Category Archives: Leaders

INDIA’s PRESENCE OVERSEAS : In Post-Brexit UK, Indians got 43 per cent of all Skilled Work Visas in 2021

Indians nationals are the top nationality in the skilled work category in the United Kingdom, accounting for two-fifth’s of visas granted.

“In the last year alone, over 65,500 Skilled Worker visas were issued to Indian nationals,” a British High Commission spokesperson told this newspaper (new indian express)

Indians have accounted for 43% of the total skilled worker visas in 2021, which is a 14% increase from 2019.  Experts attribute this to point-based UK immigration system that was launched post Brexit.

In May 2021, the UK signed the Migration and Mobility Partnership with India, increasing cooperation on migration and opening access for youth mobility.

A number of legal routes are being offered to work in the UK.

These include the Skilled Worker route, Graduate Route and Health and Care Worker visa.

source: newindianexpress.com

INDIA’s PRESENCE OVERSEAS : ‘Green Triangle’ Named after Mahatma Gandhi Inaugurated in Madagascar’s Capital

As part of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ to commemorate India’s 75th year of independence, a “Green Triangle” named after Mahatma Gandhi was jointly inaugurated in Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo.

Indian Ambassador Abhay Kumar said Gandh was the “greatest Pravasi’ who returned to India from South Africa, led India’s freedom struggle and changed lives of indians.

Mayor of Antananarivo Naina Andriantsitohaina and India’s Ambassador to Madagascar Abhay Kumar inaugurated the green space on Wednesday March 17th, at a special ceremony in Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo

source: thehindu.com

INTERNATIONAL : ‘India is Natural leader of Quad in Indo-Pacific region,’ says Australian High Commissioner

India is clearly the natural leader in the region in terms of the vision the Quad signs up to in the Indo-Pacific region, and the multi-nation defence exercise, MILAN, held in Vishakapatnam demonstrates the cooperation across countries in the Indo-Pacific, Australian High Commissioner to India, Barry O’Farrell said.

“The exercise Milan where 14 countries, including Australia, took part, demonstrates the co-operation across countries in the Indo-Pacific to secure a free, open and prosperous Indo-Pacific.

In terms of the vision the Quad signs up to with relation to the Indo-Pacific, India is clearly the natural leader in the region.

The good news is that all four countries [India, Australia, USA and Japan] are working together, whether it is on vaccine rollout, disaster

source: www.thehindu.com

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WORLD & INDIA RECORDS: The Number of Ultra-High-Net-Worth Individuals (HNI’s) Increased by 11%. India 3rd in Billionaire Population Globally

HNI’s up by 11% in 2021

The number of ultra-high-net worth-individuals, having net assets of $30 million (about Rs 226 crore) or more, in India increased 11% last year, according to Knight Frank.

3rd in Billionaire Population Globally.

India also ranked third in billionaire population globally in 2021. US is number one with with 748 billionaires, followed by Chinese mainland at 554 billionaires and India with 145 billionaires.

source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com / newindianexpress.com

Urjit Patel appointed as Vice President of ‘Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank'(AIIB) based in Beijing

Former RBI Governor Urjit Patel will serve a 3-year term as a Vice President  of one the AIIB’s multilateral development banks, 5 Vice-Presidents.

He will take the place of former Gujarat Chief Secretary D.J.Pandian who had been Vice President, leading the AIIB’s investment operations and all sovereign and non-sovereign lending in South and Southeast Asia.

India’s Feat of 2 crore children getting vaccinated in the 15-age group – January 2022

 

PM Modi lauds the feat of 2 crore children getting vaccinated.

Vaccination of children in the 15-18 age group began on January 3 in the country.

Lauding the feat of over two crore youngsters in the 15-18 age group getting vaccinated against COVID-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for continuing the momentum.

Bengaluru Virologist Dr V Ravi’s and teams test kit ‘Omnisure’ – First Test Kit combining both.

Dr V Ravi, former head of the Department of Neurovirology at National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences and Head, Research & Development, Tata Medical & Diagnostic Centre, Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, and his team have developed the world’s first test kit, Omisure, that can detect the Omicron variant by combining S-gene target failure (SGTF) and S-gene mutation amplification (SGMA).

UAE businessman B M Zaffer Thonse gets Indian Achievers Award-2021

B M Zaffer Thonse, Chairman, Thonse Health Centre (Nature cure and Ayurveda hospital) has been selected for the prestigious Indian Achievers Award-2021 by the Indian Achievers’ Forum.

This was for his professional achievements and contributions in nation building.

Udupi, Mangaluru, Karnataka / UAE