India

Culture news

Can European luxury brands shine during Diwali?

Preparations for the five-day festival began a while ago in India with shoppers on the lookout for even more luxurious gifts and outfits for this year's event which has increasing importance to Europe's leading luxury brands.

05/11/2023

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India's capital suffers "air-apocalypse" as smog descends on New Delhi

A "green war room" hasd now been set up to combat air pollution, which reduces the life expectancy of the city's inhabitants by twelve years.

03/11/2023

India

Train crash in India kills 13 and injures dozens more

The accident occurred late Sunday after one of the passenger trains overshot a signal between the towns of Alamanda and Kantakapalle in Andhra Pradesh state.

30/10/2023

Economy

Indians have just a few days to return billions in banknotes

The country's highest-value banknote will be withdrawn by the end of September - $3 billion worth of which is still in circulation.

25/09/2023

India

India stops issuing new visas to Canadian citizens over political spat

The diplomatic rift between India and Canada continues to grow as both countries carry out 'tit-for-tat' political reprisals.

22/09/2023

Business

New trade corridor, new member: Five key takeaways from the G20 summit

Last weekend leaders of the richest countries gathered in New Delhi for the G20 summit. Here’s how they plan to shake up the world’s economy

11/09/2023

India

Trudeau stuck in India after plane breaks down

Canadian PM was due to return home on Sunday after G20 summit in Delhi but a mechanical fault kept him in India overnight.

11/09/2023

India

G20 leaders pay respects at Gandhi memorial as they wrap up summit

G20 leaders paid their respects to Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi as their summit came to a close Sunday, a day after the group added a new member and reached an agreement on a range of issues but softened their language on Russia's war in Ukraine.

10/09/2023

India

Consensus reached on G20 declaration despite Ukraine differences - Modi

There had been concerns that, due to the absence of the Russian and Chinese presidents and marked differences of opinion within the group over the war in Ukraine, that an agreement would be hard to come by.

09/09/2023

India

African Union to become permanent member of G20, says Indian PM Modi

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off G20 talks by announcing that the African Union would join the group of the world's top economies.

09/09/2023

Culture news

Will India become Bharat? Why some countries change their name

Bharat is a Sanskrit term found in scriptures from around 2,000 years ago and the G20 summit in India is a perfect platform to let the world know.

09/09/2023

India

G20: Biden and Modi working in 'warmth and confidence' to build ties

President Joe Biden opened his visit to India on Friday by meeting privately with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Indian leader's home in a session the White House said was marked by “undeniable warmth and confidence” going into the annual Group of 20 summit.

08/09/2023

Green News

‘Knife edge’: Campaigners urge G20 to act on climate

The G20 summit opens in Delhi tomorrow. What does it mean for the climate?

08/09/2023

India

G20: India seeks voice for Global South but Ukraine war to overshadow

It’s never been easy for the leaders of the world’s largest economies to find common ground, but Russia’s war on Ukraine has made it even harder for the Group of 20 meeting to reach meaningful agreements this year.

08/09/2023

Economy

Your guide to the New Delhi G20 summit

Leaders of the richest countries will meet this weekend in India to discuss the world’s biggest issues. But there’s a high chance the power clashes between them will overshadow global problem solving.

07/09/2023

Space

From the Moon to the Sun: India launches its latest space mission

India launched the mission in its ambitious space programme on Saturday on a trip to the centre of the solar system.

02/09/2023

Mobility

What's behind India's booming interest in EVs?

India has become one of the fastest-growing EV markets in the world.

01/09/2023

Mobility

Chandrayaan-3: What you need to know about India's Moon landing

Just days after Russia's lunar spacecraft Luna-25 crashed into its surface, an Indian mission to reach the Moon's south pole enters its critical phase.

23/08/2023

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WATCH: Heavy rains cause destruction and death in India's Himalayas

At least 72 people have died in India after days of relentless rain in the Himalayan region triggered landslides and flash floods, government officials said on Thursday.

17/08/2023

Green News

Trees and renewables help India slash emissions rate by 33%

India’s greenhouse gas emissions rate fell by one-third in 14 years, sources reveal.

10/08/2023

India

G20 ministers fail to reach agreement on key climate issues

The world's environmental and climate ministers agreed on most points, but could not reach a consensus on issues such as fossil fuels, emissions and carbon taxes.

29/07/2023

Culture news

Hindus criticise sex scene in 'Oppenheimer'

“Now I am become death, the destroyer of Indian box office figures.”

25/07/2023

India

India's prime minister breaks silence over deadly ethnic clashes

Confict began after a video of two women being beaten by a group of men in the state of Manipur went viral.

20/07/2023

Green News

India: Flash flooding brings water up the walls of the Taj Mahal

Due to extreme monsoon rains, the Yamuna river has risen the closest to India’s most popular tourist site since 1978.

19/07/2023

Eco-Innovation

Could solar power be the answer to zero emissions train travel?

As India 'solarises' its railways, here are the European countries realising the potential of sun-powered trains too.

19/07/2023

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India successfully launches new mission to land robot explorer on moon

India has successful launched a rocket to the Moon in a new bid to join the exclusive club of nations - Russia, the United States and China - who have successfully completed a controlled lunar landing.

14/07/2023