Business

KVIC to begin Pashmina production soon in Varanasi

The globally acclaimed Pashmina wool products, which are indigenous to the high altitude regions of Leh-Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir, will now be made in Varanasi also. In a path breaking initiative, Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has roped in 4 Khadi Institutions from Varanasi & Ghazipur districts in Uttar Pradesh for processing Raw Pashmina wool and weaving it further into woollen fabric […]

General

Prasoon Joshi awarded Film Personality of the Year

IFFI honours renowned lyricists Prasoon Joshi with ‘Film Personality of the Year’ Award at the Closing Ceremony of the 52nd International Film Festival in Goa by the Minister for Information & Broadcasting Shri Anurag Thakur, for his contribution to cinema, popular culture and socially significant artistic work. […]

Technology

NITI Aayog Pushes for Online Dispute Resolution

NITI Aayog today released the report ‘Designing the Future of Dispute Resolution: The ODR Policy Plan for India’, to scale dispute avoidance, containment and resolution online. The roll out of the stated recommendations in the reportcan help make India a world leader in using technology and innovation through Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) for effective access to justice for every individual. […]

Business

Exports of Gems and Jewellery doubles

Exports of Gems and Jewellery more than double and rise to $ 23.62 bn in first 7 months this FY as compared to last year: Shri Piyush Goyal; India can emerge as the largest diamond trading hub in the world, says Shri Piyush Goyal
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Foreign Relations

BRICS Film fest held alongside IFFI for the first time

BRICS Film fest held alongside IFFI for the first time; BRICS film festival getting more visibility inside the framework of IFFI: Thandi Davids, Jury Member; Film competitions important to bring cinema & film professionals under one roof: Nina Kochelyaeva, Jury Member […]

Business

Li-ion battery fabrication lab to be setup in bengaluru

International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), an Autonomous R&D Centre of Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India and Nsure Reliable Power Solutions., Bengaluru signed an agreement for technical know-how transfer and training of personnel to set up the Li-ion battery fabrication lab on November 25, 2021. […]

Foreign Relations

India calls for BRICS to work towards rightful place in the global innovation index

India’s Minister for Science & Technology Dr Jitendra Singh, who chaired the 9th BRICS Science & Technology Ministers meet held today, has called for working towards rightful place for BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) in the Global Innovation Index […]

Technology

India-Israel Women in STEM conference held

Experts from India and Israel highlighted the need for changes in the socio-cultural environment while deliberating on ways of achieving gender parity in the field of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) at the conference on India-Israel Women in STEM on November 24, 2021. […]

World

World’s First Multimodal Brain Imaging Data and Analytics Developed in India

DBT-National Brain Research Centre (DBT-NBRC) have recently developed project SWADESH, a unique brain initiative focusing on certified neuroimaging, neurochemical, neuropsychological data and analytics that are made accessible to researchers for managing brain disorders. SWADESH is the first large-scale multimodal neuroimaging database designed specifically for Indian population with big-data architecture and analytics for various disease categories (Fig. 1) under one platform. […]

General

3 Day Tourism Event in Nagaland

The Ministry of Tourism is organising three-day International Tourism Mart (ITM) at Kohima, Nagaland from tomorrow; CM of Nagaland Shri Neiphiu Rio, MoS Tourism Shri Ajay Bhatt will inaugurate the International Tourism Mart […]

Business

Dharwad Industrial Area to get an upgrade

The proposed industrial development at Dharwad will augment the existing industrial development and create an investment destination for various categories of industries through provision of large-scale regional trunk infrastructure at Dharwad and tap the potential of the existing road/rail freight movement (strategic position in BMIC corridor ~500 km equidistant from Bengaluru and Mumbai) along BMIC […]

Agriculture & Commodities

Export Oriented Policies of Government have created eco-system for export led growth

This is the right time to increase our exports – says MoS Finance Bhagwat Karad; Assures all support from Banks at the Banking Conclave on Exports in Mumbai; “Export Oriented Policies of Government have created eco-system for export led growth” – Minister […]

Health Care

Unique anti-bacterial fabric to protect Environment

Union Minister for MSME Shri Narayana Rane today launched the unique anti-bacterial fabric developed by Kumarappa National Handmade Paper Institute, Jaipur, under KVIC.The fabric is treated with anti-bacterial agent extracted from cow dung which prevents bacterial growth in the fabric. Shri Rane said, this innovative fabric could be great use in hospitals and other medical facilities. […]

Foreign Relations

Putin to visit india on Dec 6th

President of the Russian Federation, H.E. Mr. Vladimir Putin, will pay an official visit to New Delhi on 6 December 2021 for the 21st India-Russia Annual Summit with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. […]

Foreign Relations

BIMSTEC JWG on Terrorism & Crime held

An inter-agency Indian delegation led by Mr. Mahaveer Singhvi, Joint Secretary, Counter Terrorism, Ministry of External Affairs participated in the 9th Meeting of the BIMSTEC Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (JWG-CTTC), hosted by Bhutan […]

Foreign Relations

11th round of Foreign Office Consultations between India and Estonia

The 11th round of Foreign Office Consultations between India and Estonia was held on 25 November 2021 in Tallinn. The Indian delegation was led by Mrs Reenat Sandhu, Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs and the Estonian delegation was led by Mr. Rein Tammsaar, Under Secretary for Political Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. […]

Technology

India and UK discuss Green Energy collaboration

At India-UK Ministers on S&T cooperation, Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh says, joint research programme has gone from an almost zero base prior to 2008 to close to £300-400 million now

Newton Bhabha MoU takes India UK S&T Cooperation to the next level in areas like energy security, food and agriculture, water, health, climate change: Dr Jitendra Singh
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Foreign Relations

First India-UK JWG on Cyber activities held

The first meeting of the India-UK Joint Working Group on Cyber Deterrence was held. The Indian delegation was led by Shri Atul Malhari Gotsurve, Joint Secretary (Cyber Diplomacy) from Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The UK delegation was led by Mr Will Middleton, Cyber Director from Foreign Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) […]

Foreign Relations

India and USA agree on Equalisation Levy 2020

India and United States joined 134 other members of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework (including Austria, France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom) in reaching agreement on the Statement on a Two-Pillar Solution to Address the Tax Challenges Arising from the Digitalization of the Economy. […]

Finance

ADB to fund $300Million for Primary Health Care

The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday signed a $300 million loan to strengthen and improve access to comprehensive primary health care in urban areas of 13 states that will benefit over 256 million urban dwellers including 51 million from slum areas. […]

Business

MSME minister calls for working together for improving the economic scenario

Union Minister for MSME, Shri Narayan Rane has called upon the Trade and Industry bodies to work together for improving the economic scenario in the country. Speaking to a delegation from Trade Promotion Council of India, which called upon the Minister today, he said, by working in similar direction, our industries can enhance their global competitiveness. The delegation discussed ways to improve the presence of Indian products in international markets. […]

Business

1st International Conference on Hydrogen Energy held

The 1st International Conference on Hydrogen Energy – Policies, Infrastructure Development and Challenges is being organized by Central Board of Irrigation and Power (CBIP) with the support of Ministry of New & Renewable Energy , Central Electricity Authority and NTPC on 24th -25th November 2021 […]

Foreign Relations

Textile Min search for Partners in Expo2020

India to look for Innovative Partnerships at EXPO2020 to become Preferred Sourcing Partner for Global Textile Industry; Minister of State for Textiles Smt. Darshana Jardosh to pitch for global investments from India Pavilion at EXPO 2020; Textile Week at the India Pavilion in EXPO2020 to kick off from Friday; […]

Foreign Relations

11th India-Finland Foreign Office Consultations held

The 11th round of Foreign Office Consultation between India and Finland was held on 23 November 2021 in Helsinki. The Indian side was led by Mrs Reenat Sandhu, Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs and the Finnish delegation was led by Mr. Matti Anttonen, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. […]

Foreign Relations

The 13th ASEM Summit on Shared Growth Theme

The 13th ASEM Summit with the theme “Strengthening Multilateralism for Shared Growth” will be held virtually on 25-26 November, 2021. Hon’ble Vice President of India, Shri Venkaiah Naidu will lead the Indian Delegation for the Summit, which is expected to see participation from all 51 member countries, and ASEAN & European Union. This Summit will also mark the 25th anniversary of the ASEM process. […]