February 13, 2013
India, Japan to cooperate on tourism
India and Japan have decided to increase cooperation in tourism sector investment, a minister said Tuesday.
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December 13, 2012
Regulations governing organic food exports
India is ranked at the 88th position with respect to agriculture land earmarked for organic crops. Exports of organic food products garnered $157.2 million in FY 2010-11, according to government data. Here is an abstract of the regulations governing export of organic foods.
October 11, 2012
Japan keen on nuclear cooperation with India: Montek Ahluwalia
Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's likely visit to Tokyo next month, Japan has conveyed to India its keen desire for civil nuclear cooperation with India.
October 11, 2012
India and Japan launch joint study to procure cheaper LNG
India and Japan Wednesday launched a joint study on procuring cheaper liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Middle East and elsewhere.
September 13, 2012
Japan keen to partner in infra and other sectors in Kerala
Japan is keen to participate in infrastructure, information technology and healthcare projects in Kerala, top Japanese officials said on Thursday.
August 13, 2012
Bengal's kantha embroidery goes places
Threads can talk and create stories. They can weave their way through centuries and be reborn in various avatars. Such has been the evolution of the kantha stitch - the fine art of embroidery from Bengal initially done on quilts - which has taken the contemporary fashion and furnishing sectors by storm with buyers in the US, Britain and Japan lapping it up.
July 25, 2012
Modi invites Japan to invest in Gujarat
On his visit to Japan, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has invited Japanese companies to invest in the state’s ‘Go Green’ project, reports Indian Express. Modi is in the course of meeting several industry and political leaders in Japan.
July 24, 2012
Modi's visit to improve India-Japan ties
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will visit Japan from July 22-27, following an invitation from Tokyo. Modi's visit will 'further strengthen the ties between Gujarat and Japan in the context of the global strategic partnership which Japan and India enjoy', the Japanese embassy said.
June 07, 2012
K'taka might get bullet trains for high-speed connectivity
Karnataka plans to operate 'bullet trains' across the state to provide high-speed connectivity between its tech hub Bangalore and Mysore, Belgaum and Gulbarga in the northern region of the state. "We are in discussion with Japanese experts who have built and operate bullet trains in their country, especially between Tokyo and Osaka, to provide high-speed rail connectivity between Bangalore and Mysore (150km), Bangalore and Belgaum (610km), and Bangalore and Gulbarga (585km)," state Industry Minister Murgesh Nirani told reporters.
June 06, 2012
CII bats for increased India-Pakistan trade
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) President Adi Godrej said that it was possible to very considerably increase trade and investment with Pakistan. He stated at a news conference in Hyderabad that the CII had sent two important delegations recently to Pakistan and Japan.