Taliban Signs Oil Deal With Chinese Firm – Bloomberg

Afghanistan’s taliban government has signed a 25-year oil extraction agreement with the Xinjiang Central Asia Petroleum and Gas Company (CAPEIC) that would see CAPEIC drilling for oil in the Amu Darya basin.

It is the Taliban’s first major international energy extraction deal since the group took control of the country in 2021.

The Chinese company will invest up to $150 million a year, which will increase to $540 million in three years, and will give jobs to 3,000 Afghans, the outlet added.

#Geopolitics

The World's Longest River Cruise from Varanasi on River Ganga to Dibrugarh on River Brahmaputra.

🚢Boarding : 10th Jan and will reach Dibrugarh on 1st Mar.

🛳️The cruise goes via : Patna, Kolkata, Dhaka,
Dhubri, Guwahati, Majuli Island.

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#Tourism

Standing Together, to fight Terrorism. Village Defence Guard Training conducted by #IndianArmy at chhatroo in #Kishtwar.

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Joshimath 'Sinking' Crisis: Uttarakhand Govt Puts All Construction Works on Hold, people shifted to shelters, CM Dhami to Visit Affected Areas
#Environment

https://t.co/xVomaxIrtK

31 Australian Universities qualify to set up higher #education campuses in India as new guidelines notified
#Policy #ForeignAffairs 🇮🇳🤝🇦🇺

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After pilotless drones 6 months ago, Sagar Defence led by Nikunj Parashar signed a contract for developing swarm of weaponised boats for Indian Navy #Defence #Drones

India to become major exporter of telecom equipment in 2-3 years: Ashwini Vaishnaw.

In February 2021, the government had introduced the PLI scheme for manufacturing of telecom and networking equipment with an outlay of Rs 12,195 crore over a five-year period.

#India #Trade

https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/india-to-become-major-exporter-of-telecom-equipment-in-2-3-years-ashwini-vaishnaw/2940003/

With MoHUA anchoring an ever expanding metro rail network and the soonto-be launched regional rail, the Indian Railways is losing its monopoly on running trains in large parts of India.

⚡The trend will be more noticeable in the coming years as urban rail networks up to 100-150 km beyond city limits are being designed and implemented.

⚡ According to recent data, the length of total approved metro rail and RRTS lines is 1,835 km — all outside the control of the Ministry of Railways.

⚡The Railways still owns 68,000 km of rail routes of which 54,000 km were built during the Raj.

#India #Railways

https://m.economictimes.com/industry/transportation/railways/indian-railways-might-no-longer-be-the-lord-of-the-rail-in-india/articleshow/96819910.cms

AIFF released a roadmap for 2047 Indian Football.

https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/aiff-promises-incredible-state-of-indian-football-by-2047-strategic-roadmap-shaji-prabhakaran-kalyan-chaubey/article66349537.ece

#Sports #India

The Central government is planning to come up with a comprehensive policy to make Indian Standard Time (IST) mandatory nationwide,

In a deeper note, the official reportedly said that the purpose of the new policy is to ensure synchronization of all networks and computers to IST and adoption of IST by telecom service providers, Internet service providers, power grids, banks, stock exchange etc.

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India's manufacturing exports are expected to touch $1 trillion by 2027-28: Bain & Company Report.

#Trade #India #Economy

https://m.economictimes.com/news/economy/policy/indias-ambitions-to-become-new-age-factory-of-the-world-to-get-budget-boost/articleshow/96784952.cms

🚦A Hacker group issued a threat to Pakistan. The language used in this video seems like a Gothic Russian Lullaby. They demand the extradition of Hafiz Saeed to India 🇮🇳 or be ready for massive cyber attack. This Hacker group is not affiliated to KillNet or Elephant.

#Cyberwarfare

Large-scale protests broke out after Zhongyuan Huiji Biotechnology Co., Ltd. in Chongqing Dadukou, a company that manufactures testing reagents, failed to pay workers for several months.

#InternationalNews

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/protestors-clash-with-police-at-covid-antigen-kit-factory-in-china-3673796