India’s push to blend ethanol with petrol, promoted as a clean energy transition, is now raising serious concerns over its impact on the country’s already stressed water resources. At the centre of the issue are water-intensive crops such as sugarcane, maize, and rice, which are increasingly being used as raw materials for ethanol production. Experts
LONDON, Apr 24: Vikram Doraiswami has wrapped up his tenure as India’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom this week and will now take up his new assignment as India’s Ambassador to China in Beijing. UK Foreign Office Minister for the Indo-Pacific, Seema Malhotra, praised Doraiswami’s contribution in elevating India-UK ties to a “new level”
BUDGAM, Apr 24: Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday said India is set to emerge among the top 10 sporting nations by 2036 and aims to break into the top five by 2047. Speaking to reporters after inaugurating a 30-bedded Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) hospital at Ompora in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, Mandaviya said
NEW DELHI, Apr 22: In the backdrop of the ongoing West Asian conflict, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz are not distant events but stark realities with direct implications for India’s security and economic stability. Addressing the German Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence and Security on the first
NEW DELHI, Apr 22: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday paid tribute to the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack and reaffirmed that India remains firm and resolute in its commitment to defeat terrorism in all its forms across the world. She said the tragic loss of innocent lives in the heinous attack remains deeply etched
Srinagar, Apr 11 : Senior National Conference leader and Advisor to the Chief Minister, Nasir Aslam Wani, on Saturday said Pakistan played a role in easing tensions in West Asia, while asserting that India’s ties with Israel limited New Delhi’s ability to take a similar initiative. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event