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agricultural landscape is crucial. India's "White Revolution" or "Operation Flood," initiated in the 1970s, ushered in a dairy boom that transformed India into the world's largest milk producer. But while this has enhanced milk productivity, it has also raised significant environmental and societal challenges.

Prachanda's China visit in September could result in a power trading agreement on the lines of the Himalayan nation's cross-border power trading agreement with India, signalling a balancing act by the former Maoist leader. Nepal wants to develop a cross-border transmission line with China via the border district of Rasuwa, which is expected to be signed during Prachanda's visit, according to Kathmandu-based sources. Nepal also wants to learn best practices in agriculture from China while simultaneously engaging with India in the same sector, according to one of sources quoted above.

Auditors foremost obligation is to uphold the public interest, backed by audits granted through statutes, and the firm reserves the right to refuse work for companies that do not meet essential standards of personnel treatment, governance, controls, and cooperation, said Larry Bradley, Global Head of Audit for KPMG International, on Big Four firms refusing or walking away from risky audits. In a chat with ET, Bradley talks about the efficacy of joint audits, concentration risk in audits, and the best way to regulate the profession.

NCCF) on Sunday said it sold 71,500 kg of tomatoes at a subsidised rate in the national capital in the two-day mega sale held ahead of the Independence Day celebration in order to provide relief to consumers from high prices. The mega sale was conducted in 70 different locations like Seelampur and R K Puram in Delhi, the cooperative said in a statement.

NEW DELHI : India is working with multilateral forums, including the UN and the G20, to create collaborations that would certify, register, test and benchmark Indian digital public infrastructure (DPIs) and public goods (DPGs), two people with direct knowledge of the matter said. The success of some of the government’s popular DPI programmes like CoWin, UPI, Digilocker and Diksha (national digital infrastructure for teachers) has prompted New Delhi to seek its own rating and testing mechanism for DPIs and DPGs, the people mentioned above said.

Officials said that the utilisation of the India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) is as high as 90% in around 113 products especially labour intensive items where duties were reduced to nil from 5% under the pact. “90% of the exports of these products to Australia are happening through the FTA (free trade agreement) route,” said an official.

Narendra Modi has reiterated that India has a strict policy of zero tolerance against corruption. Singh also called for wider cooperation between the two countries in sharing Information and communication technology (ICT) innovations, promoting cross-sector cooperation, and forging partnerships to prevent and combat corruption. Tugendhat renewed the UK’s offer that India, being a signatory to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC), also implement Article 16 of UNCAC that deals with bribery of foreign public officials (foreign bribery).

India and the United Kingdom are striving to create a more transparent and corruption-free society, Union Minister Jitendra Singh has said. He also called for wider cooperation between the two countries in sharing information and communication technology (ICT) innovations, promoting cross-sector cooperation and forging partnerships to prevent and combat corruption, according to an official statement issued on Sunday.

₹91 crore - has been awarded to McKinsey and Company India LLP and Accenture Solutions Private Limited India. While the RBI is already using AI and ML in supervisory processes, it now intends to upscale it to ensure that the benefits of advanced analytics.

Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED), has been selling tomatoes at ₹70-90 a kilo across north Indian states since 14 July. Because of the government’s sustained intervention over the past month, prices are falling steadily in almost all locations, an official statement said.

Tom Tugendhat said, amid India's continuing push for extradition of billionaire fugitives Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi. Tugendhat, without citing specific cases, said legal processes must be adhered to in matters relating to extradition. «We both (the UK and India) have legal processes that must be gone through.

Greece following his trip to South Africa for the BRICS summit later this month has been shaped by the fact that Greece, unlike many other western nations, has consistently supported India's position on Jammu and Kashmir for decades, said people with knowledge of the matter. What is relatively unknown is that following India's nuclear tests in May 1998, when most western countries were contemplating sanctions against India, Greece's defence minister visited India in December 1998 — the first defence minister from a NATO country to visit India after the tests — and signed a memorandum of understanding on defence cooperation, said an official.

September 9-10, New Delhi will host the annual summit of the Group of 20, a global forum for economic cooperation, representing 85% of the world’s output. As over 40 world leaders are expected to huddle over that weekend at Bharat Mandapam, a newly revamped convention centre in the capital's Pragati Maidan, India, as its president, may have to tread a tightrope between warring factions, building a consensus in hashing out a declaration acceptable to its members. It is a daunting task.

Parliament this week came into force on Saturday after they received the assent of President Droupadi Murmu. The legislations that become operational are: The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023; The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2023; The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023; The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Act, 2023; The Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Act, 2023; The National Dental Commission Act, 2023 and The Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2023.

PTI said. The 47-year-old DMK politician was arrested by ED on 14 June and is lodged in Puzhal central jail in Chennai. In its chargesheet, the central agency included documents seized, and purported cash receipts recovered.

NEW DELHI: In a display of naval collaboration, two Indian naval ships, INS Visakhapatnam and INS Trikand, coordinated a bilateral Naval Maritime Partnership Exercise with the UAE Navy at Port Rashid, Dubai on August 8, the Ministry of Defence said. After two days of detailed planning, the two navies conducted the bilateral maritime partnership exercise, aimed to enhance the interoperability and synergy between the two navies by cross-training on tactics, techniques and procedures while developing stronger professional bonds.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried left a federal courtroom in handcuffs Friday when a judge revoked his bail after concluding that the fallen cryptocurrency wiz had repeatedly tried to influence witnesses against him. Bankman-Fried drooped his head as Judge Lewis A. Kaplan explained at length why he believed the California man had repeatedly pushed the boundaries of his $250 million bail package to a point that Kaplan could no longer ensure the protection of the community, including prosecutors' witnesses, unless the 31-year-old was behind bars. After the hearing ended, Bankman-Fried took off his suit jacket and tie and turned his watch and other personal belongings over to his lawyers. The clanging of handcuffs could be heard as his hands were cuffed in front of him. He was then led out of the courtroom by U.S. marshals. It was a spectacular fall for a man who prosecutors say portrayed himself as «a savior of the cryptocurrency industry» as he testified before Congress and hired celebrities including Larry David, Tom Brady and Stephen Curry to promote his businesses.

India needs a new green revolution under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to show the path of natural farming to the world and lead the way for prosperity of farmers. This green revolution will bring wealth from across the world to India by finding markets for organic products, he said.

₹242 per kg has led India to import tomatoes for the first time amid supply disruptions caused by heavy rains. Nepal is keen to export vegetables, particularly tomatoes, to India over the long term. However, this endeavour is contingent upon India providing straightforward market access and necessary facilities, according to Shabnam Shivakoti, spokesperson for Nepal's Agriculture Ministry told PTI on August 11.

Anthony Albanese has confirmed his participation in the upcoming G20 summit to be held in New Delhi next month Albanese will be among leaders of G-20 nations who are scheduled to attend the G-20 summit under India's presidency in New Delhi this September. The G20 is the world's preeminent forum for global economic cooperation. Leaders will focus on navigating the global economy back to strong, sustainable and resilient growth, according to a statement by the Australian PM's office.

Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of a ₹100-crore temple dedicated to social reformer Sant Ravidas in the Sagar district where he will also address a public meeting. Notably, this will be PM Modi's second visit in just over a month to poll-bound Madhya Pradesh.