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 India has emerged as the third largest startup ecosystem in the world after the US and China and the pace of growth is not showing any signs of slowing down.  Over the last year, India has added three unicorns every month taking the total count to 51, ahead of the UK (32) and Germany (18).  • A Privately-held startup company valued at over $1 billion is called a unicorn.  The US tops the list with 396 unicorns, while China is at the second spot with 277, showed data from Hurun Research Institute. India's unicorns are currently worth $168 billion.  Hurun India report said, "India is the third-largest Unicorn ecosystem in the world and the number of Gazelles (starups that will go unicorn in 2 years) and Cheetahs (starups that will go unicorn in 4 years) in India is growing at an exponential pace.  India is now a home to more than 600 million internet users and is expected to have 900 million users by 2025. The adoption of internet in rural areas will further compliment the rise

  Raising a big red flag for Indian government and the security forces under the Taliban regime, the terror group has said that it has the right to raise its voice for Muslims anywhere including in Kashmir. While New Delhi has asked Taliban, which is expected to soon unveil the new government, to not let the soil of Afghanistan be used by terrorist groups against India, the insurgent group has raised concerns by its remarks.  Speaking to BBC Urdu Suhail Shaheen said, "We have this right, being Muslims, to raise our voice for Muslims in Kashmir, India, and any other country."  "We will raise our voice and say that Muslims are your own people, your own citizens. They are entitled to equal rights under your laws," he was quoted as saying. The Taliban's remarks on Kashmir came after al Qaeda, in its congratulatory message for the insurgent group, called for the liberation of Kashmir.  However, as of now, Taliban spokesperson said that they do not have any plans of r

  China has been trying to systematically flex its muscle in the Indian Ocean region to encircle India, as India has an advantage over China in the maritime domain. China has already forged maritime ties with Pakistan, Seychelles, Mauritius, Maldives, Bangladesh, and Myanmar.  The Communist Party of China is not only focusing on growing its maritime ties but also its military bases in these country where it starts with lending loans and slowly iin return of favour and development, it demands to build an overseas military base on their land.  The latest evident target is Sri Lanka as the country has already declared emergency on food & struggles with its economy.  By gaining foothold in Sri Lanka, China can directly challenge the Indian Navy's superiority in the Indian Ocean region and gain control of critical maritime seaway through which China's most crude oil passes.  Chinese investments and presence till now were confined mostly in the southern coastline of Sri Lanka, aw

 Tesla Inc. is closer to making its official debut in India after it received approval to make or import four models in India which currently include Model 3 and Model Y variants.  Tesla has had its vehicles certified as being roadworthy, a posting on the website of the nation's ministry of road transport and highways showed.  However considering the high prices of its vehicles especially after the high import tax In India which however is being considered to be lowered for electric vehicles, Tesla is planning to launch a 'cheap' hatchback worth $25,000.  Although there has been no official announcement regarding the name of this affordable EV, many expect it to be called Tesla Model 2.  This competitive price point will be achieved by Tesla's new battery cell and battery manufacturing effort that could reduce the battery costs by over 50 per cent, it added.  The firm is reportedly planning to manufacture the cars at a large scale at its Gigafactory Shanghai in China. T

 In its best-ever performance till date and even crossing the tally of Tokyo 2020 Olympics, India's unprecedented Paralympics campaign proved that the country has a lot of room for sports provided they are given equal opportunities and appreciation.  India has created history at the Tokyo Paralympics, returning home with as many as 19 medals, their best-ever tally in a single edition of the Paralympics by far. With as many as 5 gold medals, 8 silver medals, and 6 bronze medals, finishing inside the top 25 at the Para Games in Tokyo.  But the reality is even after achieving such a feat and winning more medals than all their previous Paralympics combined, those athletes are struggling to find their place in the chaos of Indian society which has to date only been recognized mainstream sports or the athletes that are not specially abled.  Sunil Nagar told his son Krishna that he might not be able to help him grow tall, but he certainly could learn to jump as high as he wished. In that

  Barely a couple of days after the Kerala High Court directed the state to get rid of the practice of 'nokku-kooli' which literally means 'gawking charges', a truck of ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) was blocked on Sunday by workers demanding money.  Police said they received a complaint from ISRO based on which they reached the spot and found the workers preventing from entering the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) facility at Thumba here.  SRO employee Rajeswari told PTI that the cargo was so heavy that it cannot be offloaded with the use of only hydraulic systems. Despite this, she said, the people wanted money for letting the cargo in.  The VSSC officials said their truck was stranded for more than four hours after workers sought 10 lakh. Later they informed the CM's office about this and labour minister V Sivankutty intervened and the truck was allowed to go inside the high security premises after several rounds of talks and protest. The issue was

  Air pollution is likely to reduce the life expectancy of about 40% of Indians across North and South India by more than 9 years, according to a report released by a U.S. research group on Wednesday. The worst in India is the capital region of Delhi, where residents could live about 10 years longer if pollution levels met the WHO guidelines and seven years if it met India’s own national standard, the report said. New Delhi was the world’s most polluted capital for the third straight year in 2020, according to IQAir, a Swiss group that measures air quality levels based on the concentration of lung-damaging airborne particles known as PM2.5. Last year, New Delhi’s 20 million residents, who breathed some of the cleanest air on record in the summer because of coronavirus lockdown curbs, battled toxic air in winter following a sharp increase in farm residue burning in the nearby states of Punjab and Haryana. More than 480 million people living in the vast swathes of central, eastern and no

  Kids and teens under 18 years old in China will only be allowed up to three hours per week to play online video games, according to new rules published Monday by China’s National Press and Publication Administration. The move is a fresh blow to the country’s gaming giants from Tencent to NetEase, which have dealt with an onslaught of regulation this year in areas from anti-monopoly to data protection. That has spooked investors and dented the value of Chinese tech stocks. According to a translated notice about the new rules, people under 18 will be allowed to play video games one hour a day between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. on weekends and legal holidays. The agency billed the rules as a way to safeguard children’s physical and mental health. Following this news of the neighboring country, netizens on Twitter too demanded that such a decision should be taken in India as it will curb the screen usage of kids. However, psychiatrists from around the country said it will have a drastic negative

  A Home Affairs Committee has urged the Indian government to ban VPN services across India for security reasons. Here is a look at why the committee is worried and how VPN can be used for both good and bad online. HIGHLIGHTS *   VPN services might be banned in India following an appeal by a Home Affairs Committee. *   The committee claims that VPN services pose a "technological challenge" to the security of the nation. *  It highlights that the services are readily available and used by cybercriminals to mask their activities.