(20th January 2022)

by

Press amp Information Wing

High Commission of India

London

HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA LONDON 1

Forewordhelliphellip

Dear Readers

This weekrsquos Snapshot of India is here

Honrsquoble Prime Minister addressed the World Economic Forum MOS External

Affairs engaging with foreign diplomats celebrating the Army Day and India

claiming leadership role in space sector are main coverage of this issue In

addition we have included cabinet decisions Startup revolution and progress

in defence sector as well

High Commissioner HE Gaitri Issar Kumar welcomed launch of India first

virtual platform for spice exporters ndash Spice Xchange

Learning Sanskrit language is easier now Download Little Guru App and start

today Indiarsquos vaccination drive is making record as well as tribute to Pandit

Birju Maharaj are also covered along with Twitter trends JampK news and an

inspiring quote from Mahatma Gandhi

High Commission also wishes all the readers very happy Republic Day

Follow High Commission on its social media platforms by clicking on icons

given at the top of the pages

--

Rohit Vadhwana

First Secretary (Press amp Information and Economic)

Press amp Information Wing

High Commission of India London

HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA LONDON 1

Forewordhelliphellip

Dear Readers

This weekrsquos Snapshot of India is here

Honrsquoble Prime Minister addressed the World Economic Forum MOS External

Affairs engaging with foreign diplomats celebrating the Army Day and India

claiming leadership role in space sector are main coverage of this issue In

addition we have included cabinet decisions Startup revolution and progress

in defence sector as well

High Commissioner HE Gaitri Issar Kumar welcomed launch of India first

virtual platform for spice exporters ndash Spice Xchange

Learning Sanskrit language is easier now Download Little Guru App and start

today Indiarsquos vaccination drive is making record as well as tribute to Pandit

Birju Maharaj are also covered along with Twitter trends JampK news and an

inspiring quote from Mahatma Gandhi

High Commission also wishes all the readers very happy Republic Day

Follow High Commission on its social media platforms by clicking on icons

given at the top of the pages

--

Rohit Vadhwana

First Secretary (Press amp Information and Economic)

Press amp Information Wing

High Commission of India London

HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA LONDON 2

Contents Forewordhelliphellip 1

WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM 3

GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS 4

HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA EVENTS 5

UPCOMING EVENTS 6

COMMEMORATIVE POSTAGE STAMP 8

WORLDrsquoS LARGEST VACCINATION DRIVE 8

Sanskrit Learning App ldquoLITTLE GURUrdquo 13

PRIDE OF INDIA 14

RAISING DAY 2022 15

ARMY DAY 16

NEW INDIA 17

ATMANIRBHAR BHARAT 18

Startup Revolution 18

Thrust to Exports 22

MAKE IN INDIA 23

Green Revolution 23

AATMANIRBHAR DEFENCE 23

INVEST INDIA 24

CABINET DECISION 25

QUIZ COMPETITIONS 26

FIGHT AGAINST COVID 27

TWITTER TRENDS 28

REMEMBRANCE 32

JAMMU amp KASHMIR 33

GANDHIAN QUOTE 34

HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA LONDON 3

WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM

Honrsquoble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed the World Economic

Forumrsquos Davos Agenda via video conferencing

HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA LONDON 4

GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS India Austria Bilateral Relationship

Honrsquoble Minister of State for External Affairs Smt Meenakashi Lekhi held a

meeting with Austrian Ambassador HE Ms Katherina Wieser and discussed

the entire gamut of bilateral relationship including economic and cultural

cooperation

First BRICS Sherpas Meeting

Shri Sanjay Bhattacharyya Indiarsquos BRICS Sherpa attended the first BRICS

Sherpas meeting of 2022 which was held virtually on January 18-19 2022

The members thanking India for its BRICS Chairship in 2021

HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA LONDON 5

HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA EVENTS High Commissioner HE Gaitri Issar Kumar welcomed launch of Indias first virtual platform for spice exporters ldquoSpice Exchange Indiardquo by Honrsquoble Union

Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Shri Som Parkash The portal uses AI-based technology to connect relevant spice buyers with Indian spice exporters

HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA LONDON 6

UPCOMING EVENTS

ldquoPrakisha Pe Charcha 2022rdquo

Pariksha Pe Charcha 2022 is an annual event where Honrsquoble Prime Minster

Shri Narendra Modi will interact with students ahead of their board exams

Those who want to interact with Prime Minister can register themselves on

httpswwwmygovin and httpsinnovateindiamygovinppc-2022

HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA LONDON 7

Join the Challenge 75 Crore Suryanamaskar

Ministry of Ayush celebrating 75 Crore Suryanamaskar on 75th Anniversary of

Independence from 1 January ndash 20 February 2022

For more information httpswww75suryanamaskarcom

Report Launch Natural Partners Building a Comprehensive UK-India

Knowledge Partnership

The report proposes that the UK government should make a comprehensive

knowledge partnership with India one of the main goals of a proposed free trade

agreement between the two countries

For more details httpswwworfonlineorgresearchreport-launch-building-

comprehensive-uk-india-knowledge-partnership

HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA LONDON 8

COMMEMORATIVE POSTAGE STAMP

On the occasion of one year of Worldrsquos Largest Vaccine Drive a commemorative postage stamp has been released on Indiarsquos achievement in developing

indigenous COVID 19 Vaccine

WORLDrsquoS LARGEST VACCINATION DRIVE India celebrates one year of the worldrsquos largest Vaccine Drive on 16th January

2022 From developing and manufacturing our own vaccines to running the

fastest vaccination derive and witnessed what happens when 13 billion people

come together for a common goal Here some facts that will make India proud

HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA LONDON 9

HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA LONDON 10

Leading the world in Vaccine Drive ndash New India Continues to set New Records-

some highlights of milestones created by India

HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA LONDON 11

Big changes start with small steps India continues to expand its vaccination

coverage Herersquos to greater goals and bigger victories

HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA LONDON 12

HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA LONDON 13

Sanskrit Learning App ldquoLITTLE GURUrdquo lsquoSanskrit is one of the oldest amp phonetically accurate languages of the world

Little Gurursquo a gamified app for easing your journey of learning Sanskrit which

was launched in 2021 Learn Sanskrit with entertaining gaming techniques

For more details httpslittle-gurucom

HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA LONDON 14

PRIDE OF INDIA

Miss Tasnim Mir becomes the 1st India to grab the World No 1 ranking in U-

19 Girls Singles Badminton category

Shri Lakshya Sen beats world champion Singaporean Loh Kean Yew in the

final and won the India Open 2022 menrsquos Singles Title Tournament debut

HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA LONDON 15

Miss Mirabai Chanu won the first silver medal on the first day of Tokyo

Olympics 2020 for India She joins Manipur Police as Additional SP

RAISING DAY 2022

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Raising Day is annually marked

on January 19 The NDRF was formed on this day in 2006 It is a specialised

multi-skilled humanitarian force in India which has been playing a crucial

role in the countryrsquos disaster management and community awareness for

Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)

HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA LONDON 16

ARMY DAY

On the occasion of Army Day 2022 General MM Narvane Admiral R Hari

Kumar amp Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari laid wreaths in the memory of brave

hearts at National War Memorial

HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA LONDON 17

NEW INDIA Swarnim Bharat Ke Ore - Honrsquoble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at the

national launch ceremony of ldquoAzadi ke Amirt Mahotsav se Swarnim Bharat Ke

Orerdquo

HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA LONDON 18

ATMANIRBHAR BHARAT

Startup Revolution

HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA LONDON 19

On the occasion of successful 6 years of Startup India Honrsquoble Prime Minister

shri Narendra Modi interacts with startups

HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA LONDON 20

HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA LONDON 21

Innovation in India

HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA LONDON 22

Mission ndash Full Vaccination

Thrust to Exports

Indiarsquos overall exports in Apr-Dec 2021 register an impressive jump over of 36

over the same period last year

HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA LONDON 23

MAKE IN INDIA

Green Revolution

AATMANIRBHAR DEFENCE

HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA LONDON 24

INVEST INDIA

HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA LONDON 25

CABINET DECISION

HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA LONDON 26

QUIZ COMPETITIONS To Commemorate 75 years of Indiarsquos independence the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Quiz is being conducted to motivate overseas Indian youth and foreign nationals to enhance their knowledge about India Take a quiz

For more details httpsakamquizin

For more details httpsquizmygovinquiz

To celebrate the National Tourism Day on 25th January 2022 under the aegis

of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebration Ministry of Tourism Govt Of India

Mumbai office is organizing Photography amp Videography contest from 16 to 25

January 2022

HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA LONDON 27

FIGHT AGAINST COVID

India vaccine drive

COVID Awareness

This painting by Sh Anil Vangad a Warli Artist shows the importance of two

doses of COVID-19 vaccines that can help create a safer family and

neighbourhood spaces During the pandemic we are living like being in cage

so the only way to our freedom is to defeat the virus from our lives through

mass vaccination and if all get vaccinated soon it would be a new World

Freedom Day

HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA LONDON 28

TWITTER TRENDS

HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA LONDON 29

HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA LONDON 30

HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA LONDON 31

HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA LONDON 32

REMEMBRANCE

Tribute to Pandit Birju Maharaj (born Brijmohan Nath Mishra 4 February 1937

ndash 17 January 2022) who passed away on 17th January 2022 He known simply

as Birju Maharaj He was an Indian dancer composer singer and exponent of

the Lucknow Kalka-Bindadin gharana of Kathak dance in India He was a

descendant of the Maharaj family of Kathak dancers which includes his two

uncles Shambhu Maharaj and Lachhu Maharaj and his father and guru

Acchan Maharaj He also practised Hindustani classical music and was a

vocalist After working along with his uncle Shambhu Maharaj at Bhartiya

Kala Kendra later the Kathak Kendra New Delhi he remained head of the

latter for several years till his retirement in 1998 when he opened his own

dance school Kalashram also in Delhi Birju Maharaj was a recipient of

the Padma Vibhushan Indias second highest civilian honor in 1986

HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA LONDON 33

JAMMU amp KASHMIR Honrsquoble Lt Governor Shri Manoj Sinha congratulated J amp K on achieving

milestone of 2 crore COVID vaccines doses Grateful to the healthcare workers

nurses doctors amp immunization officials who are risking their live on a daily

basis to fight pandemic

Honrsquoble LG Shri Manoj Sinha released a souvenir titled ldquoPrakrtik Vaidik avem

Jaivik Kheti ndash GraameenUdamita Ka Naya Swarooprdquo published by Chudamani Sanskrit Sansthan Basohli The Chudamani Sanskrit Sansthan is making outstanding contribution to the advancemnt of Sanskrit in Jammu and

Kashmir

HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA LONDON 34

GANDHIAN QUOTE