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11 stories for “USTR” · October 2026
Clear filtersThe fifth edition of AUSTRAHIND, the joint military exercise conducted between India and Australia, got under way in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The exercise series is a regular bilateral defence engagement that brings t...
The National Strategic Trade Command Centre (NSTCC) was inaugurated by the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi. Developed by the Department of Commerce together with the Directorate Gener...
Sunil Bharti Mittal, the founder and Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, has been honoured by France. He was made a Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honour, one of the distinctions France confers. The recognitio...
On 27 July 2026 the Union government issued its seventh draft notification to declare 56,825.7 sq km of the Western Ghats as an Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA) across Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Ta...
The Trade and Development Report 2026 of United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD) shows that India attracted 5.7% of the world's greenfield investment between 2020 and 2025, ahead of China's 2.8%. Greenfield investm...
Putul Sonowal from Assam has created history by winning a bronze at the 2026 edition of the World Bowls Champion of Champions in Barham, Australia. It is the first medal India has ever won at this event. The Champion of...
Research groups in Europe and China have announced the first functioning nuclear clocks. Whereas atomic clocks keep time using an atom's electrons, nuclear clocks rely on the atomic nucleus itself. They are built around...
India has signed a joint statement with the United States and 13 other economies to confront structural excess capacity in key industries. Its focus is on five sectors: batteries, solar panels, chemicals, foundational se...
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) published the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) 2024–25. Registered manufacturing units rose to 2.67 lakh and total employment grew 7.19% to 2.10 crore. Gro...
India reiterated its commitment to science-based conservation of cetaceans at the 70th meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC-70) in Hobart, Australia. The IWC was set up under the International Convention...
The Global Automotive Research Centre (GARC) at Oragadam, Chennai, is modernising its automotive testing infrastructure with an allocation of ₹221.13 crore under the PM E-DRIVE (Prime Minister Electric Drive Revolution i...
