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Vegetable exports to India from Bhutan comes to a halt

While it is the peak vegetable production season for farmers and a chance to earn by selling vegetables at the auction yard in Phuentsholing, export to India via Jaigaon has come to an abrupt halt since July 6

IMF predicts economic recovery in Pakistan next year

A gradual recovery in Pakistan is expected in the fiscal year 2021 as the country’s economy reopens, says a report released by the Inter­natio­nal Monetary Fund (IMF)

World Bank to lend $200mln for Pakistan’s locust control

The World Bank is all set to approve $200 million of loan to help Pakistan fight off locust outbreak that poses a potentially adverse threat to the country’s food security, a top official said on Thursday

Sri Lanka approves agreement to transfer sentenced prisoners with Afghanistan

Sri Lanka's Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal to sign an agreement between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan to facilitate the exchange of sentenced persons except for those convicted of terrorism and drug trafficking

Indian economic zone in Bangladesh: Delhi set to offer $115M

The economic zone of Bangladesh dedicated to Indian investors is set to avail $115 million under the third credit line from India. Md. Moniruzzaman, Joint Secretary and General Manager, Investment Promotion of the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) has confirmed to IANS

India to play leading role in global economic revival: PM Modi

As the world goes through a recession amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that India will play a leading role in the global economic revival

IIT Hyderabad, Nvidia team up for AI research centre

Graphics giant Nvidia unveiled a technology centre at the Indian Institute of Technology that will accelerate research in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its commercial adoption

Himachal scientists develop immunity booster herbal tea

State-run Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya in the picturesque Kangra Valley has developed immune-boosting herbal tea to combat COVID-19, scientists said on Thursday

Cattle smuggling on Bangladesh border to go up before Eid

With just three weeks to go for Eid-ul-Adha, the Islamic festival of sacrifice, India's Border Security Force (BSF) has deployed more force on India-Bangladesh border apprehending surge in cattle smuggling -- an annual affair, but which dropped by 96 percent last year

India had sent a diplomatic note to Kathmandu protesting Nepal’s new map

India had sent a diplomatic note to Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs after the KP Oli administration published a new political map of the country, depicting Kalapani, Lipulekh, Limpiyadhura as Nepali territories, according to a member of the National Assembly

India establishes ferry services for students in Fehendhoo, Baa Atoll

The Maldives' Ministry of Education, on Wednesday, completed the handover ceremony for the vessel facilitating student ferry services between Fehendhoo and Goidhoo in Baa Atoll

India invited by Pakisan to pursue Jadhav case in court

Pakistan has invited India to pursue the case of its spy Kulbhushan Jadhav in the Islamabad High Court in line with the judgment of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)

Pakistan-Afghanistan forum pitches liberal visa regime

The inaugural meeting of the Pakistan-Afghanistan Parliamentary Friendship Group (PFG) Executive Committee on Wednesday pitched boosting trade between the two countries and liberalising visa regime for the Afghans

Sri Lanka, Maldives eliminate measles, rubella in SE Asia: WHO

Maldives and Sri Lanka were verified on Wednesday for having eliminated rubella, making them the first two countries in the World Health Organization South-East Asia region to achieve that ahead of the 2023 target, the WHO in Sri Lanka said in a statement

'Trade, connectivity can reduce poverty in BBIN region'

Trade and connectivity can help reduce poverty and ensure stability in the BBIN ((Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal) sub-region, say experts and economists