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India's bioeconomy likely to touch $300 billion by 2030, says report

India's bioeconomy is likely to touch $150 billion by 2025 and over $300 billion by 2030, a report said

Covid: Omicron sub-variant BA.2.75 not as dangerous as 'hyped', says expert

It is because the sub-variant has led to "very low increase of cases and deaths in India", said de Oliveira led the team of scientists who discovered the Omicron variant of Covid.

Russia defaults on LNG supplies to India due to retaliatory sanctions

Russia has defaulted on the supply of at least 5 cargoes or shiploads of LNG to India after its retaliatory sanctions hit one of the companies that supply gas to India, sources said

Unresolved Ukraine crisis can derail global effort to end hunger: India

Reiterating its call for dialogue and diplomacy, India said that if the conflict in Ukraine is not solved through talks immediately, there will be severe repercussions in the global economy

Zika virus may have already become endemic in India, say experts

Zika virus (ZIKV) is a vector-borne flavivirus which is transmitted by the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes, mainly Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus.

LAC row: India, China agree to work out mutually acceptable resolution soon

A joint statement by two sides said it was reaffirmed that resolution of pending issues would help in restoration of peace and tranquility along LAC in region and enable progress in bilateral relation

India's E&P policy should be liberalised for metals, minerals: Anil Agarwal

The country continues to pay hefty import bills year after year even as the nation is gifted with significant reserves of metals and minerals, the metals and mining magnate noted.

Russia seeking oil payments from India in dirhams, shows document

An invoice seen by Reuters shows the bill for supplying oil to one refiner is calculated in dollars while payment is requested in dirhams.

US talks with India on price cap on Russian oil 'encouraging': Yellen

A senior Treasury official said India had made no promises on the oil price cap, but was working with the United States and had not "expressed hostility to this idea".

India's message to China is strong: defence expert amid Commander talks

India and China are holding the 16th round of Corps Commander talks and the Chinese Air Force fighter jets provoked India on multiple occasions just before it

China's supply chain irreplaceable despite India, Vietnam appearing on map

DBG Technology Co is a contract manufacturer for major Chinese smartphone brands including Xiaomi, Honor and Huawei Technologies Co, reports South China Morning Post

India's military no match for China's AI-backed war machines, opines expert

If India and China were to fight a war in the near future, China could take Arunachal and Ladakh with minimum loss of life, says military expert Pravin Sawhney

India records 20,044 fresh Covid-19 cases, 56 deaths in last 24 hours

India's Covid-19 case tally rose by 20,044 in a day to reach 43,730,071 while active cases increased to 140,760, according to Health Ministry data updated on Saturday

India set to be self-sufficient in urea by 2025 with six new plants

The commissioning of new plants is expected to bring down import dependency to less than half the current levels

India helping Sri Lanka in its time of crisis as much as possible: Rajnath

He said that during the COVID crisis India also helped countries like Nepal, Maldives and others by sending medicines and other essential items under various operations.

India, 4 others report least DTP vaccines given to children in 2021: UN

Data by the World Health Organisation and UNICEF recorded the largest sustained decline in global childhood vaccinations in approximately 30 years.

India supplied over 235 mn total supplies of Covid vaccines to 98 countries

Under the vaccine 'Maitri' initiative, India has supplied over 235 million total supplies of Covid-19 vaccines to 98 countries of the world, he said at the Ministerial Roundtable

First I2U2 projects to promote agriculture, food, green energy in India

The first projects of the I2U2 will be located in India and help with agriculture, food and green energy, according to the joint statement of the four leaders after the group's launch

Mylab launches combined RT-PCR test for Zika, malaria, dengue

Test can differentiate between seven diseases and give results in 2 hrs

Number wise: Hike in MLA salaries outstripped growth in common man's income

Delhi lawmakers just gave themselves a salary hike, joining counterparts in widening the gap with their voters' income