New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) BRICS countries have unanimously adopted the Indore Declaration, committing to strengthen food security, farmer welfare, climate-resilient agriculture and digital farming, the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare said on Saturday.
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) India is set to play a key role in the global response to the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Central Africa, with the Serum Institute of India (SII) fast-tracking the development and production of a vaccine candidate targeting the Bundibugyo strain of the virus, according to a report.
Washington, June 13 (IANS) South Korea and dozens of UN member states have launched an informal group aimed at addressing technology-facilitated trafficking in persons on Friday, as Seoul has stepped up diplomatic efforts to address the issue following online scams that affected South Koreans in Cambodia last year.
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) India has emerged as one of the frontrunners in trade digitalisation and is well positioned to advance towards seamless cross-border paperless trade, according to policymakers, industry leaders and trade experts.
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) India’s real‑time digital payments system Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has been cited by South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago as a model as Pretoria moves to reduce cash use, a new report has said.
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) India’s ethanol blending programme has achieved significant scale, with E20 operationalised nationwide, a report said on Saturday, as the biofuel landscape enters its next phase of growth beyond the 20 per cent ethanol blending milestone.
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Zerodha founder Nithin Kamath and Capitalmind Mutual Fund CEO Deepak Shenoy have drawn attention to restrictions imposed by US brokerage Fidelity on investors seeking to sell shares acquired in the recent SpaceX IPO, contrasting the practice with India's regulatory framework.
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) The Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana (BHAVYA) Scheme represents a bold and visionary step towards creating a new generation of industrial infrastructure in India, according to the industry.
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Over 1.49 lakh schools have been covered under Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and digital initiatives, with more than 1.76 lakh smart classrooms and 1.79 lakh ICT laboratories sanctioned, the government said on Saturday.
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) India recorded nearly 300 crore domestic trips over the past year which highlights the growing strength of the country's tourism sector and its ability to withstand global uncertainties, according to Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.
