Minister of state for external affairs and environment, forest and climate change, Kirti Vardhan Singh, is leading the Indian delegation at the 19th mid-term ministerial meeting of the non-aligned movement (NAM), being held on October 15-16. Ahead of the main ministerial, a senior officials meeting (SOM) was held on October 13-14, where India was represented by secretary (West) in the ministry of external affairs, Sibi George. Learn More

India on Wednesday offered the indigenous Akash air defence missile system to Brazil, even as the two countries decided to bolster their defence cooperation as well as explore opportunities for co-development and co-production of weapon systems and platforms. The progress of ongoing defence-related bilateral initiatives, with identification of priority areas for joint work, was reviewed in the meeting between defence minister Rajnath Singh and visiting Brazilian vice preside

The total acreage of Kharif crops reached 1,121.5 lakh hectares at the end of the summer sowing season this year, which is not only 6.5 lakh hectares more than the previous year but also 24.5 lakh hectares higher than the normal acreage (average of the past five years) for the season. The latest acreage data of the agriculture ministry shows the total sown area at 1,115 lakh hectares in 2024-25 and normal acreage (average of 2019-20 to 2023-24) at 1,097 lakh hectares. Learn