Indian expats in Kuwait.

Photo: Outlook India

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.

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 - 06:35 PM / by Sohini Mandal

Tags: Kuwait, health care, Expats, Gulf Countries, Covid Vaccination

Courtesy: The Economic Times

Skilled Indians

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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

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 - 06:19 PM / by Nikita Thakur

Tags: Jobs, Skilled Indians, Overseas Job, Skill Development Ministry, Gulf Countries, Sweden

Courtesy: The Print

Bananas

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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

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 - 05:39 PM / by Richa Nigam

Tags: Banana, Andhra Pradesh, Export, Gulf Countries, UAE, Egypt