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India, US Agree to Collaborate on Emerging Fuels

India and the United States have agreed to develop their energy partnership by improving emerging fuels to the list of areas of cooperation which previously included power and energy efficiency, oil and gas, renewable energy and sustainable growth, an official statement said. This was followed by a ministerial meeting of the US-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership (SCEP).

Centre Enhances Financial Support to Open Ayush Colleges from INR 9 Crore to INR 70 Crore

The central government has increased the financial support from Rs nine crore to Rs 70 crore to ensure more Ayush colleges are opened across the country, Union Minister for Ayush and Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, said on Saturday. The Minister was addressing a conference on ‘Diverse and Fulfilling Career Paths in Ayush Systems: Education, Entrepreneurship & Employment Focus on North eastern States’ in Guwahati.

‘Eyes in Sky’: Centre Clears Project Worth INR 10,990 Crore to Build 6 ‘Early-Earning’ Aircraft

“The new AEW&C aircraft will be a major upgrade on the Netra in terms of 360-degree coverage and longer range. The narrow-body A-321 planes will be bought from Air India at a much cheaper rate and then modified with the help of Airbus to fit the indigenous radars and other equipment. Their entire maintenance and service will be in India,” said a source.