Shimla : Himachal Pradesh is promoting the cultivation and conservation of medicinal plants by encouraging farmers to cultivate them, the government said on Sunday. Under the National AYUSH Mission, the government is providing financial assistance for which farmer clusters have ...
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New Delhi : Delhi’s ruling AAP on Wednesday blamed the Modi government for the Delhi Metro fare hike and said it was meant to defame the city government. Addressing the media here, Aam Aadmi Party MLAs Pankaj Gupta and Nitin ...
Read More »India’s Russia missile purchase, Iran won’t be focus of 2+2 meet: Pompeo
By Arul Louis, New York : US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that India’s planned purchase of a Russian missile system or its relations with Iran will not be “the primary focus” of the “incredibly important” 2+2 Strategic ...
Read More »Anti-money laundering pact with Cyprus to boost investment cross-flows: Kovind
Nicosia : An anti-money laundering memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between India and Cyprus will help boost investment cross-flows between the two countries, President Ram Nath Kovind said here on Monday. “We welcome the signing of the MoU between Financial ...
Read More »India prepared to deal with sanctions against Iran, has made necessary provisions
By Vishav and Manish Gupta, New Delhi : India is fully prepared to deal with any fallout of the US sanctions on Iran and has made necessary provisions for every possible scenario, says a top government adviser. However, he said, ...
Read More »Nullifying non-deposited currency was not the only aim: Jaitley on demonetisation
New Delhi : A day after the RBI revealed that 99.3 per cent of the demonetised currency was returned to the banks, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said the invalidation of the non-deposited currency was not the only objective ...
Read More »Reverse auction in play as 13 firms bid to supply 21,758 wagons to Railways
By Arun Kumar Das, New Delhi : In a first, Indian Railways is set to opt for the reverse auction method to decide on its wagon tender as 13 players have entered the race to manufacture 21,758 wagons at an ...
Read More »BIMSTEC priority for India: Minister
Kathmandu : A day ahead of the start of 4th BIMSTEC Summit, India’s Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh on Wednesday said that the sub-regional group of seven nations was a priority for India as it fulfilled the ...
Read More »SpiceJet operates India’s first flight partially powered by bio-fuel
New Delhi/Dehradun : Budget passenger carrier SpiceJet on Monday successfully operated India’s first test flight partially powered by bio-fuel. A mix of 25 per cent bio-fuel and 75 aviation turbine fuel (ATF) powered a SpiceJet Q400 turboprop aircraft on the ...
Read More »Russia executing $4 bn defence orders in India, pitching for $11 bn more: Rosoboronexport
By Mohammed Ahmedullah, Moscow : Russia is currently executing $4 billion worth of defence contracts with India and is in the process of negotiating sales of military equipment costing a further $11 billion. Contracts under negotiation include the S-400 air ...
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