Pharmaceutical companies compete to launch a vaccine for the mosquito-borne virus.
The ratification paves the way for the agreement, which seeks to prevent a catastrophic rise in global temperature, to come into force later this year.
Abdul Basit told an Indian daily, “If India is ready, Pakistan will be willing. But if India is not ready, we can always wait.”
Social media users in India and Pakistan have called for a de-escalation of tensions between the neighboring countries.
Over the past few months, small groups from the country's south have either traveled to Syria to join the group or planned attacks inside India.
The agreement now has 62 countries that have ratified it, accounting for just short of an estimated 52 percent of the world’s total greenhouse gas emissions.
One Indian border guard was killed and another was injured in Kashmir’s northern district of Baramulla late Sunday amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan.
Based on the declarations compiled so far, the Indian government estimates that it could raise about $4.5 billion from this tax evasion amnesty scheme.
Mahatma Gandhi's 147th birthday is Sunday.
A report published Friday said animal tuberculosis, spread through contaminated food, primarily raw or unpasteurized milk, was “far more common than previously recognized.”
The two nuclear-armed nations accused each other of provocation amid growing tensions following India’s surgical strikes Thursday.
The United Nations said it was "following this situation with great concern."
India and Pakistan both have significant military arsenals and have threatened to utilize them in their growing conflict.
India carried out surgical strikes against militants in Pakistan following an attack on one of its military bases. Pakistan has denied the strikes took place.
Several Indian soldiers were reportedly killed in a shootout and one soldier was captured by the Pakistan army. Meanwhile, Pakistan's military claimed two Pakistani soldiers were killed.
The Kashmir region has been at the heart of conflict between India and Pakistan for nearly 70 years.
During the 9-day festival, Hindus celebrate the triumph of good over evil with ritualistic chanting, prayers and fasting.
Pakistan denied the claims, calling the incident from Wednesday night an “illusion” and a “quest by Indian establishment to create media hype.”
The music-streaming service will face stiff competition, not just from a popular rival app but also from older technology such as CDs and even vinyl records.
The two nations have engaged in military conflict four times since 1947.
Google has introduced YouTube Go in India, and it is an app intended to make sure everyone will be able to watch videos whenever they want to without consuming a lot of data.
Google has been working with RailTel and Indian Railways to bring Wi-Fi to railway stations across India. Today the company announced Google Station which will bring fast Wi-Fi service to more locations around India and around the world.