Kuwait Under Fire For Making Vaccination Difficult For Expats
Kuwait is under fire for prioritizing its own people for vaccination, leaving out the expatriate who make 70% of the country's population. The other Arab countries are in a race of vaccinating everyone to reach herd immunity, whereas the expatriates in Kuwait face huge struggle to get vaccinated. They blame it on the citizen-first policy of government. Kuwait has vaccinated its citizens at a rate six times higher than expatriates.
Tags: Kuwait, health care, Expats, Gulf Countries, Covid Vaccination
Courtesy: The Economic Times
Govt Identifies 42 Lakh Jobs In 12 Countries; Initiate Talks To Satiate
After identifying 42 lakh jobs in 12 countries, the central government plans to send workforce trained at Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras and Industrial Training Institutes. While the Skill Development ministry has initiated talks with the countries for the blue and grey-collar job, the centre signed an… read-more
Tags: Jobs, Skilled Indians, Overseas Job, Skill Development Ministry, Gulf Countries, Sweden
Courtesy: The Print
Andhra's Banana Export To Gulf Grows By 40K Metric Tons Since 2016
Andhra Pradesh's export of bananas has skyrocketed as the figures grew from 246 metric tons in 2016-17 to 45,000 metric tons in 2019-20. While Andhra’s growth-engine crop has reached the Gulf countries including UAE, Bahrain and Egypt, the state’s horticulture department cites enhanced value-chain development behind this. Reportedly, adoption of modern agriculture methods like tissue culture cropping, drip irrigation and the Kisan Rail helped… read-more
Tags: Banana, Andhra Pradesh, Export, Gulf Countries, UAE, Egypt
Courtesy: The New Indian Express