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The meeting between India and Pakistan on the Kartarpur corridor is going to be held today. The meeting is taking place at the Attari-Wagah border to discuss the modalities of the corridor and related technical issues. Sources said in New Delhi that India has high expectations from the upcoming meeting and hoped that issues like … Read more
India and Russia have held high-level talks in New Delhi to elevate bilateral co-operation to the next level in the field of space, including assistance in India’s maiden human space flight mission ‘Gaganyaan’. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Dmitry Rogozin, Director General of Russia’s space agency (ROSCOSMOS) led the two sides in the meeting … Read more
Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has emphasized the importance of teaching India’s heritage, culture, and traditions to children. Mr Naidu urged parents and teachers to attach utmost importance to teaching children about India’s heritage, culture, and traditions. He was interacting with children who represented India at Brave Kids Festival 2019 in Poland and Ukraine in … Read more
The Supreme Court has ordered the commencement of construction work on Delhi Metro’s fourth phase, which is over 100 kilometres long and is estimated to add over 18 lakh riders per day. The phase-IV will consist of six corridors — Aerocity to Tughlakabad, Inderlok to Indraprastha, Lajpat Nagar to Saket G Block, Mukundpur to Maujpur, … Read more
India and the United States have agreed to further grow their economic relationship and address mutual trade concerns. A US delegation led by Assistant Trade Representative Christopher Wilson held bilateral talks with a team of Indian officials headed by Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Sanjay Chadha in New Delhi on Friday. The two sides discussed … Read more
“World Biofuel Day 2018” event was organized in New Delhi today, with the Prime Minister Sh Narendra Modi addressing a diverse gathering, consisting of farmers, scientists, entrepreneurs, students, government officials, and legislators. On the occasion, Sh Narendra Modi unveiled a Booklet on “National Policy on Biofuels 2018”, and launched “Pro Active and Responsive facilitation by … Read more
The UN’s environment chief has lauded India’ efforts to meet its energy needs through solar and curb use of plastics but said that countries still need to do lot more to protect the planet. UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Executive Director Erik Solheim said 2017 is “the first year in human history” when more electricity was … Read more
Google is bringing in India-specific features on Google Maps to address unique challenges and opportunities, a senior company official has said. “Google Maps is not just about navigating from point A to B. We have been building for India, addressing the unique challenges and opportunities, with the sole aim of making Google maps more comprehensive, … Read more
Astronomers have used an Indian telescope to discover the most distant radio galaxy ever known, located at a distance of 12 billion light-years. The galaxy from a time when the universe was only seven per cent of its current age was found using the Giant Meter-wave Radio Telescope (GMRT) in Pune. GMRT is an array … Read more
A facial recognition system will be used across an Olympics for the first time as Tokyo organizers work to keep security tight and efficient at dozens of venues during the 2020 Games. The NeoFace technology developed by NEC Corp. will be customized to monitor every accredited person – including athletes, officials, staff and media – … Read more