Under India’s G20 Presidency, Global Business Coalition Members call for global action to mitigate the effects of disasters

New York. The Global Business Coalition (GBC) calls upon the G20 Leaders and provides recommendations to take action for developing multi-sector solutions to implement the best available risk reduction, mitigation and response policies and direct much-needed resources to improve disaster resilience. In the wake of the tragic loss of lives and significant economic impacts caused …

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March 30, 2023
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Defence Minister delivers Field Marshal SHFJ Manekshaw Memorial Lecture in Pune

Defence Minister exhorts youth to ideate, innovate & set up new companies to transform India into one of the most powerful nations Delivering G-20 Freedom of Thinkers speech at Symbiosis University in Pune, he urges them to take advantage of Government’s policies & contribute to the country’s growth story by becoming wealth creators Rajnath Singh …

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March 29, 2023
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Sweden to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine

Stockholm. Sweden has said it will provide Ukraine with “around 10″ German-manufactured Leopard 2 tanks and air defence systems.” On Germany’s initiative and after discussions in what we refer to as the ‘Leopard family,’ we have decided to deliver Swedish Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine in close coordination, in particular, with Germany,” Xinhua news agency …

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March 29, 2023
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ISRO-Gaganyaan Crew Successfully complete 1st semester of crew Training

According to the ISRO, the first semester of the crew training has been successfully completed and so far 39 weeks of training activities have been completed The candidates who are Indian Air Force (IAF) test pilots have been undergoing Gaganyaan Mission specific training at the Astronaut Training Facility in Bengaluru ISRO chief S. Somanath meets …

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March 28, 2023
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Air India-Nepal Airlines midair collision averted

Kathmandu. Nepal has banned pilots of an Air India flight from flying in its airspace after they brought down their airplane to 15,000 feet on March 26 without the permission of the Air Traffic Controller (ATC), nearly causing a mid-air collision with a Nepal Airlines flight over Kathmandu. On March 26, before landing at the …

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March 27, 2023
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Ukraine demands emergency U.N. meeting over Putin nuclear plan (Bonnie Bouche)

Kyiv. Ukraine’s government has called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to “counter the Kremlin’s nuclear blackmail” after Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed plans to station tactical atomic weapons in Belarus, AP reports. One Ukrainian official said Russia “took Belarus as a nuclear hostage.” Further heightening tensions, an explosion deep inside Russia …

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March 27, 2023
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Fashion icon Christian Dior to stage solo show in Mumbai

Mumbai. Designer Maria Grazia Chiuri will showcase the focus on feminist values and global craftsmanship that have helped her power growth for Dior, BoF website reported. The collection, which will be available in stores from late April, features silk dresses, evening coats and sari-inspired skirts that reference traditional Indian silhouettes. Some pieces are embellished with …

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March 27, 2023
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Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurates Gorata Martyr Memorial and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Memorial and hoists the 103 feet high tricolor at Gorata Maidan in Bidar, Karnataka

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah inaugurated Gorata Martyr Memorial and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Memorial and hoists the 103 feet high tricolor at Gorata Maidan in Bidar, Karnataka In 1948, at this place, the Nizam killed hundreds of people for hoisting a two-and-a-half-feet tricolor, I am fortunate to hoist a 103-feet tall …

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March 26, 2023
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India’s 1st cable bridge in J&K for trains almost ready

New Delhi. Being built at an altitude of 876m from sea level, the Anji Bridge, being built over Anji gorge near Katra in Jammu and Kashmir as part of the Katra-Banihal section of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said would be completed by January-February 2024. Ninety per cent of …

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March 26, 2023
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