Follow Us on Google News Bhubaneswar, June 5 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday raised alarm over the escalating menace of plastic pollution in the state. While addressing the World Environment Day celebration in Bhubaneswar, CM Majhi stated that the unbridled use of plastic poses a triple threat- climate change, loss of … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Friday said that the country’s partnership footprint is large and growing in various regions of the globe, and India’s neighbourhood has experienced this commitment to finding cooperative solutions more than any other region. “Be it engineers in Zanzibar … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) A report highlights how 60 per cent of the best banana growing areas globally are in danger from rising temperatures. “Climate change has been killing our crops,” remarked Aurelia Pop Xo, a banana grower in Guatemala. The report published on Monday by the international development … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi arrived in New Delhi on Thursday to co-chair the 20th India-Iran Joint Commission Meeting with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. Araghchi’s visit coincides with the 75th anniversary of the India-Iran Friendship Treaty and comes at a time of heightened … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, May 3 (IANS) BJP’s former national vice president and the ex-chief of the party’s West Bengal unit, Dilip Ghosh, who had recently been in the midst of controversy over attending the inauguration of the Lord Jagannath Temple at Digha in East Midnapore district much to the disapproval of the … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Citing “significant congestion” at its airports and ports, India on Tuesday said that it has terminated a trans-shipment facility available to Bangladesh that allowed Dhaka to export cargo to third countries using Indian customs stations. “The Transshipment facility extended to Bangladesh had over a period … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The indigenous development of hybrid and electric propulsion tugs is not only a technological advancement but also a symbol of India’s growing capability to lead the global green maritime movement, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, has said. After unveiling advanced machinery … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Thiruvananthapuram, March 28 (IANS) With just over a year left for the next Kerala Assembly elections, discussions are already going on about the possibility of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan securing a third consecutive term. At the same time, the growing influence of the BJP in the state is also a … Read more
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) IndiGo Airlines has emerged as the world’s second fastest-growing airline in terms of seat capacity, which increased by 10.1 per cent year-on-year to over 134.9 million seats in 2024. India’s largest airline has been ranked next only to Qatar Airways, which clocked a 10.4 per cent growth in seat capacity … Read more