General

MATSYA 6000 joins the elite club of underwater vehicles

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh launches India’s First and Unique Manned Ocean Mission Samudrayan at Chennai; India joins the elite club of nations such as USA, Russia, Japan, France and China to have such underwater vehicles for carrying out subsea activities: Dr Jitendra Singh […]

Foreign Relations

13th BRICS NSO Meet held

The 13th Meeting of Heads of National Statistical Offices of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) Countries was held in virtual format under the Chairship of India […]

Finance

$4.5 million project readiness financing for Mizo

he Government of India and the Asian Development Bank today signed a $4.5 million project readiness financing (PRF) loan to support project preparation and design activities to improve urban mobility in Aizawl, the capital city of the northeastern state of Mizoram. […]

Agriculture & Commodities

Xarvio SCOUTING chatbot service for farmers

BASF Digital Farming launches free xarvio® SCOUTING chatbot service in India to aid farmers and advisors
– Chatbot service is free of charge and accessible via a dedicated WhatsApp channel
– Service provides farmers and advisors with access to fast, convenient in field problem identification for unknown weeds and diseases
– New chatbot service supports 11 Indian languages
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Foreign Relations

ISA to work for $1 trillion global in solar investments by 2030

Fourth Assembly of the International Solar Alliance closes with a promise to achieve $1 trillion global in solar investments by 2030; ISA Assembly gives a green light to the “One Sun”political declaration for the launch of Green GridsInitiative-One Sun One World One Grid (GGI-OSOWOG) at COP26 […]

Agriculture & Commodities

Women play a decisive role in ensuring Food Security and Preserving local Agro-Biodiversity

The Government pushes the agenda of ‘Gender Mainstreaming in Agriculture’ by way of earmarking funds for women under various schemes/programmes; Women play a decisive role in ensuring Food Security and Preserving local Agro-Biodiversity, says Shri Kailash Chaudhary […]

General

DRDO tests Aerial Target ABHYAS

ABHYAS – the High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) was successfully flight-tested today by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Bay of Bengal in Odisha. The vehicle can be used as an aerial target for evaluation of various missile systems. […]

General

Central Govt Employees to get DA and DR

Cabinet approves release of an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to Pensions, due from 01.07.2021; Impact on the exchequer on account of both Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief would be Rs.9,488.70 crore per annum; This will benefit about 47.14 lakh Central Government employees and 68.62 lakh pensioners […]

Technology

All stakeholders of internet governance will be on single platform

India Internet Governance Forum to be conducted in November,2021 to bring all stakeholders of internet governance on a single platform; Voice of internet users should resound in National and International forums: Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar at IIGF Curtain Raiser event; Internet should be a open, safe, trusted and accountable to its stakeholders: Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar […]

Foreign Relations

J&K Govt and Dubai Govt sign MoU for infra projects

Jammu and Kashmir administration today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Dubai for real estate development, industrial parks, IT towers, multipurpose towers, logistics, medical college, super specialty hospital and more […]

General

Seven new defence companies, carved out of OFB

Seven new defence companies, carved out of OFB, dedicated to the Nation on the occasion of Vijayadashami; Creation of seven companies will give strength to Dr Kalam’s dream of strong India, says Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in his video address
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Foreign Relations

Special Working Group on Startups and Innovation Needed: MoS Anupriya Patel

In the 20th Meeting of SCO Ministers responsible for Foreign Economy and Foreign Trade held late yesterday and hosted by the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Minister of State (MoS) for Commerce and Industry, Smt. Anupriya Patel, in her intervention, stressed on the need for effective cooperation between SCO Member States for a balanced and equitable growth in trade and commerce. […]

General

BIS celebrates World Standards Day

On the occasion of World Standards Day, Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) organized a day-long event on the theme of ‘Shared Vision for a Better World’ Standards for Sustainable Development Goals at its headquarters in New Delhi […]

Technology

Shri Anurag Thakur launches MyParkings app

Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shri Anurag Singh Thakur today launched MyParkings app in presence of Sh. Mukkesh Suryaan, Mayor South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), Shri. Gyanesh Bharti Commissioner. SDMC and Sh. George Kuruvilla CMD, BECIL. […]

General

Steel Minister meets Russian Minister of Energy

Union Minister of Steel Shri Ram Chandra Prasad Singh today met with Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation, Mr. Nikolay Shulginov in Moscow during the Russian Energy Week. A landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding collaboration in coking coal used in steel making and R&D in steel sector was signed between the two countries. […]

Agriculture & Commodities

APEDA signs MoU with Uttarakhan Agri Univ to boost agri-exports

For strengthening the agricultural products value chain through building synergy with various institutions of repute, the Agricultural and Processed food Products Development Authority (APEDA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (GBPUAT), Pantnagar, Uttarakhand. […]

Agriculture & Commodities

Indian exports for Sep 21 sees USD 54.06B

India’s overall exports (Merchandise and Services combined) in September 2021* are estimated to be USD 54.06 Billion, exhibiting a positive growth of 21.44 per cent over the same period last year and a positive growth of 26.03 per cent over September 2019. Overall imports in September 2021* are estimated to be USD 68.49Billion, exhibiting a positive growth of 70.00 per cent over the same period last year and a positive growth of 44.11 per cent over September 2019. […]

Foreign Relations

MoS Lekhi completes bilateral visit to Serbia

Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture (MoS) Smt. Meenakashi Lekhi led the Indian delegation as the Special Envoy of the Prime Minister at the High Level Commemorative Meeting to mark the 60th anniversary of the Non-Aligned Movement held at Belgrade on 11-12 October, 2021. […]

Technology

CERT-IN & KOO collaborate to spread CYBER secturity awareness

Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, and India’s multi-lingual micro-blogging platform Koo are jointly executing citizen outreach activity to create awareness on cyber security this October – which is observed as National Cyber Security Awareness Month […]