New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday that the first export shipment of flavoured iced tea premix has been sent from Bhopal to Switzerland.The minister stated that “it is clear proof that India’s MSMEs are now establishing a strong identity on global standards of quality and taste”.“This new achievement for Madhya Pradesh’s food processing sector, with the support of @APEDADOC, will give a new direction to innovation, value addition, and expo…
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New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Decarbonisation of the buildings and construction sector has slowed, leaving it both a major emissions source and increasingly vulnerable to climate impacts and energy price shocks, a new report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC) said on Tuesday. The tenth edition of the Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction (2025-2026) assesses progress across the sector using seven key indicators cov…
Geneva, May 18 (IANS) Health and Family Welfare Minister J P Nadda on Monday reaffirmed the continuation of India’s support to the World Health Organisation (WHO) for strengthening the partnership and advancing global health outcomes for all. Nadda made the comments after meeting Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the WHO, at the sidelines of the 79th session of the World Health Assembly (WHA).“Appreciate DG WHO’s warm welcome and recognition of India’s transformation in the…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said that if the Middle East conflict continues, India may be forced to raise petrol and diesel prices due to the soaring cost of crude oil in the global market. The RBI Governor highlighted that rising energy prices due to the Iran war are testing India’s flexible inflation targeting, necessitating potential policy intervention by the Reserve Bank. The central bank’s next monetary policy meeting is slated for June 5, when it will take a ca…
Beijing, May 12 (IANS) China has announced that it will not approve Taiwan’s participation in the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA) set to be held in Geneva from May 18-23. Addressing a regular press conference in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun reiterated the country’s stance that Taiwan is an “inalienable” part of China and the Government of the People’s Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China. Guo stated that Taiwan’s participa…
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agarwal undertook an official visit to Switzerland from May 6-7 to advance the implementation of the India-European Free Trade Association Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement and strengthen India–Switzerland trade and investment engagement, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on Friday. The ministry stated that during the visit, the Commerce Secretary held a bilateral meeting with Helene Budliger Artieda, State Secretary, Swiss Stat…
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agarwal visited Switzerland to advance the implementation of the India–EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) and strengthen India–Switzerland trade and investment engagement, it was announced on Friday.TEPA marks a significant milestone in India’s trade engagement strategy. It is India’s first trade agreement with the EFTA economies and the country’s first operational trade arrangement with a European economic bloc.Accord…
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Indian athletes are ready to showcase their prowess at World Athletics Relays 2026, the prize-money global relay carnival which will be held on African soil for the first time on Saturday (May 2) and Sunday (May 3) in Gaborone, Botswana.After an impressive performance during domestic competitions, the core group of sprinters will get a chance to test their ability against the best in the business. Saturday will be the first qualification round in all six relay events. The…
Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) Veteran actress Sonam Khan recalled losing her luggage in Switzerland during the shoot of her first Bollywood movie, “Vijay”. In her latest social media post, Sonam revealed that her first trip abroad was to Switzerland to shoot for “Vijay”. It was also the first time she saw snow.Revealing how the late filmmaker, Yash Chopra, reacted after seeing her eating the snow like a kid, Sonam wrote on her official Instagram handle, “For the shoot of my first movie Vijay, it was t…
Kinshasa, April 18 (IANS) The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group said Friday that progress had been made in Swiss-hosted peace talks on humanitarian access and ceasefire monitoring. In a statement issued after meetings held from April 13 to 17 in Montreux, Switzerland, the two sides said they had made “substantial progress” toward concluding a protocol on humanitarian access and judicial protection, stressing the need to ensure vi…