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September 16, 2025 8:25 PM

India sets target at 362.5 million tonnes of food grain production for next FY : Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced that the national target for food grain production has been set at 362.50 million tonnes for the 2025-26 Rabi season. Mr Chouhan announced this in a press conference in New Delhi after he chaired discussions with state agriculture ministers during the National Conference on Agriculture - Rabi Campaign 2025. The Minister noted that this year’s target is 2.4 per cent higher than the food grain production a...

September 16, 2025 5:51 PM

India, ILO sign MoU to boost global employment opportunities for Indian Youth

Labour and Employment Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya said that the country is committed towards leveraging digital innovation in order to enhance labour market efficiency and workers' welfare. Addressing the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) virtually today, Dr Mandaviya highlighted that the Collaboration will facilitate youth in availing global employment opportunities and will also help the country’s wor...

September 16, 2025 4:40 PM

India becomes one of the first countries with a cooling action plan: Bhupender Yadav

Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Bhupendra Yadav, today said that India has become one of the first countries in the world to have a cooling action plan. In his video message, during the 31st World Ozone Day event in New Delhi, Mr Yadav mentioned that India succeeded in achieving a 67.5 per cent reduction in the production and use of Hydrofluorocarbons. Secretary in the Ministry, Tanmay Kumar, said that people should move away from disruptive consumption and focus tow...

September 11, 2025 7:12 PM

India-UAE collaboration in education enters new phase: Dharmendra Pradhan

Union Minister of Education, Dharmendra Pradhan, said India and the UAE have entered a new phase of educational cooperation with the inauguration of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad’s Dubai campus and the growing presence of Indian universities and schools in the Emirates. Speaking to the media during his visit to Dubai, Mr. Pradhan noted that leading Indian institutions such as Manipal University, Amity University, BITS Pilani, and IIFT Ghaziabad are already established i...

September 11, 2025 6:30 PM

India achieves 20% ethanol blending in Bioenergy sector

Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari today hailed the sugar industry by calling it the backbone of the country. Attending the 3rd edition of India Sugar and Bio-Energy Conference along with Union Consumer Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi, Mr Gadkari said that India’s Bioenergy sector has become a major player through its 20 per cent ethanol blending. He underlined the need to reduce the import of fossil fuels in order to control air pollution. On the occa...

September 11, 2025 6:04 PM

India announces 16-Member squad for Women’s Blind T20 World Cup

India has announced a 16-member squad for the first-ever Women’s T20 World Cup for the Blind. The tournament, scheduled from November 11-25, comprises 21 league matches and two semi-finals, followed by the final. It will feature Australia, England, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the USA. Matches will be played in New Delhi and Bengaluru. Kathmandu was originally identified as the third host city, with fixtures involving Pakistan scheduled there; however, due to the current situ...

August 26, 2025 10:07 PM

India and South Africa hold 5th joint working group meeting on Agriculture

India and South Africa held the 5th meeting of the Joint Working Group on Agriculture today. Both sides underscored the significance of the meeting as a key milestone in deepening bilateral cooperation in the field of agriculture and allied sectors. The key areas of discussion included knowledge exchange, joint research initiatives, capacity building, and market access issues. During the discussions, both sides also explored opportunities to deepen collaboration between the Indian Council of Agr...

June 28, 2024 7:52 PM

India & Togo review bilateral relations; discuss ways to further strengthen bilateral ties

India and Togo have reviewed bilateral relations and discussed ways to further strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries. The first round of Foreign Office Consultations between India and Togo was held yesterday and today at Lome in Togo. Both sides also exchanged views on regional and global issues of mutual interest and agreed to enhance their cooperation in the multilateral fora. India and Togo have cordial bilateral relations. India recognized the Togolese Republic since...

June 24, 2024 7:01 PM

India to host 64th ISO Council Meeting from June 25

India is hosting the 64th International Sugar Organisation, ISO Council Meeting from tomorrow in New Delhi. Delegates from more than 30 countries and representatives of many international organisations will participate in the three-day Meeting to deliberate on critical issues of the sugar and biofuel sector. India is starting the series of events with an industrial tour of international delegates to one grain-based distillery at Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh to showcase India’s adoption of t...

June 22, 2024 8:46 PM

India, Bangladesh share future vision to enhance connectivity, commerce, collaboration for prosperity

India and Bangladesh today share a vision for the future to enhance connectivity, commerce, and collaboration for the prosperity of both nations. The vision document highlights India's Viksit Bharat Vision 2047 and Bangladesh's Smart Bangladesh Vision 2041. These documents were exchanged between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina in New Delhi today. Briefing the media following the bilateral talks between India and Bangladesh, Indian Foreign Secretary Vina...