was around 1.86 lakh in between August 27-September 2, 2020. Similarly, Andhra Pradesh recorded almost 13.7% decrease in the average number of active cases over the last three weeks. Karnataka recorded almost 16.1% decrease in active cases, Tamil Nadu recorded almost 23.9% decrease and Uttar Pradesh recorded almost 17.1% decrease in the number of active cases in the same period. Again, 5 states account for 70.15% of COVID-19 related deaths that have occurred in the country. These are Maharashtra (accounting for 37.39% of deaths), Tamil Nadu (11.16% COVID-19 deaths), Karnataka (8.83% COVID-19 deaths), Delhi (6.65% COVID-19 deaths) and Andhra Pradesh (6.12% COVID-19 deaths). Again, the average daily case fatality trajectory over the past three weeks in these states show that only Karnataka and Delhi has recorded an increase in the case fatality trajectory. Over the past three weeks (August 13-19, August 20-26 and August 27-September 2), Andhra Pradesh recorded a decrease in fatalities by 4.5%, Maharashtra recorded a 11.5% decrease and Tamil Nadu showed a 18.2% decrease in fatalities. While Karnataka recorded a 9.6% increase in fatalities over this period, Delhi recorded a 50% surge in fatalities over the past three weeks. The number of active cases has also increased in Delhi over the past few days, for which Union Home Affairs Ministry is actively engaging with the Delhi Government to take necessary action. The Health Ministry tracks cases on a daily, weekly and cumulative basis and these data are shared with states so that every state and UT can decide upon their strategy based on this information.

In reply to another media query, Shri Bhushan said, “Although the cumulative number of testing has increased, positivity rate remains 7.20%. The Government has adopted a graded approach to unlock and open up various economic activities. Prior to this, the Government has ensured all the pre-requisites are in place. It has been ensured that the testing capacity is adequate, clear-cut guidelines of standard clinical treatment protocol, hospital infrastructure is enhanced with adequate number of ICU beds, isolation beds and oxygen beds. All these have been firmed up, shared with states and only then, the Government has gone in for a graded opening of the economy. At the end of the day, the Government firmly believes that while lives are important, livelihoods are equally important.”

In reply to another query, the Health Secretary said, testing data will show that Rapid Antigen Tests were not available in the months of March and April and then maximum was RT-PCR tests. Presently, certain states like Tamil Nadu’s cumulative testing data shows that more than 90% are RT-PCR tests. However, there are states where optimal capacity of RT-PCR test is not being utilized. The Health Ministry has drawn their attention to the fact that they do have an installed capacity of conducting more RT-PCR tests and hence they need to scale it up. There are states where the RT-PCR, TRUENAT and CB-NAAT testing capacity is limited. A public health manager cannot be satisfied with limited testing in containment zones and buffer zones. ICMR’s guidelines clearly lay down that Rapid Antigen Tests are ideal screening tests for densely populated areas, containment and buffer zones. So, these tests are being used in those areas, stated the Health Secretary. DG, ICMR stated, WHO has lauded India for use of Rapid Antigen Tests in a calibrated and distributive manner.

In reply to a query on sero-survey, DG, ICMR stated, 50 out of 70 districts have completed the second round of sero-survey. The results of the entire country’s sero-survey should be available within two weeks.

In reply to a media query on attaining immunity after recovering from COVID-19 infection, the Health Secretary replied that various scientific studies across the world suggest that a person may possess antibodies from 5-6 months to many years. Stating this, Shri Bhushan also stated that those who recover from the infection should also follow the social distancing norms. The DG, ICMR, Prof. (Dr.) Balram Bhargava stated, it is a new disease and hence, no definite answer can now be given on the duration of immunity. In this connection, DG, ICMR, also stated that immunity against respiratory viral diseases is short-lived and does not last up to a year. Speaking on PLACID’s trial to assess the safety and efficacy of convalescent plasma conducted over 450 patients conducted across 39 institutions in India, the DG, ICMR stated, final results have been compiled and communicated and may be declared this week.

Click here for the presentation given by the Health Secretary

Exchange Rate Notification No. 84/2020 – Customs (N.T.)

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), and in supersession of the Notification No.80/2020-Customs(N.T.), dated 20th August, 2020 except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs hereby determines that the rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currencies specified in column (2) of each of Schedule I and Schedule II annexed hereto, into Indian currency or vice versa, shall, with effect from 4th September, 2020, be the rate mentioned against it in the corresponding entry in column (3) thereof, for the purpose of the said section, relating to imported and export goods.

Lieutenant Governor R K Mathur calls on Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh

Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, R K Mathur today called on Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh and discussed a wide range of development related issues pertaining to the Union Territory.

While discussing the various projects, Dr Jitendra Singh said, Prime Minister Sh Narendra Modi accorded highest priority to Ladakh and other peripheral regions. He said, it was for the first time under the Modi government that Ladakh had been granted a University, a Medical College and an Engineering College.

Dr Jitendra Singh also informed the Lieutenant Governor that the Director General of CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) Dr.Shekhar Mande will soon meet Mathur and brief him about an exclusive plan to promote, process and do business in the famous Ladakh fruit product called “Ladakh berry”.

Text of Prime Minister’s Special Key Note Address at US-ISPF US-India Summit 2020

Distinguished guests in India and USA,

Namaste,

It is wonderful to see US-ISPF bring together a diverse range of people for the US India Summit 2020. The work ofthe US-ISPF in bringing India and USA closer is commendable.

I have known John Chambers for many years now. His affection towards India is very strong. A few years ago he was awarded the ‘Padma Shri’.

Friends,

The theme for this yearis a relevant one – Navigating New Challenges. When the year 2020 began, did anybody imagine this is how it would pan out? A global pandemic has impacted everyone. It is testing:our resilience, our public health systems, our economic systems.

The current situation demands a fresh mind set.A mind set where the approach to development is human centric. Where there isa spirit of cooperationbetween everyone.

Friends,

While looking at the way ahead we should keep our focus on- ramping up our capacities, securing the poor and future proofing our citizens. This is the path India is taking. India was among the first in creating a responsive system of lockdowns. India was among the first to advocate the use of masks and face coverings as a public health measure. We were also among the earliest to create public awareness campaigns about social distancing. In record time, medical infrastructure was scaled up- be it Covid hospitals, ICU capacities and more. Starting from one testing lab in January, we now have around sixteen hundred labs across the country.

The outcome of these efforts has been that a country with 1.3 billion people and limited resources has one of the lowest death rates per million in the world. The recovery rate is also steadily rising. I am happy that our business community, in particular small business been pro-active. Starting from almost nothing, they made us the second largest PPE kits manufacturer in the world.

This is in line with India’s spirit of challenging the challenge to emerge stronger. In the last few months the nation has battled Covid, and other crisis such as floods, 2-2 cyclones,locust attack.But, it has only made the people’s resolve stronger.

Friends,

Through the entire COVID-19 period and the lockdown, the Government of India was clear on one thing- the poor have to be protected. The ‘Pradhan MantriGaribKalyanYojana’ for India’s poor is among the largest support system seen anywhere globally. Free food grainis being provided to 800 million people.This scheme operates for 8 months.800 million people means:More than double of USA’s population. Free cooking gas is being provided to around 80 million families. Cash support has been provided to around 345 million farmers and needy people. The scheme has given much-needed employment for migrant workers by creating almost 200 million person-days of work.

Friends,

The pandemic has impacted several things. But it has not impacted the aspirations and ambitions of 1.3 billion Indians. In the recent months, there have been far-reaching reforms. These are makingbusiness easier and red-tapism lesser. Work is actively underway on the world’s largest housing program. The renewable energy infrastructure is being expanded.Rail, road and air connectivity is being boosted. Our country is creating a unique digital model to build a national digital health mission. We are using the best of fin-tech to provide banking, credit, digital payments and insurance to millions. All these initiatives are being taken using world-class technology and global best practices.

Friends,

This pandemic has also shown the world that the decision on developing global supply chains should be based not only on costs. They should also be based on trust. Along with affordability of geography, companies are now also looking for reliability and policy stability. India is the location which has all of these qualities.

As a result, India is also becoming one of the leading attractions for foreign investment. Be it America or the Gulf, be it Europe or Australia-the world believes in us. We have received over 20 billion dollars of foreign investment flows during this year. Google, Amazon and Mubadala Investments have announced long-term plans for India.

Friends,

India offers a transparent and predictable tax regime. Our system encourages and supports honest tax payers. Our GST is a unified, fully IT enabled indirect tax system. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code has reduced risk for the entire financial system. Our Comprehensive labour reforms will reduce compliance burden for employers. It will also provide social security protection to the workers.

Friends,

The importance of investment in driving growth cannot be overstated. And we are tackling both demand and supply side of it. By making India one of the lowest tax destinations in the world and with further incentive for new manufacturing units.Mandatory e- platform based ‘faceless assessment’ will go a long way in helping citizens. So will the Tax-payers charter. The continued regulatory reforms in bond markets ensure improved ease of access for investors. There are tax exemptions to ‘Sovereign Wealth Funds’ and ‘Pension Funds’ for Infrastructure investment.FDI into India rose by 20 percent in 2019. This when global FDI inflows fell by 1 percent. This shows the success of our FDI regime. All of the above steps will ensure a brighter and more prosperous tomorrow. They will also contribute to a stronger global economy.

Friends,

1.3 billion Indians have embarked on one mission- to make an ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ or self-reliant India. ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ merges the local with the global. It ensures India’s strengths act as a global force multiplier. Time and again, India has shown that our goal is global good. Despite our large local needs, we did not shy away from our global responsibility. The responsibility of being the world’s leading producer of generic medicines. We ensured constant supplies to the world. We are also at the fore-front of research on the vaccine for Covid-19. A self-reliant and peaceful India ensures a better world.

‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ is about transforming India from being just a passive market to an active manufacturing hub at the heart of global value chains.

Friends,

The road further ahead is full of opportunities. These opportunities are in the public and private sector. They cover core economic sectors as well as the social sectors. Recent sectors that have opened include Coal, Mining, Railways, Defence, Space, and Atomic Energy.

Production Linked Incentive schemes have been launched for- mobile & electronics, medical devices, pharma sectors – they have been well received. Such schemes are being planned for other Champion sectors too. Reforms in agriculture marketing and 14 billion US Dollars agriculture financing facility bring several opportunities.

Friends,

For challenges in India, you have a Government that believes in delivering results. A government for which Ease of living is as important as the Ease of doing business. You are looking at a young country with 65 percent population less than 35 years old. You are looking at an aspirational country that has decided to take the nation to new heights. This at a time when we mark 75 years of independence. You are looking at a country with political stability and policy continuity. You are looking at a country with commitment to democracy and diversity.

Prime Minister Delivers Special Key Note Address at the US-India 2020 Summit of US-ISPF

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today delivered the Special Key Note Address at the US-India 2020 Summit through video conference.

The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) is a non-profit organization that works for the partnership between India and the U.S.

The Theme of the 5 day Summit that began on the 31st of August is “US-India Navigating New Challenges”. 

Addressing the Summit, Shri Narendra Modi said the global pandemic has impacted everyone and that it is testing our resilience, our public health systems, our economic systems.

The current situation demands a fresh mind set. A mind set where the approach to development is human centric. Where there is a spirit of cooperation between everyone, he said.

Talking about the way ahead the Prime Minister said that the country is focussing on ramping up capacities, securing the poor and future proofing our citizens.

Referring to various steps taken to ramp up facilities for fighting COVID and to increase awareness amongst the citizens, the Prime Minister said all such early measures ensured that the country with 1.3 billion people and limited resources has one of the lowest death rates per million in the World.

He expressed his happiness that India’s business community, especially the small business has been proactive. Starting from almost nothing, they made us the second largest PPE kits manufacturer in the World, he said.

Referring to various reforms the Prime Minister said that the pandemic failed to impact the aspirations and ambitions of 1.3 billion Indians.

He said there have been far reaching reforms in the country in recent times which have made the business easier and red-tapism lesser.

Shri Narendra Modi said that work is actively underway on the world’s largest housing program and that the renewable energy infrastructure is being expanded.

Prime Minister also referred to the boosting of the Rail, road and air connectivity.

He said India is creating a unique digital model to build a national digital health mission.

We are using the best of fin-tech to provide banking, credit, digital payments and insurance to millions. All these initiatives are being taken using world-class technology and global best practices, he said.

Shri Modi said that the pandemic has shown the world that decision on developing global supply chains should be based not only on costs. They should also be based on trust. Along with affordability of geography, companies are now also looking for reliability and policy stability. India is the location which has all of these qualities.

Owing to these, he said, India is becoming one of the favourable destinations for Foreign Investment.

He said be it America, the Europe, Australia or the Gulf the world believes in us. We have received over 20 billion dollars of foreign investment flows during this year. Google, Amazon and Mubadala Investments have announced long-term plans for India.

Prime Minister referred to the transparent and predictable India offers and how the system encourages and supports honest tax payers. He said, India’s GST is unified, fully enabled indirect tax system.

Shri Modi referred to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code which reduces risk for the entire financial system. He also dwelt on the Comprehensive Labour Reforms that reduce compliance burden for employers and how it provides social security protection to the workers.

Prime Minister discussed the importance of investment in driving growth and how India is tackling both demand and supply side of it.

He said this is being done by making india one of the lowest tax destinations in the world and with further incentive for new manufacturing units.

Prime Minister referred to the mandatory e- platform based ‘faceless assessment’ and said it will go a long way in helping citizens along with the Tax-payers charter. The continued regulatory reforms in bond markets ensure improved ease of access for investors.

He said FDI into India rose by 20 percent in 2019, when the global FDI inflows fell by 1 Percent and that this shows the success of our FDI regime.

Shri Modi said all of the above steps will ensure a brighter and more prosperous tomorrow. They will also contribute to a stronger global economy.

Referring to the mission embarked by 1.3 Billion Indians to make an AatmaNirbhar Bharat or Self-Reliant India, Prime Minister said it merges the local with the global and that India’s strengths act as global force multiplier.

He said it is about transforming India from being just a passive market to an active manufacturing hub at the heart of global value chains.

Prime Minister said the road further ahead is full of opportunities especially in Private and Public sectors and referred to the opening up of sectors such as Coal, Mining, Railways, Defence, Space, and Atomic Energy.

He also referred to Production Linked Incentive schemes launched for- mobile & electronics, medical devices, pharma sectors along with reforms in Agriculture.

Prime Minister told the summit that for the challenges in India  there is a Government that believes in delivering results, a government for which ease of living is as important as ease of doing business.

He described India as a young country with 65% population less than 35 years old which is aspirational and decided to take the nation to new heights. He said India is a country with political stability and political continuity and that it is committed to democracy and diversity.

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has a warm and friendly meeting with Russian Defence Minister General Sergei Shoigu in Moscow;

Raksha Mantri, Shri Rajnath Singh, accompanied by delegation including Defence Secretary and other senior officials is visiting Moscow to participate in the 75th Anniversary Event to commemorate Victory Day by the Russian Federation in the meeting of Defence Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries.

         Today, Raksha Mantri had a one-hour meeting with Russian Defence Minister, Gen. Sergei Shoigu, at the Russian Ministry of Defence. The meeting was marked by the traditional warmth and friendship, characteristic of the Special & Privileged Partnership between India and the Russian Federation in which Military Technical Cooperation and Military-to-Military cooperation constitutes an important pillar.

         Defence Minister General Shoigu conveyed his warm appreciation to Raksha Mantri for his participation in the 75th Anniversary of Victory Day Parade at Red Square on 24 June 2020, and his participation in the joint meeting of the SCO, CIS & CSTO countries. His meeting with RM was the first meeting he was having with visiting Defence Ministers.

         The meeting covered a broad range of areas of cooperation between the two countries. It was noted that this meeting coincides with the Indra Naval Exercises to be conducted by the Indian and Russia navies off the Straits of Malacca over the next two days. Raksha Mantri noted that these exercises demonstrated the common interests of both countries in maritime security in the Indian Ocean Region. There was substantial commonality in positions with respect to challenges at the regional and international levels in the areas of peace and security, reflective of the deep trust and confidence that both sides enjoy as Strategic Partners.

         Raksha Mantri conveyed appreciation for the steadfast support provided by Russia consistent with the defence and security needs of India, and in this context, particularly noted the timely manner in which the Russian had responded to requests for procurement of particular weapon systems. Both sides would continue to maintain contacts to ensure the timely delivery.

         Raksha Mantri briefed General Shoigu on the ‘Make-in-India’ defence programme in the context of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Aatma Nirbhar Bharat vision. Both sides welcomed the advance stage of discussions for the establishment in India of an India-Russian Joint Venture for the production of AK203 assault rifles which are considered one of the most modern weapons available for infantry forces. This provides very positive basis for further engagement of Russian defence industry in ‘Make in India’ programme. General Shoigu reiterated commitment of the Russian side to engage actively with our MOD to ensure the success of ‘Make in India’ programme including substantial participation in the forthcoming Aero India Exhibition to be held in February next year.

         Raksha Mantri extended an invitation for General Shoigu to visit India for the next meeting of the Inter-Governmental Commission for Technical & Military Cooperation which is expected to be held towards the end of this year.

Mahabharata: A Myth or Reality

Some stories are at the heart of Indian history.  The mythological stories of Mahabharata are one of these.  This epic of Maharishi Ved Vyasa was written by Lord Shri Ganesh.

 The characters in these amazing stories of the epic have many amazing powers.  Even Narayana himself, through his wisdom, diplomacy and deceit, had led the right Pandavas to victory in this great war of Mahabharata.

Mahabharata war has a great aspect of the number 18.  There are 18 chapters in this epic.  Lord Krishna gave the knowledge of Gita to Arjuna for a total of 18 days.  The Mahabharata war lasted for 18 days.  The Gita also has 18 chapters. Army of  the Kauravas and the Pandavas  had a total number of 18 Akshohini army of which 11 belongs to Kauravas and 7 to Pandavas were Akshohini army. The main initiators of this war was also 18. Also only a number of 18 warriors survived in this war.

 Some such skeletons were found in Mohenjo daro which had the effect of radiation. In Mahabharata, the results of Brahmastra were given from the chapter number 13 to 15 of the Saptik festival.  Historians believe that the Brahmastra left 5561 BC was the atomic bomb.

 There were no zodiac signs during Mahabharata.  Astrology at that time was totally based on 27 constellations, not on 12 zodiac signs.  In the constellations,not Ashwini but Rohini was the first place.  Various civilizations experimented in astrology and created zodiac signs based on the moon and the sun and began to predict the future of the people, while in the Vedas and the Mahabharata there is no mention of such learning to show that the planetary constellation would make a person’s life  They affect.

The Mahabharata is written by Ved Vyasa.  Actually, Ved Vyas was not a name, but a title, which was given to people with knowledge of Vedas. There were a number of 27 Ved Vyas before Krishnadvapayana and he was himself the 28 Ved Vyas.  He was named Krishnadvapayan because he was born as a dynasty and was born on an island.

 Ghatotkacha, son of Bhima and Nagakanya Ahilavati had a son named ‘Barbarika’.  At some places, it is also said that he was born from the stomach of Murmant’s daughter ‘Kamakantakata’.  When the war of Mahabharata was decided, Barbarik also expressed his desire to join the war and promised his mother to support the loser.  Barbarik rode his blue horse with three arrows and a bow to the battlefield of Kurukshetra.

 Three arrows were enough for Barbarik, on whose strength he could destroy the entire army of Kauravas and Pandavas.  Knowing this, Lord Krishna appeared in front of him in the form of a Brahmin and asked him to trick Barbareek into charity.

 Barbarik prayed to Krishna that he wanted to see war till the end, then Krishna accepted his statement.  He donated his head to the Dwadashi of Falgun Mas.  Lord Krishna watered that head with nectar and placed it on a hill near the battlefield, from where Barbarik could see the entire Mahabharata war.

Tata P.U.B.G. 🎮

“Tussi jaa rhe ho, Tussi na jao”: this dialogue from K.K.H.H was yesterday felt by every Indians heart, ok! not everyone but still a lot of them felt it.

Hello friends, today we dedicate this blog to our beloved game PUBG. In a very short span of time pubg made it’s place in peoples heart like Chai made it’s place in every typical indians heart. It was less then a game but more like a place where not only youngsters, but, adults too like to hangout. Only if it was not a mobile game but a physical place, companies from all around the world would have opened one outlet there.

But, we Indians can’t say that this news was unexpected to us. We knew it was coming after that particular day when the first news came about a kid who commited suicide because of PUBG. Man! i guess, that news shocked everyone more then this did, and also when parents started complaining about there child, who is spending hours and hours on game. We all knew it just like, that villain in john Wick who knew he was coming, but, when? that was the main question.

And just like everything, PUBG has brought some kind of benefits too. You gotta admit it, that in india gaming was never an option, but, after pubg evrythings got changed. PUBG has started the gaming culture in India, No! there was already a gaming culture in india but PUBG has taken it to a certain height that now the Indian audience want more than it not less then it. Gamers started getting fame and money. And for the youtubers it worked like rocket which took them to an unimaginable height. there was time when youtubers were donating money to relief fund by online streaming. We can officially say that PUBG was a super hit in India, but, as we always say “Time is for everyone, but, for no one”.

Year 2020 arrives, and it brings Pandemic with itself. Slowly and slowly it got spread in each and every part of the world. This brings China (the mother of PUBG) infront of everyones eye. And soon enough, the cold war between India and China strated near LAC (Line of Actual Control). India was the only country then who was fighting against both Pandemic and the cause of Pandemic. As time passes Indian govt, strated banning the chinese application in a mater of data breaching and also due to the cold war.

Sept 1st, 2020 The news headline says “India ban 118 apps of china including PUBG”. This news brought a wave of sadness among the citizens. Tweeter was about to crash from the eminence amount of tweets, but, at last Indians accepted it.

Do you know why? Because in India every single one is serious about there country’s pride. Always there are only two reason of unity among them.
1)In the name of country like, a rare type of blood which is found in ever Indian.
2)And When there’s Bhandara.

There’s an old saying in India “Ekta mein bal” which means “There’s a strength in unity”.

What do you think, Reliance should buy Shares in PUBG or not?? Because Reliance don’t have any investment in gaming industry, oh! Sorry, I forgot about the politics.😅

So, you don’t forget to share your view in the comment section. See yaa..

How are industries changing due to Coronavirus Outbreak

The recent global COVID-19 pandemic has proved to be a game-changer for majority of us. It really changed the way we used to behave and perceive things in our daily life. We all are experiencing a ‘new normal’ together.

In this article, we are going to discuss that how industries are changing and adopting new trends to shape up their business. So without any further delay, let’s dive in. Have a happy reading ahead.

Education Industry

In this pandemic crisis, children are missing the school and college environment, as they have caged down at home for an uncertain time. Digital and online education has grown fast in this COVID-19 era. Many colleges and schools are adopting different platforms for online teachings and providing assignments to students online. Even online exams are now being held. This is newest thing to happen, that we never imagined ever.

Many faculties are even facing problems to clear the concept of the lesson taught. Therefore, they are using pre-recorded audios and videos to clear the concept. Sometimes even videos are being present in front of student to make them understand the concept. Coaching and home teaching are really suffering back as they have few resources and facilities to avail online teachings. Online platforms like- TCSion platform, Google classroom, MS Teams, Zoom, Byju’s are being used.

Entertainment Industry

We all are missing the movie halls. Right? The cheers and shout of the crowd has lost somewhere. We are missing looking at big screen and eating popcorn. We are really in an uncertain stage, when we will get back this. We are maintaining social distances as virus can get transmitted. Therefore, many big budget movies are being released in online platforms like-Hotstar, Netflix, Disney Hotstar, Voot, Amazon Prime and many more. These have become our priority than a luxury.

These movies are really winning our hearts after a long break and we are adoring them. The nostalgic feeling is being kept alive by the T.V channels.

Work Industry

It has being since a long time, when we used to go to our office and work there. We used to talk face to face with our team mates. We are missing the gossip and energetic workplace right now, as our office has been shifted to home, so called ‘work from home’.

Discussions are made online over video call and conference. Sometimes internet issues are creating problem and making delay in the work. There are many organizations still managing to cope up with this online platforms.

But we will sure cope up with this situation and adaptation of tools and online platforms will help us to experience the magic of internet. It will help us to experience exponential growth.

Hospitality Industry

Hotels and restaurants have been closed since a long time. We don’t know when these are going to open. Many small industries are facing problem due to this condition. The future revenue is really uncertain.

Online and home food delivery started as 30 -50% of the hospitality industry may permanently shut down. This has made us realise the value of branding and good quality services in this industry. Hygiene has become the main concern to attract customers now-a-days.

Self-care Industry

We all got lost in our busy schedules. We forgot to keep our mind and body to treat well. In this pandemic we have realised the importance of self-care during our negative times. We became aware that to lead a healthy life, we need to boost our mind by keeping it motivated all the times.

Doing exercises, reading motivational quotes, having healthy diets and keeping our minds has increased a lot in this global pandemic time.

So we are being forced to adopt the ‘new normal digitalization life’ everyday. These are creating or opening new opportunities in business but at the cost of huge economic loss. Many other industries like tourism, real-estate have also been heavily impacted. Worker must need to adopt the new skills in this new normal situation as change is the permanent thing to happen.

-Nikita

How to Engage with your audience during COVID-19

In this pandemic crisis, keeping our audience engage is the main target of business organizations. So today, in this article we are going to discuss how to keep your audience engage during this uncertain time of crisis-COVID-19 era.

So without any further delay, Let’s begin. Have a great reading time ahead.

What will be your considerations:

As there is no face-to face communication in this particular crisis time, so you have to keep in mind certain strategies and key considerations regarding engaging your audience in this time.

Remember that, in this period of time, customers or audience are not at all interacting with brands and they are shopping only the daily-necessity essentials. They are not attending events or bumping up against your service or company, as they used to do in normal times. So as a result, you may face drawback. Therefore you must be prepared to increase your normal of providing to compensate for the customers.

Do not do this carelessly, as it might loose your customer but try to do this job or work very sensitively as brand loyalty gets attached to the customers.

Method: An Important Chanel:

You must know that the consuming of information and buying ideas has undergone certain changes during this COVID-19 era. In the past few weeks, online shopping and using of social media increased a lot. New apps came into the market, to keep audience engage .

Searches for online platforms like Zoom, Google classroom, Skype, Microsoft Teams has been increased by 96% .

So you must review your channels and try to focus on what channels are being used by your audience. Try to re-organise your efforts there. If you are not sure, try to conduct a research on consumer behaviour or you can talk to your members of target market directly, and can come out with better solution. Try not to avoid but to engage your customers with your organisation in this crisis time. It helps a lot.

Collateral Damage:

You must keep a look on the social media channels and website- as are they really saying right rights about you and your company. If they are not providing correct thing about your company, it can hamper your business image. It can also create damage to brand loyalty and your brand might take a lot of time to repair that damage.

Provide and change message Pattern

You have to change your message patterns according to the circumstances to engage your audience. As business status has undergone changes from past few months, it is highly necessary to change.

You have ask yourself that in this crisis time, what your product can alleviate benefit. If your product cannot reduce the pain of customers, your product is of no use.

Make a clear purpose to sell your product and always try to provide correct information regarding the product. Communicating in a a right way also helps to gain customers in this pandemic time and helps in engaging them with your brand.

Engage:

People are looking for their tribes at this particular movement- which group they belong to. So it is the perfect time to engage. It is very help as it taps the challenges of limited shopping opportunities and get solutions to your problems. Try to put fun items and also ask your audience to put and show their own ideas also. There must be two-way communication as one way communication cannot engage any customers.

Each and every brand will have the opportunity to engage their audience. You just have to know the opportunities and act accordingly to fulfil your brand purpose.

Measure your result:

Try to measure your results in every challenging time. It will help a lot to know where your business and brand is lacking behind and what are the future or further steps you need to take to engage or attract more audience to your brand.

So actually in order to engage your customer in this global pandemic time, you need to look into reviewing your channels of communication, check the sites where are your customers right now. Create and re-new your old strategies and messages, check your social media, do they provide right things about your brand, focus on two way or grape-vine communication channel as it engages more customers and lastly try to measure your results.