Ready to work with new SL Govt: India
New Delhi: India on Thursday said it was ready to work very closely with the new Government in Sri Lanka and expressed hope that it will fulfill aspirations of the Tamil community living in the island country.
Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs underlined India’s willingness to work closely with the new Government.
Vietnam hails India’s stand on s china sea
New Delhi: Vietnam appreciates India’s position on the South China Sea issue which is especially relevant in context of recent incidents in its territorial waters, Vietnamese envoy to India Pham Sanh Chau said on Thursday. Pham also said Vietnam understands India’s "genuine concerns" over which it did not join the RCEP.
Rs 10 crore for solar rooftop projects
New Delhi: Distributed Energy, a Chennai-based aggregation that connects renewable projects with funders and accelerates the deployment of renewable energy across the developing world, has received Rs 10 crore in funding from Ramez Naam (Co-Chair of Energy and Environment at Singularity University). Its focus is on solar rooftop projects across India and Africa from 100 kW to 5 MW.
Celebrations of World Fisheries Day begin
New Delhi: Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday inaugurated the celebrations of World Fisheries Day. Ministers of State Dr Sanjeev Balyan and Pratap Chandra Sarangi were also present and felicitated outstanding fish farmers, aquapreneurs and fisher folks.
23% H1-B visa denied in 2019 fiscal year
New Delhi: About 23 per cent of new petitions seeking H1-B visas for the US were denied in the 2019 fiscal year, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said in the Rajya Sabha.
Raga writes to Vijayan on Snakebite case
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday wrote to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on the death of a schoolgirl bitten by a snake inside her classroom, stating that the school’s "crumbling infrastructure" needed urgent attention of the State Government.