NEW DELHI: India and Australia on Saturday signed an economic cooperation and trade agreement under which Canberra would provide duty-free access in its market for over 6,000 broad sectors of India, including textiles, leather, furniture, jewellery and machinery. The agreement is likely to be implemented in about four months. The India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade…Continue Reading

India’s role in Nepal’s development projects got a fillip on Saturday with the launch of a cross-border railway link and power transmission line, besides inauguration of the ‘Joint Vision Statement on Power Sector Cooperation’ that has the potential to create a second Bhutan model in cross-border power trade. The documents for cross-border railway and power…Continue Reading

West Bengal recorded 41 fresh Covid-19 cases on Friday, taking the tally to 20,17,389, a health department bulletin said.Delhi reported 131 fresh Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate of 0.57 per cent and one death.Certain highly sophisticated equipment which were required to enhance the process stringency were unavailable during the Covid-19 pandemic. It has to…Continue Reading

Ministry of Communications India secures leadership position in ITU’s Council Standing Committee on Administration and Management Indian officer Ms Aprajita Sharrma appointed as the vice chairperson of the international body Posted On: 01 APR 2022 4:23PM by PIB Delhi India has secured a leadership position in Council Standing Committee on Administration and Management of International…Continue Reading

Mexico Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard Casaubónan, who is on India visit, has termed the country an “important partner” in trade and space. This is the first visit of Marcelo Ebrard Casaubón to India in his capacity as foreign minister, during which he will also visit Mumbai with a big delegation.  Speaking to WION’s Principal Diplomatic…Continue Reading

Novavax’ COVID-19 vaccine has been granted emergency use authorization for use in the adolescent population ages 12–18 in India.Novavax, a vaccine development and commercialization company, and Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by volume, announced on March 22, 2022 that Novavax’ COVID-19 vaccine has been granted emergency use authorization (EUA) for adolescents…Continue Reading

NEW DELHI: While the US isn’t happy that Myanmar’s military junta participated in the seven-nation Bimstec summit, India said on Wednesday that the Asean nation is important for successful cooperation among the member-states. India has continued to maintain that its Myanmar policy is driven by its security concerns emanating from insurgency along its border with…Continue Reading