Foreign Relations
MEA MoS to visit Nigeria on bilateral activities
Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs, Shri V. Muraleedharan will pay an official visit to the Federal Republic of Nigeria (22-23 August 2022). […]
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Foreign Relations
Cabinet approves India – France engagement in Transport Sector
Cabinet approves signing of Contract between India and France to support ITF activities on the Indian Transport Sector […]
Business
Cabinet approves enhancement in the corpus of ECLGS
Cabinet approves enhancement in the corpus of Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme for increasing the limit of admissible guarantees; Hospitality and related sectors to get a boost; Loans worth about Rs. 3.67 Lakh crore have been sanctioned under ECLGS […]
Agriculture & Commodities
Cabinet approves Interest subvention of 1.5% per annum on Short Term Agriculture Loan upto Rupees Three lakh
Cabinet approves Interest subvention of 1.5% per annum on Short Term Agriculture Loan upto Rupees Three lakh; Additional budgetary provisions of Rs 34,856 crore for the period of 2022-23 to 2024-25 under the scheme; Decision will ensure adequate credit flow in agriculture sector to the farmer […]
Business
Ministry of Coal Signs 16 Agreements with Successful Bidders of Coal Mines
Ministry of Coal Signs 16 Agreements with Successful Bidders of Coal Mines; Total Peak Rate Capacity Comes to 24 Million Ton Coal; Rs. 4286.53 crore Revenue and 31945 Employment Opportunities Estimated […]
Business
Textile Industry to play important rle in making FTAs a success
Free trade agreements (FTAs) with the developed world an important agenda of Modi government: Shri Goyal; Textile Industry has a big role in making FTAs a success: Shri Piyush Goyal ; Shri Piyush Goyal calls upon Textile industry to focus on innovation and sustainability to drive growth
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Foreign Relations
PM Modi calls on French PM
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation today with H.E. Mr. Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic […]
General
PM Modi addresses from Red Fort on the 76th Independence Day
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressed the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 76th Independence Day. Read the 66 Highlights of the speech […]
Foreign Relations
India gifts Dornier aircraft to Sri Lanka
India gifted a Dornier Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft on 15 August 2022 towards strengthening the maritime security of Sri Lanka at a special event held in Sri Lanka Air Force Base, Katunayake […]
Foreign Relations
Namgya Khampa appointed as High Commissionerto Kenya
Ms. Namgya C. Khampa currently serving as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Indian Embassy in Khatmandu, Nepal has been appointed as the High Commissioner of India to Kenya […]
General
PM congratulates Indian Chess Teams for winning Bronze
PM congratulates India B team (Men’s) and India A team (Women’s) for winning the Bronze Medal at the 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai; PM appreciates the people and the Government of Tamil Nadu for hosting the 44th Chess Olympiad […]
Foreign Relations
2nd India-Bangladesh Tri-services Staff Talks held
2nd India-Bangladesh Tri-services Staff Talks held in New Delhi to further strengthen bilateral defence engagements […]
Business
GeM onboards Cooperatives
The Union Minister for Home & Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah e-launched the onboarding of cooperatives on the Government e Marketplace (GeM) portal in New Delhi today […]
Business
India is an engine of economic growth: Piyush Goyal
The world sees India as an engine of economic growth: Shri PiyushGoyal ; Developed countries very keen to sign trade deals with India now; before 2014 they had doubts: Shri Goyal […]
Foreign Relations
Indo-Israel CoE for Vegetables to come up
Union Agriculture Minister lays the foundation stone for Indo-Israel Center of Excellence for Vegetables through video conferencing […]
Technology
5G Test beds available for Startups and MSMEs
Government offers use of Indigenous 5G Test Bed free of cost to Indian Government recognized start-ups and MSMEs for the next six months upto Jan, 2023; Facility available to other stakeholders at nominal rate […]
Foreign Relations
PM Modi calls on Philippines PM
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi spoke on phone today with H.E. Mr. Ferdinand Marcos Jr., President of the Philippines. […]
Finance
New Exchange Rates published
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has determined the rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currencies into Indian currency or vice versa, for the purpose of the said section, relating to imported and export goods. […]
Foreign Relations
High Powered JTC between India – Mauritius held
India and Mauritius held the 1st session of India-Mauritius High-Powered Joint Trade Committee on 01-03 August 2022 in New Delhi […]
Foreign Relations
3rd India-Japan JWG on Specified Skilled Workers held
India and Japan held the 3rd Joint Working Group (JWG) meeting on Specified Skill Workers (SSW) in hybrid format in New Delhi […]
Foreign Relations
India-USA Consultations held on UN Security Council Issues
India and USA held consultations on UN Security Council (UNSC) and other multilateral issues on 03 August 2022 in New Delhi. […]
Foreign Relations
India-Belarus Foreign Office Consultations held
The seventh round of Foreign Office Consultations (FoC) between India and Belarus were held in New Delhi. […]
Foreign Relations
11th Foreign Office Consultations between India and South Africa held
The 11th Session of India-South Africa Foreign Office Consultations was held on 03 August 2022 in New Delhi […]
Technology
5G spectrum auction grosses Rs. 1,50,173 Cr
Government of India had put 72,098 MHz spectrum to auction, of which 51,236 MHz (71% of the total) has been sold with bid amounting to Rs. 1,50,173 Cr. […]
Foreign Relations
External Affairs Minister’s Visit to Cambodia for ASEAN related Ministerial Meeting
External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar will be visiting Cambodia from August 03-04, 2022. […]
Foreign Relations
President of Maldives Calls on the President Murmu
The President of the Republic of Maldives, H.E. Mr Ibrahim Mohamed Solih called on the President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan today. […]
Foreign Relations
11th Round of Foreign Office Consultations between India and Switzerland held
The 11th round of India-Switzerland Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) was held on 02 August 2022 in New Delhi […]
General
Global Engagement Scheme to promote Indian Folk Arts and Culture abroad
The Ministry of Culture aims at disseminating Indian Folk Arts and Culture abroad through signing of Cultural Agreements & Cultural Exchange Programme and their implementation by concerned agencies with mutual discussions through diplomatic channels. […]
Foreign Relations
Indian and French Navies Exercise in The Atlantic
INS Tarkash, on her long range overseas deployment, conducted a Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) with French Naval Ships in the North Atlantic Ocean on 29 and 30 July 2022. […]
Foreign Relations
2nd edition of North East India Festival ends
The second edition of the North East India Festival was organized by the Embassy of India in association with North Eastern states of India and M/s Trend MMS from 29-31 July 2022 at Central World, Bangkok […]
Foreign Relations
Pranay Verma appointed as High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh
Shri Pranay Kumar Verma currently serving as the Honourable Ambassador of India to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh […]
Foreign Relations
Sandeep Arya appointed as Ambassador to Vietnam
Shri Sandeep Arya currently serving as the Additional Secretary at the Ministry of External Affairs has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam […]
Foreign Relations
EAM visits Tashkent for SCO meeting
External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar visited Tashkent on 28-29 July 2022 at the invitation of Uzbekistan Acting Foreign Minister H. E. Mr. Vladimir Norov to take part in the meeting of SCO Council of Foreign Ministers. […]
Business
BSNL to get 1.6Lakh Crore as Revival Package
To make BSNL financially viable, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today approved the revival package of BSNL amounting to Rs 1.64 Lakh Cr. […]
Foreign Relations
2nd North-East Buyer-Seller Meet held
Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, Minister of State for External Affairs and Education will be visiting Guwahati to attend the Inaugural Session of 2nd North-East Buyer – Seller Meet (NE BSM) 2022 on 28 July 2022 […]
Foreign Relations
3rd India-Bangladesh Consular Dialogue held
The 3rd India-Bangladesh Consular Dialogue was held on 25 July 2022 in Dhaka […]
Foreign Relations
India condemns Kurdish Massacre
India strongly condemns the recent killings in the Zakho district of Dohuk Governatorate, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, which is a clear violation of the country’s sovereignty and a blatant disregard for international humanitarian law. […]
Business
District Export Action Plans under ODOP prepared in 557 districts
District Export Action Plans under ODOP prepared in 557 districts; Adopted by District Export Promotion Committees (DEPC) in 218 districts […]
Foreign Relations
206 Crore released to States for promotion of exports under TIES scheme
206 Crore released to States for promotion of exports under TIES scheme; 27 export infrastructure projects approved under TIES scheme since 1st April 2019 […]
General
Smt Droupadi Murmu elected as the President of India
Shrimati Droupadi Murmu elected as the President of India […]
Foreign Relations
India-Ghana hold Foreign Office Consultations
The third round of Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) between India and Ghana was held on 22 July 2022 in New Delhi. […]
Foreign Relations
India and the UK sign MoU on Mutual Recognition of Academic Qualification
India and the UK sign MoU on Mutual Recognition of Academic Qualification to facilitate student mobility and academic collaboration between HEIs
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Finance
New Exchange Rates released
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs hereby determines that the rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currencies into Indian currency or vice versa with effect from 22nd July, 2022 for the purpose of the said section, relating to imported and export goods. […]
Health Care
Patent awarded for use of advanced automated system or instrument for Therapeutic Emesis
Patent awarded for use of advanced automated system or instrument for Therapeutic Emesis; Ayurveda treatment by Therapeutic Emesis will now become Simple and Convenient […]
Foreign Relations
The 9th ASEAN-India Senior Officials Meeting on Transnational Crimes held
The 9th ASEAN-India Senior Officials Meeting on Transnational Crimes (SOMTC) was held in a virtual mode on 20 July 2022. The Consultation was co-chaired by Shri Mahaveer Singhvi, Joint Secretary (Counter Terrorism), Ministry of External Affairs, from the Indian side, and Mr. Puah Kok Keong, Deputy Secretary (Policy), Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore, from the ASEAN side. […]
Foreign Relations
India asks Sudan to take benefit of Preferential Trade Access
Union Minister of State for Commerce & Industry, Smt. Anupriya Patel’s meets Mrs. Amal Salih Saad Mohamed, Minister of Trade and Supply, Republic of Sudan; Smt. Patel asks the visiting Sudanese Trade & supply Minister to benefit from the preferential market access offered by India […]
Foreign Relations
MoS MEA Anupriya Patel meets with Gabonese Industry Minister
Union Minister of State for Commerce & Industry, Smt. Anupriya Patel meets Mr. Pacome Moubelet Boubeya, Minister of State, Industry, Gabon. […]
Foreign Relations
Cabinet approves signing of MoU in Judicial Cooperation with Maldives
Cabinet approves signing of MoU in the field of Judicial Cooperation between Judicial Service Commission of Maldives […]
Foreign Relations
Bhutan’s Economic Affairs Minister calls Agri Minister
Bhutan’s Economic Affairs Minister Shri Loknath Sharma calls on Union Agriculture Minister Shri Tomar
India will continue to provide all possible help to Bhutan in the Agriculture sector – Shri Tomar […]
Foreign Relations
Namibian Deputy PM visits India for CII EximBank Event
The Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Namibia H.E. Mrs. Netumbo Nandi Ndaitwah is visiting India from 17-21 July 2022 to attend the 17th CII EXIM Bank Conclave on India-Africa Growth Partnership, and to hold bilateral talks between India and Namibia. […]