Earthquake-hit Venezuelans thank India for treatment at Army Field Hospital

IANS | July 5, 2026 5:57 PM

Caracas, July 5 (IANS) As Indian medical teams continue to provide humanitarian support to the people affected by the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela under 'Operation Amistad', survivors and their families have expressed heartfelt gratitude for the treatment and care being extended in the Indian Army's Field Hospital.

E20 petrol has saved Rs 1.90 lakh crore forex, blending is global practice: Govt

IANS | July 5, 2026 5:37 PM

New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme has emerged as a key pillar of India's energy transition and biofuel strategy, which has saved the country's foreign exchange by reducing crude oil imports, lowered greenhouse gas emissions, and strengthened farmers' incomes through new market opportunities, according to a government factsheet issued on Sunday.

One Nation, One Voice: China’s new law and the silencing of minorities (IANS Analysis)

IANS | July 5, 2026 5:28 PM

New Delhi, July 7: China, on July 1, 2026, did not merely bring a new statute into force - it gave legal language to a long-running project of cultural control. The Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress is presented by Beijing as a framework for harmony among China’s 56 officially recognised ethnic groups. But for Tibetans, Uyghurs, Mongols, Hui, Kazakhs and others, its real danger lies in how it turns identity into a matter of state discipline.