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ISRO celebrates diamond jubilee of first sounding rocket launch
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Jitendra Singh, who is also the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology was addressing the Commemoration of the 60th year of the First Sounding Rocket Launch at a function at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launch Station (TERLS) on Sa
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UAE participates in 25th Ministerial Meeting of Gas Exporting Countries Fo
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The meeting was attended by energy ministers and senior officials from GECF member countries that collectively represent 70 per cent of global natural gas reserves and 42 per cent of marketed natural gas.
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Ecuadorians vote to ban oil drilling in Amazon
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Yasuní National Park park spans around 1 million hectares (2.5 million acres) at the meeting point of the Amazon, the Andes and the Equator. Just one hectare of Yasuní land supposedly contains more animal species than the whole of Europe and more tree species than exist
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Prashant Kumar Das appointed as India's next envoy to Equatorial Guinea
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Prashant Kumar Das has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Equatorial Guinea, the Ministry of External Affairs said in an official statement on Monday.
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Indian Missions engaged in lengthy negotiations to secure release of detai
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to sources, the Indian government, through its Missions in Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria, and in bilateral meetings, took up the matter with the respective foreign authorities at various levels. They were pressed for an early resolution of the issue and repatriation of the India
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Indian sailors who were detained in Nigeria return home after nine months
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The 16 sailors, who had faced accusations of oil theft by Nigerian authorities, arrived at Kochi Airport in Kerala after undergoing trials and reaching a settlement.
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Nigeria releases detained Indian sailors; Wife of Chief Officer of 'Heroi
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Nigeria released Indian sailors, who were detained last year in Equatorial Guinea and later in Nigeria, and warned them to carefully conduct their operations and maritime-related activities within extant regulations, according to the statement released by the Nigerian Navy.
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Nigeria releases detained Indian sailors after 9-month ordeal
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Nigeria released Indian sailors, who were detained last year in Equatorial Guinea and later in Nigeria, and warned them to carefully conduct their operations and maritime-related activities within extant regulations, according to the statement released by the Nigerian Navy.
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UAE issues travel advisory against dangerous Marburg virus
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Disease is passed on to people from fruit bats and is from the same virus family responsible for the deadly Ebola. Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania are facing outbreaks of the Marburg virus, a highly infectious and deadly disease similar to Ebola, the World Health Organization (WHO) said earl
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Equatorial Guinea confirms outbreak of Marburg virus, nine persons dead: W
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In a press statement, WHO said that Equatorial Guinea confirmed its first-ever outbreak on Monday (local time) after the nine people's samples turned out positive for the Marburg virus disease.
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Jaishankar vows all possible help to Indians stranded in Nigeria
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday vowed to give all possible help to stranded Indians in Nigeria.
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"Our information is ship has been handed over to Nigerian authorities": M
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Sanu Jose is the Chief Officer from MT Heroic Idun and is among Indian sailors who were detained in Equatorial Guinea.
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