Politics
PM Modi’s Open Letter to the Nation
PM Modi Penned a Letter to the nation highlighting the activities and achievements of his first year in the second term of the BJP-NDA Government […]
Year: 2020
General
OTAs meets Tourism Minister for opening up of hotels
A delegation of leading Online Travel Agents (OTAs) of India called upon Union Minister of State (I/C) Tourism & Culture Shri Prahlad Singh Patel today in New Delhi. […]
General
Northeast India for the immersive traveler
To showcase the Northeast Region of India which is a largely unexplored destination for both domestic and foreign travelers, the Ministry of Tourism’s Dekho Apna Desh webinar “NORTHEAST INDIA FOR THE IMMERSIVE TRAVELLER” on 28th May 2020 offered an attractive virtual tour to four north-eastern states namely Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, and Sikkim […]
Corona Virus
Researchers culture Coronavirus, to help in drug testing and vaccine development
The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) has established stable cultures of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) from patients’ samples. […]
Finance
Govt approves 445 Cr for Jal Jeevan Mission in Chhattisgarh
Govt of India approves Rs 445 Crore for implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission in Chhattisgarh during 2020-21 […]
Health Care
Surat takes key IT initiatives in COVID -19 management and containment
SMC has developed SMC COVID-19 Tracker System which includes a web portal and mobile application named “SMC COVID-19 Tracker” to track people who have abroad or interstate travel history and persons who have come in direct contact with positive COVID-19 individuals. […]
Foreign Relations
BRICS Heads of Tax Authorities Meet to discuss tax matters
Meeting of the Heads of Tax Authorities of the BRICS countries, namely the Federal Republic of Brazil, the Russian Federation, the Republic of India, the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of South Africa was held on May 29, 2020. […]
General
United Nations Award to Indian Army Officer Major Suman Gawani
Major Suman Gawani, an Indian Army officer who served as a women peacekeeper with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in 2019 is being awarded the prestigious “United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award” on 29 May 2020. […]
Foreign Relations
INS Kesari reaches Port Antsiranana, Madagascar
The Government of India in these difficult times is providing assistance to Friendly Foreign Countries in dealing with the COVID-19 Pandemic and towards the same INS Kesari carried a consignment of COVID related essential medicines for the people of Madagascar. […]
Foreign Relations
Raksha Mantri speaks with US Defence Secretary over phone
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh speaks with US Defence Secretary over the phone;
Review progress on bilateral defence cooperation arrangements
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Business
Traders are also eligible for credit under Aatamnirbhar package for the MSMEs: Goyal
Shri Piyush Goyal meets the representatives of traders associations;
Lockdown period was used by the nation to build capacity to fight Covid-19;
Traders are also eligible to get the credit benefit announced under the Aatamnirbhar package for the MSMEs.
Economic activity has started picking up […]
Finance
Finance Commission meeting Power Ministry
The Finance Commission held a detailed meeting with the Power Ministry on issues relating to the Reforms of the Electricity Sector in the States. […]
Business
Twitter Handle to provide the latest statistics related to Labour Welfare
Twitter handle @LabourDG inaugurated by Shri Santosh Gangwar. Handle will provide latest statistics related to Labour Welfare […]
Technology
Hackathon soon for computational drug discovery by Min S&T
Science and Technology in finding solutions to combat COVID-19. ‘Hackathon’ for computational drug discovery is being undertaken: Professor K. Vijay Raghavan […]
Finance
ADB, India sign $177M loan for infrastructure in Maharashtra
Asian Development Bank, S, India sign $177 million loan for state road improvements in Maharashtra […]
Finance
PAN now available instantly by the of Aadhar based e-KYC
Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman formally launched the facility for instant allotment of PAN using Aadhar Card based eKYC verification […]
Finance
22nd Meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council held today
Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman chairs 22nd Meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) […]
Agriculture & Commodities
Exporters need to be more competitive and provide quality products: Goyal
Shri Piyush Goyal calls upon the Exporters to be more competitive and provide quality products to the world; diversification, consolidation in the current areas of strength,and exploration of new markets is the Mantra for success […]
General
CIPET to fully devote for the growth of petrochemical sector: Gowda
Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology (CIPET) has been renamed as Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology (CIPET), a premier national institution under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Govt. of India. […]
Agriculture & Commodities
Agriculture Sector to go Renewable with solar water pumps to decentralized solar cold storages
he Prime Minister reviewed the work of the Ministry of Power and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, last evening. Policy initiatives including revised Tariff Policy and the Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2020 to redress the problems afflicting the power sector were discussed. […]
Agriculture & Commodities
Researchers find a new possibility to improve rice productivity
Indian researchers from the DBT-NIPGR, ICAR-IARI, ICAR-NRRI and UDSC, have identified a region in the genome of rice, which seems to have the potential for improving productivity. […]
Corona Virus
CIPET to take up R&D initiatives, manufacturing and Certifying PPE Kits
To deal with COVID-19, CIPET to take up R&D initiatives in the areas of Health Care; manufacturing and Certifying PPE and other relevant products as per WHO/ ISO guidelines […]
Foreign Relations
Srilanka Premier Mahinda Rajapaksa completes 50 years in politics
Prime Minister spoke today to His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, to congratulate him on having completed 50 years since his first entering the Parliament of Sri Lanka. […]
Corona Virus
DST-SERB to support R&D on potential antivirals against COVID 19
DST-SERB supports study for identification of structure-based potential antivirals against COVID 19 […]
Finance
Mr. Marcos Troyjo from Brazil takes over K V Kamath as President of NDB alee FM
Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman attended the Special Board of Governors meeting of the New Development Bank (NDB) through video-conference […]
Markets
7.75 percent Savings (Taxable) Bonds of 2018 cease to exists
The Government of India hereby notifies that the 7.75 percent Savings (Taxable) Bonds, 2018 hall cease for subscription with effect from Thursday, the 28th of May, 2020. […]
General
TEJAS FOC AIRCRAFT HANDED OVER TO THE IAF
The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Wednesday inducted Tejas Mk-1 FOC aircraft into the recently resurrected No 18 Sqn, the “Flying Bullets” at Air Force Station Sulur, marking yet another important step towards enhancing the operational capability of the Air Force […]
Business
Piyush Goyal holds a meeting with the industry to assess lockdown
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal today held meeting, through Video conference, with the industry and trade associations. […]
General
Locust swarms sweeping across northern India, control operations stepped up in the affected states
Amidst a wave of locust swarms sweeping across northern India, control operations stepped up in the affected States of Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. 200 Locust Circle Offices and temporary camps conducting survey & control operations […]
Foreign Relations
Ms. Pratibha Parkar appointed as Ambassador to Angola
Ms. Pratibha Parkar has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Angola. […]
Foreign Relations
Modi appreciates care provided to Indians in Qatar
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi spoke on phone today with His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar, to convey Eid-ul-Fitr greetings to the friendly people of Qatar. […]
Foreign Relations
India-Egypt bilateral relations to expand fast
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi conveyed greetings for Eid-ul-Fitr to H.E. Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, President of Egypt, as well as to the people of Egypt. […]
Foreign Relations
PM Modi for enhanced cooperation in tech, R&D and SMEs with Austria
PM Modi called enhanced cooperation in tech, R&D and SMEs with Austria during his discussion with H.E. (Dr.) Alexander Van der Bellen, Federal President of the Republic of Austria […]
Foreign Relations
Shri Periasamy Kumaran named High Commissioner of Singapore
Shri Periasamy Kumaran has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Singapore […]
Foreign Relations
IICCI’s AD-IDEM to help arbitrate India-Italian force majeure problems
Indo Italy Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IICCI) has launched AD-IDEM, the dispute resolution center for bi-lateral mediation and arbitration activities related to contracts signed between Italian and Indian companies. […]
Foreign Relations
HE Prem K Nair to take charge as Ambassador of Niger
IFS officer Shri Prem K Nair has been appointed as the ambassador of Niger according to a press release from Ministry of External Affairs. […]
Corona Virus
New Insights in Building immunity with Probiotics in the times of Covid-19
With a view to channelize International knowledge, the Gut Microbiota and Probiotic Science Foundation (India) shared latest insights on the strong relation between Probiotics and immunity during the Covid-19 Pandemic […]
Agriculture & Commodities
Indian Edible Oil Industry: Trends, Opportunities and Roadmap
In India, the demand for Edible oil is so high that local productions are inadequate. However, this could change if the production is increased and new opportunities are identified within the country. […]
Agriculture & Commodities
GLOBOIL India 2020 rescheduled to 30th Oct 2020
The much awaited event in the Edible Oil and Agri Trade industry which is also the 25th Anniversary of the event has been rescheduled to be held from 30th October 2020 to 1st November 2020 and relocated to Taj GOA […]
Business
Govt exploring new financial lending systems for MSMEs: Gadkari
Shri Nitin Gadkari today said that the government is exploring new financial lending institutions to support small-scale units in terms of financial support […]
Agriculture & Commodities
N-95 Masks becomes an essential commodity; hoarding & black marketing disallowed
The Government has notified N-95 Masks as an essential commodity under Essential Commodities Act. Thus, hoarding, black-marketing of the essential commodity is punishable offence under the Act […]
Foreign Relations
Modi thanks UAE crown prince for support in COVID19
Modi thanked the Crown Prince for the support extended to Indian citizens in UAE. […]
Foreign Relations
Modi and Bangladesh PM discuss the damage caused by Cyclone Amphan
Phone call between Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and H.E. Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh […]
World
Saudi Arabia to give women more legal rights
The Ministry of Justice of Saudi Arabia intends to grant women more legal rights, especially with regard to marriage contracts. The move empowers women in the Kingdom and increases the opportunities the women get to choose their life partners […]
World
UNICEF and KSrelief cooperate on private sector funding
A Joint Memorandum of Cooperation was signed between the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on private sector fundraising activities […]
General
SOPs for movement of Indian Nationals stranded outside India
MHA issues SOPs for movement of Indian Nationals stranded outside the country, as well as, for those persons stranded in India who are desirous to travel abroad for urgent reasons […]
Health Care
CBPACS provide care to Covid Patients via Ayurveda
Dr. Harsh vardhan Visits Dedicated Covid-19 Health Centre at Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Ayurved Charak Sansthan, Nazafgarh. CBPACS has Put Up an Exemplary Role In Providing Care to Covid Patients Through Ayurveda – Dr.Harsh Vardhan […]
Technology
The success of Digital India Initiatives is a Hope for many
Secretary General of the Commonwealth Ms. Patricia Scotland has expressed her appreciation for this initiative and has called it as a new hope for other developing and aspiring countries of the Commonwealth. […]
Foreign Relations
HIL India exports locust control Pesticide to Iran
HIL India to supply of 25 MT Malathion Technical for supply to locust control programme to Iran under Government to Government arrangement […]
Foreign Relations
Ceasefire in Afghanistan for three days during the Eid
Afghanistan’s Islamic Taliban militia has have announced a 3-day ceasefire with Afghan government forces coinciding with Eid after the government ordered a unilateral ceasefire […]