Foreign Relations

Shilanyas of India International Centre for Buddhist Culture and Heritage in Nepal

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, along with Prime Minister of Nepal Rt. Hon’ble Sher Bahadur Deuba, performed the shilanyas ceremony for the construction of the India International Centre for Buddhist Culture and Heritage in the Lumbini Monastic Zone, Lumbini, Nepal. […]

Technology

Curtain Raiser: Launch Of Yd 12707(Surat) & Yd 12652 (Udaygiri)

On 17 May 2022, the nation will witness a landmark event in the history of indigenous warship building when two frontline warships of the Indian Navy, Surat, a Project 15B Destroyer, and Udaygiri, a Project 17A Frigate will be launched concurrently at Mazgaon Docks Limited, Mumbai.
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Foreign Relations

Narendra Modi’s visit to Lumbini, Nepal

I look forward to offering prayers at the Mayadevi Temple on the auspicious occasion of Buddha Jayanti. I am honored to follow in the footsteps of millions of Indians to pay reverence at the sacred site of Lord Buddha’s birth. […]

Finance

Tariff Notification No. 41/2022-Customs in respect of Fixation of Tariff Value

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs, being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient to do so, hereby makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 36/2001-Customs (N.T.), dated the 3rd August 2001, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section-3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S. O. 748 (E), dated the 3rd August 2001 […]

Business

Collaboration between MoRD and Amazon for online marketing of SHG products

An MoU between the Ministry of Rural Development and Amazon Seller Services Private Limited (Amazon) was signed at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi today in presence of Shri Giriraj Singh – Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department, and Shri Nagendra Nath Sinha, Secretary- Rural Development.
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Foreign Relations

India-Uzbekistan Foreign Office Consultations held

The 15th round of India-Uzbekistan Foreign Office Consultations (FoC) was held on 11 May 2022 in New Delhi. The consultations were co-chaired by Shri Sanjay Verma, Secretary (West), and H.E. Mr. Furkat Sidikov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan. […]

Business

Narayan Rane Inaugurates Center of Excellence for Khadi at NIFT, Delhi

Seeking to make Khadi trendier by diversifying its fabrics and clothing line and upskilling the Khadi Institutions to upgrade the quality standards, Khadi and Village Industries Commission has collaborated with the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) to set up the Centre of Excellence for Khadi (CoEK). […]

Technology

New low-cost iron aluminide coatings can increase corrosion resistance in harsh media

Scientists have developed low-cost Fe-based intermetallic powders that can be used as a corrosion-resistant coating for materials exposed to harsher environments like high temperature in thermal power plants where oxidation, corrosion, and wear and tear takes place simultaneously. […]

Finance

DRI seizes 11 kg gold worth excess Rs 5.88Crores

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has successfully foiled attempts of organized gold smuggling through air routes by effecting two successive seizures in Lucknow and Mumbai last week, which had a common method of concealment of gold. […]