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Narendra Modi on Thursday said the government has undertaken many reforms in the last 10 years for the growth of the food processing sector and the effort is to ensure that India sets global benchmarks for innovation, sustainability and safety in the food sector. The Prime Minister's message was read at the third edition of World Food India 2024, which is being held in the national capital from September 19 to 22. The event will see participation from over 90 countries. «In the modern era, through progressive agricultural practices, strong administrative frameworks and cutting-edge technologies, our effort is to ensure that India sets global benchmarks for innovation, sustainability and safety in the food sector,» Modi said. During the last 10 years, he said the government has introduced wide-ranging reforms to transform the food processing sector.

Hardeep Singh Puri lauded India's economic growth under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the country has advanced from the 10th largest economy in 2014 to the 5th largest by 2019, surpassing the UK. Speaking at a community reception, organized by Consul General of India in Houston, D C Manjunath, at India House here, Puri emphasized Houston's pivotal role in the global energy sector, particularly in green hydrogen and aerospace. Expressing his thoughts about deepening US-India collaboration in the clean energy sector, Puri praised India's refining capacity and initiatives in biofuel blending, aiming to boost refining capacity to 300 million metric tons per annum. He termed the US-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership as a cornerstone of future collaboration between the two countries.

CT scanners in a bid to detect explosives and other threats.The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority says it plans to install the technology, which provides 360-degree views via computerized X-ray imaging, at airport checkpoints across the country in the coming years.The project kicked off Wednesday at the Vancouver airport, where the first of the machines now sit astride conveyer belts in the security screening area.Vancouver International Airport CEO Tamara Vrooman says travellers no longer need to remove liquids, aerosols, gels or large electronics — laptops included — from their carry-on bags.

South Africa is set to implement a points-based system for issuing work visas and permits to individuals wishing to live in the country while working remotely for foreign companies. Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber announced that the new regulations for both visa categories are now finalized, and the rollout is expected within the next 30 days. The new system will allow individuals employed and paid in another country to reside in South Africa while spending their foreign earnings locally. Schreiber highlighted the benefits, stating, «A person who is employed and paid in another country will now be able to move to sunny South Africa to spend all of their dollars, yen, euros, pounds or renminbi right here.» He clarified that these remote workers are only required to register with the tax agency if they reside in South Africa for more than six months in a year. Schreiber, a member of the Democratic Alliance, emphasized the attractiveness of the remote-working visa, saying, «Our new remote-working visa must be one of the best deals I’ve ever come across. South Africa carries none of the cost of employing these nomads, yet we reap all of the benefits.»

Quad Summit in Delaware will show that the four-nation grouping is more strategically aligned and relevant than ever before, the White House has said. QUAD, comprising Australia, Japan, India and the US, is an initiative of President Joe Biden. In the first 100 days of his presidency, Biden convened a virtual leadership summit of the QUAD countries in 2020. Since then QUAD leaders have been holding an annual summit on a rotation basis. «We believe you'll see… that the Quad is more strategically aligned and more relevant than ever before,» John Kirby, White House National Security Council Strategic Communications Director told reporters at a news conference here on Wednesday.

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Chinese economy has the capacity to bring about long-drawn troubles for the entire world, looking at the amount of exports the nation carries for major countries across the globe. With big recession fears driving the Chinese economy at this point Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio has broadly claimed that things in the country could be on the verge of an economic slowdown, something that has already happened during the pandemic period, and could happen yet again.

digital banking channels. This is a practice usually followed by lenders while opening credit accounts, but is now being replicated for deposit accounts too, according to three people in the know. This comes at a time when banks are trying to weed out mule accounts —accounts which receive funds from illegal sources or through fraudulent transactions — from their systems. Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das had at a July 3 meeting urged bank chief executives to step up their fight against such accounts. “Some of the largest banks in the country could be processing around Rs 300-400 crore worth of fraudulent transactions through mule accounts on a monthly basis; for mid-tier banks, the amount could be around Rs 50-100 crore. This is becoming a serious problem for banks as digital payments become more ubiquitous,” a senior banker with a private sector bank said on the condition of anonymity.

North Korea said Thursday that leader Kim Jong Un supervised successful tests of two types of missiles — one designed to carry a «super-large conventional warhead» and the other likely for a nuclear warhead, as he ordered officials to bolster up his country's military capabilities to repel U.S.-led threats. The tests were apparent references to the multiple missile launches that neighboring countries said North Korea performed off its east coast on Wednesday, extending its run of weapons display as confrontations with the U.S. and South Korea escalate. The official Korean Central News Agency said that Kim oversaw the launch of the country's newly built Hwasongpho-11-Da-4.5 ballistic missile tipped with a dummy «4.5-ton super-large conventional warhead.» It said the test-firing was meant to verify an ability to accurately hit a 320 kilometer (200 mile)-range target, suggesting it's a weapon aimed at striking sites in South Korea.

Tom Suozzi, has condemned the desecration of BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir in New York's Melville with messages of hatred and asserted that vandals and criminals, who commit hate crimes should be held accountable. Member of US Congress, representing New York's 3rd Congressional District, Tom Suozzi, raised the issue of desecration of BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir in Melville in the US House of Representatives. He spoke about the rise in the acts of vandalism, bigotry and hate. He said that Hindus place hands together and greet people with namaste to show respect to them. In his speech at the US House of Representatives, Suozzi said, «I guess we all know that hate has always been a part of human existence, but we see so many hate crimes today. Late Sunday night, vandals defaced the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir on Long Island with vile hate and bigotry against the Hindu community. I've seen Hindus many times and many of you have as well, when they place their hands together, they bow and they say namaste.»

Hezbollah. The blasts — which came after Israeli officials said they were ready to step up attacks against the Iranian-backed militia — have heightened concerns that Israel's long-simmering conflict with the group might escalate into a broader war. Hezbollah and Iran quickly blamed Tuesday's operation on Israel, an assessment confirmed by U.S. and other officials. Israel has not confirmed or denied responsibility. With hospitals in Lebanon struggling to cope with the number of wounded, Israel and Lebanon were tensely awaiting a promised retaliation from Hezbollah and its allies.

social security framework for them. A directive in this regard was given by labour and employment minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday after a meeting with eight aggregators and industry associations. Mandaviya asked aggregators to register all their gig and platform workers on the e-Shram Portal within the next three months, stressing that the workers' registration is crucial for extending further benefits to them under various government initiatives. Representatives from Urban Company, Swiggy and Instamart, Zomato and Blinkit, Porter, Even Cargo, Amazon, Uber and Ola attended the meeting along with industry chambers including the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci), the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Deloitte, Employers' Federation of India and IndiaTech.

Daylight saving 2024 in the USA is ending soon. The fall season is all set to start on this weekend, the autumnal equinox will take place on Sunday. The clock will set back for an hour.

police complaint on Wednesday and held massive protests against BJP leaders, including Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu, over their statements against Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi. The protesters shouted slogans, burned effigies, stood on barricades while protesting against the BJP as the police tried to control the crowd. The protest against Bittu extended beyond the national capital, with party members staging demonstrations across the country. Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Ajay Maken filed a police complaint against Bittu, Delhi BJP leader Tarvinder Singh Marvah, Shiv Sena's (Shinde) Sanjay Gaikwad, and Uttar Pradesh minister Raghuraj Singh.

electric vehicle, a midsize SUV called Concept eVX, in January 2025, Maruti Suzuki India plans to set up close to 25,000 EV charging points, multiple people aware of its plans said. In addition to tapping into its 5,100-plus service centres in 2,300 cities, the country's leading carmaker is also in talks with oil marketing companies (OMCs) and energy companies to create a charging ecosystem, which has been one of the biggest deterrents to faster adoption of electric mobility in the country, they said. «They (Maruti) have started surveying their dealer workshops for charging points,» said a person aware of the plans. «The plan is to have at least one dedicated bay and two charge points at its service centres. The company has already started training service mechanics in Bengaluru.»

Throughout Bogota, tiny corner restaurants serve amazing Colombian food. For outsiders, El Chato is a must-try for local cuisine. This contemporary Colombian bistro, led by Paris- trained chef Alvaro Clavijo, debuted on the World's 50 Best Restaurants list in 2023, and climbed eight places in 2024. El Chato interior spans two floors, with the second level offering a view of the kitchen and the eatery's fabulous spice library. Committed to redefining local flavours, Clavijo explores his country, searching for new produce to include on the extensive a la carte and tasting menus. The focus is on creating dishes that enhance Colombian ingredients, such as chicken hearts with candied native potato and suero costeno, a fermented-milk-based condiment; mussels with coconut rice and arracacha, a root vegetable; and lobster with tamarind and ant.

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NTPC Green Energy filed draft papers for a Rs 10,000 crore ($1.19 billion) initial public offering on Wednesday, as it looks to cash in on the country's renewables ramp-up plans and a red-hot equities market. The company, a unit of power producer NTPC, will only issue new shares, and existing shareholders will not sell any stake, the draft papers showed.

EV-D68 nucleic acids have been found to be rising in wastewater across the country, according to Alexandria Boehm of the WastewaterSCAN monitoring network. Epidemiologist Caitlin Rivers notes that the time coincides with AFM's traditional peak season, which is September. This virus has been associated with periodic surges in AFM incidence in the United States since 2014.