New Delhi is relaxing its environmental regulations on coal mining to encourage the industry to extract more coal. The country’s energy sector, which is largely dependent on coal, does not have enough fuel to generate sufficient electricity. India has environmental regulations loosenedto help the coal mining industry increase production as the country struggles to provide […]
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India bans wheat exports – food safety at risk — RT EN
Facing a looming global grain shortage, India, the world’s second largest wheat producer, has imposed an immediate halt to wheat exports. This is justified with the safeguarding of food safety in the South Asian country. The world’s second largest wheat producer, India, has banned the export of the grain with immediate effect. The decision came […]
Russian exports to India up significantly — RT DE
Despite political pressure from Western countries on India to refrain from importing fossil fuels from Russia, New Delhi has dramatically increased imports from the country over the past 12 months. Since the start of the Ukraine war, Russian exports to India have tripled despite pressure from Western countries, the Financial Express newspaper reports. In the […]
India looks to benefit from cheap Russian crude — RT EN
With Western sanctions against Russia and the looming oil embargo, refiners in India are seeing profit margins rising rapidly. One of the country’s largest refiners has even put planned repairs on hold to boost processing. India’s refinery giant Reliance Industries has shelved planned repair work on the world’s largest oil refinery complex. It is keen […]
India halts mandatory COVID-19 vaccination and slams WHO methodology on coronavirus deaths — RT EN
The Supreme Court of India states that no citizen should be forced to be vaccinated. The WHO names around ten times as many deaths in India as the official Indian corona statistics. A protest note from India formulates intensified criticism of the methodology of the WHO. The Supreme Court in India declared in a May […]
EU and India agree on Trade and Technology Coordination Council — RT EN
Apr 26, 2022 1:02 p.m Washington and Brussels are trying to persuade New Delhi to join sanctions against Moscow. Now the head of the EU Commission traveled to India. Both sides decided to set up a trade and technology coordination body. India and the EU have agreed to set up a new Trade and Technology […]
India has halved extreme poverty — RT EN
26 Apr 2022 06:15 am World Bank researchers say there has been a significant drop in extreme poverty in India. That’s according to a study that observed the trend in both rural and urban areas. Extreme poverty in India, the second most populous country in the world, fell by an estimated 12.3 percentage points between […]
US drags India into orbit of Russophobic sanctions – its elephant memory will thwart it — RT EN
Apr 23, 2022 10:31 p.m Commentary by Sergei Strokan US President Joe Biden met virtually with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Immediately afterwards, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin held talks with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Defense Secretary Rajnath Singh in Washington. The Indian defense minister then […]
India to increase imports of Russian energy resources — RT EN
Apr 21, 2022 6:15 am Indian economy is showing increasing interest in Russian energy resources. According to reports, Indian companies want to import more oil and coal from Russia. However, the situation is complicated by the lack of a clear payment mechanism. According to media reports, Indian importers are planning to buy more Russian crude […]