Gurugram, June 25 (IANS) The 11th BRICS Energy Ministers’ meeting, chaired here by India, adopted the Joint Communique on Thursday reflecting the collective vision and consensus of the grouping’s countries on strengthening cooperation in the areas of energy security, sustainability, innovation, resilient infrastructure and capacity building.A major outcome of India’s Chairship was the launch of the BRICS Digital Centre of Excellence for Smart Grids and Energy Storage (https://brics-dcoe.glob…
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New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) India is set to host the 11th BRICS Energy Ministers’ Meeting starting Thursday in Gurugram, on the outskirts of the national capital, under its BRICS Chairship 2026.The meeting will bring together Energy Ministers and senior officials from all BRICS member countries to advance cooperation on energy security, sustainability, and innovation.India’s BRICS Chairship in 2026 is guided by the overarching theme ‘Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainabil…
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) The Ministry of Coal organised a BRICS side event on clean coal technologies focused on coal gasification’s role in supporting energy security, industrial development and cleaner utilisation of coal, an official statement said on Wednesday.The event drew senior government officials, public sector enterprises, industry technology providers, and a BRICS delegation from Russia, Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the statement from the Ministry of Coal said.The ev…
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh on Wednesday pitched for “BRICS Space Economy” as the next frontier of global growth and called for collective action among member nations to unlock new opportunities in innovation, investment, entrepreneurship and sustainable development.Addressing the BRICS Heads of Space Agencies (HOSA) meeting in Bengaluru, Dr Singh said BRICS countries possess the scale, scientific capabilities, technological strengths and industrial capacity r…
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here and expressed his country’s readiness to work with India to implement the important consensus reached between leaders of the two nations, continuously enhance trust and dispel doubts, properly handle sensitive issues, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, maintain the positive momentum of bilateral ties, and jointly advance their respective modernisation processes. During the meeting, Wang stated t…
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, during his meeting with the visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, underlined that stable, predictable and constructive bilateral relations will contribute to enhanced trust and deeper understanding between the two sides. “NSA also emphasised the importance of sensitivity being consistently displayed to each other’s issues of core concern,” Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Tuesday whi…
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The National Security Advisors (NSAs) and senior security officials of BRICS countries called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Tuesday following the conclusion of the two-day 16th BRICS National Security Advisers’ Meeting in the capital. Taking to X, PM Modi said that he was pleased to meet the visiting security advisors and senior security officials.”In a changing global landscape, BRICS has a vital role in deepening security cooperation and addressing s…
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday described the discussions held between National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi as “forward-looking” and “constructive”. While addressing a weekly media briefing in New Delhi on Tuesday, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that NSA Doval underlined that stable, predictable and constructive bilateral relations contribute to building of trust and better understanding betw…
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Iran Supreme National Security Council’s Deputy Secretary Ghadir Nezamipour on Tuesday accused the UAE of directly being part of the military aggression and allowing its territory to be used for attacking Iran’s civilian infrastructure, schools and hospitals. In his address at the 16th Meeting of Heads of Security Agencies and National Security Advisers of the BRICS countries in New Delhi on Tuesday, Nezamipour rejected allegations made by the UAE official against Iran….
Vadodara, June 23 (IANS) Vadodara’s Kavi Dula Kaag Primary School has filled all available admission seats for the 2026-27 academic year before the state’s annual school enrolment drive begins, prompting the school to place a “no admission” notice outside its premises amid sustained demand from parents.The development comes ahead of the state government’s statewide ‘Shala Praveshotsav and Kanya Kelavani Rath Yatra’ scheduled from June 23 to June 25, an initiative aimed at ensuring that…