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S Jaishankar (file photo) NEW DELHI: External affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Saturday said he merely carries out the “vision” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, likening his role to that of Lord Hanuman carrying out Lord Ram’s mission.At an event in Maharashtra’s Pune, Jaishankar, a former diplomat, was asked if only “one Jaishankar” is enough…
File photo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin (Picture credit: AP) India and Russia on Friday firmed up a five-year plan to boost economic and trade ties, even as Washington’s tariffs and sanctions loom, relying on the resilience of the decades-old partnership.Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin used the…
TEL AVIV/ NEW DELHI: India and Israel on Thursday inked terms of reference (ToR) to formally launch negotiations for a free trade agreement, commerce & industry minister Piyush Goyal said.The ToR, which will be the basis for talks, includes market access for goods by eliminating tariff and non-tariff barriers, investment facilitation, simplification of customs procedures,…
IIT Kanpur director Manindra Agrawal (Image credits: Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur) NEW DELHI: Cloud seeding is only a short-term emergency tool to combat severe pollution and poses no threat to humans or the environment, IIT-Kanpur director Manindra Agrawal clarified. He said the process uses only minute quantities of chemicals to induce rain and is…
NEW DELHI: Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek – the world’s biggest chipset provider to smartphone brands apart from automotive and home product makers – has said that it is ready to get its chips manufactured in India once fab production begins here.MediaTek, which globally designs and contract-manufactures chips for companies such as Xiaomi, Samsung, Oppo and Vivo,…
India and Bhutan have announced a landmark initiative to establish rail connectivity between the two countries, marking the first cross-border railway project for Bhutan.Foreign secretary Vikram Misri on Monday described it as a “major new initiative” during a joint press conference in Delhi with Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. “There is a major new initiative between…
NEW DELHI: At a time when some car owners are complaining about ethanol-blended petrol’s adverse impact on vehicles, the Supreme Court Tuesday sought responses from Union govt and state-owned oil companies on a petition by Mumbai-based Biodiesel Association of India challenging the decision to defer retailing of biodiesel till March 31, 2026.Petitioner’s counsel said deadline…
India moves to boost high-grade steel production to reduce import dependence; Kumaraswamy assures ‘all necessary support’ India is stepping up efforts to manufacture specialised high-grade steel for the automobile sector in order to cut down reliance on imports, Union minister for steel and heavy industries H D Kumaraswamy said on Thursday.Speaking at the annual convention…
NEW DELHI: The government is preparing a Rs 14,000–16,000 crore scheme to promote domestic manufacturing of essential construction equipment, aiming to reduce India’s heavy reliance on imports and strengthen the infrastructure supply chain. Officials said the plan, currently under inter-ministerial consultation, could be launched in the next fiscal year.“Inter-ministerial consultations are underway on a Rs…
India’s food processing sector, which contributes 7.7% to the country’s manufacturing output and supports more than 7 million jobs, is projected to grow to $535 billion by FY26, industry experts said at the Fi India and ProPak India event organised by Informa Markets.The industry is being propelled by rising consumption, higher exports, government support under…
