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World Wildlife Day: Prime Minister Modi hails those supporting wildlife conservation efforts
3 March 2024 - On the occasion of World Wildlife Day on March 3, Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded those at the forefront of sustainable practices and supporting wildlife conservation efforts. United Nations World Wildlife Day (WWD) is celebrated every year on March 3. Every year on this day, the unique roles and contributions of wildlife to people's lives and the planet are recognized. (more)

PM Modi lays foundation for NLC India's solar power plant in Rajasthan
16 February 2024 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday [16 February] laid the foundation stone for NLC India Ltd's 300-mw solar power project in Barsingsar, Rajasthan. The Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone of other solar projects in the state. Addressing the event through videoconferencing, Modi said that the country has started moving at a fast pace in generating solar power, and in giving an impetus to this mission, today, the foundation stone has been laid for various solar power projects in Rajasthan. (more)

India-led alliance set to fund solar projects in Africa in a boost to the energy transition
14 February 2024 - An alliance of nations that push for more solar power worldwide are set to announce nearly $35 million for projects such as mini grids and rooftop installations, mainly in Africa, according to the group's director general. (more)

India tops Hong Kong as world's fourth-largest stock market
24 January 2024 - India's stock market capitalization has overtaken Hong Kong's for the first time as the South Asian nation's growth prospects and policy reforms make it an investor darling ... (more)

Fund flows to Indian IT stocks set to rise on positive earnings surprise -- analysts
17 January 2024 - Fund flows into India's information technology stocks both from local and global investors are expected to rise gradually over the next two quarters, led by growing optimism for a soft landing of the U.S. economy and better-than-expected earnings, analysts said. Shares of India's IT companies, which earn a significant share of their revenue from the U.S., surged 16.13% in the final two months of 2023, exceeding the benchmark Nifty 50's 13.9% gain. (more)

India joins the ranks of stock market superpowers
15 January 2024 - Fund manager Abhay Agarwal was surprised by the number of calls he took this month from international investors showing more than a passing curiosity about India. ...The interest comes at a time when the country's stock market is hitting record highs -- the market value of companies listed on India's exchanges crossed $4 trillion in late November, according to Refinitiv. India has two major exchanges: the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) and the BSE, Asia's oldest bourse formerly known as the Bombay Stock Exchange. (more)

India's stock market success looks set to continue
15 January 2024 - India has been the world's fastest-growing major economy for two years running. With the West dogged by talk of recession and China flagging, 'India has emerged as a much-needed global good news story', says Craig Mellow in Barron's. The local BSE Sensex stock index rose by 18.5 per cent in 2023 and has more than doubled since the pandemic-era lows of 2020. ...The 'sizzling rally' recently saw the National Stock Exchange of India, one of the country's two exchanges, surpass Hong Kong as the world's seventh-largest, says Diksha Madhok for CNN. By total value, Indian stocks already rank fourth globally, behind the US, China, and Japan. (more)

Five reasons why India stocks are rallying and could keep going
14 January 2024 - India's stock markets have staged record-breaking rallies this year [2023], making the country a favorite among its Asia-Pacific counterparts. ...Optimism about India's growth prospects, increased liquidity and greater domestic participation have all contributed to the surge in stock markets. In fact, India's stock market value has overtaken Hong Kong's to become the seventh largest in the world. (more)

India restores e-visa services for Canadians. The move could ease diplomatic tensions
22 November 2023 - India restored electronic visa services for Canadian nationals, an Indian foreign ministry official said Wednesday (22 November) ...The move could ease tensions between the two countries that swapped accusations and expelled each other's diplomats, with India introducing a visa ban on Canadian nationals. ...Last month [on 25 October], India eased the ban and resumed services for entry, business, medical, and conference visas for Canadian nationals. (more)

India: How over 160 wells were revived and given a beautiful makeover in this Tamil Nadu district
12 November 2023 - A water conservation project called 'String of Wells' has rejuvenated and beautified 163 defunct and abandoned open wells in the Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu, India. The project aims to create awareness about the need for the conservation of open wells and prevent rainwater stagnation in the area. Locals have expressed happiness and surprise at seeing water percolation inside the wells for the first time in years. (more)


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Transcendental Meditation India celebrates International Yoga Day
21 June 2022 - Every year people across the globe observe International Yoga Day in June to celebrate the benefits of yoga. The Sanskrit word yoga means 'union'. This year's theme is 'Yoga for Humanity'. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi has brought to light that the process of unifying starts from the field of Unity, which is our own Self, silent and blissful, deep inside every one of us, and which is directly experienced during Transcendental Meditation practice. 'Only a new seed will yield a new crop': It is time for the seed of unity, Yoga, to be sown in every heart to bring peace to the world. (more)

'Veda for World Peace' - Live International Webinar 10 September - Dr Tony Nader to give keynote address
9 September 2020 - A live international webinar on 'Veda for World Peace' will be held Thursday, 10 September on Facebook and YouTube among other online platforms. The event will be held in the auspicious presence of Hon. Education Minister, Government of India, Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, and Tony Nader, MD, PhD, MARR - International President of Maharishi Universities worldwide, and head of the international Transcendental Meditation organisations in over 100 countries. Dr Nader will give the keynote address. The event will be attended by vice-chancellors, scientists, professors, Vedic scholars, students and representatives from more than 35 countries. (more)

India: Prime Minister Modi releases commemorative stamp honouring Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
31 August 2019 - On 30 August, His Excellency the Honourable Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, released a commemorative stamp honouring the founder of the Transcendental Meditation programme, His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, as one of the 12 'Master Healers of the modern era'. The Indian government's Ministry of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy) announced the presentations, and AYUSH Minister H.E. Shripad Yesso Naik participated with the Prime Minister. Commenting on the event, Tony Nader, MD, PhD, MARR, said, 'Maharishi dedicated his life to reviving effortless experience of transcending as the basis of 40 areas of Vedic knowledge. His world tours were instrumental in globally popularising Transcendental Meditation - the essence of Yoga - and Ayurveda [health care], two key areas of Vedic knowledge.' As Maharishi's successor, Dr Nader is head of the international Transcendental Meditation organizations in over 100 countries. (more)

Indian Medical University invites collaboration with Maharishi University of Management
18 August 2018 - India is increasingly showing an interest in Maharishi AyurVeda, including the country's Minister for Ayurveda and Yoga and the chancellor of a leading medical university, who is eager to collaborate with Maharishi University of Management (MUM) in the USA. Professor Robert Schneider, MD, FACC, Dean of the College of Integrative Medicine at MUM, was invited to give a keynote presentation at an international Ayurveda congress at D.Y. Patil University in Pune, India earlier this year. While there, in addition to university officials, he met with His Excellency Shripad Naik, India's Minister for traditional systems of health (AYUSH), who pledged his support for MUM's programme of Maharishi AyurVeda research and clinical practice. (more)

India: Maharishi University of Management faculty speak to 2,000 professors at conference
8 April 2018 - College professors in India recently heard presentations by Maharishi University of Management (MUM) Professors Anil Maheshwari and Scott Herriott at the Second National Teachers' Congress, hosted by Maharashtra Institute of Technology-World Peace University (MIT-WPU) in Pune, India. The MUM faculty were invited to give plenary addresses, along with the Dalai Lama and about 30 other eminent educators and political leaders. Over 2,000 teachers took part in the Congress. (more)

Maharishi Effect featured in The Times of India
23 February 2018 - The practice of Transcendental Meditation brings coherence and harmony to create a healing effect, writes Aditi Shrivastava in The Times of India: Research by scientists across the world has shown that when a specific number of people in an area practise Transcendental Meditation (TM) and its advanced techniques together, the influence of coherence and positivity generated is so phenomenal, that it can improve the quality of life of the area, improving the collective consciousness of the people. This leads to an invincible state for society, that is, a state of progressive growth, of stability where no negative influences will disrupt societies and they will be able to rise to true sovereignty and harmony amongst themselves. This phenomenon of increased social coherence was termed the Maharishi Effect in honour of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Founder of the Transcendental Meditation programme, who predicted it in 1960. (more)

Building a business for peace: Maharishi University of Management alumnus
6 September 2017 - Amit Hooda is the co-founder and CEO of Heavenly Organics, an Iowa, USA-based business that imports raw honey made by wild bees in the remote forests of northern and central India. This unique business model helps sustain the economic and cultural survival of indigenous people. In 2005, while Amit was earning his MS in computer science at Maharishi University of Management, he and his father, a renowned agronomist in northern India, founded Heavenly Organics. 'I wanted to create an economic model that created ethical jobs in conflict areas,' said Amit. 'That is the only way to have long-term sustainable peace.' (more)

India: Widespread press coverage of Second International Ayurveda Congress in London
27 May 2017 - The recent Second International Ayurveda Congress, held last month in London, received widespread press coverage in India. Press Trust of India reported in the Financial Express: 'Researchers from across the world have vowed to work with India to promote Ayurveda globally, saying the ancient Indian system of natural and holistic medicine can help address major health problems.' The Congress was also featured in many British publications for the Asian and South Asian community. The International Maharishi AyurVeda Foundation, Netherlands, was one of the organizers of the Congress, whose theme was 'Ayurveda - the Pursuit of Health, Happiness and Long Life through Prevention-Oriented Health Care.' (more)

Maharishi University of Management: Dr. Robert Schneider gives keynote at India conference
15 March 2017 - India continues to show interest in Maharishi University of Management's science-based approach to traditional systems of prevention-oriented health-care. Most recently Dr Robert Schneider, dean of Maharishi College of Perfect Health, was invited to deliver the keynote address at an international conference of the World Association of Vedic Studies. He described how Maharishi AyurVeda programmes may slow or reverse ageing in Western and Indian populations. His audience included scholars, officials, and leaders who are integrating Vedic science and technologies into modern society. (more)

India: International Maharishi AyurVeda Foundation participates in 7th World Ayurveda Congress and Arogya Expo
31 January 2017 - The International Maharishi AyurVeda Foundation (IMAVF) participated with three presentations at the 7th World Ayurveda Congress, which was held last month in Kolkata, India. Over 3,500 delegates, mainly from various Asian countries, participated in the Congress. About 150,000 visitors came to the accompanying Arogya Expo, a trade show of many companies and institutions offering products and services in the field of Ayurveda. IMAVF was also present at the Arogya Expo, at the booth of Maharishi AyurVeda Products India, with an exhibition for the next International Ayurveda Congress, to be held in London, 1-2 April 2017. (more)


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India's Bengaluru is fast running out of water, and a long, scorching summer still looms
16 March 2024 - Bengaluru in southern India is witnessing an unusually hot February and March, and in the last few years, it has received little rainfall in part due to human-caused climate change. Water levels are running desperately low, particularly in poorer areas, resulting in sky-high costs for water and a quickly dwindling supply. (more)

More rain, less snow are making Himalayas dangerous
19 August 2023 - Torrential rains and unabated construction are frequently triggering disasters in India's Himalayan region. But an unusual increase in rainfall is making the terrain even more dangerous. ...A new study has found that mountains across the globe, including the Himalayas, are now seeing more rainfall at elevations where it has mostly snowed in the past. (more)

Himalayan glaciers are melting faster than ever, and scientists say it's 'going to affect us' all
22 June 2023 - Glaciers in the Hindu Kush region of the Himalaya mountains are melting at the fastest rate ever and could shed as much as 80 percent of their ice by the end of this century if global warming continues unchecked, a group of international scientists warned in an alarming new report. (more)

Himalayan glaciers could lose 80 percent of their volume if global warming isn't controlled, study finds
21 June 2023 - Glaciers are melting at unprecedented rates across the Hindu Kush Himalayan mountain ranges and could lose up to 80 percent of their volume this century if greenhouse gas emissions aren't sharply reduced, according to a report. The report Tuesday [20 June] from Kathmandu-based International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development warned that flash floods and avalanches would grow more likely in coming years, and that the availability of fresh water could be curtailed for nearly 2 billion people who live downstream of 12 rivers that originate in the mountains. (more)

India struggles with a sweltering heat wave in 2 most populous states
19 June 2023 - At least 96 people died in two of India's most populous states over the last several days, officials said Sunday, with swaths of the country reeling from a sweltering heat wave. The deaths happened in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh and eastern Bihar where authorities warned residents over 60 and others suffering various maladies to stay indoors during the daytime. (more)

India's migrant millions: Caught between jobless villages and city hazards
18 April 2023 - According to 2011 figures, the latest available, India's then population of 1.21 billion people included 456 million internal migrants. Nearly two-thirds of India's people are under 35 and many of those in the countryside flock to the cities to take whatever job they can -- becoming labourers, drivers, or helpers in shops and homes. ...Besides the low-paid and difficult-to-get jobs, those arriving in the cities are faced with prohibitive costs of living and a struggle to find a place to live. They are unable to access social welfare benefits and many fall victim to the crime rampant in urban slums. (more)

'A time bomb': India's sinking holy town faces grim future
27 February 2023 - For months, the roughly 20,000 residents in Joshimath, burrowed in the Himalayas and revered by Hindu and Sikh pilgrims, have watched the earth slowly swallow their community. They pleaded for help that never arrived, and in January their desperate plight made it into the international spotlight. But by then, Joshimath was already a disaster zone. ...The holy town was built on piles of debris left behind by landslides and earthquakes. Scientists have warned for decades that Joshimath could not withstand the level of heavy construction that has recently been taking place. (more)

India's Adani crisis spills over into street protests as losses top $110 bln
6 February 2023 - The crisis engulfing the Adani Group intensified on Monday [6 February] as hundreds of members of India's opposition parties took to the streets to press for a probe into allegations by a U.S. short-seller against the conglomerate which triggered its market rout. Shares in billionaire Gautam Adani's companies have been in free-fall since a Jan. 24 critical report by Hindenberg Research, with group cumulative market losses now topping $110 billion, sparking fears of wider financial contagion. (more)

Birds fall from the sky as heatwave scorches India
11 May 2022 - Rescuers in India's western Gujarat state are picking up dozens of exhausted and dehydrated birds dropping everyday as a scorching heatwave dries out water sources in the state's biggest city, veterinary doctors and animal rescuers say. (more)

After five record crops, heat wave threatens India's wheat output, export plans
2 May 2022 - India's wheat output looks likely to fall in 2022 after five consecutive years of record harvests, as a sharp, sudden rise in temperatures in mid-March cut crop yields in the world's second-biggest producer of the grain. The drop could curb Indian exports of the staple. ... In 2022, India recorded its warmest March in 122 years. (more)

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