Google’s Fees: Fact vs Fiction for App Developers
Play Store fee may be steep, but it's levied only on apps with revenue of at least $1 million; fledging startup pay little and Google should publicise this.
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Participants List & Details: Ending Gender-based Violence – Cohort 2: Awareness of Policies & Governance
Ending Gender-based Violence – Cohort 2: Awareness of Policies & Governance | A Four-Week Online Immersive Certificate Training Course | March 2024 | IMPRI #WebPolicyLearning Participant List & Details Participants List and Details Ending Gender-based Violence – Cohort 2: Awareness of Policies &…
Navigating the New Norm: China’s Assertiveness and India’s Response Reshaping Asian Geopolitics
On India’s part, it has stood up to the China challenge on several fronts.
At the 2024 iteration of Raisina Dialogue, Asia’s premier conference on geopolitics, China featured prominently in the discussions, given that there has been a tense standoff at the border between the Indian and Chinese armies for nearly four years. The clashes between the two armies in Galwan in 2020, which resulted in fatalities of on both sides, is an important turning point in the relations between the two Asian powers. Foreign minister S Jaishankar deconstructed China’s approach in dealing with India. He said that while China tried to change the status quo at the border in the process violating the agreements to which it is a signatory, it was trying to stymie India’s bid to get a permanent seat in the UN Security Council. The minister alluded to China deploying mind games to resolve border issues with India, but that the breakthrough would come about only if other powers were kept at bay. Underlining India’s response to these developments, Jaishankar stated that India would not let a competitor curtail its policy choices, and that his government would look to make use of the international system for the best outcome.
Overseas Lessons: What ongoing Global Conflicts can teach India?
People living far away from zones of global conflict may underestimate their stake in the violence but it’s important to learn from the current moment of reckoning faced by the West.
Unlocking Opportunities: India and Mauritius as Catalysts for Investment and Development in Africa
Prime Minister Modi and his Mauritius counterpart Jugnauth inaugurate infrastructure projects, reaffirming the enduring friendship between India and Mauritius.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Jugnauth jointly inaugurated several infrastructure and connectivity projects in the strategic island nation on 29 February. Prime Minister Modi also recalled his promise given to the people of Agalega island, who have been disconnected from the mainland. He even reiterated the catchphrase ‘Modi ki Guarantee’ in the context of India’s fulfilment of promises even in the context of foreign domains of development as India continues to support the developmental aspirations of friendly people in the Global South while becoming their voice at the global stage. india
Consumption Survey Analysed
The methodology of data collection for the latest Household Consumption Expenditure Survey has changed in this round. Therefore, the survey results raise a lot of questions since alternative data is at variance with it.
Child Marriage Curb on Socio-Economic Development in India
According to UNICEF child marriage refers to the marriage of a girl or boy before the age of 18. It refers to both formal marriages and informal unions in which children under the age of 18 live with a partner as if married and carry out the responsibilities of a household and give rise to the legitimization of procreation that has in return several economic and social impacts on the development of the economy. Early child marriages are associated with a rise in family burden because of the phenomenon of more children due to a larger time gap of reproductive age that is associated with multiple social curbs particularly on the part of women as they are prone to suffer from health issues, emotional imbalance, more responsibilities etc.