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Indian Expats From Kerala Are Brewing Up A Storm Abroad! | Luxury Lounge
Arrack refers to a diverse group of distilled alcoholic beverages commonly produced in Sri Lanka, India, and some parts of Southeast Asia. The Sri Lankans distill it exclusively with sap or toddy of the coconut flower. But across the Palk Strait, in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka, arrack is largely made from sugarcane, jaggery, grains such as red rice, and fruits. – Kerala, especially, had a fondness for arrack until it was banned in 1996 by then chief minister A K Anthony, after several cases of tipplers losing their eyesight and lives after imbibing spurious liquor. Despite the ban, the common man’s tipple is still distilled in several parts of the state. Over the last couple of years, a clutch of companies have been tapping into the Malayali diaspora’s collective nostalgia for country liquor by distilling it abroad. In fact, it’s now being bolstered by crores of rupees of angel investments! Watch
28 Dec 2024Mint Primer | Landslides: Why they are more frequent & lethal
India is among four countries with the highest landslide risks where the annual loss of life per 100 sq km is more than one.
2 min read2 Aug 2024Wayanad Landslide Update: Rahul Gandhi At Ground Zero In Kerala | Death Toll Rises to 280
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi visited the landslide-hit Wayanad on Thursday. A landslide occurred in Wayanad on July 30 claiming the lives of over 280 people. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has confirmed that more than 1,500 have been rescued from the affected areas. Watch to know the updates! #wayanad #kerala #wayanadlandslide
1 Aug 2024Viral Video: Canada Job Crisis | Foreign Students Lining Up At Tim Hortons For Jobs
Canada job crisis: Watch the viral video of dozens of Indian and other foreign students queuing up outside a Tim Hortons’’ coffee shop in Canada for a job. The tightening job market in Canada has been fueled by a surge of immigration into the country due to which its population grew at the fastest rate in 67 years. This is hitting the large number of international students particularly hard. Watch
25 Jun 2024Why The Road To PM Modi’s ’400 Paar’ Target Goes Through Southern Indian States | Lok Sabha Election
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set an ambitious target of 400 seats for the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance or the NDA. There’s only been one time in the history of independent India that the 400-seat mark has been breached. If the NDA wants to break this record, they HAVE to do well in the 5 Southern Indian states, where their showing hasn’t been great so far. Here’s why
19 Apr 2024Porinju Veliyath portfolio: Small-cap Czar raises stake in multibagger pharma stock that has surged 200% in one year
Porinju Veliyath portfolio: Small-cap Czar raised his stake in multibagger pharma stock from 4.82% to 5.18% during Q4FY24
2 min read19 Apr 2024Why Nipah Virus Keeps Returning To Kerala; Symptoms, Precautions; All You Need To Know | In Focus
An outbreak of rare but deadly Nipah virus has been detected in Kerala. Said to be 70% more fatal than Covid-19, Nipah has claimed 2 lives already. And as many as 45 people are under quarantine in districts other than Kozhikode. To stop the spread, the state has gone into a lockdown. Authorities have closed schools and offices. 100s of Kerala residents are being tested. This is the fourth such outbreak in the state since 2018. Why does Nipah keep returning to Kerala? What are the chances of the virus spreading to other states? Watch the full video to find out.
26 Sep 2023Why half of India’s screens draw a blank? | Mint Explains | Mint
The video discusses the lopsided screen expansion in India that focuses on cities and states with better infrastructure and slants away from states like Bihar, Uttar Pradesh (UP), Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and the northeast. It also highlights the fact that the high cost of real estate is one of the biggest hindrances in building new cinema halls or multiplexes, which is where most major multiplexes would like to house their properties. Due to this, mid-scale, tightly budgeted Hindi movies are banking more on a niche release plan, which completely shuns under-screened markets in the country and instead focuses aggressively on areas where print and publicity costs can at least be redeemed. This leaves significant sections of the audience unable to view these films, and also deprives cinema owners and distributors of returns on films that do reach these areas. The video also mentions how the pandemic has worsened the situation, with the theatre-going audience in India shrinking by over 16%.
24 May 2023U.P., M.P. Declare Kerala Story ‘Tax-Free’, W.B. Bans It; What Will Other States Do?
Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh governments have waived off the taxes on Kerala Story. The chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath tweeted on Monday that the film which has been marred in controversy since release has been made tax free in the state.Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, made a similar declaration last week, saying that the state would make the movie tax-free as ‘the film should be watched by everyone.’
9 May 2023Kerala gets its first Vande Bharat Express train: Ten things to know | Mint Primer | Mint
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off Kerala’s first Vande Bharat train recently. The Prime Minister was joined by Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor. PM Modi also interacted with some school children prior to flagging off the semi-high-speed train. Discover the excitement surrounding Kerala’s first Vande Bharat train as Prime Minister Narendra Modi ushers in a new era of travel for the region.
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Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared