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China accounts for 56% of global optical module manufacturing; short-term supply chain decoupling unlikely under potential U.S. Restrictions

India, Aug. 13 -- According to recent media reports, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is drafting a proposal that would expand its Covered List to restrict imports of new-model optical... Read More


Nairobi meetings 2026: CBD's crucial discussions end with heavily bracketed recommendations for COP17

India, Aug. 13 -- The 7th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI 7) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) came to an end in Nairobi, Kenya on August 12. 2026. This meeting fol... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 12, 2026)

India, Aug. 13 -- NGT takes suo motu cognisance of Sikkim tunnel tragedy The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on August 3, 2026, took up the matter of toxic gas killing 25 workers inside an under-constr... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 11, 2026)

India, Aug. 13 -- Muzaffarnagar local body earns NGT's ire for waste mismanagement National Green Tribunal (NGT) Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava pointed out that the tribunal has been monitor... Read More


BEL secures Rs 541 crore orders across defence systems

India, Aug. 13 -- Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has secured additional orders worth Rs 541 crore, adding to the defence electronics major's growing order pipeline as it continues to execute a sizea... Read More


Vivo, IDEMIA to deploy 4.4 million smart water meters in Brazil

India, Aug. 13 -- Sabesp, the water and sanitation company of the State of São Paulo, Brazil, is deploying what it describes as the world's largest IoT connectivity project for smart water manage... Read More


Lightstorm secures Rs 2,500 crore for AI fibre network

India, Aug. 13 -- Lightstorm has announced plans to build an AI-focused, high-capacity fibre network across India's southern corridor, connecting key AI infrastructure zones and extending to Singapore... Read More


Africans migrate for jobs mostly within the continent: Why regional skills partnerships are needed

India, Aug. 13 -- In 2024, 25.1 million Africans were living in other countries on the continent. Labour migration has long been a defining feature of Africa's economic landscape. Migrant workers on ... Read More


Banks provided $31 billion in sustainable loans to palm oil firms linked to deforestation: Global Witness Report

India, Aug. 13 -- Global Witness reports that over 100 major banks arranged about US$31 billion in sustainability-linked loans for palm oil firms tied to deforestation, corruption and rights abuses in... Read More


Rakhi 2026 smartphone gifts: 5G phones worth buying before August 28

India, Aug. 13 -- Every year, millions of brothers and sisters fall into the exact same trap. They wait until the week of Raksha Bandhan to search for the perfect gift, only to face inflated prices, d... Read More