Tag: India

Young engineer aims to contribute towards J-K’s agriculture sector through new innovations
15Sep By Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia

Young engineer aims to contribute towards J-K’s agriculture sector through new innovations

Dr Mohd Muzamil, an Assistant Professor at the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) in India’s Jammu is making strides in the field of agriculture and playing a vital role at the test lab centre of the institute by developing and testing farm equipment suitable for the Union Territory’s land to achieve its optimum use.“Fields in Kashmir are different. We can’t use very large pieces of equipment. At our labs, we create, as well as test the new technology that comes here, to achieve its optimum use. I believe the smaller tools can help the vegetable and horticulture sectors of the UT a lot,” Muzamil explains.“Agriculture is the backbone of our nature, and if we are supporting agriculture, then we are contributing to the development of the nation,” the yo...
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Indian officials to train Nepali technicians for operating Janakpur-Jaynagar railway line
14Sep By Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia

Indian officials to train Nepali technicians for operating Janakpur-Jaynagar railway line

A total of 26 officials from India will be going to Nepal to provide training to Nepali technicians for the operation of the Janakpur-Jaynagar railway line, according to a contract.“To bring officials from India, an agreement has been reached between Nepal and Indian Railway Board”, Director General of Rail Department of Nepal, Balram Mishra said."We asked for the officials from India in an online video conference held between the Railway Department of India and Nepal. There is a vacancy for various posts in Nepal but no applications have come forward. For now, we will bring officials from India who will also provide training to Nepali officials once the recruitment is done," Mishra added.Nepal's Railways Department has already started completing the procedure to hire Indian officials for ...
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J-K: Construction of Srinagar’s international football stadium in full swing
14Sep By Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia

J-K: Construction of Srinagar’s international football stadium in full swing

The Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) administration is working in full swing in order to host international football matches at the Bakshi football stadium in Srinagar.The stadium is expected to have a seating capacity of 18,000 people.The J&K administration had decided to turn the stadium into an International Football stadium with Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) norms under National Projects Construction Corporation (NPCC) with the budget of Rs 50 crores. However, the construction work came to a sudden halt due to COVID-19 induced lockdown but as the lockdown norms eased, the construction has been resumed.Arshid Hussain, site in-charge, said that the development of Bakshi stadium is being carried out under the FIFA norms. "We are building the synthetic track simil...
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‘Flipkart opens avenues for Nepali sellers as well as consumers’
12Sep By Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia, Market, USA

‘Flipkart opens avenues for Nepali sellers as well as consumers’

Founder and CEO of Sastodeal, a leading e-commerce company in Nepal, feels that the partnership of her company with e-commerce giants Flipkart and Myntra of India has further strengthened friendship between the two nations.After signing the deal, Amun Thapa said the opportunity would be beneficial for consumers in both India and Nepal."Sastodeal's strategic partnership with Flipkart is a big step towards strengthening the Nepal-India relationship. We hope millions of Nepalese consumers and millions of Indian vendors benefit from this partnership," Thapa said.Under the partnership, cross-border e-trade opportunities for local Indian MSMEs will open up and Sastodeal will host over 5,000 product verticals from Flipkart marketplace sellers operating across the categories of babycare and kids, ...
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Kashmir University scientists develop hybrid tomato that grow in winter
11Sep By Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia

Kashmir University scientists develop hybrid tomato that grow in winter

The students and scientists of the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology (SKUAST) in India’s Jammu and Kashmir are in the process of experimenting with imported tomato seed varieties to develop a hybrid that will grow during the winter months as local varieties are not cold-resistant and do not grow during winters in the valley."Our professor wanted us to make our own hybrid of different fruits and vegetables. Germplasm was ordered from the United States, Bulgaria, Peru, Germany, and Poland. We already had some local material that we had been experimenting with for a while, so we brought the two together to see what we could create," said Dr Rizwan Rashid, assistant professor and scientist at SKUAST."We hope that our experiments will soon produce good results ...
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The rise of new India as PM Modi fulfils his promises
9Sep By Brian ThompsonNo Comments
Market

The rise of new India as PM Modi fulfils his promises

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech on the country’s 74th Independence Day came with the credibility of six previous speeches in which all promises made by him have been kept. For example, in 2014, PM Modi promised a bank account for every Indian. Then, from 58% Indians in 2014, almost 400 million new accounts have opened now.A billion plus scale financial inclusion has since been used along with Aadhaar (biometric countrywide data base) to affect the largest and most successful Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT) policy in the world.Now, during the recent coronavirus induced lockdown, while many developed countries struggled to give out some cash in the hands of the poor, India did it instantly within days of the lockdown utilizing the DBT regime.In the 2015 speech, Modi made the prom...
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Imported seed varieties to soar tomato production in India’s Kashmir
9Sep By Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia, USA

Imported seed varieties to soar tomato production in India’s Kashmir

With an aim to boost the production of tomatoes in the Kashmir valley, scientists of the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture Science and Technology (SKUAST) have imported seeds from different countries."Currently, 122 varieties of tomatoes brought from the USA, Germany Poland, Peru, Bulgaria and different states of India also are available in the high-tech Polly houses of the university where scientists are doing different experiments in the shape of exchange the plasma for better results," said Dr Rizwan Rashid, Assistant Professor-cum scientist at SKUAST.Rashid said that these tomato plants are different from the local varieties and are growing fast with a large number of other crops. He further said that they get funding from the Centre's Indian Council of Agricultural Research and...
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Nepal relies on India for life-saving Remdesivir drug
6Sep By Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia

Nepal relies on India for life-saving Remdesivir drug

In order to fight the coronavirus pandemic, Nepal has been relying on India for the supply of life-saving Remdesivir drug, which is being used for the treatment of COVID-19 patients. Though the drug does not cure the virus, it has played a crucial role in treating patients at the critical medical stage.In Kathmandu, Sapana's (name changed) father is admitted to a private hospital and undergoing treatment at intensive care unit (ICU), as he was confirmed to have contracted the virus. She asked her chemist, who had contacts in India, to order Remdesivir as it was not available in Nepal."As my chemist had contacts in India, he was able to bring it to Nepal. Now, my father is doing well and is out of danger. If the medicine was not available in India, his condition would have become worrisome,...
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India-Nepal review implementation of projects in Oversight Mechanism meeting
5Sep By Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia

India-Nepal review implementation of projects in Oversight Mechanism meeting

In the eighth round of Oversight Mechanism meeting, India and Nepal discussed and reviewed the implementation of India-assisted projects in the last one year.A release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nepal said: "The Eighth Meeting of Nepal-India Oversight Mechanism was held in Kathmandu through Video Conferencing under the co-chairmanship of Foreign Secretary Shanker Das Bairagi and Ambassador of India to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra. The meeting made a thorough review of the implementation of the projects under bilateral cooperation.”During the meeting, the release said, discussions were held on the status of implementation of the ongoing projects under Nepal-India bilateral cooperation covering terai roads, crossborder railways, Arun-III hydropower project, petroleum products pipeline...
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Biden Administration to place US-India ties on ‘high priority’
4Sep By Mike TrudellNo Comments
World

Biden Administration to place US-India ties on ‘high priority’

In a major policy document on Indian-Americans, the Joe Biden administration’s campaign has said that it will place a "high priority" on continuing to strengthen the India-US relationship, asserting that no common global challenge can be solved without the two countries working as responsible partners.The campaign also said Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden believes there can be no tolerance for terrorism in South Asia, cross-border or otherwise.A Biden administration will also work with India to support a rules-based and stable Indo-Pacific region in which no country, including China, is able to threaten its neighbors with impunity, it said."Biden will deliver on his long-standing belief that India and the United States are natural partners, and a Biden administration will place...
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