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New Delhi: India recently took a batch of foreign envoys to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Of the 24 envoys, the largest group of 9 envoys were from Europe but British High Commissioner Alexander Ellis did not participate in this visit. The remaining envoys were from Finland, France, Italy, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden. India was keen to see the British High commission join the visit. While the UK did not participate, they were aware of the visit being organized by the Indian govt. Delhi is closely working with authorities to find the best opportunity for the UK high commission to visit the union territory soon. They made this move even after a number of voices have been keen on seeing the developments in Jammu and Kashmir. A visit by British HC could have been beneficial to determine the situation in Kashmir. In light of the recent district development council elections, 4G internet services have been resumed. January saw a discussion on ... » Learn More about India working closely with UK to arrange J&K visit for envoy Alexander Ellis

India’s 2022 FIFA World Cup/2023 Asian Cup qualifying round matches, which were scheduled to be played next month, have been postponed to June due to coronavirus-related travel and quarantine restrictions. The second round of qualification matches have not been held since November 2019 due to COVID-19 pandemic. In November last year, the AFC had said that the matches will be held in March and June this year without specifying the exact dates. The Asian Football Confederation announced on Friday that the majority of Asia’s 2022 World Cup qualifying matches in March will be postponed to May and June — with a few exceptions that include Japan, Australia and Saudi Arabia. “Taking into consideration the existing travel and quarantine restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic across the continent, the AFC and FIFA have jointly agreed to postpone the majority of the upcoming Asian qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022,” the AFC said in a statement. “... all the Asian ... » Learn More about India’s football World Cup qualifying round matches scheduled for March postponed to June

India's exports to China have increased by 16.15 per cent to USD 20.87 billion in 2020 from USD 17.9 billion in the previous year on account of healthy growth in the shipments of ores, iron and steel, aluminum and copper, according to the data of the commerce ministry. IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has been posted for representational purposes only. Photograph: Amit Dave / Reuters. The trade deficit with China has declined 19.39 per cent from USD 56.95 billion in 2019 to USD 45.91 billion in 2020 as the country's imports from the neighbouring country contracted 10.87 per cent to USD 66.78 billion from USD 74.92 billion in 2019, the data showed. Bilateral trade in 2020 decreased by 5.64 per cent to 87.65 billion, compared to USD 92.89 billion in the previous year. In the agriculture sector, the main export commodities which recorded healthy growth includes cane sugar, soybean oil, and vegetables fats and oils. However, the exports of mangoes, fish oil, ... » Learn More about India’s exports to China grow 16.15% to $21bn in 2020

New Delhi : The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has said that no COVID-19 vaccination sessions will be held on February 27 and February 28 across India. The country will witness a two-day halt as the Co-Win digital platform , a software used to coordinate India's COVID-19 vaccination campaign, is being upgraded. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said that on this Saturday and Sunday, the Co-Win digital platform will be transitioning from Co-Win1.0 to Co-Win 2.0. "In view of this, COVID-19 vaccination sessions will not be scheduled during these two days," the ministry informed. The up-gradation is being done as India will begin giving COVID-19 vaccine shots to people above 60 years of age from March 1. People above 45 years of age with comorbidities will also be vaccinated from the same date. Earlier on Friday, Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary along with RS Sharma, Chairman of Empowered Group on Vaccine Administration (Co-WIN) and ... » Learn More about No COVID-19 vaccination sessions on February 27, 28 across India: Know why

New Delhi: February 27, 2021, marks the 90th death anniversary of the Indian revolutionary Chandra Shekhar Azad. Azad was killed on this day in 1931 in Alfred Park, Allahabad after an associate betrayed him. For quite some time, he held the well-armed police that circled him at bay, single-handedly with a small pistol and a few cartridges. However, left with just one bullet, he shot himself in the head and lived up to his resolve that he would never be arrested and dragged to the gallows to be hanged. Below are some facts on the freedom fighter who sacrificed his life for the nation: Chandra Shekhar Azad was born on July 23, 1906, in Bhavra village, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh to Pandit Sita Ram Tiwari and Jagrani Devi. He received his early schooling in Bhavra. He went to the Sanskrit Pathashala at Varanasi for higher studies. Young Chandra Shekhar was fascinated by and drawn to the great national upsurge of the non-violent, non-cooperation movement of ... » Learn More about Remembering India’s valiant hero Chandra Shekhar Azad on his 90th death anniversary

New Delhi: Policymakers and regulators have a valuable role to play on content moderation issues and issues concerning Facebook , the social media giant’s content oversight board told The Economic Times in response to queries on India's new social media rules . “We see the oversight board as one part of the solution to content moderation issues around the world,” said the Facebook Oversight Board , which was created to review content takedowns on Facebook and Instagram based on user appeals and cases referred to it by the company. “The oversight board wasn’t designed to solve every issue with Facebook. Policymakers and regulators have a valuable role to play.” In its first Indian case, the oversight board had in February overturned Facebook's decision to remove a post under its “violence and incitement community standard”. The board said Facebook has so far complied with all of its case decisions. “We do expect that as the work of the board becomes more widely ... » Learn More about How Facebook Oversight Board sees India’s new social media rules

The International Astronomical Union (IAU), an organisation which assigns official names and designations to celestial bodies, has recently confirmed the discovery of 18 new asteroids by Indian students as part of a global science programme. Image by UKT2 from Pixabay The International Asteroid Discovery Project was conducted by STEM and Space, an organisation working towards the learning of astronomy and space science in India, along with the International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC) as part of a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) citizen science project. Over the last two years, 150 students from all around India participated in this two month long campaign to find asteroids, making this the largest asteroid discovery project in India, Mila Mitra, Co-founder and Academic Head of STEM and Space, told PTI . In the project, the students from India, and across the globe analysed the high quality astronomical data provided by ... » Learn More about School students in India discover 18 new asteroids

The United States, the United Nations and the European Union have welcomed the announcement by the militaries of India and Pakistan to strictly observe all agreements on ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir and other sectors, and hoped that it would lead to greater peace and stability in South Asia. In a significant move to ease tension, India and Pakistan on Thursday said they have agreed to strictly observe all agreements on the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) and other sectors. Reacting to the development, the US said it viewed the ceasefire agreement as a positive step towards greater peace and stability in South Asia. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said that the President Joe Biden administration remains closely engaged with a range of leaders and officials in the region, including those in Pakistan. "The United States welcomes the joint statement between India and Pakistan that the two countries have agreed to maintain ... » Learn More about US, UN, EU welcome India-Pak ceasefire agreement

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state refiners ' daily gasoline sales in February rose by 1.5% from a year earlier, its slowest pace of growth in six months, preliminary industry data showed, as record-high retail prices hit consumption. State-refiners' daily diesel sales, which are related closely to economic growth and account for about 40% of overall refined fuel sales in India, fell by 5.3% in February, the largest decline in three months, the data showed. Gasoline and gasoil prices in India have risen to record highs, mirroring global markets. Taxes account for about 61% of retail gasoline prices and about 56% of diesel prices. State fuel retailers sold 2.22 million tonnes of gasoline and 5.81 million tonnes of diesel last month, the data provided by an industry source showed. State companies - Indian Oil Corp, Hindustan Petroleum Corp and Bharat Petroleum - own about 90% of India's retail fuel outlets. Rising diesel and petrol prices could push up inflation, making it harder for the ... » Learn More about India’s daily gasoline sales in February rise 1.5% y/y, diesel sales fall 5.3%: prelim data