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Montevideo, May 19th 2025 - 13:06 UTC

Tag: India

  • Friday, April 4th 2025 - 08:35 UTC

    Chile advances trade deal with India

    Boric set in motion a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with India

    In light of the “tariff war” sparked by US President Donald Trump, Chile's Gabriel Boric Font is on a six-day visit to India to strengthen trade ties, meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and local business leaders. Boric announced the start of negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, akin to a free trade deal, to diversify Chile’s export markets in response to global uncertainties.

  • Monday, March 31st 2025 - 10:16 UTC

    Boric off on Indian mission to open up new markets

    Boric will conclude his mission on April 4 in Bangalore

    President Gabriel Boric traveled to India Sunday on a mission to diversify Chile's markets amid concerns over a potential US-led tariff war that could affect the South American country's exports. It is the first trip by a Chilean president to India since Michelle Bachelet’s visit in 2009. Boric’s agenda will focus on trade, investment, and innovation, according to La Moneda sources.

  • Monday, June 24th 2024 - 18:29 UTC

    India forecasted to become fourth and third world economy in one to three years

    Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that India is expected to overtake Japan and Germany to emerge as the world's third-largest economy by 2027

    India is set to become a US$ 4 trillion economy in 2025,surpassing Japan by early next fiscal to become the world's fourth largest economy, Indian Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) member Sanjeev Sanyal said last week, confirming the IMF half year World Economic Outlook database.

  • Thursday, May 30th 2024 - 08:06 UTC

    Heat wave in India: Delhi on Wednesday recorded 52.3 degrees Celsius

    In Delhi, the electricity grid groaned under record power demands of 8,302 megawatts, according to official data

    Record temperatures in India which is in the midst of an ongoing heat wave. Thermometers in India's capital Delhi reached 52.3 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, a record for the country.

  • Friday, May 10th 2024 - 10:40 UTC

    India will host significant Antarctica research and environmental meetings

    India’s first Antarctic research station, Dakshin Gangotri, was established in 1983. At present, India operates two year-round research stations: Maitri (1989) and Bharati (2012).

    India through the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), will host the 46th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM 46) and the 26th Meeting of the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP 26) from May 20 to 30, 2024, in Kochi, Kerala. This is in line with India’s poise to facilitate constructive global dialogue on environmental stewardship, scientific collaboration, and cooperation in Antarctica.

  • Thursday, February 8th 2024 - 15:42 UTC

    India releases detained pigeon after 8 months amid espionage allegations

    The pigeon that was held captive in India for 8 months. Photo: EFE/ PETA

    In a bizarre turn of events reminiscent of a Hollywood (or Bollywood) plotline, India has released a pigeon that was detained by authorities for eight months on suspicion of espionage. The peculiar case unfolded when the bird was intercepted in May 2023 in the port of Bombay, drawing attention due to two rings tied to its legs containing messages in Chinese.

  • Saturday, November 11th 2023 - 09:47 UTC

    Lula discusses international agenda with Indian PM Modi

    “Had a good conversation on phone with President @LulaOficial,” Modi wrote on X

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed Friday during a telephone conversation the ongoing crisis in the Middle East and other matters of mutual interest, it was reported.

  • Tuesday, September 19th 2023 - 10:08 UTC

    India ups security measures to contain spread of Nipah virus

    There is no vaccine against Nipah. WHO lists it as a possible cause of a pandemic alongside Covid-19 and other pathogens

    Indian health authorities are taking additional precautions to prevent the spread of the highly lethal Nipah virus after a sixth person was confirmed to be infected with it in the State of Kerala, where on-site activity at all educational facilities has been banned.

  • Thursday, September 14th 2023 - 10:24 UTC

    Deadly virus leads to Covid-19-like measures in India

    There is no vaccine for Nipah and mortality has been estimated at 70%

    Indian authorities have closed schools and offices in the southern State of Kerala in a move to stop the spread of the Nipah virus, which has already caused two deaths. At least seven villages in the Kozhikode district were declared as containment zones, Kerala Health Minister Veena George also explained.

  • Monday, September 11th 2023 - 10:30 UTC

    Lula receives G20 rotating presidency as New Delhi Summit ends

    Lula said Putin would be invited to the Rio de Janeiro G20 summit next year

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Sunday assumed in New Delhi the rotating presidency of the G20 from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, although his term will begin officially on Dec. 1.

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