India plans to position Ayurveda as a pillar of global healthcare by 2047

IANS | July 2, 2026 10:11 PM

New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) NITI Aayog, in collaboration with PwC, has released a report titled Strategic Roadmap for Making Ayurveda Global that sets out a phased plan to transform Ayurveda from a largely India-centric traditional system into a globally recognised healthcare framework by 2047.

2027 to be celebrated as 'India–Japan Year of Shared Horizons'

IANS | July 2, 2026 7:54 PM

New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The governments of India and Japan, in cooperation with their respective stakeholders, will celebrate 2027 as the 'India–Japan Year of Shared Horizons', recalling 75 years of the establishment of diplomatic relations, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated on Thursday.

$11.5 billion Adani-IHC project to position Odisha as global aluminium supply hub

IANS | July 2, 2026 6:26 PM

Bhubaneswar, July 2 (IANS) The Rs 1.08 lakh crore ($11.5 billion) integrated greenfield aluminium project in Odisha, a 50:50 joint venture between Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL) and Abu Dhabi-based International Resources Holding (IRH), an IHC Group company, is expected to be Odisha's largest foreign direct investment (FDI) proposal and India's largest FDI in the metallurgy sector, it was announced on Thursday.