Asia India Antidumping duties have been imposed for five years on five Chinese products - from aluminium to silicone sealant - all used in key industry production, to guard local manufacturers from cheap imports from the neighboring country
Asia India Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Twitter account, with more than 70 million followers, doubles the number of any world leader and was hacked with a message saying India had adopted bitcoin as legal tender and would distribute it to all citizens
Asia India Alpine skier Arif Khan is the first, and so far only, Indian athlete to qualify for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics; he said he was proud of the big boost that can come for winter sports for the youth of his region, Kashmir
Asia India The ban on construction work ends today, while the ban on schools, imposed last week due to worsening air pollution levels, continues; the air quality index has reached values 20 times higher than WHO warning values
Asia India The country's exports of cotton are estimated to potentially grow up to 81% by 2026 - from 36 to 65 US$ million in value - following the industry stakeholders try to take distance from China
Asia India Diwali 2021, the Hindu Festival of Lights, is celebrated today by 966,3 million people, around 78% of the population
Asia India The Worli fishermen staged a colorful yet dramatic protest on their boats against ambitious coastal road project in Mumbai which is set to change the map of town affecting their livelihoods
Asia India In a boom of production of defense devices, Prime Minister Modi said that exports have increased by 325% in the last five years and that both private and public sectors are working hand in hand for national security
Asia India An energy crisis is looming in some states, including Delhi and Punjab, due to a combination of factors such as excess rainfall hitting coal movement and imported coal-based power plants generating less than half of their capacity due to record-high rates
Asia India Sonam Wangchuk, awarded with Rolex Prize 2016 for his ice stupas, a simple yet life-changing tecnique of piling up ice to guarantee irrigation in the dry seasons with meltwater, now sees the University of Aberdeen developing his technology
Asia India With over 4.000 players of ultimate frisbee in around 100 villages in Assam, this sport is erasing ethnic divisions in a region with a mixed population of indigenous Bodos, Assamese, Gorkhas, Bengali-speaking Muslims and tea tribes
Asia India In August, the country administered more vaccines than the G7 nations combined - over 180 million doses - in an effort to vaccinate the entire eligible population and prevent a drastic surge in the number of infections
Asia India Yahoo has shut down its news websites in the country due to new foreign direct investment rules that restrict foreign ownership of media companies that operate and publish digital content