India showcases forest and landscape restoration initiatives at COFO 28

IANS | September 28, 2026 11:06 PM

Rome, Sep 28 (IANS) India on Monday highlighted its significant achievement in forest and landscape restoration and reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable forest management, climate action and resilient forest landscapes at the Twenty-eighth Session of the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation) Committee on Forestry (COFO 28), being held in Rome from September 28 to October 2, said the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

India, Cote d'Ivoire explore enhanced cooperation at multilateral fora

IANS | September 28, 2026 10:07 PM

Abidjan, Sep 28 (IANS) India's Ambassador to Cote d'Ivoire, Ramesh Babu Lakshmanan, paid a courtesy call on Monday on Lamine Ouattara, Director General for Multilateral Affairs at the West African nation's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as the two sides explored ways to strengthen cooperation at multilateral fora.

US to restrict visas over child abduction cases

IANS | September 28, 2026 10:00 PM

Washington, Sep 28 (IANS) The United States will restrict visas for people who obstruct the resolution of international parental child abduction cases, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Monday. The policy can also cover their immediate family members.

Pakistani charged in $126m US postage fraud

IANS | September 28, 2026 9:45 PM

Washington, Sep 28 (IANS) A Pakistani national has been charged in a US federal court with running a website that allegedly sold more than 5.1 million counterfeit postage labels, causing losses of more than $126 million to the US Postal Service.

50 Nepali officials leave for India for natural farming training

IANS | September 28, 2026 9:07 PM

Kathmandu, Sep 28 (IANS) A group of 50 Nepali officials have left for India to attend a five-day natural farming training programme aimed at strengthening their knowledge and skills in sustainable agricultural practices, the Indian Embassy said on Monday.

India and Poland focus on operationalising Joint Action Plan 2024-28

IANS | September 28, 2026 8:36 PM

New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) India and Poland on Monday discussed further strengthening institutional, defence and defence industrial cooperation and operationalising the 2024–2028 Joint Action Plan. The discussions were held as Secretary of Defence Production Sanjeev Kumar and Poland’s Secretary of State and Deputy Minister Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka co-chaired the India-Poland Joint Working Group (JWG) meeting in New Delhi, the Ministry of Defence stated.