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Global supply chain disruptions highlight need for resilient infrastructure: Karan Adani

IANS | March 13, 2026 10:20 PM

New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) As global supply chains face recurring disruptions from geopolitical tensions and shifting trade routes, resilient infrastructure and logistics networks will be critical to sustaining economic growth, said Karan Adani, Managing Director (MD), Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), and Director, Adani Cement, at the annual leadership summit of a media group here on Friday.

Door opens for Nepal to buy extra 350 MW of power from bordering Indian states

IANS | March 13, 2026 9:34 PM

Kathmandu, March 13 (IANS) The door has opened for Nepal to import up to 350 MW of electricity from neighbouring Indian states, including Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, after a new deal was reached between officials of the two countries during a two-day meeting of a bilateral mechanism which concluded in the western Pokhara city of Nepal on Friday.

Tehran to give safe passage to Indian ships in Strait of Hormuz: Iran envoy

IANS | March 13, 2026 9:29 PM

New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Iran's Ambassador to India, Mohammad Fathali, on Friday, indicated that Indian ships could soon get safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, which has brought transit through the crucial waterway to a standstill.

IndiGo to levy fuel surcharge of up to Rs 2,300 on flights from March 14

IANS | March 13, 2026 8:51 PM

New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) India’s largest airline IndiGo on Friday announced that it will introduce a fuel surcharge on both domestic and international flight tickets starting March 14, following a sharp rise in aviation turbine fuel prices linked to tensions in the Middle East.

India, US continue talks for mutually beneficial trade deal: Commerce Ministry

IANS | March 13, 2026 7:43 PM

New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Friday said that India and the United States continue to remain engaged in discussions for a mutually beneficial bilateral trade agreement, rejecting media reports that suggested a pause in negotiations.

India sugar outlook stable despite global price fall: Report

IANS | March 13, 2026 7:12 PM

New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The outlook for India’s sugar sector remains stable with comfortable domestic demand–supply dynamics even as global sugar prices have declined sharply due to surplus supply from Brazil, a report said on Friday.

India exports first GI-tagged Joha rice consignment from Assam to UK, Italy

IANS | March 13, 2026 6:49 PM

New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has facilitated the first export consignment of 25 metric tonnes of GI-tagged Joha rice from Assam to the United Kingdom and Italy, the Commerce Ministry said on Friday.

Food safety inspections more than double in 3 years with 56,000 risk-based checks: Govt

IANS | March 13, 2026 6:13 PM

New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The government has stepped up food safety enforcement across the country, with more than 56,000 risk-based inspections conducted in the last three years -- more than 100 per cent growth in the last three years -- to ensure compliance with food safety standards, the Parliament was informed on Friday.

Laws to protect women at work in Pakistan have failed in implementation: Report

IANS | March 13, 2026 5:27 PM

New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) While Pakistan has enacted important legal protections for women in the workplace, the real challenge is enforcing those laws, with many organisations failing to establish functional inquiry committees or treating them as formalities, a new report has said.

India’s data centre capacity jumps 4-fold since 2020 to 1,500 MW: Minister

IANS | March 13, 2026 4:53 PM

New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) India’s data centre industry is witnessing steady growth, with the country’s total capacity rising from around 375 MW in 2020 to nearly 1,500 MW by 2025, the Parliament was informed on Friday.

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Global supply chain disruptions highlight need for resilient infrastructure: Karan Adani

Door opens for Nepal to buy extra 350 MW of power from bordering Indian states

Tehran to give safe passage to Indian ships in Strait of Hormuz: Iran envoy

IndiGo to levy fuel surcharge of up to Rs 2,300 on flights from March 14

India, US continue talks for mutually beneficial trade deal: Commerce Ministry

India sugar outlook stable despite global price fall: Report

India exports first GI-tagged Joha rice consignment from Assam to UK, Italy

Food safety inspections more than double in 3 years with 56,000 risk-based checks: Govt

Laws to protect women at work in Pakistan have failed in implementation: Report

India’s data centre capacity jumps 4-fold since 2020 to 1,500 MW: Minister

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