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G-7: PM Modi meets Ukrainian President Zelenskyy at Hiroshima in Japan

May 20, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Japan’s Hiroshima, in what was their first in-person meeting since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Until now, they have only spoken virtually, the media […]

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Ukraine: PM Modi may meet President Zelenskyy during G-7 Summit in Japan

May 19, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Nearly 450 days after Russia started a “special military operation” against Ukraine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to hold bilateral talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Japan, the media reported on Friday. On the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G-7) Summit at Hiroshima, the two leaders may […]

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Eco-friendly logistics: GreenLine partners with Nestle India to reduce carbon footprint

May 19, 2023 virendra pandit

Mumbai: GreenLine, India’s first and only LNG-fueled heavy trucking logistics company, on Friday, announced the deployment of its LNG-powered containers at Nestle India’s Sanand facility in Gujarat, in line with the multinational corporation’s sustainability goals to reduce the carbon footprint of its logistics operations. GreenLine has custom created the first-of-its-kind 46-feet-long containers which will be […]

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Disaster: At least 145, mostly Rohingya Muslims, perish from Cyclone Mocha in Myanmar

May 19, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The official death toll from Cyclone Mocha, which emerged in the Bay of Bengal last week, spared India and Bangladesh, but struck Myanmar in full force has reached 145, mostly Rohingya Muslims, late reports from Yangon said on Friday. Unofficially, however, many more are feared killed in the natural calamity. […]

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UN warning: Global temperature likely to rise by 1.5C by 2027

May 18, 2023 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi, May 18: A report has been published by the United Nations and the World Meteorological Organisation, and according to the available data and records, it has shown the possibility of increasing the temperature in the next five years. This report is being considered as a warning by the United Nations. The World Meteorological […]

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Good News: India a “bright spot,” its economy to grow at 6.7% in 2024, says the UN

May 17, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Amid worldwide recessionary trends, hyperinflation in many countries, and the US economy threatened with a debt-cap crisis next month, the Indian economy has continued to perform exceptionally well among major nations and is now expected to grow at 6.7 percent next year, making it the fastest growing economy on the planet. […]

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WHO Declares Covid-19 Pandemic Over

May 5, 2023 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 5: More than three years after it was declared an international threat, the Covid-19 Pandemic is finally over. The World Health Organisation on Friday declared that Covid-19 was no longer a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered complete lockdowns, upended economies in different countries and […]

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Observing Earth Day with the theme “Invest in Our Planet”

April 22, 2023 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi, April 22: Every year, World Earth Day is celebrated on April 22, and this year also, the day is observed with the theme of “Invest in our planet.” The purpose of the day is to raise awareness of the rapidly rising levels of pollution, climate change, and other factors that contribute to damaging […]

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Monkey biz: After buying dogs and donkeys from Pakistan, China set to buy monkeys from Sri Lanka!

April 20, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Even after the world accused it of being the epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic, believed to have originated from the wet markets of Wuhan, China has refused to learn that it cannot fiddle with nature. After buying dogs and donkeys from Pakistan in 2022, it is now set to purchase […]

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Trade: At over $128 bn, the US became India’s biggest trading partner in FY23

April 17, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With increasing, strengthening, and deepening economic ties between the two countries, the USA emerged as India’s biggest trading partner in 2022-23, according to the provisional data of the Union Commerce Ministry. The bilateral trade between India and the US increased by 7.65 percent to USD 128.55 in 2022-23, compared to USD […]