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Brazil 'frustrated' with delays in COP climate commitmentsBrasilia (AFP) Oct 10, 2025 Brazil expressed frustration Friday as countries - including major polluters such as India and EU members - drag their feet in submitting new climate targets, less than a month before the country hosts COP30. ... more  
UN calls on Madagascar to avoid unnecessary force against protestersAntananarivo (AFP) Oct 10, 2025 The United Nations' rights chief on Friday called on Madagascan authorities to "desist from unnecessary force" against protesters, a day after several people were injured in clashes with police during protests in the capital Antananarivo. ... more 
Bangladesh court issues arrest warrants for senior officersDhaka (AFP) Oct 8, 2025 A Bangladesh court has issued arrest warrants for two dozen military officers over their alleged role in enforced disappearances during ousted premier Sheikh Hasina's rule, prosecutors said on Wednesday. ... more  
Five youths using tech to drive change win UN-backed prizeGeneva (AFP) Oct 9, 2025 An Indian teenager behind mobile tools to monitor water quality won a United Nations-backed youth activist prize on Thursday, alongside other young people lauded for using technology to drive positive change. ... more |
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Wildlife flee as floods swamp Indian parksKolkata (AFP) Oct 8, 2025 A herd of elephants, along with tigers and leopards, have escaped after raging floods in India submerged two of West Bengal's famed wildlife sanctuaries, state officials said Wednesday. ... more  
Anthropic to open India office as AI demand growsMumbai (AFP) Oct 8, 2025 US startup Anthropic on Wednesday said it plans to open an office in India next year, as global generative AI players seek inroads into the world's most populous country. ... more  
Landslide kills at least 15 bus passengers in northern IndiaShimla, India (AFP) Oct 7, 2025 At least 15 people were killed Tuesday when a landslide triggered by torrential rains hit a passenger bus in northern India's Himachal Pradesh state, authorities said. ... more  
Extreme rains hit India's premier Darjeeling tea estatesKolkata (AFP) Oct 7, 2025 Torrential rains that triggered deadly landslides and floods in India's Darjeeling region also destroyed swathes of premier tea estates, officials said Tuesday. ... more |
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Swiss watch industry should find time for India, says DeloitteZurich (AFP) Oct 8, 2025 India and Mexico could become new drivers of growth for the Swiss watch industry, which has been clobbered by US tariffs and slumping demand in China, top audit firm Deloitte said Wednesday. ... more |
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Rescuers scramble to deliver aid after deadly Nepal, India floodsKathmandu (AFP) Oct 6, 2025 Rescuers in Nepal and India on Monday scrambled to deliver emergency aid after days of torrential rain triggered landslides and floods that have killed more than 70 people, officials said. ... more  
Landslides and floods kill 64 in Nepal, IndiaKathmandu (AFP) Oct 5, 2025 Landslides and floods triggered by heavy downpours in Nepal and neighbouring India have killed more than 60 people, officials said Sunday, as rescue workers raced to reach cut-off communities in remote mountainous terrain. ... more  
Curtin powers global push to find life on Mars and advance autonomyPerth, Australia (SPX) Oct 06, 2025 Curtin University is helping unlock the secrets of life on Mars and advance next-generation robotics and autonomous systems, with two new international agreements signed this week at the Internation ... more  
Bangladesh deploys warships to protect prized hilsa fishDhaka (AFP) Oct 5, 2025 Bangladesh's defence force said it has deployed warships and patrol aircraft as part of a special surveillance operation to protect a prized fish from illegal fishing during its spawning season. ... more |
 
India and China to resume direct flights after 5 yearsNew Delhi (AFP) Oct 3, 2025 India and China will resume direct flights between their two countries this month after a five-year suspension, officials said, with bookings opening on Friday. ... more  |
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India ready to rev up chipmaking, industry pioneer saysNew Delhi (AFP) Oct 1, 2025 When Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared India's "late entry" into the global semiconductor race, he pinned hopes on pioneers such as Vellayan Subbiah to create a chip innovation hub. ... more
TakeMe2Space and AICRAFT partner to deliver orbital data centre infrastructureLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 AICRAFT of Australia and India's TakeMe2Space (TM2S) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to integrate AICRAFT's edge computing systems into the TM2S satellite constellation from 20 ... more  
UK expands international space ties with 23 new collaborationsLondon, UK (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 A fresh wave of 23 projects will extend the UK's international reach in space science and technology, the UK Space Agency confirmed during the International Astronautical Congress in Sydney. B ... more 
India plans mega-dam to counter China water fearsRiew, India (AFP) Sept 30, 2025 On a football field ringed by misty mountains, the air rang with fiery speeches as tribesmen protested a planned mega-dam - India's latest move in its contest with China over Himalayan water. ... more |
India signs $7 bn deal for 97 domestically made fighter jetsNew Delhi (AFP) Sept 29, 2025 India on Thursday signed a $7 billion order for 97 domestically designed and built Tejas fighter jets as its air force retires its outgoing Russian MiG-21 jets after decades of use. ... more  
NASA ISRO radar satellite beams first Earth images from spaceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 29, 2025 Preliminary radar images from the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission reveal the extraordinary capabilities of the most advanced Earth-observing radar satellite ever launched. The spa ... more 
In India's Mumbai, the largest slum in Asia is for saleMumbai (AFP) Sept 26, 2025 Stencilled just above the stairs, the red mark in Mumbai's Dharavi slum is tantamount to an eviction notice for residents like Bipinkumar Padaya. ... more  
Polluting Singapore ship's agent pays token damages to Sri LankaColombo (AFP) Sept 24, 2025 A Singapore-registered ship's Sri Lanka agent paid $1 million out of $1 billion damages awarded for causing the island's worst pollution, a litigant told AFP Wednesday. ... more |
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Seychelles votes amid concerns over hotel near marine reserveVictoria, Seychelles (AFP) Sept 24, 2025 Citizens in the beach paradise of Seychelles vote this week in tightly fought elections amid concerns over a Qatari hotel complex being built near a world-renowned marine reserve. ... more  
Indian armoured vehicle factory inaugurated in MoroccoRabat (AFP) Sept 23, 2025 A factory producing Indian infantry combat vehicles was inaugurated in Morocco on Tuesday, the two sides said, in a move underscoring the South Asian giant's widening defence footprint. ... more
Singapore firm rejects paying $1bn Sri Lankan pollution damagesSingapore (AFP) Sept 23, 2025 A Singapore shipping company told AFP on Tuesday it will refuse to pay Sri Lankan court-ordered damages of US$1 billion for causing that country's worst case of environmental pollution. ... more  
Pakistan extends nuclear umbrella to Saudi Arabia: source close to govtRiyadh, Saudi Arabia (AFP) Sept 21, 2025 Pakistan's nuclear umbrella will cover Saudi Arabia, a source close to the kingdom's government told AFP on Sunday, days after the two allies signed a surprise mutual defence treaty. ... more |
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New visa rules shatter the American dream for many IndiansBengaluru, India (AFP) Sept 21, 2025 Indian aerospace engineering student Sudhanva Kashyap thought he had mapped out everything it would take to get to the United States, only to have his plans upended by Washington's sudden and expensive change to its skilled worker visas. ... more |
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Framatome expands nuclear footprint with new India operations baseParis, France (SPX) Sep 22, 2025 Framatome formally opened its new operations hub in Navi Mumbai on September 17, joined by dignitaries from the French Embassy, Consulate, EDF, and company leadership. The move signals Framatome's l ... more  
How did an Indian zoo get the world's most endangered great ape?Bangkok (AFP) Sept 19, 2025 Tapanuli orangutans are the world's most endangered great ape. Fewer than 800 remain, all previously thought to be in their native Indonesia. But now an Indian zoo says it has one. ... more  
Trump's $100,000 fee for H-1B visas, a tech industry favourite, concerns IndiaNew Delhi (AFP) Sept 20, 2025 India's leading IT trade body said on Saturday it was concerned by a new annual $100,000 fee that US President Donald Trump ordered for H-1B skilled worker visas, an addition that could have major repercussions for the tech industry where such permits are widespread. ... more 
Floods devastate India's breadbasket of PunjabGurdaspur, India (AFP) Sept 17, 2025 The fields are full but the paddy brown and wilted, and the air thick with the stench of rotting crops and livestock - the aftermath of record monsoon rains that have devastated India's breadbasket. ... more |
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