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Moscow, April 23 (IANS) Russia is ready to cooperate with all interested countries in the Arctic, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. Chairing a meeting with government members focused on the development of the Arctic zone, internet outages and a few government services, Putin noted that, “We are ready for cooperation, not just competition or confrontation, but cooperation with all interested countries. We will certainly protect and, of course, defend our national interests in the…

New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Tuesday called on Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupendra Yadav here and apprised him about the discrepancy registered in the actual tree cover of 29.5 per cent against the officially recorded 27.99 per cent. He said this arises due to the non-inclusion of trees outside the forest in the consolidated representation of the state’s forest and tree cover. He said the state also exercised stric…

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) 2025 has been a landmark year for the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) as it developed over 600 new standards, taking the total to 23,293 standards, covering diverse fields such as AYUSH, robotics, artificial intelligence, ecology, and other emerging technologies, according to Sanjay Garg, Director General, BIS.He informed that product certification witnessed significant growth, with products under the fast-track certification scheme increasing from 758 to 1,288.In 2025 a…