The 8th Global Entrepreneurship Summit started from 28th November 2017 in Hyderabad, India. Narendra Modi and Ivanka Trump inaugurated the event. Both the speakers talked about investment ecosystems, development plans, and innovation start-ups of world problems. Here are some takeaways from their speeches.
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Global Entrepreneurship Summit, GES has completed its 7 years since its inception in 2010. Its main objective is to connect top entrepreneurship talent with the investors and the start-up ecosystem worldwide to innovate the most exciting solutions. NITI Aayog is very proud to host the 8th annual GES 2017 in India from November 28-30, 2017 in partnership with the Government of the USA. This summit is currently running in Hyderabad, India, where the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi will address the attendees. US President Donald Trump’s daughter and adviser, Ivanka Trump will lead the US delegation. Here are five interesting things you should know about Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2017:
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The 12th East Asia Summit is being conducted (13-16 November 2017) in Manila, Philippines. The summit is presided by Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte. The concept of EAS was first given by Malaysian Prime Minister, Mahathir Bin Mohammad in 1991.
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In 23rd GST council meeting on 10th Nov, the GST rate slab went through a major overhaul based on the recommendations of sub-committee. The new GST rate slab would come into effect from 15th November. Tax rates have been slashed for over 200 items. Here are the nine things you need to know about new GST rates:
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As the air quality continues to be severe in the capital, Delhi government once again comes back with the odd-even plan from November 13 to tackle the alarming levels of pollution. Here are the things you need to know and can plan accordingly:
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PayPal Holdings, Inc., an American company which supports online money transfers worldwide, has started its domestic operations in India. Despite being one of the world’s largest online money transfer service provider, it competes with the Alibaba-backed PayTM (an Indian online payment service provider), TEZ (online money transfer app by Google) and many other apps and online payment service provider already operating in India. PayPal enters in the Indian market after a steep high in the online transactions. Online Payment Industry is estimated to grow to $500 billion by 2020. Here are some feature of the PayPal
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Pollution level has crossed the hazardous levels in Delhi for the third consecutive day. Prolonged exposure to this smog can lead to lung and respiratory problems along with chronic cough and skin diseases. To combat this situation, we have assembled some options to purify the air we breathe:
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Today, on Nov 8, 2017, we complete one year of demonetisation in India. 8 November 2016 was just a date until Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi announced Demonetisation. From this day, Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes stopped circulating. Some find this step a boon whereas some observe it as a ‘Black Day’ for India. The government says this move will help in curbing black money but many people say it has harmed the small and medium enterprises and is bad for the Indian economy. After one year of demonetisation, Government is still unable to give exact numbers on demonetised notes, black money, defaulters etc. Let us discuss some facts about on demonetisation in India on Demonetisation’s first anniversary:
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After Panama Papers, the new financial data leak - Paradise Papers has given the powerful and super wealthy people sleepless nights. This leak has identified the secret dealing among Indian and International corporate and individual helping them evading tax by providing tax haven. Five things you need to know about paradise papers:
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Khichdi is one pot dish with cereals, lentils and vegetables. Khichdi is not always for those with upset stomach or indigestion. It can become a complete meal also. So, next time you cook khichdi, try the below variations:
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