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NDMA in place of MFN between India and Pakistan

In order to boost bilateral trade, Commerce Ministers of India and Pakistan have agreed on a Non-Discriminatory Market Access (NDMA) on reciprocal basis to each other, in place...

January 20, 2014

US scientists ‘re-engineering’ Tulsi

At the Western Kentucky University, an Indian-American scientist Chandrakanth Emani along with his team is genetically engineering tulsi or basil to raise its pharmaceutical value. They have genetically...

January 20, 2014

India and South Korea signed nine pacts to boost trade and investments

To boost bilateral ties, India and South Korea signed nine agreements to deepen economic cooperation and strengthen defense engagements. The agreements were signed after delegation level talks between...

January 19, 2014

UK govt ordered urgent probe into Thatcher link to Operation Bluestar (1984)

British Prime Minister David Cameron ordered his cabinet secretary to inquire into newly-released documents suggesting Margaret Thatcher government facilitated the Indian government in 1984 to plan Operation Blue...

January 18, 2014

RBI nod needed for Hong Kong and Macau citizens to set up business in India

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) included Hong Kong and Macau in the sensitive list of countries, along with Pakistan and China that will require its prior approval...

January 18, 2014

Iran seeks permission to open multiple bank accounts in India

Iran has requested the Ministry of Finance and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to allow it to open accounts in multiple banks to facilitate better non-oil trade...

January 18, 2014

‘Sahayog – Kaijin 2014’: India and Japan joint Coast Guard exercise

The 13th edition of joint exercise by the Indian Coast Guard and its Japanese counterpart held approximately at 20 nautical miles off Kochi. The bilateral exercise titled ‘Sahayog-Kaijin...

January 17, 2014

RBI inks a pact with Bank of Japan for raising BSA to $ 50 billion

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Bank of Japan (BOJ) signed an agreement to enhance the maximum amount of the Bilateral Swap Arrangement (BSA) between the two...

January 15, 2014

POSCO's steel plant gets environmental clearance

India’s Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has given environmental clearance to South Korean steel manufacturer POSCO for its Rs 52,000 crore steel plant in Odisha. The company who made the largest...

January 13, 2014

Trade Deficit of India with China soars to $ 31.42 bn

India’s trade deficit with its largest trading partner China reached a humongous $ 31.42 billion as the bilateral trade fell by 1.5% in 2013, recording a declining trend for the...

January 13, 2014

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