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November 28, 2024 11:27 PM
The Government of India has officially raised concerns with Australia over a significant hike in visa fees for international students, Minister of State for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh, informed Parliament. MoS Singh informed that the Australian government had increased the visa fee for i...
November 28, 2024 10:58 PM
The production of several key minerals in India has continued to show robust growth in the first half of FY 2024-25 (April-October), following record production levels in FY 2023-24. Iron ore, which constitutes 69% of the total mineral production by value under the Mineral Conservation and Developm...
November 28, 2024 10:42 PM
The Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0 scheme, launched on October 1, 2021, continues to make strides towards transforming Indian cities into self-reliant and water-secure urban centers. Focused on key areas such as universal coverage of sewerage and septage managemen...
November 28, 2024 10:30 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his delight over Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's meeting with the Indian cricket team on Thursday, extending his support to the Men in Blue for the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. PM Modi commended the team's commanding performance in the series op...
November 28, 2024 9:39 PM
The final Sherpa and Sous-Sherpa meeting of BRICS in Ekaterinburg concluded on Thursday with the ceremonial handover of the BRICS chairmanship from Russia to Brazil, marking the end of a pivotal year for the bloc under Russia’s leadership. Sergey Ryabkov, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister and BRIC...
November 28, 2024 9:12 PM
The Government of India has implemented a series of initiatives since 2014 to achieve ethanol blending targets under the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme. These efforts have led to remarkable progress, with the blending rate increasing from just 1.53% in 2013-14 to an estimated 14.60% in 2023-...
November 28, 2024 9:06 PM
Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari does not belong to ISKCON Bangladesh as he was expelled by the organisation, said the general secretary of ISKCON Bangladesh, Charu Chandra Das Brahmachari, on Thursday. The organisation would not take responsibility for his statements and speeches, he stated at a pre...
November 28, 2024 8:58 PM
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has intensified its focus on tackling Delhi’s worsening air pollution, conducting a comprehensive review of the implementation of measures under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). Amid the capital’s rising pollution levels, the commission con...
November 28, 2024 6:43 PM
Women’s participation in India’s workforce has seen a remarkable rise in recent years, according to the latest Annual Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) reports. The Worker Population Ratio (WPR) and Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) for women aged 15 years and above have steadily increase...
November 28, 2024 4:58 PM
Abu Dhabi's International Holding Company (IHC) on Thursday said its outlook on investments in the Adani Group remains unchanged despite the US indictment of some of the conglomerate's officials. In a statement, IHC, which is one of the largest sovereign funds managing assets worth $100 billion, sa...
