Centre extends export curbs on petroleum products

[ad_1] Image for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The government has extended export curbs on petroleum products that compel oil refiners to sell a significant chunk of their export volumes in the domestic market, as per a notification issued on April 1 by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT). These restrictions […]

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In Ukraine, watching the FIFA World Cup poses challenges

[ad_1] Hlib Kuian, left, and Roman Kryvyi watch a World Cup soccer match on a screen at Mazza Cafe kebab-stand, in Irpin, Kyiv region, Ukraine, on November 29, 2022. | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian video-game vendor Roman Kryvyi, fresh from a soccer game on a snow-blanketed field in suburban Kyiv, sat up close to a […]

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Russia owes ‘whole world’ for environment damage: Ukraine

[ad_1] Ruslan Strilets, Ukraine’s minister of environmental protection and natural resources, speaks at the Ukraine Pavilion during the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, on November 14, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. | Photo Credit: AP Russia must take responsibility for the environmental damage caused by its invasion of Ukraine, Kyiv’s Environment Minister Ruslan Strilets said on […]

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Assist Ukraine returned medical students, create web portal for admissions in alternate foreign universities: SC to Centre

[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Friday suggested that the Centre assist the medical students who had returned to the country from Ukraine in view of the war with Russia to create a web portal giving details of the foreign universities, where they could complete their courses as per the government’s academic mobility programme. A bench […]

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Explained | The Eastern Economic Forum and India’s balancing act

[ad_1] What are the benefits of investing in the Russian Far East? Which all countries are currently investing in the region? What are the benefits of investing in the Russian Far East? Which all countries are currently investing in the region? The story so far: Russia hosted the seventh Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) Vladivostok from […]

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Months after they fled war, Indian students start making the journey back to Ukraine

[ad_1] Seven months after the Russia-Ukraine war forced nearly 20,000 Indian students, most of them studying medicine in Ukraine, to return home to India, many are now making the journey back to their colleges in the war-torn European country. The students, mostly those in the fourth, fifth and sixth year of their courses in Ukrainian […]

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Ukraine breaks through Russian front line in east, nearing key town

[ad_1] The Institute for the Study of War said in a report that it appeared that “disorganised Russian forces [were] caught in the rapid Ukrainian advance” The Institute for the Study of War said in a report that it appeared that “disorganised Russian forces [were] caught in the rapid Ukrainian advance” Western defense officials and […]

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India expresses concern over reports of shelling near Ukraine’s nuclear power plant

[ad_1] “We call for mutual restraint so as not to endanger the safety and security of nuclear facilities,” India’s Permanent Representative to the U.N. Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj said “We call for mutual restraint so as not to endanger the safety and security of nuclear facilities,” India’s Permanent Representative to the U.N. Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj said […]

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Russian crude prices recover on strong India, China demand

[ad_1] India overtook China to become the biggest buyer of Russian oil in July based on seaborne volumes India overtook China to become the biggest buyer of Russian oil in July based on seaborne volumes Spot prices for Russia’s key export crude grade ESPO Blend to Asia have rebounded from all-time lows amid strong demand […]

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Morning Digest July 18 2022

[ad_1] After request from DMK and AIADMK, Centre convenes all-party meeting on Sri Lanka After a request from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the All India Anna Dravdia Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), the Centre has decided to convene an all-party meeting on the situation in Sri Lanka on Tuesday. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi sent an invitation […]

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