World
PM to hold virtual summit with President of Uzbekistan
A Virtual Summit will be held between Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and President of Uzbekistan H.E. Mr. Shavkat Mirziyoyev on 11 December 2020. […]
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Foreign Relations
Modi calls on French Premier to discuss world issues
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation today with His Excellency Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic on various issues including terrorism, covid, economy, etc., […]
Corona Virus
PM holds All Party Meeting to discuss Covid-19 vaccination strategy
PM holds All Party Meeting to discuss Covid-19 vaccination strategy; Eight potential vaccines including three indigenous ones are in different stages of trial in India; It is expected that the vaccine will be available in the coming few weeks; World is looking towards India for the development of a safe and affordable Vaccine […]
Corona Virus
PM to visits Vaccine manufacturing facilities
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today embarked on a 3 city visit to personally review the vaccine development and manufacturing process […]
Investments
PM Inaugurates RE-Invest 2020
PM Inaugurates RE-Invest 2020; Plans of Megawatts to Gigawatts are Becoming Reality; India’s Installed Renewable Energy Capacity Increased by Two and Half Times in Last six Years; India has Demonstrated that Sound Environmental Policies Can also be Sound Economics […]
Business
Cabinet approves LVB merger with DBS India
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval to the Scheme of Amalgamation of Lakshmi Vilas Bank Limited (LVB) with DBS Bank India Limited (DBIL). […]
Foreign Relations
BRICS countries sign MoU on Physical Culture and Sports Cooperation
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi was apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation in the field of Physical Culture and Sport signed among BRICS Countries. […]
Technology
PM chairs 33rd PRAGATI interaction
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi chaired the PRAGATI meeting today. It marked Prime Minister’s thirty-third interaction through PRAGATI – the ICT based multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation, involving Central and State governments. […]
Finance
ATC Asia Pacific to invest Rs. 2480.92cr in ATC Telecom Infra
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the FDI proposal no. 4930 for acquisition of 12.32% of the equity share capital (on a fully diluted basis) of M/s ATC Telecom Infrastructure Private Limited by M/s ATC Asia Pacific PTE Limited […]
Foreign Relations
ICAI signs MoU with VRC Netherlands
Cabinet approves the Memorandum of Understanding between the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and the Vereniging van Registercontrollers(VRC), the Netherlands […]
Finance
Govt to infuse Rs 6000cr in NIIF Debt Platform
Cabinet approves Capital infusion into NIIF Infrastructure Debt Financing Platform comprising Aseem Infrastructure Finance Limited and NIIF Infrastructure Finance Limited […]
Agriculture & Commodities
Food Processing Projects worth Rs 234.68 Crores approved
IMAC approved 7 proposals with total project cost of Rs. 234.68 Crores including grants-in-aid of Rs. 60.87 Crores in the States/UTs of Meghalaya, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra […]
Finance
Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman says Economy is facing a reset exercise
Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman says momentum of reforms continues during the pandemic and will continue; Economy is facing a reset exercise […]
Foreign Relations
PM Modi attends Saudi led 15th G20 Summit
PM Narendra Modi attends the 15th G20 Summit held under the presidency of Saudi Arabia; He calls for a new Global Index for the Post-Corona World; baton to be handed over to Italy […]
General
PM Thanks Security Forces for Thwarting Terrorism Plot in J&K
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has thanked the security forces for defeating the terrorist plot of Jaish-e-Mohammad, targeted at grassroots level democratic exercises in Jammu and Kashmir. […]
Investments
France shows Interest to invest in the North Eastern States
Ambassador of France to India conveyed to MDoNER Minister, the desire of the Government of France to explore the avenues and opportunities of collaboration in different sectors in the North Eastern States as well as tourism and other potentials in Jammu & Kashmir. […]
General
On World Toilet Day India Strengthens its Resolve of Toilet for All: Modi
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has said that on World Toilet Day today, the nation strengthens its resolve of Toilet for all. […]
Technology
PM inaugurates Bengaluru Tech Summit 2020
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated Tech Summit in Bengaluru today via video conference. The summit is organized by the Government of Karnataka along with Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society (KITS) […]
Foreign Relations
Modi leads India’s participation at the 12th BRICS Summit
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi led India’s participation at the 12th BRICS Summit, convened under the Chairship of President Vladimir Putin of Russia on 17 November 2020, in a virtual format. […]
World
Purvodaya drives eastern India towards self-reliance
Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan today said that ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ is about transforming India from being just a passive market to an active manufacturing hub at the heart of global value chains. […]
Foreign Relations
15th G20 Leaders Summit to be held on 21-22 Nov 2020
At the invitation of His Majesty King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will be attending the 15th G20 Summit chaired by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia […]
Foreign Relations
RuPay card Phase-II launched in Bhutan
A Virtual Ceremony for the joint launch of RuPay card Phase-II by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Bhutan Lyonchhen Dr. Lotay Tshering will be held on 20 November 2020. […]
Foreign Relations
PM holds India – Luxembourg Virtual Summit alongside Luxembourg Premier
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi held a Bilateral Summit with H.E. Xavier Bettel, Prime Minister of Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in the virtual format today. […]
General
India moves to the center stage of International Energy Affairs
Executive Director of International Energy Agency (IEA), Mr. Fatih Birol today said that India has moved to the Centre stage of international Energy Affairs and is a role model for other major emerging economies. […]
General
25+ lakhs Applications received under PM-SVANidhi Scheme
Under the PM SVANidhi-Pradhan Mantri Street Vendor’s Atma-Nirbhar Nidhi- A Special Micro-Credit Facility Scheme, 27,33, 497 applications have been received out of which 14,34,436 have been sanctioned and about 7,88,438 loans disbursed. […]
General
The capacity building component of the PM-FME Scheme released
Shri Narendra Singh inaugurates capacity building component of the PM-FME Scheme; PM FME is in line with PM’s resolve towards self-reliant India: Narendra Singh Tomar; Union FPI Minister launches GIS ODOP Digital map of India. […]
Investments
India has exciting opportunities for investment in urbanization, PM tells investors
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi invited the investors to invest in the Indian urbanization while speaking at the 3rd Annual Bloomberg New Economy Forum […]
Finance
Finance Commission presents a report to the Prime Minister
The Chairman and Members of the 15th Finance Commission today presented a copy of the Commssion’s report for the period 2021-22 to 2025-26, to the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. The Commission had submitted its report to the President of India on 4 November 2020. […]
Health Care
India is the Global Centre of Traditional: WHO Report
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi dedicated two future-ready Ayurveda institutions to the nation on the 5th Ayurveda Day today via video conferencing. These are the Institute of Teaching & Research in Ayurveda (ITRA), Jamnagar and the National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA), Jaipur. Both the Institutes are premier institutions of Ayurveda in the country. The former has been conferred the status of an Institution of National Importance (INI) by an Act of the Parliament, and the latter is an Institution Deemed to be University by the University Grants Commission. The Ministry of AYUSH, since 2016, has been observing ‘Ayurveda Day’ every year on the occasion of Dhanwantari Jayanti (Dhanteras). […]
Foreign Relations
PM addresses 17th ASEAN India Summit
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today participated in the 17th ASEAN-India Summit at the invitation of H.E. Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister of Vietnam […]
Business
Cabinet approves PLI Scheme to 10 key Sectors
The Union Cabinet has given its approval to introduce the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme in the following 10 key sectors for Enhancing India’s Manufacturing Capabilities and Enhancing Exports […]
Foreign Relations
PM Modi attends 20th Summit of SCO Council of Heads of State
20th Summit of SCO Council of Heads of State was held on November 10, 2020 (in Video Conference Format). The Meeting was chaired by the President of the Russian Federation Mr. Vladimir Putin. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi led the Indian delegation. […]
General
States to garner Rs. 6,656 Crores of annual revenue first commercial coal mining auction
Union Coal Minister Shri Pralhad Joshi has said States will garner a total revenue of Rs 6,656 crores annually from the success of the nation’s first-ever commercial mining auction. Speaking to the media in New Delhi today after completion of the bidding process of this auction […]
Foreign Relations
PM Modi congratulates US President Joe Biden & VP Kamala Harris
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated Joe Biden on winning the U.S. presidential election. He also congratulated US Vice President elect Kamala Harris. […]
Foreign Relations
PM congratulates ISRO for the successful PSLV launch
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and India’s space industry for the successful launch of the PSLV-C49/EOS-01 Mission. […]
Foreign Relations
A bilateral summit between PM Modi and Italy Prime Minister was held today
A Virtual Bilateral Summit between Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Italy Prof. Giuseppe Conte was held on 6th November, 2020. […]
Foreign Relations
Determined to protect India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity: Rajnath Singh
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh: Determined to protect India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity; outlines broad principles for national security at a Webinar of National Defence College’s Diamond Jubilee Celebrations […]
Investments
Cabinet approves Rs 1810 crore Investment Proposal of Hydro Power Project
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the investment of Rs.1810.56 crore for 210 MW Luhri Stage-I Hydro Electric Project located on river Satluj which is situated in Shimla &Kullu districts of Himachal Pradesh. This project will generate 758.20 million units of electricity annually.
Foreign Relations
MOU with Spain for collaborations in Astronomy
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi was apprised of the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru and the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC) and the GRANTECAN, S.A. (GTC), Spain to develop scientific and technical collaborations in astronomy field. […]
Foreign Relations
MOU with UK cooperation in the field of Telecommunication/ICTs
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Communications of the Republic of India and the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sports (DCMS) of United Kingdom […]
Foreign Relations
PM condemns terror attacks in Vienna
The Prime Minister said, “Deeply shocked and saddened by the dastardly terror attacks in Vienna. India stands with Austria during this tragic time. My thoughts are with the victims and their families.” […]
Foreign Relations
Chief of Defence oF Kenya Visits to India for defense collaboration
General Robert Kibochi, Chief of Defence Forces of Kenya is visiting India from 02 – 06 Nov 2020 on the invitation of the Ministry of Defence. India is the first country that the CDF Kenya is visiting outside of Africa after he assumed Command in May earlier this year. […]
Foreign Relations
NJJM holds consultation meeting with un agencies and others
National Jal Jeevan Mission holds consultation meeting with over 50 Sector Partners including Trusts, NGOs & UN agencies for making the mission truly a ‘people’s movement’ as envisioned by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi […]
Technology
VAIBHAV Summit concludes today
VAIBHAV proposes a comprehensive roadmap for leveraging expertise/knowledge of global Indian researchers to address emerging challenges for universal development
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General
Prime Minister inaugurates to & fro Sea-plane Service
Prime Minister inaugurates to & fro Sea-plane Service between Kevadia and Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad
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Business
Mechanism for procurement of ethanol by Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies approved
Cabinet approves Mechanism for procurement of ethanol by Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies under Ethanol Blended Petrol Programme […]
Foreign Relations
Petroleum Minister invites Global O&G & Energy Majors to Partner with India
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan invites Global Oil & Gas and Other Energy Majors to Partner India in its Multi-Pathway Energy Transition
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Foreign Relations
PM strongly condemns French terrorist attacks
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has strongly condemned the recent terrorist attacks in France, including today’s heinous attack in Nice inside a church.
Finance
Word bank & AIIB to assist in Dam Rehabilitation & Improvement Projects
Cabinet approves Externally Aided Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project – Phase II and Phase III
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Foreign Relations
Cabinet Okays Indo-Japan Cooperation in the space of ICT
Cabinet approves Memorandum of Cooperation between India and Japan on cooperation in the field of Information and Communication Technologies
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