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India using INTERNET SHUTDOWNS for political control

October 25, 2023 -

India's reputation for internet shutdowns has exceeded those of other authoritarian governments, such as Russia, Sudan, Iran, Myanmar and Ethiopia. It also contradicts Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of a "digital India," which he has proudly driven since being elected in 2014.

One example of this shutdown happened in the northeastern state of Manipur, which saw its internet service suddenly and unilaterally cut off last May. The ...

India bans onion exports as government tries to control rising food prices

December 12, 2023 -

The latest move sees overseas shipments of onions prohibited until the end of March, with an exception being made for cargos that began loading before the notification was issued. The move comes after the Indian government took steps to release stockpiles of onions to protect consumers from rising costs late this summer.

India also recently placed restrictions on using sugar cane juice for the production of biofuels in an attempt to increase its reserves....

India not turning away from Russian Urals crude even as discount to global benchmarks narrows

August 17, 2023 -

In 2022, Russia became the leading supplier of crude due to affordable prices and good control of energy inflation.

Earlier this year, the discount between Russian crude and the Dubai benchmark stood at roughly $20 on a delivered basis. But recent reports from Argus Media Ltd. reveal that the discounts for Urals cargoes have now dropped to around $8. Still, at least for now, officials from major Indian refiners stayed firm with their commitment to purchasing ...

India BANS exports of non-basmati white rice amid rapid inflation (and global rice panic)

July 25, 2023 -

The Indian government announced that all non-basmati white rice will have to stay in India, this after rice prices had already climbed three percent in a single month. Heavy monsoon rains also caused significant damage to northern India's rice crops, we are told, which is why the government does not want the rice that remains to leave the country's borders.

This is really bad news for the rest of the world since India accounts for more ...

India tells Big Tech: Apply for approval before releasing “unreliable” artificial intelligence models in the country

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The Indian government noted that these trial AI tools should be labeled as such for the potential to provide users with wrong answers to their queries. The use of such tools, including generative AI, and their "availability to the users on Indian internet must be done so with explicit permission of the Government of India," announced the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, in an advisory to tech giants on Friday, March 1....

India joins Russia’s SPFS banking payments system – another death blow to the dollar and Western money dominance

May 05, 2023 -

The Narendra Modi government reportedly agreed to adopt the Russian financial messaging system, known as the Service Bureau of the Financing Messaging System of the Bank of Russia, in order to make payments to the country for trade purposes.

The landmark agreement was signed by Indian external affairs minister S. Jaishankar and visiting Russian deputy prime minister Denis Manturov on April 18 in New Delhi, according to a report from The New Indian Express....

Indian people are starving, but the government wants to use food as fuel instead of feeding the masses

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The country had originally set a target for reaching 20% ethanol blending for 2030, but they recently pushed it forward to 2025. The ethanol they use for fuel is derived as a byproduct during the process of obtaining sugar from sugarcane.

Right now, a tenth of the petrol in India is biofuel blended with ethanol from sugarcane, and the practice of ethanol blending has risen eightfold during the last decade. India currently relies on imports to meet its energy ...

India’s Chandrayaan-3 first to land near the moon’s south pole

August 27, 2023 -

Chandrayaan-3, bearing the lunar lander Vikram, successfully landed near the moon's south pole, making India just the fourth nation to make a successful landing on the lunar surface and the first in history to land near the moon's south pole.

Chandrayaan-3 was launched on July 14 and entered lunar orbit on Aug. 5 transporting Vikram. This was India's second attempt at a moon landing after the failure of Chandrayaan-2, which crashed into the lunar surface ...

Indian-born CEOs flying back to homeland to evade potential charges linked to H-1B visa lottery fraud

June 23, 2023 -

Texas immigration lawyer Rahul Reddy, who represents many Indian-owned subcontractors and visa workers, disclosed this fact during an online question and answer (Q&A) session with graduates from India. He shared: "[The CEOs] are getting prosecuted and investigated. That's the reason why some of them are packing their bags and closing their companies."

The graduates in the Q&A session were worried about federal probes into the H-1B visa fraud in the annual ...

India revokes PepsiCo’s patent on potato variety

December 07, 2021 -

In 2019, PepsiCo sued several Indian farmers in the western state of Gujarat for planting a potato variety that the company patented, known as FC5 potatoes. This potato variety has a low moisture content, which is required to produce snacks such as chips.

PepsiCo argued that it has the right to patent the FC5 variety of potato because the company developed it itself. PepsiCo filed a patent for the potato variety in India in 2016.

The company ...

India PM extends national lockdown to May 3

April 18, 2020 -

In his announcement, Modi noted that while extending the lockdown means paying a “big price” from an economic angle, the measure has long-term benefits for all. The lockdown, which began on March 25, was slated to end at midnight on Tuesday.

“But the lives of the people of India are far more valuable. From the experiences of the last few days it is clear that the path we have chosen is correct,” he added.

The World Health Organization has praised the country's ...