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The Central Vista Redevelopment Project, or the revamp of the power  corridor of the country, envisages a new triangular Parliament building,  a common Central Secretariat, the revamping of the 3km-long Rajpath  from the Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate and new residences for the  Prime Minister and the Vice-President.   Ever since the Bhumi Pujan in December 2020, it has come under attack  from v...

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The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was.   If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at Bharatvaarta by following us on social media: we're @bharatvaarta on Twitter, facebook.com/bharatvaarta.in on Facebook, and @bharatvaarta on Instagram).   #Bharatvaarta​ #BVWeek...

Pune Platform for Covid Relief (PPCR) is an industry led initiative in  Pune, to help augment the medical infrastructure of the city, which was  the epicentre of Wave 1 of the pandemic and is also hit hard in Wave 2.  PPCR is supported by the Maharatta Chambers of Commerce, Industry and  Agriculture (MCCIA) and its members diligently. PPCR is only  supplementary to the administration's efforts and...

This years IPL has had its share of close games and scintillating performances so far. There have been a few surprises, with CSK leading the pack after a disappointing outing last season. DC and RCB are also in the hunt for playoff places, with Mumbai having won 3 games out of the first 6.   We look back at the games from last week with Abhishek Paul(@abhility), Mahek Vyas(mahektetweet), Nirav Kan...

In this episode of the #LongIndia series we speak to Binu Verma and Ramesh Balasundaram, Founders of of Bal Utsav. Binu and Ramesh quit their corporate careers and have spent over a decade working to reform government schools in Karnataka, enabling children to access quality education through their NGO, Bal Utsav. They are trying to affect change along the four key axes of financing, infrastructur...

Advocate Lokenath Chatterjee is the BJP candidate for the Ballygunge  assembly constituency in the ongoing West Bengal assembly elections. His  seat went to polls on April 26th in the seventh phase of the election,  He is an alumnus of Don Bosco, Park Circus and prestigious law  university NUJS.  Adv Chatterjee has worked with the BJYM, the youth wing of his party and  was a lawyer for several key...

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The 14th edition of the Indian Premier League kicked off on 9th April. There have been a few surprises, with RCB leading the points table and winners of the last two editions Mumbai Indians losing 3 out of the 5 games they have played so far.   With about a quarter of the games in the group stage completed, and teams moving to a different venue, we look back at the games so far with Abhishek Paul(...

India reported over 15 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus  (COVID-19) as of April 18, 2021. Out of these, over 12.9 million  patients had recovered, while 178 thousand cases were fatal. The number  of people infected with the virus was growing and the government had  swung into action to curtail further spread of the outbreak. Globally,  over 141 million cases of the coronavirus were repor...

We have seen a spate of startup funding activity in recent times.  Just in the last couple of weeks we have seen Fintech startup, Groww, raised $83 million in its Series D funding, in a round led by Tiger Global; Gupshup raised a 100M from Tiger again; sharechat raised 500M from Tiger too; Meesho raised 300M from Softbank; epharmacy startup Pharmeasy raised 350M, Cred raised 200+ million from Falc...

The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was. This week, we'll be talking about Citibank's India exit, USA blocking export of vaccines, Nirav Modi's extradition, and more. If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at Bharatvaarta by following us on social media: we're @...

The Indian Railways are the backbone of the country, connecting the various remote parts of our country. It is the largest network in the world by size. Beyond the immense utility of the railways, there is also a rich cultural and historical significance to it. In this episode, we delve deeper into the history and culture of the Indian Railways. An officer with the Indian Railways, Vinita Srivasta...

Manohar Parrikar was India's first IIT-qualified Chief Minister. But that description doesn't capture even a fraction of his achievements. He used his natural brilliance to serve the country, first as a committed grass-roots volunteer, then as four-time popular Chief Minister of Goa and finally contributed to strengthening India's national security as Defence Minister between November 2014 and Mar...

The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the  week that was. This week, we'll be talking about the production-linked  incentives for solar & LED, Punjab Farmers' DBT, unicorns in rapid  succession, and more.   If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel  and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at  Bharatvaarta by following u...

Robert 'Bob' Blackman is a Conservative Party leader from the United Kingdom, who has served as the Member of Parliament from Harrow East since 2010. He has also served as the Executive Secretary of the 1922 Committee since 2012.    Bob is a great friend of India, representing a constituency, where a third of his voters are of Indian origin. He has made great attempts to integrate and assimilate h...

The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was. This week, we'll be talking about the Yoga ban in Alabama, Indian Railways' electrification, highest ever exports in March 2021, and more.   If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at Bharatvaarta by following us on social...

Gautam Bambawale is a retired Indian diplomat with a distinguished  career in key foreign missions like the USA, China, Pakistan and  Germany. Mr Bambawale retired in 2018 from the Indian Foreign Service  and is now settled in Pune. His last posting was India's Ambassador to  China,  Mr Bambawale has had several difficult situations in his career to deal  with. He was in Beijing during India's nuc...

The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was. This week, we'll be talking about the Suez Canal blockage, H&M and Nike's Chinese boycott, Lloyd Austin's India visit, the MMDR bill, and more. If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at Bharatvaarta by following us on soc...

Sridhar Vembu is the co-founder and CEO of Zoho, one of India’s best known software companies. He is also among the most avant-garde thinkers today, reimagining how India should view Education, Economy, and Entrepreneurship. In this quickfire conversation with Roshan Cariappa, he speaks about receiving the Padma Shri award, his learnings from running Zoho, and hiring, retaining, and nurturing tale...

The Tamil Nadu assembly elections will be held in a single phase on  April 6. For the last 50 years, the State’s politics has been dominated  by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and The All India Anna Dravida  Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK).   For half that time, there have been two dominant figures, loved and  reviled in equal measure: J Jayalalithaa of the AIADMK and M Karunanidhi  of the DMK. Bu...

The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was. This week, we'll be talking about the new vehicle scrappage policies, vaccine diplomacy and its criticisms, the global chip shortage, and more.  If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at Bharatvaarta by following us on so...

Sri. Rakesh Verma is the Managing Director and Founder of MapmyIndia –  which is a leader in digital map data and associated technologies and  products. Mr. Verma is a true innovator and visionary who quit a  successful career in the USA with General Motors to return to India and  build for Bharat. In this conversation, Mr. Verma described his journey  of the last two decades, how he persevered to...

In its original form, Chess originated in the 6th century in India. However, India produced its first International Master only in 1961. In 1997, India had only 3 Grandmasters. This number has risen to 87 (including 20 Women GMs) thanks to the stellar work of organisations such as Chess Gurukul.   In this episode, we talk to Ramesh RB (Grandmaster & Founder - Chess Gurukul) about India's chess eco...

The West Bengal elections are a couple of weeks away and campaigning is  in full swing with high drama every day. It promises to be an exciting  content and on this episode, we delve into the nuances with our experts,  Aankhi Ghosh (Supreme Court Advocate) and Rohit Jayaraman (Political  Commentator). We begin the discussion by laying out some of the key  issues that this election will be conteste...