Riyadh, Sep 7 (IANS) Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs and Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Kirti Vardhan Singh, on Monday met Mansour Hilal Al Mushaiti, Vice Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture of Saudi Arabia and discussed bilateral cooperation in the fields of environment and climate action.
Bangkok, Sep 7 (IANS) India’s Ambassador to Thailand, Puneet Agrawal, on Monday paid a courtesy call on Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Vijavat Isarabhakdi, holding discussions on further strengthening the India-Thailand Strategic Partnership.
Kathmandu, Sep 7 (IANS) Nepal’s President Ram Chandra Paudel on Monday called on the international community to take concrete and effective measures to ensure climate justice for Nepal and other ecologically vulnerable countries, saying the recent disaster has exposed the extraordinary fragility of the Himalayan environment.
London, Sep 7 (IANS) A Chinese state-owned firm provided materials required for making Kamikaze drones to Russia. The supply of the components was mentioned in Russia's internal documents, leading UK daily The Telegraph claimed in a joint investigation done with Politico. It mentioned that Chinese firm supplied parts to a firm connected to Russia's largest energy producer, which made Geran drones used for carrying out an attack on a shopping mall in Ukraine.
Barcelona, Sep 7 (IANS) Reaffirming the enduring maritime ties between India and Spain, Indian Navy's sail training ship, INS Sudarshini, concluded its six-day Barcelona port call as part of ongoing transoceanic expedition, Lokayan 26.
Tokyo, Sep 7 (IANS) Japan on Monday said that it scrambled fighter aircraft for five days after China's reconnaissance aircraft flew over the East China Sea, local media reported.
Ramallah, Sep 7 (IANS) Representative of India to Palestine, Mahima Sikand, met Bethlehem Governor Mohammad Taha Abu Alia and Beit Fajjar Mayor Sameeh Thawabteh at the Representative Office in Ramallah on Monday, holding discussions on challenges facing local communities and key development priorities.
Beijing, Sep 7 (IANS) The Embassy of India in Beijing on Monday requested the families of Indian nationals who remain missing following the devastating mudslide and flash flood of August 26 to submit DNA samples to assist in the identification process.
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Pakistan has raised $3 billion through a dual-tranche Eurobond issue, the largest single international capital-market transaction in its history, and its government has presented the sale as another vote of confidence in the country's economic recovery.
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will arrive in New Delhi later this week to attend the BRICS Summit, country's High Commissioner to India, Anil Sooklal, said on Monday while highlighting that the top leader's participation demonstrates the African nation's support for India's BRICS chairship.
