New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met President Lee Jae-myung of the Republic of Korea on the sidelines of the Evian G7 Summit, reaffirming the commitment of both nations to deepen cooperation in trade, commerce and emerging sectors. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he had a “very good conversation” with President Lee Jae-myung, noting that the meeting came just two months after the South Korean leader’s official visit to India.During that visit, both sides…
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New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on the sidelines of the Evian G7 Summit, reaffirming India’s longstanding friendship with Egypt and underlining the importance of strengthening bilateral ties. “India cherishes the long-standing friendship with Egypt,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said after his meeting with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, highlighting the depth of relations between the two nations.India and Egypt …
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India and Kenya will continue to strengthen their longstanding partnership, anchored in the aspirations of the Global South, following his meeting with Kenyan President William Ruto. The two leaders interacted on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G7) Summit, where India was invited as a partner country.PM Modi described the meeting as “glad to have met President William Ruto of Kenya,” and emphasised that both nations …
Kohima, June 16 (IANS) Nagaland Solar Mission (NSM) on Tuesday reviewed the progress of rooftop solar installations across the State and reaffirmed its target of installing 10,900 rooftop solar units under the ambitious renewable energy initiative, officials said. A meeting of the Nagaland Solar Mission discussed the current status of rooftop solar installations and deliberated on measures to accelerate the implementation of solar energy projects across the State.Addressing the meeting, Nagaland…
Guwahati, June 16 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday announced an ambitious roadmap to transform the State from an energy-dependent region into an energy-surplus State, with a focus on reliable and affordable electricity supply, clean energy transition and stronger power sector utilities. Chairing a high-level meeting with stakeholders from the power sector, Sarma reviewed the State’s energy infrastructure and outlined a series of measures to strengthen power generation, …
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Monday said that it launched a revised Wholesale Price Index (WPI) series with 2022-23 as the new base year and reported wholesale inflation at 9.68 per cent in May.The new WPI series replaces the existing 2011-12 base year series and is part of a broader overhaul of producer price measurement in the country.Alongside the revised WPI, the government released new series of Output Producer Price Index (OPPI), Trial Input Producer P…
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) India needs to significantly reduce its dependence on fossil fuels and raise the share of non-fossil sources to more than 80 per cent of its energy basket to achieve its net-zero target, a senior NITI Aayog official has said.Speaking recently at the India Bio Energy Conference (IBEC) 2026 — that was organised by the Trade Promotion Council of India (TPCI) here — Rajnath Ram, Advisor (Energy) at NITI Aayog, said more than 80 per cent of India’s primary energy consumpti…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said on Friday that it will host the Global Wind Day 2026 Conference on June 15, 2026 in Goa under the theme “Wind Energy: From Ambition to Acceleration”.The conference will spotlight priorities for the next phase of India’s wind sector, including resource adequacy, grid readiness, capacity addition, domestic manufacturing competitiveness, export opportunities, and advancements in forecasting and renewable energy firming.Severa…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday stressed the need to focus on skill development, employment generation, entrepreneurship and human resource development. At the NITI Aayog meeting here, CM Saini presented several demands related to Haryana’s development. He urged the Central government to include Haryana among the first 50 industrial parks to be developed under its ambitious industrial development scheme.The Chief Minister also sought a special inc…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Coal gasification and coal-to-chemicals pathways are great opportunities for India to reduce import dependence while supporting industrial growth and decarbonisation, Dr VK Saraswat, former member, NITI Aayog, said here on Thursday.Speaking at a panel discussion jointly organised by Chintan Research Foundation (CRF) and the Ashoka Centre for a People-centric Energy Transition (ACPET), he said that “a paradigm shift has to take place in the way we use coal, and that wi…