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India Eyes Global Manufacturing Hub Status: Industry Leaders Push For More FTAs
ABP Live
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August 20, 2025
Industry leaders on Wednesday called for expanding India's Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) to secure preferential treatment in international markets, while stressing that sustainability and policy support will be critical for positioning India as a...
India’s space sovereignty takes flight
The Statesman (India)
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August 20, 2025
For decades, India’s space story was written by one name, ISRO. From the humble launch of Aryabhata in 1975 to the historic Chandrayaan-3 moon landing, it has been the crown jewel of Indian science. But while our scientists were conquering the...
India's Renewable Sector Resilient Amid Healthy Capital Structure, Adequate Liquidity: Report
MENAFN
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August 20, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) India's renewable sector remains resilient as healthy capital structure and adequate liquidity buffers support the sector's credit profile, a report said on Wednesday.According to Crisil Ratings, over 60 per...
India curtails 1,410 GW of solar capacity since 2019, solar federation urges MNRE to act
Down to Earth
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Following reports that solar output in India is being repeatedly curtailed during periods of low demand to keep the grid stable and relieve congestion in transmission lines, a Delhi-based renewable energy policy advocacy body has written to the...
Environmental antibiotic resistance unevenly addressed despite growing global risk, study finds
The National Tribune
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August 20, 2025
In his 1941 novel The Library of Babel , Jorge Luis Borges imagines a universe made entirely of books – every possible 410-page combination of 22 letters, a period, a comma and a space. Somewhere within are all the meaningful works ever written,...
India: IIT Madras SMART Centre Driving Sustainable Logistics Innovation
OpenGov Asia
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August 19, 2025
With support from a global transportation leader, the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has launched the SMART Centre (Supply Chain Modelling, Algorithms, Research and Technology Centre) on its campus to pioneer sustainable,...
Asia’s Retail Revolution: The Rise Of Omnichannel Shopping And Its Impact On Consumer Expectations
Retail News Asia
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August 20, 2025
The Asian retail landscape is witnessing a paradigm shift, thanks to the intriguing rise of omnichannel retailing. Retailers across the region are scrambling to cater to the modern consumer, who seamlessly blends online shopping with in-store...
Japan & Physical AI
Trustnet
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Past performance does not predict future returns. You may get back less than you originally invested. Reference to specific securities is not intended as a recommendation to purchase or sell any investment. Fresh from a research trip to Japan,...
China Issues Warning as US Trains Taiwan Troops
Newsweek
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August 20, 2025
United States-Taiwan military cooperation raises the risk of a Taiwan Strait conflict, the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C., told Newsweek. The warning was in response to reports that hundreds of Taiwanese troops joined an annual National Guard...
Japan hosts Tinubu, other African leaders at TICAD conference
Punch
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August 20, 2025
Japan hosted African leaders on Wednesday for a three-day development conference, offering itself as an alternative to China as the continent reels from a debt crisis exacerbated by Western aid cuts, conflict and climate change. Attendees at the...
asia India, China agree to resume direct flights, boost business links
Asiaone
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August 20, 2025
NEW DELHI — India and China agreed on Tuesday (Aug 19) to resume direct flights and step up trade and investment flows as the neighbours rebuild ties damaged by a 2020 border clash. The Asian giants are cautiously strengthening ties against the...
Japan's exports suffer sharpest decline in four years amid US tariffs
Al Mayadeen
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August 20, 2025
Japan's exports suffered their steepest drop since 2021 in July, driven by US tariffs that slashed auto shipments despite a recent trade deal aimed at easing tensions. Japan experienced its sharpest fall in exports in more than four years last...
Chinese cement manufacturer Suntai Investments appeals High Court fine
Zimbabwe Independent
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High Court HARARE,Aug.2025 (NewsDay Live)-Chinese cement manufacturer Shuntai Investments has filed an appeal against a US$10,000 fine imposed by the High Court for contempt, amid an ongoing legal dispute with Chegutu-based Bryden Country School....
India Reduces Russian Oil Imports, Increases US Supply in 2023
Arabian Post
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August 20, 2025
India’s oil import strategy showed a marked shift in July 2023, as figures indicated a significant dip in Russian oil imports, alongside a notable increase in purchases from the United States. According to the latest data, India’s Russian crude...
India's express logistics to double to $18 Bn, create 7.5 Mn jobs by FY30
Awaz The Voice
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August 20, 2025
New Delhi The express logistics industry in India is expected to double its size and reach USD 18-22 billion by FY30 from USD approx. 9 billion in FY25, growing at a rate of 12-15 per cent CAGR, according to a report by professional services firm...
ASEAN ESG principles must go beyond corporate metrics says Fadillah
The Sun Daily
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August 20, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: ASEAN’s pursuit of energy transition, sustainable water management and climate-resilient infrastructure must be guided by environmental, social and governance principles that extend beyond corporate metrics, Deputy Prime Minister...
Wed-in-India: Why are Indian couples going swadeshi?
The Economic Times
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August 20, 2025
In 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India needs a movement like 'Wed in India' on the lines of 'Made in India'. Addressing an event in Uttarakhand, he said it has become fashionable among millionaire and billionaire business families to go...
Apple said to manufacture all iPhone 17 models in India
The Economic Times
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August 20, 2025
Apple Inc. is stepping up its iPhone production in India, moving assembly of all upcoming iPhone 17 models to five local factories, including two that have just started operations, Bloomberg has reported citing sources. This marks the first time...
Geopix Deems Transfer of Indonesian Wildlife to India Unethical
Tempo.co
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August 20, 2025
Senior Wildlife Campaigner Geopix, Annisa Rahmawati, considers the transfer of protected and unprotected wildlife by the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry to India as an unethical act. This is because, on one hand, orangutans and other animals are...
Competition explores more possibilities for AI to power China-ASEAN cross-border e-commerce
People's Daily Online
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The 2025 China-ASEAN "AI+Cross-border E-Commerce" Innovative Application Competition, part of the "AI for All: China-ASEAN" competition which recently kicked off in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, leverages real-world...