India discusses terror with 4 countries
India held crucial discussions with Saudi Arabia, United States, Turkey and the UAE on countering Pakistan-based terror groups.
Solar capacity addition
According to a Crisil report, Inconsistent government actions have cast a shadow over developer sentiment in the solar sector and slowed down capacity addition momentum.
Oxytocin ban
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has moved to oppose the government’s ongoing case at the Supreme Court to ban private drug makers from making and selling oxytocin.
J&K draft of return policy for militants: Rs 6,000 stipend, jobs
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Scientists transform black soot into a boon for water purification
A group of Indian scientists have come up with a new process which promises to help utilize black carbon soot, which is a major air pollutant, for treating industrial waste containing highly poisonous organic dyes.
Strategic oil storage
India is seeking investment from Saudi Arabia to build emergency crude reserves that will act as a buffer against volatility in oil prices and supply disruptions.
SWIFT
The Reserve Bank of India had twice cautioned the banks about the possible misuse of SWIFT infrastructure, much before the letters of undertaking (LoU) scam came to light at the Punjab National Bank
India-Saudi Arabia relations
India invited Saudi Arabia to invest in its strategic oil storage even as it looks to resurrect a $44 billion (Rs. 3.08 lakh crore) refinery project with the world’s largest oil producer after the Maharashtra government denied land at the initial site.
U.S. moves to get China’s support for listing Azhar
The United States is working to convince China to allow the listing of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) Chief Masood Azhar by the UNSC 1267 Committee.
Frozen food safety
Researchers from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (ICAR-CIFT), Kochi, Kerala, in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin, Madison, U.S., have now found a way using gold nanoparticles that they synthesised to help tell if frozen food is still edible.