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PM Modi leads strategic reset with South Korea with focus on tech, trade and growth

Vivek Sharma | April 21, 2026 9:33 PM

New Delhi: India and South Korea have taken a major step toward strengthening their bilateral relationship, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung announcing a comprehensive roadmap to deepen cooperation across trade, technology, and strategic sectors. The announcements came during President Lee's first visit to India since assuming office, following delegation-level talks in New Delhi.

JSW Energy subsidiary gets Rs 1,447 crore water dues notice

IANS | April 21, 2026 8:37 PM

Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) JSW Energy Limited on Tuesday said its subsidiary, JSW Mahanadi Power Company Limited, has received a demand notice of Rs 1,447.34 crore from the Water Resources Division in Janjgir, Chhattisgarh, towards water charges, most of which relate to the period before the approval of its resolution plan under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.

Cash-strapped Bangladesh fails to get funding assurance from IMF, World Bank

IANS | April 21, 2026 8:29 PM

New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Bangladesh has failed to get any breakthrough at the IMF-World Bank Spring meeting, held earlier this month, on the stalled IMF programme, and no assurance that the expected $3.2 billion in budget support from the World Bank, the ADB, the AIIB, and Japan can be mobilised within the government's timeline, a local media report said.

India, South Korea sign pact to boost MSME ties​

IANS | April 21, 2026 8:29 PM

New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) India and South Korea have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to bolster cooperation in the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises sector as part of efforts to strengthen bilateral economic ties during President Lee Jae Myung's visit to India.​

India must aim for 100 pc ethanol as auto fuel: Gadkari

IANS | April 21, 2026 7:01 PM

New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said India should aim to achieve 100 per cent ethanol blending for use as auto fuel in the near future, to cut dependence on imported oil, which made the country vulnerable to disruption in energy supplies amid geopolitical uncertainties such as the Iran war.

India, Bhutan reaffirm commitment to further strengthen customs cooperation

IANS | April 21, 2026 6:27 PM

New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) India and Bhutan, in a high-level meeting of customs officials, reaffirmed their shared commitment to further strengthening customs cooperation, promoting seamless cross‑border trade and ensuring secure and efficient border management under the Agreement on Trade, Commerce and Transit, it was announced on Tuesday.

RBI’s digital currencies plan for BRICS meet holds key to quicker global payments

IANS | April 21, 2026 6:07 PM

New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) proposal to the Union government to place the linking of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) of BRICS countries on the agenda for the 2026 BRICS summit, to be chaired by India, could play a key role in facilitating international payments, according to an article.

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