General

PM pays tributes to Mahatma Gandhi

PM pays tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and all those greats who marched to Dandi; The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and all the eminent persons who marched to Dandi in order to protest injustice and protect our nation’s self-esteem. […]

Business

Tribes India brings out Holi collection

Tribes India once again brings out a wide range of attractive, vibrant tribal products for its Holi collection; A variety of colourful sarees, kurtas, dresses, stoles, dress material of various weaves and styles belonging to a rich heritage such as Maheshwari, Chanderi, Bagh, Kantha, Bhandara, Tussar, Sambhalpuri, Pochampally and Ikat have been carefully created for the Holi collection. […]

General

IREDA inks MoU with CIPET for Solarization of CIPET campuses

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology (CIPET), to provide its techno-financial expertise for solarization of CIPET campuses. The two organisations are under the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy and the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, respectively. […]

Business

MoD Pushes for Industry Design & Development

In a significant boost to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision on ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’, and in sync with the announcement in the Union Budget 2022-23 that allocated 25% of Defence R & D Budget for industry led R & D, 18 major platforms have been identified by the Ministry of Defence for industry led Design & Development under various routes. […]

World

India – Canada to re-launch CEPA

India and Canada held the fifth Ministerial Dialogue on Trade & Investment (MDTI) here today. Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs and Food, and Public Distribution and Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal and Ms. Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, Government of Canada co-chaired the MDTI. […]

General

AKAM Iconic Week Celebrations of Ministry of Coal

AKAM Iconic Week Celebrations of Ministry of Coal; Concludes Today with variety Functions; Talk by Dr. Vaibhav Chaturvedi on the topic “The Future of India’s Energy Systems under a Net-zero future”, declamation contest for the employees of the Ministry and PSUs on the theme “Coal & Climate Change – Indian Perspective” are some of the highlights of the concluding day’s function. […]

General

Dehradun student writes to Modi

Prime Minister writes to Dehradun student Anurag Ramola, impressed by the student’s understanding of the issues of national interest at a young age; Contribution of our younger generation is going to be crucial in building a strong and prosperous India in the years to come. […]

Education

Scientific research in traditional knowledge systems

VP to Universities; Courses should be dynamic and flexible, tuned to changing market demands; Vice President calls upon universities to develop local linkages, to come up with solutions for region-specific problems; Vice President visits Sikkim, lays the foundation stone virtually for Khangchendzonga State University. […]

Corona Virus

COVID-19 Vaccine Availability

Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs; More than 181.77 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs; More than 16.70 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs. […]

Corona Virus

COVID-19 UPDATE

179.72 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive; India’s Active caseload currently stands at 42,219; Active cases stand at 0.10% […]

Foreign Relations

India Pavilion set to Showcase Opportunities in Steel Sector at EXPO2020 Dubai

The India Pavilion at EXPO 2020, Dubai is all set to host ‘Steel Week’ from 11th March 2022. The Union Steel Minister Shri Ram Chandra Prasad Singh will inaugurate tomorrow. The weeklong event, culminating on 17th March 2022, will highlight the expertise of the Steel sector in India and showcase an array of opportunities as well as business potential in India’s steel sector. […]

General

Culture MoS inaugurates Sahityotsav in Delhi

Sahityotsav, the Festival of Letters of Sahitya Akademi, India’s most inclusive literature festival commenced today in New Delhi. Festival of Letters 2022 is being celebrated to commemorate 75th anniversary of India’s Independence. The Festival started today, with the inauguration of Akademi Exhibition by Sri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State for Culture. The Exhibition showcases Akademi‘s achievements and seminal events held in the previous year. […]

Foreign Relations

Webinar on Gig Employment in the BRICS held

Ministry of Labour and Employment organized an International Webinar on “New Forms of Employment with reference to Gig and Platform Working in the BRICS and Global South” in collaboration with the V. V. Giri National Labour Institute, Noida, International Labour Organization (ILO), BRICS Network of Labour Research Institutes and the International Training Centre (ITC) of the ILO on yesterday. […]

Foreign Relations

5th NSA Level Meeting of the Colombo Security Conclave

Delegations of the founding members of Colombo Security Conclave; Maldives, India and Sri Lanka, and the newest member of the Conclave, Mauritius, successfully concluded the 5th National Security Adviser level meeting held on 09 – 10 March 2022 in Maldives. Delegations from Bangladesh and Seychelles participated as Observers. […]

Foreign Relations

UNASSM team visits india on counter-terrorism

A team of experts from the UN Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al-Qaida and the Taliban supporting the Security Council’s 1267 & 1988 Sanction Committees visited India from 08-10 March 2022. The visit was undertaken at the invitation of Government of India and was in continuation of regular consultations between the UN Monitoring Team with key Member-States relevant to their mandate. […]

General

ICMR MoU with DFG Germany gets Approval

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft e.V. (DFG), Germany in December 2021 and in accordance with Rule 7(d)(i) of the Second Schedule of Government of India (Transaction of Business) rules 1961. […]

Foreign Relations

India and Canada to hold 5th MDTI Dialogue

The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, Government of Canada will be visiting New Delhi from 10-13 March to hold 5th India – Canada Ministerial Dialogue on Trade & Investment (MDTI). […]

Education

AIM, NITI Aayog & Snap Inc to drive AR Skilling

Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog today announced their partnership with Snap Inc. to drive Augmented Reality (AR) skilling among the Indian youth. Snap Inc. is a global camera company and Snap’s camera plays a transformative role in how people experience the world around them, combining what they see in the real world, with all that’s available to them in the digital world. […]

General

E-Marketplace for IITFs / IITGs

Shri G Kishan Reddy launches the digital platform (E-Marketplace) as part of digital tourism solution for IITFs / IITGs; Tourism has immense potential in generating employment and business opportunities: Shri G Kishan Reddy
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Business

NIESBUD signs MoU with MRD for Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme

National Institute of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD) — an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) to develop a sustainable model for promoting entrepreneurship at the grass roots by initiating the Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP). […]

General

SRI LANKA – INDIA BILATERAL MARITIME EXERCISE SLINEX begins

The Ninth Edition of India – Sri Lanka Bilateral Maritime Exercise SLINEX (Sri Lanka–India Naval Exercise) is scheduled at Visakhapatnam from 07 Mar to 10 Mar 2022. The exercise is being conducted in two phases; the Harbour Phase at Visakhapatnam on 07-08 Mar 22 followed by the Sea Phase on 09-10 Mar 22 in the Bay of Bengal. […]

Finance

INDIA’S FIRST-EVER GOLD POWERED CARD from RUPEEK

After disrupting the asset-backed lending space with its flagship, industry first doorstep gold
loan offering, Rupeek is well-poised to further revolutionise the category with its first-ever Goldpowered card for the masses; Aimed at harnessing the power of India $2 trillion worth of Gold assets, Rupeek introduces its
second offering under the tech-led gold monetisation (GoMon) product portfolio […]