Auckland/New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) India is one of the world’s most important rising powers and the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement comes at a crucial time as New Zealand adapts to an increasingly multipolar world, New Zealand Member of Parliament Phil Twyford said on Friday while welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the country.Speaking to IANS in Auckland, Twyford said India has emerged as a political and economic powerhouse in Asia and that New Zealand stands to benefit fr…
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Gandhinagar, July 9 (IANS) Gujarat government unveiled its ‘Data Center Policy 2026-29’ on Thursday, with Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel describing it as a step towards state’s emergence as the country’s preferred destination for data centre investments. Launching the policy at an event attended by Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, Science and Technology Minister Arjun Modhwadia, Chief Secretary M. K. Das, senior bureaucrats, industry representatives and investors, the Chief Minister said th…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The next generation of global capability centres (GCCs) will be driven by the strength of the ecosystem they operate in rather than location or incentives alone, Sanjay Kaul, Group CEO and Managing Director of GIFT City, said on Thursday.Speaking at the session on “The Evolving GCC Ecosystem: Key Insights” during the second edition of the National CII GCC Business Summit organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in New Delhi, Kaul said the rapid adoption of…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Innovation-led research, science-based regulatory frameworks, climate-resilient technologies and deeper global collaboration will be central to strengthening India’s seed ecosystem and enhancing agricultural productivity, experts said on Thursday.Policymakers, scientists, industry leaders and international experts at ASSOCHAM’s India Seed Trade & Innovation Summit 2026 discussed strategies to strengthen India’s competitiveness in the global seed value chain through i…
Melbourne, July 9 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday said that they will keep working with business leaders and universities to grow Australia’s economic ties with India.After meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi here, Albanese said that together, “we’re growing our economies and backing Australian and Indian businesses”. “The bond between our people has driven so many of our business success stories. And we’ll keep working with business leaders and universit…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The Sports Authority of India (SAI)and the Safdarjung Sports Injury Centre (SIC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration in sports science, sports medicine, athlete rehabilitation, research, innovation, education, and capacity building.SAI comes under the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports (MYAS), while SIC is under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW). The MoU aims to create an integrated framework by combining the …
Bhopal, July 8 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Higher Education Department on Wednesday said that it has made value-added courses mandatory for all postgraduate students from the second semester in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The decision has been taken in accordance with the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) “Curriculum and Credit Framework for Postgraduate Programmes (CCFPG), June 2024” and the new ordinance for postgraduate courses.According to an official statement, ever…
Bengaluru, July 8 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Wednesday chaired a strategic consultation with leaders of more than 150 Global Capability Centres (GCCs), reaffirming the state government’s commitment to strengthening the state’s position as India’s leading destination for multinational innovation and technology hubs. The consultation, titled “KATALYST CONNECT: The Chief Minister’s Meet with Global Capability Centre Leaders”, was organised by the Department of Electronics, I…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Jharkhand is moving from a mineral-driven economy to a knowledge-based growth model powered by technology, research, innovation and inclusive development, Chief Minister Hemant Soren said on Wednesday after inaugurating a two-day National Stakeholders Consultation in the national capital.The consultation aims to attract global and domestic investments in Jharkhand and explore opportunities in information technology (IT), artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging se…
Washington, July 8 (IANS) A Republican senator has urged the US Commerce Department to tighten patent protections against what he described as Chinese companies using artificial intelligence to mine American patent applications, warning that the practice threatens US innovation, weakens pharmaceutical research and development, and could deepen America’s dependence on China’s biotechnology sector.Sen. Jim Banks of Indiana, in a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, called on the US Patent …