India, Japan to Hold 2+2 Talks Amid Aggressive China in Indo-Pacific
India and Japan are planning to hold a ‘2+2’ format meeting of foreign and defence ministers in Tokyo later this month, Japanese media reported
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Netherlands, India Agree on Rules-Based Order of Nations
PM Narendra Modi and his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte on Friday reiterated their commitment to a rules-based multilateral order for ensuring international peace, stability and prosperity and looked forward to a successful India-EU Leaders’ Meeting in Porto, Portugal in May.
CSIR-CMERI Oxygen Enrichment Unit – A Potential Multifaceted Life Saver
An Oxygen enrichment unit is a device, which concentrates the Oxygen from the air around us by selectively removing nitrogen to supply an oxygen-enriched air. The concentrated Oxygen is delivered to the patients, having respiratory diseases, through oxygen mask or nasal cannula. The device may be used in remote places, homes or hospital like facilities for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD), chronic hypoxemia and pulmonary edema. It may be used as an adjunct treatment for severe sleep apnea (in conjunction with a continuous positive airway pressure unit).
Indian Army Strengthens Mountain Strikes Corps Looking After China Border
An existing Division formation, with around 10,000 troops, located in the Eastern sector has now been assigned to the 17 Mountain Strike Corps headquartered in West Bengal’s Panagarh, government sources told ANI.
Seychelles President Ramkalawan ‘Son of India’, says PM Modi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (April 8) during his virtual meet with Seychelles president Wavel Ramkalawan called him “son of India” while highlighting his links with India. Wavel Ramkalawan, who became the country’s president last year is of Indian origin with his roots in Bihar’s Gopalganj district.
India-Russia Relations Not Influenced by Ties with Other Countries: MEA
India’s relations with Russia are time-tested and strategic and are not influenced by ties with other countries, external affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on Thursday.
India Contributes $500,000 to UN Trust Fund for Counter-Terrorism
India has contributed an additional $500,000 to the United Nations Trust Fund for Counter-Terrorism, taking the country’s donation to the UN office set up to combat terrorism to over $1 million.
India’s First EV Battery Plant to Set Up in Karnataka
Handa’s plan would also get a push from India’s goal to lure manufacturers from China and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari in March also promised a new battery policy ‘soon’.
India Hands Over ₹100 Crore Patrol Boat to Boost Seychelles’ Maritime Security
India has been working closely with countries in the Indian Ocean, especially the Maldives and Seychelles, to bolster maritime security through the supply of aircraft and patrol vessels. The PS Zoroaster is the fourth made-in-India patrol boat to be gifted to Seychelles since 2005, and more than 50% of Seychelles’ maritime and air assets have been provided by India.
Shri Rajnath Singh Holds Bilateral Talks with Kazakh Defence Minister Lt Gen Nurlan Yermekbayev
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh held bilateral talks with Defence Minister of Republic of Kazakhstan Lieutenant General Nurlan Yermekbayev in New Delhi on April 09, 2021. During the meeting, the two Ministers exchanged views to further strengthen bilateral defence cooperation, including through training, defence exercises and capacity building. They agreed that both sides must look at the possibility of defence industrial collaboration of mutual interest.