NEW DELHI: Over 60 nutrition and public health scholars from 17 countries, including researchers from Harvard, Johns Hopkins and Oxford, have backed India’s mandatory warning labels on packaged foods and beverages high in nutrients of health concern, while urging FSSAI to strengthen system.In a written comment to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, the…
The proposed testing range in Junput will be the third major hub for DRDO after the Chandipur sites and the proposed testing centre in Andhra NEW DELHI: In a boost for the country’s defence testing capabilities, India will get another weapon and missile testing range in Bengal’s Junput coastal village in Purba Medinipur district.In April…
New Delhi: In a unified resolve to combat money laundering and corruption, Brics nations Saturday reiterated their commitment to “effectively identify, detect and disrupt money laundering schemes” and strengthen digital financial security, including prevention of fraud in cross-border payment systems. For the first time, the grouping emphasised putting in place a mechanism to extradite fugitives…
NEW DELHI: Brics nations aim to tighten links between education and jobs, prioritising STEM, vocational training, digital skills and AI, while improving forecasts of future workforce needs, reports Manash Gohain.The New Delhi Declaration connects the full pipeline from basic learning and digital literacy to higher education, technical training and jobs. It calls for cooperation on…
NEW DELHI: India’s concerns over the continuing threat of Pakistan-sponsored terrorism found prominent mention in the Brics Declaration, with the grouping condemning the Pahalgam attack.“We reaffirm our commitment to combating terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, including the cross-border movement of terrorists, terrorism financing and self financing,” said the New Delhi Declaration; a formulation…
NEW DELHI: Declaring the 18th Brics leaders’ summit open, PM Narendra Modi stressed that UN Security Council (UNSC) reforms cannot be delayed any longer and that the “pyramid of privilege” reflected in the current global governance structure must be transformed into a “platform of partnership”.Modi focused on economic integration of the Global South in his…
PM Modi in a family photo with other leaders at Brics Business Forum 2026. (ANI) NEW DELHI: Brics nations Saturday opposed unilateral trade measures such as EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), saying such measures undermine efforts by developing countries aimed at addressing the adverse impacts of climate change.Though they recognised the need to reduce…
BJP leaders at Brics Summit NEW DELHI: India’s success against the odds in bringing Brics countries with incongruent, even conflicting, outlooks on key global issues of contention, such as the West Asia conflict, to throw their weight behind a joint declaration comes as a timely domestic boost for BJP when its rivals are sensing some…
For more than a century, California’s high mountain lakes were stocked with trout to make remote wilderness more attractive to anglers. Between 1870 and 1988, fish were carried or flown into lakes and streams that had historically been fishless, creating new opportunities for recreation but also changing the balance of life in the Sierra Nevada….
NEW DELHI: Brics slammed the unilateral sanctions and tariff and non-tariff measures initiated by countries, arguing that they distorted trade and were inconsistent with global trade rules – a statement that was seen to be aimed at US, which under Donald Trump has resorted to raising import duties.While Trump’s tariff actions, including the reciprocal tariffs…