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Welcome to the February  2018 edition of INDIA LIVE, your source for what's happening with India, presented by the Embassy of India, Washington D.C.

INDIA LIVE FEATURE
   
Ambassador Nikki Haley, the U.S. envoy to the United Nations, met with Indian Ambassador Navtej Sarna, and said that the sky is the limit for U.S.-India relations. "It is always a delight to see the sense of pride that Ambassador Haley has in her Indian roots, and the high value she attaches to the India-U.S. relationship even as she plays such a prominent role in the American political sphere," Ambassador Sarna said.
FEATURED VIDEO
Watch highlights of India's victory over Australia in New Zealand.

TECH LIVE 

A high-tech plasma spray technology developed by a researcher in Rajasthan has caught the eye of NASA scientists who believe it could be used in gas turbine engines in American spacecraft as a more efficient and less-expensive alternative to currently used technologies. India has become a global leader in cost-efficient space flight.



PEOPLE LIVE

Forbes India's "30 Under 30" list of young influencers includes notables from the fields of culture, design, e-commerce, entertainment, fashion, finance, food, healthcare, law, policy and rounds out with Mithila Palkar, a 24-year-old YouTuber whose "cup song" has been viewed 3 million times.


EMBASSY LIVE

Ambassador Sarna led the occaision by laying a floral wreath at the foot of the statute of Mahatma Gandhi, in front of the Washington D.C. Embassy.






INTEREST LIVE

Business schools in India are set to revamp their curriculum, which will see the introduction of a new course on Indian ethics and concepts. Starting this year, the mandatory course will teach the "gurukul" system of learning, where students lived near their guru, as well as karma, the Hindu spiritual principle of cause and effect, where what one intends and does will affect his or her future.


TRAVEL LIVE

Since setting off on a solo backpacking journey to India, Bangladesh and Myanmar, Mariia Dubyna, a Ukrainian, has embraced her natural tendency to throw herself headlong into the unknown and go on a path of discovery. Dubyna has visited India seven times and touts the country's "balance in the way of life."