New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Vietnam President To Lam’s visit to India elevated bilateral ties to an Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, and will improve India’s access to critical inputs, generate substantial long-term benefits for exports, investments, and GDP growth, the industry chamber PHDCCI said on Thursday.Rajeev Juneja, President, PHDCCI said that the bilateral partnership creates a stronger framework for supply-chain resilience, manufacturing cooperation, digital connectivity,…
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Gandhinagar, May 6 (IANS) The Gujarat government has decided to release 16 million cubic feet (MCFT) of water from Lakhanka Dam in Bhavnagar district to address water scarcity faced by farmers and villagers during the summer season. The decision was made on Tuesday following a representation made to Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.The decision will enable the filling of check dams in the downstream villages of Adhewada and Malanka, with officials indicating that it is expected to provide relief t…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has approved an additional outlay of Rs 4,886.46 crore to buy sunflower and more gram at the minimum support price (MSP) to benefit farmers in Karnataka and Maharashtra, according to an official statement issued on Tuesday.Approving a proposal from the Karnataka government, Chouhan sanctioned the procurement of 9,023 metric tonnes of sunflower under the Price Support Scheme (PSS) for the Rabi 2026 sea…
Bhopal, May 5 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday approved a massive investment of Rs 2,442 crore to promote pulse production in the state, marking a decisive step toward reducing India’s dependence on imports, government officials said. Announcing the decision, state MSME Minister Chetanya Kumar Kashyap said the initiative is part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to boost domestic pulse production and ensure food security.The investment will be made in coming five years, the Mi…
Bhopal, May 5 (IANS) Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday linked the ongoing challenges faced by farmers to deep-rooted procedural bottlenecks, urging the state government to adopt an “Ease of Doing farming” framework to simplify agricultural operations. In a letter to Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, veteran Congress leader Singh emphasised that administrative complexities are a major contributor to agrarian distress.”Farmers are not only battling natural and market uncert…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Reflecting strong economic activity and credit demand. scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) registered robust credit growth of 15.9 per cent in FY 2025-26, the government said on Tuesday.FY26 ended with robust non-food credit growth of 15.9 per cent, marking a significant 497 basis points (bps) increase in growth from the corresponding period in FY25 (10.9 per cent). The aggregate credit outstanding in March 2026 reached Rs 212.9 lakh crore, Rs 29.2 lakh crore higher than th…
Port Sudan, May 5 (IANS) India and Sudan held the ninth round of Foreign Office Consultations in Port Sudan, discussing progress in bilateral ties across various sectors. The officials of the two nations also spoke on regional issues of mutual interest. “9th round of India-Sudan Foreign Office Consultation was held in Port Sudan on 4 May 2026, co-chaired by Joint Secretary (WANA) and Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Sudan,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The successful launch of Mission Drishti serves as a definitive proof-of-concept for India’s private space sector reforms and signals a transition from small-scale testing to sovereign, all-weather surveillance capabilities, the Indian Space Association said on Sunday.Lt. Gen. AK Bhatt (Retd.), Director General of the industry body, said the milestone reflects a pivotal shift in India’s approach to Earth observation and underlines the growing maturity of the private s…
Nainod (Indore), May 3 (IANS) In a ground-breaking initiative described as the first of its kind in India, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced that farmers will be direct stakeholders in the Indore-Pithampur Economic Corridor. Performing the Bhoomi Pujan for the project’s first phase, which is being executed at a cost of Rs 2,360 crore, Yadav emphasised that this model integrates landowners as partners rather than treating them as passive beneficiaries. The corridor, spanning I…
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) India and the African Development Bank Group are expanding cooperation across digital infrastructure, industrial development and finance as preparations gather momentum for the upcoming India-Africa Forum Summit 2026.The summit, scheduled to be held in New Delhi on May 31, is expected to provide a key platform to strengthen economic and strategic ties between India and African nations.The growing engagement aligns with the Bank Group’s strategic priorities under its ‘…