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Trilateral maritime exercise SITMEX-20 on in Andaman Sea

Naval forces of India, Singapore, and Thailand are engaged in a trilateral maritime exercise SITMEX-20 in the Andaman Sea to strengthen mutual confidence and develop common understanding and procedures towards enhancing overall maritime security in the region

India set to resume talks on free trade agreements with EU, US

India, which has not signed any trade agreement since 2012, will soon revive talks on the possible free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union and the US

RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani hails Modi’s leadership

Mukesh Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) said that the passionate and dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made the world sit up and take notice of the emergence of a New India

India can double its manufacturing GDP in next few years: McKinsey

India’s natural resources and low-cost labour could spruce up manufacturing value chains if managed well

PM at G20: Coordinated efforts by largest economies will lead to faster recovery from pandemic

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that coordinated efforts by the largest economies of the world will surely lead to faster recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic

Indian robotics-based startup to 'sample sewage' for COVID-19 traces

In a move to sample sewage at source to detect and prevent future Covid-19 outbreaks, UnLtd India backed start-up and healthcare innovator Fluid Robotics says it will use automated robotic technology in India's network of wastewater pipes, drains and nalas

India working to reduce carbon footprint by 30-35%: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India is trying to reduce its carbon footprint by 30-35 per cent and working to double its oil refining capacity in the next five years

46,232 new Covid cases and 564 more deaths reported

Continuing with the trend post Diwali festivities, India has reported a steady rise of fresh cases over the past four days

India provides food aid to South Sudan

India Navy Ship Airavat, carrying food for South Sudan, reached the Port of Mombasa in Kenya on Friday in continuation of the ongoing humanitarian mission initiated by the Indian government

Quad's naval drill in Indian Ocean ends

The Malabar exercise between navies of the Quad or Quadrilateral coalition -- an informal security forum comprising India, the US, Japan and Australia -- in the Indian Ocean Region concluded on Friday

India, Thailand navies jointly patrol to stop maritime terrorism

The navies of India and Thailand carried out joint patrol for two days near the Andaman sea to prevent illegal and unregulated fishing of aquatic species, drug trafficking, maritime terrorism, armed robbery and piracy

US-backed project for Northeast India's women entrepreneurs

The US Consulate General in Kolkata under the White House-led Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) project brings together 150 women entrepreneurs and early-stage business owners from five northeastern states of India and to boost their startups

K'taka inks 8 pacts with 5 partner countries at tech summit

Karnataka has signed eight agreements with five partner countries - US, UK, Finland, Netherlands and Sweden - at the Bengaluru Tech Summit to collaborate in skilling, ecosystem connects, life science and biotechnology, healthcare, aerospace and defence, education, sports economy, automotive and R&D

India has now crossed 90L Covid cases

India has reported 45,882 new cases in the last 24 hours pushing its cumulative tally to 90,04,365, data from the Union Health Ministry showed on Friday

Every Indian will get vaccinated probably by 2024: Serum Institute of India

Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla has said that every Indian will get vaccinated for COVID-19 "probably only by 2024"