New India Junction Daily Newscast

Hiring is up by 16% in India as of April 2019 as compared to the previous year. The IT industry has the most jobs on offer and has been the key player in providing jobs over the past six months. That and more on NIJ Daily.

While in Kedarnath, the PM looked into development and infrastructure projects. There were also talks on ways to further ease transportation and travel. That and more on NIJ Daily.

All exit polls point towards the return of the NDA. Two of them predicted that the NDA would fall short of a majority- that was NewsX giving the BJP 242 seats and ABP News-Nielson giving 267.

India is home to more than 920 million debit cards. India’s unicorns- like Ola and Paytm are offering credit lines to users which will dramatically reduce the cost of acquiring customers. Among other benefits, this will make it easier for people to consume and be financially included.

India is expected to add about 80 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy capacity in the next five years. 78% of respondents stated they are optimistic about the growth prospects of the Indian renewable industry and that government efforts facilitated this growth.

A group of young citizens came out to India Gate and created quite a bit of attention with their flash mob. Dancing with ‘Main Bhi Chowkidar’ shirts, they attracted an audience who were watching their spirit and energy for the Prime Minister of the country!

India’s growth holds immense potential for global stakeholders to establish energy, infrastructure and technology collaboration with the country- that’s according to Ashish Sinha. That and more on NIJ Newscast.

France and India are cooperating on the Gaganyaan project- that’s India’s human spaceflight mission- especially in the area of space medicine. This is in line with the India French joint vision for space cooperation that was signed back in March 2018.

PM Modi is the second most followed politician in the world on social media after former US President Barack Obama – according to a report.

India is rapidly becoming the centre of all things technology and innovation for many MNCs. This includes Mastercard which plans to invest $1B USD to make India the platform for its tech innovations.

Netherlands was the 2nd largest destination for FDI- or foreign direct investment from India in 2017-18 with investments reaching a 12.8 billion dollars. India-Netherland ties are growing stronger everyday according Marten van den Berg- the Netherlands Ambassador to India. Indian exports to the Netherlands also grew at 14.7%.

A video of a ‘gully boy’ rapping about PM Modi has gone VIRAL on social media. Modifying the lyrics of Gully Boy’s popular track Apna Time Aayega, the boy raps ‘Modi phir aayega.’ The clip has received over 128K views and over 18,000 likes. That and more on NIJ Daily.

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India’s infrastructure output grew 4.7% in March- this is according to government data showed on April 30. The data also showed that the infrastructure output grew at 4.3% from the previous year.

The travel and tourism industry of India is a significant contributor to both the GDP and to jobs in India. A report by FICCI-Yes Bank says that over 16 trillion rupees was created by this sector alone and its expected to double by 2029.

Today, #VotingRound4 is underway for #Phase4 Lok Sabha Elections 2019 in 72 parliamentary constituencies spread across 9 states. That & more on today's NIJ Newscast. Be a part of the NIJ Community: YouTube: https://youtu.be/VMhv6M-Lr5M Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/nijunction Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nijunction Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/nijunction LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nijunction

A woman has travelled across India on motorcycle in support of the Prime Minister. Rajlakshmi Manda has so far travelled 30,000 kilometers across 18 states on her Bullet motorcycle and is urging people to vote for Narendra Modi in the 2019 national elections.

With the aim of speeding up drone development in India, three parties will build a Centre of Excellence for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in India. The centre will be the first of its kind. Drones facilitate innovative solutions for agriculture, transportation, artificial intelligence and 5G communication.

Sugarcane doesn’t just give sugar but also gives fuel for infrastructure. The NDA is diversifying means of income for sugarcane farmers and also expanding FPOs (farmer producer organizations) and the food processing sector in the country.

Most recently, Russia awarded PM Modi the highest order of the Russian Federation- the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle just a few days ago. He received the award for boosting relations between India and Russia. PM Modi is now the recipient of several top honours from multiple countries. Let’s take a look at what he has been awarded and why.

The sale of Khadi garments and fabric has grown by over 164% over the last five years. This is thanks to the push given by the NDA government and aggressive marketing by the Khadi & Village Industries Commission- or KVIC – which included modernizing and expanding Khadi stores across India. That and more on today's NIJ Newscast

India's positive development stories of the day for the April 15, 2019. Hosted by Priyanka Deo.

India's positive development stories of the day for the April 11, 2019. Hosted by Priyanka Deo.

India's positive development stories of the day for the April 09, 2019. Hosted by Priyanka Deo.

India's positive development stories of the day for the April 06, 2019. Hosted by Priyanka Deo.

India's positive development stories of the day for the April 04, 2019. Hosted by Priyanka Deo.

India's positive development stories of the day for the April 03, 2019. Hosted by Priyanka Deo.

India's positive development stories of the day for the March 26, 2019. Hosted by Priyanka Deo.

India's positive development stories of the day for the March 25, 2019. Hosted by Priyanka Deo.

India's positive development stories of the day for the March 23, 2019. Hosted by Priyanka Deo.

India's positive development stories of the day for the March 20, 2019. Hosted by Priyanka Deo.

India's positive development stories of the day for the March 19, 2019. Hosted by Priyanka Deo.

India's positive development stories of the day for the March 18, 2019. Hosted by Priyanka Deo.

India's positive development stories of the day for the March 16, 2019. Hosted by Priyanka Deo.

India's positive development stories of the day for the March 15, 2019. Hosted by Priyanka Deo.

India's positive development stories of the day for the March 06, 2019. Hosted by Priyanka Deo.

India's positive development stories of the day for the March 05, 2019. Hosted by Priyanka Deo.

India's positive development stories of the day for the March 02, 2019. Hosted by Priyanka Deo.

India's positive development stories of the day for the March 01, 2019. Hosted by Priyanka Deo.

India's positive development stories of the day for the February 28, 2019. Hosted by Priyanka Deo.

India's positive development stories of the day for the February 27, 2019. Hosted by Priyanka Deo.

India's positive development stories of the day for the February 26, 2019. Hosted by Priyanka Deo.

India's positive development stories of the day for the February 25, 2019. Hosted by Priyanka Deo.

India's positive development stories of the day for the February 23, 2019. Hosted by Priyanka Deo.

India's positive development stories of the day for the February 21, 2019. Hosted by Priyanka Deo.

India's positive development stories of the day for the February 21, 2019. Hosted by Priyanka Deo.

India's positive development stories of the day for the February 20, 2019. Hosted by Priyanka Deo.

India's positive development stories of the day for the February 19, 2019. Hosted by Priyanka Deo.

India's positive development stories of the day for the February 18, 2019. Hosted by Priyanka Deo.

India's positive development stories of the week. Hosted by Priyanka Deo.

India's positive development stories of the day for the February 16, 2019. Hosted by Priyanka Deo.