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Boris Johnson has announced a £1 billion deal that will generate nearly 11,000 jobs for Indians. The agreement was announced by the British Prime Minister on his maiden two-day visit to India after being elected to the post. During his first two-day visit to  India since being elected, Boris Johnson, the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, announced a £1 billion agreement. Up to 11,000 employments will be created under the deal for Indians across the UK, according to the country's high commission on Thursday. Speaking on April 21, the UK High Commission stated, "Today, more than £1 billion in new investments and export deals will be confirmed between British and Indian in sectors ranging from software engineering to health. This will create nearly 11,000 jobs throughout Britain." Johnson was reported to have said, "As I reach India (April 21), I am struck by the immense possibilities for what the UK and India may accomplish together. From next-ge...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has started the sixth edition of the Defence Indian Startup Challenge (DISC) under the iDEX program. The MoD aims to support Indian tech startups through the challenge. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) will back startups that can provide the Indian military with software solutions such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), advanced imaging, sensor systems, big data analytics, autonomous unmanned systems, and secure communication systems through the sixth edition of the Defence Indian Startup Challenge (DISC) under the iDEX program. The MoD intends to encourage Indian businesses through this obstacle by providing financial assistance ranging from INR 1.5 Cr to INR 10 Cr. The challenge is being led by seven newly formed defense firms, the Indian Coast Guard, organizations working under the Ministry of Home Affairs, three services, and several defense public sector undertakings. Startups and innovators were invited to address 35 problem statements...

Do you invest in the stock market based on tips from social media platforms such as Telegram, WhatsApp, or even Twitter? If yes, then Zerodha has a special message for investors like you. Zerodha, India's largest brokerage business, resorted to Twitter on Tuesday (April 20) to caution investors about stock advice on social media networks. Zerodha pointed out in a tweet how swindlers utilize pump and dump scams to gain money. According to the trading firm, pump and dumps are one of the oldest stock market scams. Pump and dump schemes are one of the oldest stock market con games. Zerodha tweeted, "In a pump and dump scheme, the operators who own the majority of the shares raise the prices by disseminating messages via SMS and social media, and then dump the shares as the price rises." It added that in a pump and dump, operators who own the majority of the shares change the prices by circulating messages via SMS and social media, and then dump the sha...

Amazon has acquired GlowRoad, a social commerce startup which is focused on women. With the deal, Amazon would compete with Flipkart's Shopsy platform and social commerce firms like Meesho Amazon is putting a lot of money on social commerce, or the use of social network groups to boost e-commerce purchases. According to estimates, social commerce will be a $70 billion industry opportunity in the next years. On Friday, the e-commerce behemoth announced the acquisition of GlowRoad, a women-focused social commerce business based in the United States, for an unknown sum. The company stated in a statement that the acquisition will help it reach its aim to digitize 10 million local Indian businesses by 2025. An Amazon representative stated, "Amazon continues to explore innovative methods to digitize India and delight customers, micro-entrepreneurs, and sellers, and bringing GlowRoad onboard is a critical step in this approach." Amazon, in collaboration wi...

Aviakul Private Limited[Aviakul] in collaboration with National Institute of Technology Delhi organized the 1 st International Conference on Emerging Trends in Aviation MRO Industry on 22 nd April 2022 from 11:00 AM to 4:30 PM at the Main Auditorium of NIT Delhi Campus in New Delhi. The event was supported by MRO Association of India (Knowledge Partner), Aviation World (Media Partner), Aeronautical Society of India (Mumbai), Indian Women Pilots’ Association, Bridge Bharat, and The Delhi Flying Club. The Opening ceremony was initiated by Lighting of Lamp. Shri Vaibhav Varun, Managing Director, Aviakul Private Limited delivered the Inaugural Address. Prof. (Dr.) Ajay K Sharma, Director, National Institute of technology Delhi delivered the Presidential Address. Dr. Harpreet A de Singh, President of Indian Women Pilots’ Association presided over the Opening Ceremony and delivered the Welcome address. Prof. (Dr.) Mona Gulati Puri, CEO, United Group of Institutions delivered the Ope...

On 7 April 2022, the India Africa Trade Council jointly with the High Commission of Rwanda in New Delhi organized physically the Commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. The Commemoration was attended by an estimate of 150 people, mostly members of the African diplomatic corps, Government Officials from the Ministry of External Affairs of India and Government of Delhi and members of the academia and business community. The Commemoration ceremony was marked by lighting 28 candles by the diplomatic community including Ambassadors/High Commissioners and diplomats from various African and non-African countries followed a minute of silence. The program was conducted at Niryat Bhawan, New Delhi where a documentary on the Genocide against the Tutsi was shown along with mourning songs. Dr. Asif Iqbal, President of the India Africa Trade Council, set the theme and elaborated on the UN and AU legal ground of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. He recom...