February 22, 2026 11:43 AM

India, Brazil sign MoU to boost cooperation in pharmaceutical and medical product regulation

India and Brazil on Saturday exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation in the regulation of pharmaceutical and medical products, marking a significant step in expanding health sector collaboration between the two countries. The MoU was signed between India’s Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) and Brazil’s Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) at Hyderabad House. The agreement was exchanged by ANVISA Director-President L...

February 21, 2026 4:30 PM

India and Brazil Sign MoU to Strengthen Steel Supply Chain Cooperation

India and Brazil signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Saturday to enhance cooperation in mining and minerals required for the steel sector. The MoU was exchanged in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil at Hyderabad House, New Delhi. The agreement provides an institutional framework for strengthening bilateral cooperation across the steel value chain, with a focus on promoting reliable and sustainable development of key raw mat...

February 19, 2026 5:01 PM

‘Digital world returns to its homeland’: Brazil President Lula hails India AI Impact Summit 2026

Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday hailed India’s hosting of the AI Impact Summit 2026, stating that the “digital world has returned to its homeland” and emphasising the need for inclusive global governance of artificial intelligence. He also highlighted India’s historical contributions to mathematics and computing. “Here in Delhi, the digital world returns to its homeland. It was Indian mathematicians who bequeathed to us, more than 2,000 years ago, the binary sys...

February 13, 2026 3:08 PM

Precious metals surge 1-2 pc over value buying at support levels

Gold and silver prices surged on Friday as investors took to value buying after prices moderated due to huge declines in the previous session. MCX gold April futures gained 1.08 per cent to Rs 1,54,480 per 10 grams on an intra-day basis. Meanwhile, MCX silver March futures added 2.59 per cent to Rs 2,42,564 per kg. "Gold has recovered post the January end collapse and is well on its way to what we believe should be $6,000 per ounce levels by CY26 end," said Sandip Raichura, CEO of Retail Broki...

January 22, 2026 9:58 PM

PM Modi speaks with Brazil President Lula on strengthening bilateral ties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a telephone conversation with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, during which the two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening the India-Brazil Strategic Partnership. Recalling their meetings last year in Brasilia and on the sidelines of international engagements in South Africa, PM Modi and President Lula expressed satisfaction over the steady progress made in bilateral cooperation across a wide range of sectors. The...

December 3, 2025 10:42 AM

Brazil’s Lula and Trump discuss trade, sanctions in phone call

U.S. President Donald Trump and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva discussed trade, the economy and fighting organized crime in a phone call on Tuesday, both sides said. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said the two men also discussed sanctions - an apparent reference to his administration's targeting of Brazil's judiciary over the criminal case of right-wing former President Jair Bolsonaro. Trump said he and Lula "had a great talk. We talked about trade. We talked ab...

November 20, 2025 11:32 AM

Brazil’s Lula makes diplomatic push for early climate deal at COP30 summit

Brazil's president was meeting with key negotiators at the COP30 summit on Wednesday as part of a drive to land an early deal on some of the most divisive issues in the global climate talks, including fossil fuels and climate finance. The two-week U.N. summit in the Amazon city of Belem has brought nearly 200 countries together to try to ratchet up multilateral action to limit climate change, despite the absence of the U.S., the top historic greenhouse gas emitter. But rifts on key...

November 18, 2025 12:01 PM

India Urges Rich Nations to Advance Net-Zero Timelines at CoP30

India on Monday urged developed nations to raise their climate ambition, deliver “trillions, not billions” in finance and reach net zero far earlier than their current target dates, as nearly 200 countries entered tense final-stage negotiations at the UNFCCC CoP30 in Brazil. Delivering India’s National Statement at the High-Level Segment, Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav urged that the summit be remembered as a “COP of Implementation” and a “CoP of Delivery on Promises,” thanki...

November 18, 2025 9:54 AM

Bhupender Yadav calls for stronger global partnerships at LeadIT Roundtable during COP30 in Brazil

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Monday called for enhanced global cooperation to accelerate low-carbon industrial transition, while addressing the LeadIT Industry Leaders’ Roundtable at the UNFCCC COP30 summit in Belém, Brazil. Speaking as Co-Chair of the Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT), Yadav said the meeting comes at a crucial moment as the world marks 10 years of the Paris Agreement. “We now have to move from goal setting to implementation,” he said. T...

November 16, 2025 3:24 PM

Climate protesters swelter in Brazilian sun outside COP30 summit

Thousands of climate protesters marched through the Brazilian city of Belem on Saturday in a noisy, diverse and peaceful display to demand more action to protect the fate of the planet and to vent their anger at governments and fossil fuel industries. A short distance away, negotiators reached the halfway point in the marathon COP30 climate summit, which seeks to turn years of promises into action to halt rising global temperatures and deliver support to those most affected by a warmer planet. ...