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  Indonesia is anticipated to quickly join the list of countries where Indians can travel without a visa. The most recent sources state that plans to remove Indian travellers from needing a visa are underway and should be completed by October. Indonesia is anticipated to quickly join the list of countries where Indians can travel without a visa. The nation in Southeast Asia has reportedly said that efforts to extend its visa exemption programme are proceeding as planned. Travellers from 20 nations, including India, will be able to enter Indonesia without a visa thanks to this project. The proposal to prolong the visa exemption policy is moving forward, according to a statement issued by Sandiaga Uno, the minister of tourism. The minister went on to say that before the elections in October 2024, the policy should be finalised. Which nations will qualify? There are rumours that 20 nations will be eligible to enter Indonesia without a visa. They are as follows: Australia China (PRC)...

RIYADH: According to the Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture, as part of its strategy to promote organic produce, it has given 165 farmers SR1,617,831 ($431,000) during the last eight months. According to the ministry, 165 farmers' petitions to convert to organic farming were received. A 12-month contract was recently inked by the government to assist small farmers in making the transition to organic farming.   The objectives of the contract are to produce food that is safe and of high quality, protect the environment and natural resources, optimise irrigation water consumption, and encourage and assist organic farming. As per the agreement, the Saudi Organic Farming Society will conduct escorted field visits, assess farms that intend to transition to organic farming practices, and get them ready for certification and inspection. The Sustainable Agricultural Rural Development Programme was launched in January by King Salman with the goal of increasing the production, pr...

Jakarta - U.S. Graduate Fair 2024, an event for prospective graduate students featuring representatives from 17 top U.S. universities, the Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP), the Fulbright Programme, and the U.S. Embassy's EducationUSA programme, is being held this week by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). On July 18, in Yogyakarta; on July 20, in Jakarta; and on July 21, in Surabaya, there will be an education fair. In 2024, USAID and the U.S.-Indonesia Society (USINDO) will jointly host the U.S. Graduate Fair, where aspiring students and their families can discover graduate programmes in a variety of subjects, including public policy, business, education, and health. Attendees will obtain knowledge about the graduate school system in the United States, application processes, and student life in addition to having the opportunity to interact directly with university representatives and scholarship providers. Arizona State University, Bos...

In response to criticism of her new single Woman's World, Katy Perry finally spoke out. Recently, Katy Perry spoke out against the criticism directed at her new track, "Woman's World," calling it "satire." Her fans and followers became enraged when the video was criticised for being directed towards men. In response to the fans' outcry, the American Idol judge said in a recent social media post that the purpose was only to parody the topic of "gender norms." She sent the following message with a video clip on X, the former name for Twitter: "You can achieve anything! even in jest! Girlboss a**hole! You're capable; go, girl!" She said, acting quite strangely, "We're just kind of having fun, being a bit snarky with it. It's quite ironic and slapstick." She went on to clarify: "And with this set, it's like, 'Oooh, we're not about the male gaze but we really are about the male gaze,' and we...

  Chile's Valdivia "Indonesia hopes to investigate ways to improve the trade agreement between Chile and Indonesia, particularly to promote more participation from regional business actors," stated Muhammad Anshor, the ambassador of Indonesia to Chile, while on a working visit to Valdivia, Los Rios Region, on July 11–12. "This is in line with the significant increase in trade volume and value between Indonesia and Chile following the implementation of the Indonesia-Chile Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IC-CEPA) in 2019," said Ambassador Anshor. The purpose of the visit to Valdivia was also to extend an invitation to the regional stakeholders to attend the Trade Expo Indonesia (TEI) in Indonesia from October 9–12, as well as to take part in the Indonesia–Latin America and Caribbean Business Forum (INA–LAC) in Lima, Peru, on September 11–13. Ambassador Anshor met with the director of Prochile Los Rios, the president of Sociedad Agricola y Ganadero Os...

In a first of its kind, fossil chromosomes have been discovered in a piece of woolly mammoth skin that was excavated from the Siberian permafrost, according to a recent study. The 52,000-year-old remains were discovered in 2018 close to the northeastern Siberian settlement of Belaya Gora. The chromosomes, which are small thread-like structures that contain genetic material, or DNA, were preserved in perfect detail by the cold temperatures in this area. Although samples of ancient DNA have been discovered previously, they are usually very fragmented and only contain a few hundred letters of genetic code. Millions of chromosomes can be found in fossils, providing a significantly more comprehensive image of an animal's genetic makeup. Erez Lieberman Aiden, a professor of molecular and human genetics at the Baylor College of Medicine and co-corresponding author of the study published on Thursday in the journal Cell, stated, "Fossil chromosomes have never been found before." ...

  Today, the Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Management and Partnership (USAID SELARAS) was officially launched by the Indonesian government and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Waste management presents serious health and environmental problems, including plastic pollution of the oceans and other rivers, therefore both Indonesia and the US have a stake in finding solutions. Enhancing the quality of life for residents, reducing environmental harm, and promoting recycling will all help create a more sustainable future through better solid waste management and higher recycling rates. With the goal of reducing land-based sources of ocean plastic pollution and methane—a strong greenhouse gas—USAID SELARAS is a five-year programme with a maximum funding of $24.7 million. It does this by encouraging sustainable and integrated solid waste management. Eighteen cities and districts in the provinces of North Sumatra, Banten, Central Java, East Java, East K...