Foreign Relations

External Affairs Minister visited the Maldives and Sri Lanka

At the respective invitations of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives, H.E. Mr. Abdulla Shahid and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka, Prof. G.L.Peiris, External Affairs Minister (EAM), Dr. S Jaishankar will pay an official visit to the Maldives and Sri Lanka from 26-30 March 2022. […]

Business

Ministry of Power has been monitoring coal

domestic coal supply to be made proportional to the coal received from CIL/SCCL for all the Gencos;
Not maintaining adequate fuel stocks or not giving availability on any pretext (such as the high price of imported coal etc) is inexcusable: Ministry of Power […]

Business

IIE signs MoU with MoRD to enhance the impact of the SVEP

In line with the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat, the Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE) under the aegis of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), to promote entrepreneurship at a local level amongst the rural youth. […]

Business

53rd IHGF Delhi Fair 2022 organized by EPCH

The 53rd edition of one of the world’s largest handicrafts fairs – the IHGF-Delhi fair will open to overseas buyers, buying and sourcing professionals as well as large domestic volume retail buyers on 30th March 2022 in India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida. […]

Business

Bamboo Industry

At the request of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India, has amended the import policy of Agarbatti and placed it from “Free” trade to “Restricted” trade, w.e.f. 01.09.2019, to restrict the import of raw Agarbatti and give a boost to the indigenous production of Agarbatti, thereby safeguarding rural employment. […]

Business

Steps are taken to reduce Crude Oil import

The Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Rameswar Teli in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today informed that the production of crude oil till February 2022 has been 27.16 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT) (provisional) against the target of 31.80 MMT for the current financial year. […]

Business

International Cooperation With MSMEs

To encourage international cooperation between various countries and the MSMEs in the country, the Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises(MSME) is implementing International Cooperation Scheme, a Central Sector Scheme. […]

Foreign Relations

Minister of Foreign Affairs visited India

At the invitation of External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece, H.E. Mr. Nikos Dendias paid an official visit to India on 22-23 March 2022. This was his first visit to India. […]

Business

Coal Demand Likely To Increase by 63 percent

In India, the transition away from coal is not happening in foreseeable future. Although there will be a push for renewable/non-fossil-based energy, the share of coal in the energy basket is going to remain significant in the years ahead. […]

Business

Reduction in production of steel

There was a reduction in the production of steel during the initial months of FY 2021 mainly due to covid-19 pandemic-induced disruption. However, this has been followed by a V-shaped recovery in production and the monthly production has since reached pre-Covid levels. […]

Business

Steel produced using recycled material

Steel produced using recycled material such as steel scrap emits substantially less emissions and hence it is highly desirable. The steel scrap generated inside the steel plants is fully recycled back in the process. […]

General

Growth in the export of Ayurvedic medicines

The Ministry has developed a Central Sector Scheme for Promotion of International Co-operation in AYUSH (IC Scheme) under which Ministry of Ayush provides support to Indian Ayush Manufacturers/ Ayush Service providers to give a boost to export of AYUSH products & services; facilitate the International promotion, development, and recognition of AYUSH system of medicine; foster interaction of stakeholders and market development of AYUSH at international level; promote academics and research through the establishment of AYUSH Academic Chairs in foreign countries and holding training workshop/symposiums for promoting and strengthening awareness and interest about AYUSH Systems of Medicine at international level.

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Foreign Relations

MoUs with Different Nations for Development of Mining Sector

The Ministry of Mines, Government of India has signed MoUs regarding the technical exchange and development of the mining sector with the Republic of Mali; the Kingdom of Morocco; the Republic of Peru; the Republic of Zimbabwe; the Plurinational State of Bolivia; the Federative Republic of Brazil; the Ministry of Energy and Mines, British Columbia; the Republic of Chile; the Florida International University Board of Trustees on behalf of its Department of Earth and Environment, College of Arts, Sciences and Education, United States of America; and Rosgeologia (Rosgeo) a legal entity incorporated under the laws of the Russian Federation. […]

General

Various steps have been taken to reduce import of Crude Oil

The Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri RameswarTeli in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today informed that the production of crude oil till February 2022 has been 28.51 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT) against the target of 31.80MMT during the current financial year. […]

General

The government is promoting Ethanol Blended Petrol

The Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri RameswarTeli in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today informed that the Government is already providing subsidized food grains to more than 80 crore beneficiaries across the country through ‘PM Gareeb Kalyan Yojana’. […]

Business

Promotion of Khadi Products

The details of Research and Development (R&D) activities undertaken in the country for the promotion of Khadi by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) during last three years […]

Business

Access to Working Capital for MSMEs

The Government has taken a number of initiatives for providing financial assistance to the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to cope with the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including access to working capital. […]

Business

Mining Sector Growth Provides the Right Fillip to Indian Economy

Union of Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi said that India’s total geographical area undermining has increased substantially during the last few years and the sector is providing employment opportunities to 12 million people across the country, both directly and indirectly. […]

Business

APEDA organizes meet for boosting India’s wheat exports

Amidst a record surge in wheat exports in the current fiscal, the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) recently organized a meeting of key stakeholders in the value chain for promoting exports to those countries which have a huge shipment potential. […]

General

India’s Telecom Department and CTO organized events

Department of Telecommunications, Government of India, and the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organization (CTO) organized an online event – ‘Digital Transformation Center Stage (DTCS) – India’ to showcase and highlight successes of India in effective Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) adoption to encourage CTO member countries for adopting transformative digital solutions. India is a member country of the CTO which comprises 33 countries as its members. […]