Karnataka plans to deepen ties with Chile by expanding cooperation in digital services, startups, and talent exchange. IT/BT minister Priyank Kharge said a high-level meeting with Chilean representatives—headed by foreign affairs minister Francisco Perez Mackenna—focused on innovation-led growth, market access, and mobility of skilled talent. The talks build on a letter of intent signed at the Bengaluru Tech Summit under the Global Innovation Alliance framework. Both sides also discussed renewable energy collaboration, including green hydrogen and sustainable industrial innovation.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Chile’s Foreign Minister to widen cooperation focused on diversifying markets and boosting exports. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal also reviewed progress on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement aimed at expanding trade and investment between India and Chile. Both sides signaled momentum toward a stronger economic partnership.
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Residents near Santiago, Chile, opposed Amazon’s planned data center over fears it could damage a cherished hill and involve new power line construction. Despite the community challenge, authorities have approved the project, while Amazon says the facility will be resource-efficient. The decision underscores Chile’s growing pull for data center investment as demand accelerates.
Chilean scientists are gearing up for a landmark space mission designed to see how life behaves under space conditions. The spacecraft will carry six microorganisms taken from extreme habitats such as the Atacama Desert and Antarctica, then test their survival in an oxygen free environment. Researchers hope the results will clarify how life may begin and persist beyond Earth.
India is preparing a new push to strengthen critical mineral processing at home and expand supply chains abroad. Mines Secretary says public sector companies will bid for four copper mines in Chile, aiming to significantly raise domestic copper production. The plan also includes extracting gold from mining residue, turning waste streams into value.
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