Hyderabad: The domestic vegetable oil industry is pegged at Rs 2.5 lakh crore. The sector has seen huge volatility this year. High oil and oilseed prices, which normally would be a stimulus for increased production, became a challenge in terms of managing the consumer inflation, Indian Vegetable Oil Producers’ Association President Sudhakar Desai tells Telangana […]
While Hu was an economic liberaliser committed to Deng’s mantra of ‘reform and opening’, Xi Jinping has shown himself to be less of a reformer and more of a consolidator.
By Peter Brian Wang An opportunity has arisen. For small and middle powers, increasingly uncertain and aggressive geosecurity has provided a chance to influence global developments. For the Pacific Islands, their time in the sun may have just begun, and they could look to other regions of the world for clues on how to play […]
By Jaya B Phaniharam The National Education Policy (NEP) is widely discussed in view of its recommendations and guidelines. There is apprehension as well as acceptance. Academic institutions are the primary stakeholders constituting college management in the role of policymaking, academic staff in knowledge transfer, training and placement staff in opportunity scouting and coordination staff […]
Mumbai: Actor Priyanka Chopra has urged world leaders to stand up and deal with the “humanitarian and refugee crisis” emerging out of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Priyanka (@priyankachopra) Chopra, who is the goodwill ambassador of UNICEF, took to her Instagram on Friday and posted a […]
California: Credit card and Payment giants Mastercard and Visa announced that they were suspending operations in Russia and that their cards issued by Russian banks will no longer work outside the country. “Effective immediately, Visa will work with its clients and partners within Russia to cease all Visa transactions over the coming days. Once complete, […]
New Delhi: India has requested Russia for the emergency evacuation of its citizens stranded in Ukraine through Russian territory, informed Russian Ambassador-designate to India Denis Alipov on Wednesday. During a press briefing, Alipov said that Russia is in touch with Indian authorities concerning the evacuation of Indian nationals stranded in Kharkiv and other areas of […]
Kiev: Amid ongoing military operations of Russia in Ukraine, the Indian Embassy on Thursday issued a third travel advisory to Indian nationals/students. The Mission asked Indians to be aware of the surroundings, be safe, do not leave homes unless necessary and stress on carrying their documents at all times. “As you are aware, Ukraine is […]
