India Gives $15 Million to Niger for African Union Summit in July
Niger is hosting the AU Summit for the first time. The AU Summit in Niamey is also expected to launch the historic African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
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India’s Lightest Loco to Roll for First Time on Telangana Tracks
According to railway officials, the locomotive will be put on trials on the Vikarabad – Parli section under South Central Railways (SCR) and it will be the most powerful among those in use on Indian tracks. The WDG-6G is now ready to undergo the Confirmatory Oscillograph Car Run trials and join the fleet of locomotives of the Indian Railways.
India to Counter US Protectionism with e-Commerce, Data Security Bills
Trade relations between India and the US deteriorated after Washington on June 5 withdrew benefits for Indian exporters under the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) programme. India imposed retaliatory tariffs on 28 American products from June 16 — a decision it had put off for almost a year.
Midhani Bets Big on Bio-Implant Sales
Known for developing and supplying speciality materials for defence, aerospace and nuclear sectors, the PSU has developed titanium and steel-based bio-implants as by-products. These implants including hinged knee joints are used in patients for various ailments.
Army Plans Crackdown on Key North East Insurgent Groups
Sources said the top leadership of the most active insurgent groups has been put on the target list and action will unroll over the next few weeks.
Army to Raise New Battle Formations Along Pakistan Border by October
The Indian Army is going to raise the first few Integrated Battle Groups (IBG) along the Pakistan border and then it will start simultaneously raising them on the China border too.
The Indian Army is going to raise the first few Integrated Battle Groups (IBG) along the Pakistan border and then it will start simultaneously raising them on the China border too.
Photographic Identities May Help in Elephant Census – Wildlife Conservation Society India
Researchers from Wildlife Conservation Society India and the Forest Department, Assam, used systematically documented photographic identities of individual elephants to estimate Asian elephant populations in the Kaziranga National Park in Assam.
How 20,000 Women in Vellore Got Together to Save A Dying River
In Vellore, one of the 24 drought-hit districts in Tamil Nadu, women have revived the seasonal Naganadhi river — the primary source of water for the region some decades ago — after it had been lifeless for 15 years. As a result, while much of the country has gone dry, people in many villages there have sufficient water to drink and irrigate their paddy fields.
Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Yury Trutnev on India Visit
Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Yury Trutnev will meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today. The Russian delegation includes the heads of ministries, senior officials, as well as leading business figures in the field of mining, woodworking, pulp and paper, food and beverage industries, agriculture and transport logistics.
France Seeks Cooperation from India for Aviation, Defence Industries
“French aviation and defence industries have chosen India and will invest in this goal.- Alexandre Ziegler