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March 29, New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal met with ministers and ambassadors from the Africa Group on the sidelines of the World Trade Organization's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC-14) in Cameroon.The discussions reaffirmed the deep-rooted civilizational and historical...

Johannesburg, March 27 JNS Cloud Solutions, based in India, has officially launched the Africa AI Skilling Initiative in partnership with global ed-tech giant upGrad Enterprise, aimed at accelerating digital transformation across the continent.The event, held at the Consulate General of India...

New Delhi, March 25 Airtel Africa announced on Wednesday that Sunil Bharti Mittal will retire as Chairman of the board at the conclusion of the company's AGM in July 2026.Gopal Vittal has been appointed as the Non-Executive Chairman, effective from the same date, while Shravin Bharti Mittal...

New Delhi, March 24 Kalpataru Projects International Ltd (KPIL) on Thursday said that the company and its subsidiaries have secured orders worth approximately ₹4,439 crore in the Transmission and Distribution (T&D) business.These include an order for a 400kV transmission line and associated...

A strategic partnership meeting between India and Africa was held on the third day of the 2026 Bharat Electricity Summit in New Delhi. The meeting was chaired by Minister for Power, Manohar Lal.Other attendees included Minister of State for Power and New and Renewable Energy, Shripad Naik...

New Delhi, March 19 South African explorer Steve Boyes, who has spent years obsessively searching for the elusive "Ghost Elephants" in the highlands of Angola, says he faced many moments of frustration, but they were always balanced by the excitement of new discoveries.Boyes is driven by the...

New Delhi, March 11 KEC International, a company within the RPG Group, announced on Wednesday that it has secured new orders worth ₹1,476 crore for transmission and distribution projects in India, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas.These orders include 380 kV transmission lines...

Johannesburg, March 10 India is confident about the latest round of talks aimed at finalizing the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA), the Indian envoy here has said.The agreement will give market access for many Indian goods to South Africa, Namibia...

New Delhi, March 10 Air India and Air India Express will begin charging a fuel surcharge of ₹399 on each domestic flight ticket from March 12, and will also increase the charge for international bookings due to the sharp increase in jet fuel prices amid the Middle East conflict.The new fuel...

Johannesburg, March 10 India has a significant role to play in reshaping the post-World War II world order, which is on the verge of collapse, South African Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Zuko Godlimpi told a gathering of business leaders, academics, and policymakers in Pretoria on...

March 09, New Delhi: India has sent a humanitarian shipment of one thousand metric tons of rice to Malawi to address food security concerns following a drought caused by the El Niño effect.The shipment was dispatched from the Nhava Sheva Port as part of India's humanitarian assistance to the...

Cape Town, March 4 – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa called on Wednesday for greater energy integration across Africa to strengthen the continent's security and diversification as global markets face heightened volatility.Speaking at the Africa Energy Indaba 2026 in Cape Town...

Naypyidaw, March 4 – China's growing military presence in Africa now extends beyond nations that have distanced themselves from Paris, with Senegal and Ghana, which have long been aligned with France and Western security partners, increasing their acquisition of Chinese defense systems.At the...

New Delhi, March 3: India is in a reasonably comfortable position regarding crude oil, LPG, and LNG, with a reserve of 25 days for crude and 25 days for products, including those in transit on ships heading to the country's ports, according to government sources.India imports over 85% of its...

Sheopur (MP), February 28 Nine more cheetahs from Botswana arrived safely at Kuno National Park (KNP) on Saturday, taking India's total count of the big cats to 48, an official said.The third batch of cheetahs from Africa arrived on an IAF aircraft as part of a four-year population revival...

Imphal, February 27 Three Amur falcons, fitted with satellite transmitters in Manipur last November, are currently spending their winter migration period in three African countries, officials said.The falcons, named Ahu, Alang, and Apapang, were tagged by the Manipur Forest Department in...

Sheopur, February 27 A rare and endangered forest owlet has been sighted in Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh just before the arrival of the third batch of cheetahs from Africa, which an official claimed on Friday was "a significant development in the field of ornithology".Eight cheetahs...

Imphal, February 27 – Three Amur falcons, fitted with satellite transmitters in Manipur last November, have been tracked to different African countries after completing a record transcontinental journey, officials said on Friday.A forest official in Manipur's Tamenglong district said the birds...

New Delhi, February 27 The auto PLI scheme has accelerated production among approved electric two-wheeler manufacturers, but it has significantly altered the competitive dynamics, with the cost advantage being used to capture the domestic market share rather than building export-ready platforms...

Sheopur (MP), February 27 Eight more cheetahs will be airlifted from Africa and brought to Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday morning, an official said on Friday.Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender...