Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrapped up his two-day visit to France during which India has not only bought 26 fifth generation Rafale marine fighter jets as well as three Scorpene submarines, but to further strengthening its strategic partnership for advancing peace, stability and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region. This was evident from the joint statement…
(Krishna K. Didugu) During the twentieth century, concerns over population and the ability of the planet to feed itself were widespread. Mexico, for example, struggled with food production, having to import half of its wheat supply. In the 1940s, Norman Borlaug, an American agricultural scientist, conducted research in Mexico to develop disease-resistant wheat crops. This…
Paris: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday left for the UAE after concluding his two-day visit to France where he held wide-ranging talks with French President Emmanuel Macron and was conferred with the country’s highest civilian and military honour, the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour. “PM @narendramodi bids adieu to France following a…
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Mumbai: India’s foreign exchange reserves jumped USD 1.229 billion to USD 596.28 billion in the week ended July 7, the Reserve Bank of India said on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the overall forex reserves increased USD 1.85 billion to USD 595.05 billion. In October 2021, the country’s forex kitty had reached an all-time…
Hyderabad: On the lines of the popular GEM (Girl Empowerment Mission), the flagship CSR Program of NTPC Ltd, the country’s power major, the Southern Region HQ here in collaboration with Dakshin Deepanjali Mahila Samiti on Friday launched a month-long non-residential program for Girls under the name of Personality Development Program (PDP) for girls at Govt….
Chennai: The Madras High Court on Friday held legal the Enforcement Directorate’s arrest of Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji and subsequent judicial custody granted by a lower court. Justice C V Karthikeyan, the third judge to hear the matter, following a Division Bench’s split verdict on a plea related to the Minister’s arrest, held legal…
Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday took charge as the state’s finance and planning minister, nearly two weeks after he took oath along with eight other Nationalist Congress Party leaders. As per a statement prior to the official announcement of portfolios, he was briefed by two secretaries of the Finance and Planning Department…..
New Delhi: The deflation in the wholesale price continued for the third month in a row in June, with WPI contracting to a nearly eight-year low at (-) 4.12 per cent on account falling prices of food products, fuel and basic metals, according to official data released on Friday. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) based…
Sriharikota, AP: India on Friday launched its ambitious third lunar mission Chandrayaan 3, eyeing a rare feat in moon exploration so far only accomplished by the likes of the US, China and the former Soviet Union. The space agency said the technically challenging soft landing on lunar surface, which Chandrayaan 2 could not achieve, has…
