New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Tuesday the successful conclusion of the India-EU free trade agreement, referring to the pact “as the mother of all deals”.“Europe and India are making history today. We have concluded the mother of all deals. We have created a free trade zone of two billion people, with both sides set to benefit,” the EC President wrote on X.“This is only the beginning. We will grow our strategic relationship to b…
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Melbourne, Jan 24 (IANS) Climate change made early January’s southeastern Australia heatwave five times more likely, scientists say, as the country braces for another 50 degrees Celsius scorcher on Saturday. The Bureau of Meteorology has issued heatwave warnings for Australia’s every mainland state and territory, while the state of Victoria has declared a total fire ban amid extreme conditions. In the state capital Melbourne, extreme heat had forced Australian Open tennis tournament officials to…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) NITI Aayog on Wednesday unveiled a roadmap for the decarbonisation of aluminium, cement, and MSME sectors in India as the nation goes in for a massive expansion of industry and infrastructure to achieve the Viksit Bharat Goal of $30 trillion.CEO NITI Aayog, B.V.R. Subrahmanyam, said: “About a year and a half ago, we established the Green Transition, Energy, Environment, and Climate Change division at NITI Aayog. Previously, NITI had no division focused on climate change …
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Experts in Pakistan have slammed the expansion of corporate farming and land acquisition, lamenting that such government schemes are displacing farmers and privatising land and water resources, particularly in Punjab and Sindh.A report in viacampesina.org detailed the outcome of the Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee (PKRC) meeting in Lahore which announced nationwide mobilisation against corporate farming, land grabbing, and the deepening agrarian crisis.Around 170 delega…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) In a bid to create future‑ready, financially viable and environmentally sustainable power sector, the government on Wednesday said it has released a new ‘Draft National Electricity Policy (NEP) 2026’ for public consultation with stakeholders.The ‘Draft NEP 2026’ aims to transform the power sector for meeting the vision of Viksit Bharat at 2047. The policy targets per capita electricity consumption of 2,000 kWh by 2030 and over 4,000 kWh by 2047.It also aligns with …
Washington, Jan 13 (IANS) President Donald Trump believes the United States should acquire Greenland to prevent it from falling under the influence of rival powers, the White House said.Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt told reporters that the President views Greenland as strategically vital for US and European security.“He said that he wants to see the United States acquire Greenland, because he feels that if we do not, then it will eventually be acquired, or even perhaps hostilely taken over …
Gandhinagar, Jan 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday reaffirmed their commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific, and respect for international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The two leaders also announced a new bilateral Indo-Pacific consultation mechanism. India welcomed Germany’s continued and growing engagement in the region, including activities under the Capacity Building and Resource Sharing …
Rajkot, Jan 11 (IANS) As part of the two-day Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC), a seminar was organised on Sunday based on the theme “From Carbon to Crops: Green Molecules, Higher Yields”. The primary objective of this seminar was to highlight that in the current era of global climate change and rising food demand, innovative and sustainable solutions for agriculture, along with efforts toward green energy, have become critically important.The concept of “From Carbon to Crops” represent…
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent roundtable with a dozen Indian AI startups signalled the maturation of an ecosystem that has been simmering for years, poised to transform sectors from agriculture to healthcare and position India as an ‘AI superpower, a report said on Saturday.By 2030, AI is projected to add $500 billion to India’s GDP, creating millions of jobs in data annotation, model training, and deployment, the report from India Narrative said.Held weeks b…
Washington, Jan 10 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said the United States would move to secure Greenland if necessary, warning that failure to act would allow China or Russia to establish a strategic foothold near American territory.Speaking to reporters, Trump said Greenland’s location made it critical to US national security and dismissed suggestions that existing military arrangements were sufficient.“We’re going to do something on Greenland,” Trump said. “Whether they like it or n…