Foreign Relations
India and France’s 36th Strategic Dialogue on Jan 05
India and France will hold the 36th Strategic Dialogue on 05 January 2023 in New Delhi. Shri Ajit Doval, National Security Advisor will lead the Indian delegation […]
Articles by India Ties
Business
Dr S. Jaishankar paid a visit to Cyprus and Austria
External Affairs Minister (EAM) of India, Dr S. Jaishankar paid an official visit to the Republic of Cyprus from 29-31 December 2022 and to the Republic of Austria from 31 December 2022 – 03 January 2023. […]
Business
PM Modi, King Charles hold first conversation over phone
As this was Prime Minister’s first conversation with His Majesty after he assumed the Office of the Sovereign of the UK, Prime Minister conveyed his best wishes to the King for a very successful reign. […]
Articles
NTPC’s electrifying performance registered a growth of 11.6% to 295.4 BU
NTPC, India’s largest power-generating company recorded a generation of 295.4 BU during Apr-Dec 2022, registering a growth of 11.6% compared to the same period, the previous year […]
Foreign Relations
The 17th edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) from 8–10 January 2023
Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (PBSA) is the highest honour conferred on overseas Indians. PBSA is conferred by the Hon’ble President of India as part of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention on Non-Resident Indians, […]
Foreign Relations
Shri Vanlalhuma appointed as Ambassador to Republic of Ecuador
Shri Vanlalhuma currently serving as Republic of Colombia has been appointed as the Ambassador of India to Republic of Ecuador […]
Economy
Rs 1.4 lakh+ crore GST Revenue collected on December 2022,
The gross GST revenue collected during December 2022 is Rs 1,49,507 crore, of which CGST is Rs 26,711 crore, SGST is Rs 33,357 crore, IGST is Rs 78,434 crore (including Rs 40,263 crore collected on import of goods) and Cess is Rs 11,005 crore (including Rs 850 crore collected on import of goods). […]
Business
India and Pakistan Nuclear exchange list
India and Pakistan today exchanged, through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad, the list of nuclear installations and facilities, […]
Foreign Relations
Exchange list of prisoners between India and Pakistan
India and Pakistan today exchanged, through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad, the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in their custody. Under the provisions of the 2008 Agreement on Consular Access, such lists are exchanged every year on 01 January and 01 July. […]
Business
launch of Digital India Innovation Fund for Catalyzing deep tech start-ups
The Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar today said that the Government of India is going to launch a Digital India Innovation Fund that will support Deeptech Startups. […]
Business
16% increase in agricultural and processed food products
The exports of agricultural and processed food products rose by 16% in the eight months (April-November) of the current Financial Year 2022-23 in comparison to the corresponding period of FY 2021-22. […]
Military
IAF successfully fired the Extended Range Version of Brahmos Cruise missile
Indian Air Force today successfully fired the Extended Range Version of Brahmos Air Launched missile against a Ship Target from a SU-30MKI aircraft […]
Foreign Relations
Dr S. Jaishankar planned to visit Cyprus and Austria
External Affairs Minister, Dr S. Jaishankar, will pay official visits to the Republic of Cyprus (RoC) and Austria from 29 December 2022 – 03 January 2023. […]
Business
MoRTH issued G.S.R 901(E) to promote ease of doing business and transparency
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) issued a notification G.S.R 901(E) on 22 December 2022 to promote ease of doing business and transparency in the sale and purchase of registered vehicles through dealers. […]
Technology
AVGC Task Force calls National AVGC-XR Mission with a budgetary outlay
The Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, and Comics (AVGC) Task Force has called for a National AVGC-XR Mission with a budget outlay to be created for integrated promotion and growth of the AVGC sector. […]
Military
Ministry of Power signs MoU with DRDO
Shi Alok Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Power and Dr Samir V Kamat, Secretary, of Department of Defence (R&D) & Chairman, DRDO, signed for MoU […]
Business
Coal quality supply increased by 18%: Ministry of Coal
The Ministry of Coal and the coal companies have taken various measures to achieve the objective of supplying quality coal to all consumers. […]
Foreign Relations
India’s G20 Presidency to elevate developing nations: Prime Minister Modi
Dec 27: Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation on Monday with his Excellency Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine.Zelenskyy […]
Foreign Relations
Ministry of mines’ efforts to source minerals from 3 nations
Khanij Bidesh India Limited (KABIL), Ministry of Mines Efforts To Source Strategic Minerals From Argentina, Australia and Chile […]
Foreign Relations
9th session of India-Russia Working Group on Modernization emphasised on bilateral relationship
The 9th Session of the India-Russia Working Group on Modernization & Industrial Cooperation of the India-Russia Intergovernmental Commission […]
Business
Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar discussed about DPDP Bill with stakeholders
The Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, is here today to meet over 200 stakeholders […]
Business
Ministry of Fisheries created FIDF for fisheries infrastructure facilities
Department of Fisheries created FIDF with a total fund size of Rs 7522.48 crore to provide concessional finance for the development of various fisheries infrastructure facilities. […]
Business
Center aims to achieve $100B in textile exports by 2030
The Union Minister of State for Textiles, Smt. Darshana Jardosh in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today informed that Government has taken cognizance […]
Business
Ministry of Defense signed 166 contracts for procurement of defence equipments
Capital procurement of defence equipment is undertaken by various domestic as well as foreign vendors, based on threat perception, operational challenges and technological changes so as to keep the Armed Forces in a state of readiness. […]
Business
Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Airbus Defence
Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with M/s Airbus Defence and Space, S.A. Spain on 24th September 2021 for procurement of 56 C-295MW transport aircraft […]
Business
15 start-ups selected, work towards healthcare and agriculture
Fifteen Startups selected in the first-of-its-kind product accelerator program for innovators developing sustainable solutions will soon start working towards solutions in the healthcare and agriculture domains. […]
Corona Virus
GOI’s RTS Program Phase II achieved installation of 4,000 MW of RTS
The programme envisages the installation of 4,000 MW of RTS capacity in the residential sector.
A total of 7.3 GW RTS capacity has been achieved till 30.11.2022 […]
Finance
IREDA signs loan agreement with KFW for “Access to Clean Energy Projects”
The total sanctioned amount of the agreement is EUR 20 million.
(EESL) has signed loan agreements from multilateral agencies (ADB) and bilateral agencies (KfW) for Decentralized Solar and Electric Mobility […]
Business
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. undertaken a study on QR code tagging of cylinders
A pilot study for QR code tagging of cylinders has been undertaken by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL) at the Madanpur Khadar Bottling Plant, Delhi. […]
World
Govt. amended national policy; OMCs achieved over 10% ethanol blending in gasoline
Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) achieve over 10% ethanol blending in petrol during Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2021-22. […]
Foreign Relations
India, in G20 Presidency, emphasised international collaboration for energy security
ndia, during its G20 Presidency, is emphasising international collaboration for energy security and enhanced development of emerging fuels like biofuel and hydrogen. […]
Business
Union Government Schemes: Decrease reliance on fossil fuels for electricity generation
The data is as per the Generation Expansion Planning studies carried out by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) for 2029–30. […]
Business
MoU between power generation companies for reducing carbon emissions
Carbon reduction from coal power plants is a key challenge, and the co-firing of low-carbon fuel will facilitate the transition towards a low-carbon energy economy […]
Foreign Relations
363 research scholars pursued scientific research in international institutions.
The government today informed the Rajya Sabha that it has collaborated with a number of international institutions to facilitate Indian students’ research in science. […]
Foreign Relations
Dr Suhel Ajaz Khan appointed as Ambassador of Saudi Arabia
Dr Suhel Ajaz Khan currently serving as Ambassador of India to the Republic of Lebanon has been appointed as the Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia […]
Technology
MeitY’s importance of quality non-personal data
Data occupies the position of a fundamental building block for harnessing the potential of Artificial Intelligence and other emerging technologies. […]
Foreign Relations
17TH ROUND INDIA-CHINA CORPS COMMANDER-LEVEL MEETING
The 17th round of the India- China Corps Commander Level Meeting was held at the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Chinese side on 20th December 2022. […]
Finance
240% increased growth in toys export
The Government has taken several steps to restrict the import of sub-standard and unsafe toys and to promote the domestic toy industry. As a result of various steps taken by the Government, […]
Events
Ms Shalini Kumari won first prize in Grassroots Innovation Competition
Ms Shalini Kumari from India received first prize in the Grassroots Innovation Competition at the 3rd ASEAN India Grassroots Innovation forum for her innovation ‘Modified walker with adjustable legs’ […]
Business
IFSCA and CEEW sign MoU to cooperate on sustainable finance
The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) and the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) […]
Business
40.53% Growth in trade between India and GCC
Bilateral Trade between India and the GCC grew from US$ 87.35 billion in FY 2020-21 to US$ 154.66 billion in FY 2021-22, registering an increase of 77.06% […]
Business
FDI invested 1500m+USD in the textile sector
The Government has taken the following steps to modernize the textile industry, enhance export and promote FDI in the textile sector on a pan-India basis: […]
Technology
Samudrayaan Mission to send three people on a deep-sea mission
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel […]
Transportation
PM Gati Shakti NMP forecasts inter-connected transportation
The PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (NMP) was launched in October 2021 with a vision to enable a mechanism for coordinated planning […]
Foreign Relations
ROSATOM offered advanced fuel to KKNPP
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; […]
Foreign Relations
India and Denmark collab to explore the sources of wind energy
A Strategic Sector Cooperation agreement and a letter of intent between the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and the Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate of the Kingdom of Denmark were signed […]
Technology
New low-cost magnets for EV vehicles to reduce cost
Scientists have fabricated improved low cost heavy rare earth-free high Nd-Fe-B magnets, which are in high demand for Electric Vehicles and can make them more affordable. […]
Economy
Government’s Vission to promote renewable energy sector
The government takes several initiatives to promote and create new markets in the renewable energy sector […]
Economy
Urban-20 (U20) event organised under G20 presidency of India
The event is being organised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs from December 01, 2022, to November 30, 2023. Provides a platform for cities from G20 […]
Business
Food Processing Industries mandates to create post-harvest facilities
The Ministry of Food Processing Industries is mandated to create post-harvest infrastructure and processing facilities, inter alia, to boost the overall development of the food processing sector […]