Tag: India

• Friday, July 22nd 2022 - 07:00 UTC

  Draupadi Murmu to become India's next president

  

  India, the country slated to have the world's largest population by the end of the year, and a member of BRICS, Thursday announced the name of the person to become the next head of state.

• Saturday, May 28th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  Thirty five countries have restricted exports to help domestic consumers but global prices have soared

  

  At least thirty five countries have restricted exports of agricultural commodities in the last two years because of the Covid 19 pandemic and more recently, the explosion of prices as direct consequence of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the overall instability in markets.

• Thursday, May 26th 2022 - 02:14 UTC

  Quad leaders agree to further develop Pacific Ocean island nations

  

  Leaders of the Quad countries (United States, Japan, Australia, and India) Tuesday issued a joint statement from Tokyo in which they pledged to up their efforts towards securing peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific.

• Wednesday, May 18th 2022 - 09:53 UTC

  Wheat has become a most promising crop, following on the Ukraine war and India's ban on exports

  

  The intense heat wave in India which has turned out to be the hottest spring in the last one hundred years is having its impact on people, fauna and agriculture. Thermometers recording 50 degrees centigrade, and the lack of water, has forced the government in New Delhi to halt all wheat exports, in anticipation of any shortages that could lead to extreme situations.

• Saturday, May 14th 2022 - 19:56 UTC

  Times are changing in India: couple sues married son and wife, they want a grandchild

  

  Times and customs are changing in India: in a traditional Indian family structure, it is common for married sons to stay with their parents, who often contribute to the upbringing of children. Likewise, women who marry into such households are often expected to look after the household and take care of child-rearing duties.

• Saturday, April 30th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

  Indian lab files for clearance in Brazil of covid-19 vax

  

  Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has announced it had received this week the request for registration of a COVID-19 vaccine that uses recombinant protein technology.

• Monday, April 25th 2022 - 11:57 UTC

  Tepid New Delhi support for Argentina's sponsored Falklands/Malvinas dialogue commission

  

  The Commission for Dialogue referred to the Falkland Islands dispute which was launched in India, with the support of outstanding political figures, as was announced by Argentine minister of Foreign Affairs Santiago Cafiero, does not seem to have had the response expected, according to the Indian media in the framework of the annual Raisina Dialogue organized by the Indian government.

• Tuesday, April 19th 2022 - 03:38 UTC

  Brazil again top global beef exporter, followed by India, USA and Australia

  

  Brazil during March exported 203,490 tons of beef, up 28% year on year, and the UN Department of Agriculture anticipated that the country is projected to become once again the largest beef exporter in 2022., with shipments 12,1% higher than in 2021.

• Thursday, February 17th 2022 - 10:05 UTC

  UK becomes third largest defense spender in the world behind US and China

  

  UK has overtaken India to become the third-largest defense spender in the world, according to a new report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). The new 'Military Balance 2022' report is an assessment of all military capabilities and defense economics of 171 countries worldwide.

• Saturday, November 20th 2021 - 09:17 UTC

  Why China and India aren’t the climate villains of COP26

  

  By Daniel Parsons and Martin Taylor (*) – The Glasgow Climate Pact urges countries to “accelerate efforts towards phasing down”, rather than “phasing out”, coal power that isn’t mitigated by carbon capture and storage.