Speaking at the 62nd General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) hosted by Austria on September 19, the outgoing Atomic Energy Department Secretary Dr. Sekhar Basu recounted India's progress in the nuclear energy sector. Key highlights of Basu's speech: Basu said, "During the last general conference we talked about...
Japan and Singapore Stand 1st on Henley Passport Index
The Henley Passport Index is the original ranking of all the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa. The ranking is based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association, which maintains the world’s largest and most accurate database of...
IMAX Expands in India
IMAX Corporation, Mississauga, Canada-based entertainment technology company specializing in motion-picture technologies and large-format motion-picture presentations, reached agreements to bring nine new large-screen theaters to India. IMAX will partner with Mumbai-based INOX Leisure Ltd., on five of the theaters, and with Mexico's Cinepolis India on the other four. The new theaters...
Canada, India Collaborate to Promote Innovation
Canada and India signed a Memorandum of Understanding to foster cross-border partnerships focused on research excellence and industry-academic collaboration. This agreement will enable Canadian and Indian researchers to undertake graduate level academic research in both countries. "Under the graduate level academic research mobility program, both sides intend to support up...
India Ranks in Top 10 Commonwealth Innovation Index
Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland launched the Commonwealth Innovation Hub on April 16 the opening day of the 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London. On the sidelines of the Meeting, a Commonwealth Innovation Index was launched where India was ranked at 10th position topped by the United Kingdom, Singapore,...
India is Top Recipient of Greenfield FDI from the Commonwealth
The 'Commonwealth Trade Review 2018: Strengthening the Commonwealth Advantage', compiled by the Commonwealth Secretariat, says that India is the top recipient of foreign direct investment (FDI) from within the Commonwealth and is the second-most lucrative source of investment within the 53-member organization after the U.K. "Between 2005 and 2016, India...