Foreign Relations

4th India-Bahrain High Joint Commission Meeting

The Fourth meeting of the India – Bahrain High Joint Commission (HJC), co-chaired by H.E. Dr. S. Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs (EAM), Republic of India and H.E. Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Alzayani, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain, was held in Manama, Bahrain on 9 December 2024. […]

Foreign Relations

Inauguration of the first trilateral power transaction from Nepal to Bangladesh through the Indian Grid

Union Minister for Power and Housing & Urban Affairs, Shri Manohar Lal, jointly inaugurated the power flow from Nepal to Bangladesh, along with Md. Fouzul Kabir Khan, Adviser, Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Government of Bangladesh, and Mr. Dipak Khadka, Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Government of Nepal through a virtual event hosted by the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Government of Nepal. […]

Agriculture & Commodities

Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Shri Pralhad Joshi launches Phase – II retail sale of Bharat Atta and Bharat Rice

The Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and New & Renewable Energy, Shri Pralhad Joshi, launched Phase – II of the retail sale of Bharat Atta and Bharat Rice by flagging off mobile vans of NCCF, NAFED, and Kendriya Bhandar here today, in the presence of Minister of State, Shri B.L. Verma. […]

General

Passport Seva Divas 2024

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) commemorated the 12th Passport Seva Divas on 24 June 2024 to mark the enactment of the Passports Act on 24 June 1967. Coinciding with this, a 3-day Regional Passport Officers (RPO) Conference was organized on 22-24 June in Delhi. […]

General

PM inaugurates the new campus of Nalanda University

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today inaugurated the new campus of the Nalanda University near Rajgir, Bihar. On this occasion, he also planted a sapling of the Bodhi tree- an enduring symbol of Buddhist heritage and Indian spirituality, at the campus. […]

General

India & Qatar hold first meeting of JTFI in New Delhi

In line with the vision of the leaderships of the Republic of India and the State of Qatar and to strengthen investment cooperation, the first meeting of the Joint Task Force on Investment (JTFI) between India and Qatar was convened today, in New Delhi, India. […]

Foreign Relations

India-Kenya Bilateral Meeting

Shri V. Srinivas, Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances(DARPG), Government of India, met Prof. Nour Mohammad, Director General, Kenya School of Governance through video conferencing on 14th May 2024. […]

Finance

Customs Exchange Rate Notification No. 30/2024

May 04: The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs as a result of this determines the rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currencies into Indian currency or vice versa, with effect from 3rd May 2024, to import and export goods. […]

Defence

India strongly protests against Canada

The Canadian Deputy High Commissioner was today summoned to the Ministry of External Affairs about the raising of separatist slogans on ‘Khalistan’ at an event that the Prime Minister of Canada was personally addressing. […]

Defence

SCO Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Kazakhstan

SCO Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Kazakhstan endorses ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’. Defence Secretary reiterates India’s steadfast commitment towards maintaining peace, stability & security in SCO region. Calls for adopting zero-tolerance approach towards terrorism. […]

Business

Centre allows export of onion to six countries

Centre allows export of 99,150 MT onion to six countries Bangladesh, UAE, Bhutan, Bahrain, Mauritius and Sri Lanka. National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL) is the agency for export of onion to the countries. Government of India allows export of 2000 MT of white onion cultivated specially for export markets in Middle-East and some European countries. […]