General

PM inaugurates the new campus of Nalanda University

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today inaugurated the new campus of the Nalanda University near Rajgir, Bihar. On this occasion, he also planted a sapling of the Bodhi tree- an enduring symbol of Buddhist heritage and Indian spirituality, at the campus. […]

General

India & Qatar hold first meeting of JTFI in New Delhi

In line with the vision of the leaderships of the Republic of India and the State of Qatar and to strengthen investment cooperation, the first meeting of the Joint Task Force on Investment (JTFI) between India and Qatar was convened today, in New Delhi, India. […]

Foreign Relations

India-Kenya Bilateral Meeting

Shri V. Srinivas, Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances(DARPG), Government of India, met Prof. Nour Mohammad, Director General, Kenya School of Governance through video conferencing on 14th May 2024. […]

Finance

Customs Exchange Rate Notification No. 30/2024

May 04: The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs as a result of this determines the rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currencies into Indian currency or vice versa, with effect from 3rd May 2024, to import and export goods. […]

Defence

India strongly protests against Canada

The Canadian Deputy High Commissioner was today summoned to the Ministry of External Affairs about the raising of separatist slogans on ‘Khalistan’ at an event that the Prime Minister of Canada was personally addressing. […]

Defence

SCO Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Kazakhstan

SCO Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Kazakhstan endorses ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’. Defence Secretary reiterates India’s steadfast commitment towards maintaining peace, stability & security in SCO region. Calls for adopting zero-tolerance approach towards terrorism. […]

Business

Centre allows export of onion to six countries

Centre allows export of 99,150 MT onion to six countries Bangladesh, UAE, Bhutan, Bahrain, Mauritius and Sri Lanka. National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL) is the agency for export of onion to the countries. Government of India allows export of 2000 MT of white onion cultivated specially for export markets in Middle-East and some European countries. […]

Events

‘Startup Mahakumbh’ is reflective of India’s growth story

Bharat Innovates’ theme of Startup Mahakumbh showcases intricate link between innovation and startups: Sh. Goyal

Shri Goyal launches Bharat Startup Ecosystem Registry and website and logo of Startup Mahakumbh

Startup sector is the backbone of the nation: Sh. Goyal

Sh. Goyal encourages involvement of youth with bent of entrepreneurship & innovation at Startup Mahakumbh […]

Foreign Relations

PM & President of Sri Lanka & PM of Mauritius to witness launch of UPI

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, President of Sri Lanka, H.E. Mr Ranil Wickremesinghe and Prime Minister of Mauritius, H.E. Mr Pravind Jugnauth will witness the launch of Unified Payment Interface (UPI) services in Sri Lanka and Mauritius, and also RuPay card services in Mauritius, on 12 February 2024 at 1 PM via video conferencing. […]

Finance

Highlights of Interim Union Budget 2024-2025

With the ‘mantra’ of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, and Sabka Vishwas’ and the whole of national approach of “Sabka Prayas”, the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Interim Union Budget 2024-25 in Parliament […]

General

Special Campaign 3.0 in the Ministry of External Affairs

The Ministry of External Affairs has been conducting the Special Campaign 3.0. The main focus areas of the Campaign include effective disposal of public grievances, references from Members of Parliament, Parliament assurances, cleanliness drive, disposal of scrap and weeding out of files. […]