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India in Vancouver - Weekly Newsletter
Issue No.5, May 6, 2022

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Shri Trimbakeshwar Temple is located at a distance of about 28 km from Nashik, Maharashtra near the mountain named Brahamagiri from which the river Godavari flows.
Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav is an initiative of the Government of India to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of progressive India and the
glorious history of it's people, culture and achievements. 
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Agriculture

Agriculture, with its allied sectors, is unquestionably the largest livelihood provider in India, more so in the vast rural areas. It also contributes a significant figure to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Sustainable agriculture, in terms of food security, rural employment, and environmentally sustainable technologies such as soil conservation, sustainable natural resource management and biodiversity protection, are essential for holistic rural development. Indian agriculture and allied activities have witnessed a green revolution, a white revolution, a yellow revolution and a blue revolution.

Adventure
Kayaking at Devprayag

Kayaking is comparatively a new adventure sports in India who has recently caught on the popularity. If you like water sports, then this is something you may try. It is a single-person adventure sport which makes use of a small, narrow watercraft propelled by a double-bladed paddle. Devprayag in Uttarakhand is one of the adventure sports destinations in India where you can try kayaking. And, no, it is not similar to canoeing.

Incredible India
Dongargarh

Dongargarh nestles a beautiful Lord Gautam Buddha Statue in Chhattisgarh.Pragya giri is an area of Dongargarh in the Rajnandgaon district of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh situated on a hilltop of 1,000 feet (300 m). There is a Buddh vihara with a large Buddha statue facing east. There are 225 steps leading up the mountain.

Incredible India
Murshidabad Hazarduari Palace

Hazarduari Palace, earlier known as the Bara Kothi, is located in the campus of Kila Nizamat in Murshidabad, in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is situated near the bank of river Ganga. It was built in the nineteenth century by architect Duncan Macleod, under the reign of Nawab Nazim Humayun Jah of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. In 1985, the palace was handed over to the Archaeological Survey of India for better preservation. According to the Archaeological Survey of India as mentioned in the List of Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal, the Hazarduari Palace and Imambara ASI Listed Monuoments.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden are expected to meet on May 24 during the Quad Summit in Tokyo. The White House has issued a statement saying that President Biden will also travel to South Korea before he heads for Japan. “This trip will advance the Biden-Harris administration’s rock-solid commitment to free and open Indo-Pacific,’’ White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Thursday.

Bond start-ups boom in India selling retail clients on high yield

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Chiratae Ventures plans to raise $600 million to bet on tech: Report

Tech-focused Indian venture capital firm Chiratae Ventures is planning to raise $600 million to boost investments in the country's booming technology startups, two sources with direct knowledge told Reuters.