New India Junction Daily Newscast Priyanka Deo

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!