India, Russia finalise agreement on units 5, 6 at Kudankulam
PTI Scaling up cooperation in the atomic energy sector, India and Russia have finalized a general framework agreement and credit protocol for setting up units five and six at the Kudankulam nuclear plant. The formal announcement of the pact and the credit protocol is likely to be made after bilateral talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin tomorrow in Goa on the sidelines of BRICS Summit. "Russia and India finalized 'General Framework Agreement' and a 'Credit Protocol' for Units 5 and 6 and are planning to announce it in Goa," Russian sources said. They said the two countries are also planning a ceremony of "first pour" of concrete to the foundation of Unit 3 and 4 and ...
China adopts new 5-yr plan aimed at halting economic slowdown
The law stipulates how charities should be registered, giving approved charities more freedom in their operations. Currently, only a few charities are allowed to raise money Source: PTI By 2020, the size of China's economy is expected to exceed 90 trillion yuan ($13.8 trillion) compared with 67.7 trillion yuan in 2015, according to the plan In a bid to halt the continued economic slowdown, China's parliament on Wednesday approved a new five-year plan, laying out the economic and social development blueprint that sets a target of an average annual economic growth of above 6.5%. A total of 2,778 lawmakers or 97.27% voted for the plan at the closing meeting of the annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC) which had the reputation ...
