India’s merchandise export in February 2022 was USD 33.81 billion, an increase of 22.36% over USD 27.63 billion in February 2021 and an increase of 21.88% over USD 27.74 billion in February 2020.
The discussions focussed on strengthening the ongoing defence engagements between the two sides and mulled on new initiatives under the ambit of existing cooperation mechanism.
Hornbills are frugivorous, or fruit eating birds, that disperse seeds of large trees such as Ficus, and play a critical role in maintaining the structure of an ecological community
Under the Jal Jeevan Mission, the Union government has delivered tap water to around 5.77 crore rural homes in the last two and a half years making the total to 9 crore rural families in the country, according to the Jal Shakti Ministry.
According to figures from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the country’s merchandise exports increased by 26.4% to US$ 25.33 billion in February, owing to strong performance in industries such as gems and jewellery, engineering, textiles, and chemicals.
According to data analysed by Sortlist, India has risen to third place in the world for creative sector jobs, with the country best renowned for its involvement in the media and entertainment industries. There are over 700 Indian creative agencies, with over 0.2 for every 100,000 population. Website design is the most commonly promoted service.
In the fortnight ended February 11, bank credit increased by 7.86% to Rs 115.45 lakh crore (US$ 1.53 trillion), while deposits increased by 9.11% to Rs 161.28 lakh crore (US$ 2.14 trillion), according to RBI data.
India and Nepal agreed to form a joint task group to look into a proposal to build a hydroelectric project using funds from both nations. According to authorities from the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation, the agreement was made at the 9th meeting of the Nepal-India Energy Secretary-Level Joint Steering Committee in Kathmandu.
Several other agreements were also signed today between the two nations, including an MoU between APEDA and DP World & Al Dahra on the UAE side regarding “Food Security Corridor Initiative” and an MoU between GIFT city (IFSCA) and Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).
Prof Haridas has collaborated with virologist Prof. Guruprasad Medigeshi from the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), and biochemist Prof. Bishwajit Kundu from the Kusuma School of Biological Sciences, IIT Delhi, for this research work.
