Day: 21 November 2025

Mumbai Climate Week Welcomes NSE as Innovation Challenge Partner to Drive India’s Next Wave of Climate Innovation

Vijay Raman

Mumbai Climate Week (MCW) India's inaugural global climate action and solutionsplatform scheduled for February 2026, on Friday announced the launch of the Climate Innovation Challenge –a first-of-its-kind multi-stage programmed aimed at acceleratingbreakthrough climate innovations that can be deployed at scale across India and the Global South.Mumbai Climate week, is an initiative of Project Mumbai in partnership with the Government of Maharashtra and BMC and aims to bring together climate action leaders from across the world, hoping to showcase solutions across platforms through a festival of conversations led by innovators, youth,…

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From Cigarettes to Chulhas: The Different Faces of COPD in India

Vijay Raman

Dr. Anika Parrikar Associate Consultant – Interventional Pulmonology and Lung Transplant, Aster Whitefield.   When people hear the term COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease the first thing that usually comes to mind is cigarette smoking. And while smoking is indeed a major cause, the story in India is far more complex. Here, COPD has many faces, many triggers, and affects millions who have never touched a cigarette in their lives. In fact, India has one of the highest burdens of COPD globally, fuelled not just by tobacco but also by…

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India and France Deepen Defence Ties with New R&D Partnership Agreement

Vijay Raman

A Technical Agreement has been signed between Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and Directorate General of Armaments (DGA), France to deepen collaboration in defence research and development. Secretary Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO Dr Samir V Kamat and National Armaments Director, DGA France Lt Gen Gael Diaz de Tuesta inked the agreement at DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi on November 20, 2025.   This strategic partnership aims to leverage the combined expertise and resources of both nations/entities to develop innovative solutions for future defence challenges. It provides a…

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