Month: October 2021 - Page 2

Indian exports for Sep 21 sees USD 54.06B

October 14, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

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. […]

MoS Lekhi completes bilateral visit to Serbia

October 14, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

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. […]

CERT-IN & KOO collaborate to spread CYBER secturity awareness

October 14, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

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 […]

Tea & banana waste used to develop non-toxic activated carbon

October 13, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

A team of scientists have used tea and banana waste to prepare non-toxic activated carbon, which is useful for several purposes like industrial pollution control, water purification, food and beverage processing, and odour removal […]

177 tribal products to get GI Tag

October 13, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

TRIFED is working to get GI tag for 177 potential tribal products; The ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ corner in the High Commissions of India is being set up as part of a global initiative. […]

NJ Gangte concurrently accredited as Ambassador to Libya

October 13, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

Ngulkham Jathom Gangte currently serving as the honourable Ambassador of India to the Republic of Tunisia has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the State of Libya […]

Ms. Nagma Mohamed Mallick concurrently accredited as Ambassador to Lithuania

October 13, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

Ms. Nagma Mohamed Mallick currently serving as the honourable ambassador of india to the republic of poland has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Lithuania […]

Narayan Rane calls for concerted efforts to enhance growth of MSME sector

October 12, 2021 India Ties Comments Off

Shri Narayan Rane calls for concerted efforts to enhance growth of MSME sector; NVCFL secures regulatory approvals and signs the Contribution Agreement […]

Alternative fuels will save FOREX: Gadkari

October 12, 2021 India Ties Comments Off

Shri Nitin Gadkari emphasizes on adoption of alternative fuels which will be import substitute, cost-effective, pollution-free, and indigenous […]

Power Finance Corporation Ltd gets Maharatna Status

October 12, 2021 India Ties Comments Off

Union Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy, Shri R.K. Singh congratulatES PFC on being accorded the ‘Maharatna’ Status by Govt. of India in presence of Shri Alok Kumar, Secretary (Power), Shri R.S. Dhillon, CMD, PFC and Senior MOP and PFC officials […]

Subsidy to be given for Phosphatic & Potassic Fertilisers

October 12, 2021 India Ties Comments Off

Cabinet approves Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) rates for Phosphatic & Potassic (P&K) Fertilisers for the year 2021-22 (from 1st October, 2021 to 31st March, 2022); Net subsidy of Rs.28,655 crore for Rabi 2021-22 […]

APEDA signs MoU with ICAR-CCRI

October 11, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

APEDA signs MoU with ICAR-Central Citrus Research Institute, Nagpur for boosting exports of citrus and its valued-added products; MoU aims at promoting products specific clusters, expanding export basket & destinations through global market linkage. […]

NeGD and UN Women India celebrate International Day of the Girl Child

October 11, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

NeGD and UN Women India celebrate International Day of the Girl Child with a webinar on “Cyber Safety for Women and Girls” […]

PM Modi calls on UK PM Boris Johnson

October 11, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi speaks on telephone with H.E. Mr. Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom […]

S. Balachandran concurrently accredited as High Commissioner to SVG

October 11, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

Shri S. Balachandran currently serving as honourable Ambassador of India to Suriname has been concurrently accredited as the next High Commissioner of India to St. Vincent and the Grenadines […]

Ramu Abbagani appointed as Ambassador to Dominican Republic

October 11, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

Shri Ramu Abbagani currently serving as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Dominican Republic […]

G20 Extraordinary Leaders’ Summit on Afghanistan

October 11, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

At the invitation of the Italian Presidency of the G-20, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will participate in the upcoming G20 Extraordinary Leaders’ Summit on Afghanistan on 12 October in virtual format. The Summit is being convened by the G20 Italian Presidency. […]

India gets futuristic Quantum Communication Lab

October 10, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

Secretary Telecom Shri K. Rajaraman visits C-DOT; Inaugurates futuristic Quantum Communication Lab; Indigenously developed Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) solution by C-DOT unveiled […]

India Signs 4 MoUs with Denmark

October 9, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

India signed 4 major MoUs with Denmark today during the visit of H.E. Ms. Mette Frederiksen, the Prime Minister of Denmark […]

Commerce Minister sets $500B Exports for 2022

October 9, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

Shri Piyush Goyal has called EPCs for $450-$500 billion exports next year during the Mid-Term Review Meeting with heads of various Export Promotion Councils (EPCs) through video conferencing […]

Indo-US defence policy group meet held in Washington DC

October 9, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

Defence Secretary of India Dr Ajay Kumar and the US Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Dr Colin Kahl co-chaired the 16th meeting of the India-US Defence Policy Group (DPG) on 08 October 2021 in Washington DC. […]

India – UK Energy for Growth Partnership dialogue held

October 9, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

3rd India – UK Energy for Growth Partnership – Ministerial Energy Dialogue held; Both sides to set in motion concrete action plans for driving clean energy transition in Power Sector […]

Denmark Premier calls on the President Kovind

October 9, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

Her Excellency Ms. Mette Frederiksen, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Denmark, who is on an official visit to India, called on the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, at Rashtrapati Bhavan today (October 9, 2021).The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Denmark is the first Head of Government that the President has received since the Covid-19 pandemic started. […]

India, Croatia to collaborate in traditional medicine systems

October 8, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

India, Croatia to collaborate for academic research and competency building in traditional medicine systems; AIIA – Kvarner Health Tourism Cluster sign MoU in Zagreb
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Agri export activities pick up in UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh

October 8, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

APEDA has taken several initiatives to sensitise growers, exporters, state government officials and other stakeholders on the export potential of agricultural products and requirements under the National Programme for Organic Production for exports […]

Shri Piyush Goyal calls called upon the ASEAN bloc to do away with Non-Tariff Barriers

October 8, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

Shri Piyush Goyal calls called upon the ASEAN bloc to do away with Non-Tariff Barriers’ Asks to Curb misuse of FTAs by third parties, allow reciprocal concessions; Claims Indo-ASEAN region one the largest trading areas globally at $80 bn, equitable trade can help achieve target of $200 bn trade […]

Edible oil price drops

October 8, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

Domestic Retail and Wholesale prices of edible oils dropped in India except that of Mustard Oil; High prices of edible oils in international market fluctuates domestic market […]

Finance

IFSCA’s Global FinTech Hackathon Series held on Bank Tech

October 8, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) and GIFT City launched I-Sprint’21, the global FinTech Hackathon Series of IFSCA on 7th October 2021 at 11.30 AM IST. The first Sprint of the series “Sprint01: BankTech” is focussed on FinTechs for the Banking sector. […]

NMCG & WASH Institute Signs MoU For Capacity Building

October 8, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

National Mission of Clean Ganga (NMCG) has signed an MoU with Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Institute (WASH Institute) to conduct a series of trainings to enhance the quality of service of officials in Urban Local Bodies (ULBs). This MoU is also to efficiently address FSSM issues in towns and cities of the Ganga Basin. The project will be funded by USAID and supported by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation […]

India will be top 5 countries in Global Bio-manufacturing

October 8, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh says, India will be within the top 5 countries Globally and be recognized as a Global Bio-manufacturing Hub by 2025
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PM Modi calls on Japanese PM

October 8, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi spoke on telephone today with His Excellency Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan and conveyed his congratulations and best wishes to H.E. Kishida for assuming charge as Prime Minister of Japan. […]

Pandemic has remodelled several G20 priorities: Goyal

October 6, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

Pandemic has remodelled G20 priorities, unique opportunity to inject an inclusive and equitable agenda at the G20. AatmaNirbhar Bharat is not about closing India’s doors to the world; it’s actually opening the doors wider: Shri Piyush Goyal […]

Kerala exports Jackfruit, Passion fruit &Nutmeg to Australia

October 6, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

PEDA flags off first export consignment of value added products derived from Jackfruit, Passion fruit &Nutmeg (Jaiphal) from Kerala to Australia […]

7 Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (MITRA) Parks planned

October 6, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

Government has approved setting up of 7 Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA पीएम मित्र) Parks with a total outlay of Rs. 4,445 crore in a period of 5 years. […]

51,000 Apprentices hired in National Apprenticeship Mela

October 6, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

More than 51,000 Apprentices hired in Skill India’s ‘National Apprenticeship Mela’ 2021; The Apprenticeship Mela was organised across 662 locations in the country
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KOSHI CORRIDOR POWER TRANSMISSION LINE complets

October 6, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

A ceremony was held on October 6, 2021 in Hile, Dhankuta, Nepal to mark the completion of construction of the 220 kV Double Circuit Koshi Corridor power transmission line (Inarwa-Basantpur-Baneshwar-Tumlingtar) and its handover to Nepal Electricity Authority. […]

Bangalore leaders discuss welfare companion animals

October 6, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

MARS Petcare brings Bengaluru Thought Leaders together for a seminar to create #BetterWorldForPets […]

Mihidana sweet exported to Bahrain

October 5, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

to promote indigenous & Geographical Identification (GI) tagged products, first consignment of GI tagged sweet ish Mihidana sourced from Bardhaman, West Bengal has been exported to the Kingdom of Bahrain. […]

8th Indo-SL Joint EXERCISE MITRA SHAKTI begins

October 5, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

The 8th edition of India-Sri Lanka bilateral joint exercise Mitra Shakti commenced today at the Combat Training School, Ampara in Sri Lanka […]

EPPO goes Digilocker way

October 5, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

Electronic Pension Payment Order gets integrated with Digi Locker; Over 23 lakhs defence pensioners will get benefited; To enhance the ease of living of the defence pensioners; Pensioners can obtain Pension Payment Order instantly […]

5th JAPAN-INDIA BILATERAL MARITIME EXERCISE JIMEX begins

October 5, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

The fifth edition of India – Japan Maritime Bilateral Exercise, JIMEX, between the Indian Navy (IN) and the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF), will be held in Arabian Sea from 06 to 08 October 2021. JIMEX series of exercises commenced in January 2012 with special focus on maritime security cooperation. The last edition of JIMEX was conducted in September 2020. […]

Textile Ministry extends the CHCD Scheme

October 5, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

Ministry of Textiles approves continuation of Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme with a total outlay of Rs 160 crore,
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Vice President urges industry to promote sports in the country

October 5, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu today urged the industry to come forward and promote sports in the country. […]

Oil Palm Business Summit held

October 5, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

Business Summit on National Mission on Edible Oils-Oil Palm in NE states held in Guwahati; North Eastern states will turn into an oil palm hub of the country, says Shri Tomar
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Credit Guarantee Scheme for Subordinate Debt (CGSSD) extended upto 31.03.2022

October 4, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

In order to keep the avenues of assistance to stressed MSME Units open, the Government had earlier decided to extend this Credit Guarantee Scheme for Subordinate Debt scheme for six months from 31.03.2021 to 30.09.2021. […]

Seychelles’ Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) programme launched in partnership with India

October 4, 2021 News Desk Comments Off

Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB), a joint initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), launched its programme in Seychelles on 4th October, 2021. India was chosen as the Partner Administration and has provided Tax Expert for this programme. […]