Foreign Relations

India-Singapore Ministerial delegation meets PM Modi

A Joint India-Singapore Ministerial delegation, comprising Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Singapore Mr. Lawrence Wong, Minister for Trade and Industry of Singapore, Mr. Gan Kim Yong and Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister of India, called on the Prime Minister today […]

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India-CELAC Meeting 2022

India-CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) Quartet Meeting was held on sidelines of UNGA in New York on 19 September 2022 under the pro-tempore presidency of Argentina […]

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MoS Muraleedharan to visit Djibouti

Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs Shri V. Muraleedharan will pay an official visit to the Republic of Djibouti on 21-22 September 2022. This will be his first visit to the country. […]

Agriculture & Commodities

FAO side event on International Year of Millets 2023

FAO side event on International Year of Millets (IYOM) 2023 held during the Ninth Session of the Governing Body (GB-9) of the International Treaty (Food and Agricultural Organisation); Session chair Ms. Shubha Thakur, Joint Secretary (Crops), DA&FW lays emphasis on Millets at the centre of food security and crop diversity as a solution for farmers’ betterment […]

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Rajnath Singh calls on Egypt President

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh calls on President of Egypt Mr Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Cairo; Both sides agree to further strengthen military cooperation and focus on joint training, defence coproduction & maintenance of equipment […]

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MoS Smt. Anupriya Patel attends 10th EAS EMM

MoS Smt. Anupriya Patel attends 10th EAS EMM (East Asia Summit Economic Ministers’ Meeting); Reiterates India’s commitment to strengthening the EAS as an ASEAN-led organisation and supporting the EAS Forum in strengthening regional economic architecture […]

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India to work closely with Uzbek for bilateral trade

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, H.E. Mr. Shavkat Mirziyoyev, today in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on the sidelines of the 22nd Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). […]

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Modi asks Putin to end Conflict

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met President of Russian Federation H.E Mr. Vladimir Putin today in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on the sidelines of the 22nd meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). […]

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Modi welcomes Iran into SCO

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and President of the Islamic Republic of Iran H.E. Mr. Ebrahim Raisi met in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on the sidelines of the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO. This was the first meeting between the Prime Minister and President Raisi since President Raisi’s assumption of office in 2021. […]

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Varanasi nominated as the first-ever SCO Tourism and Cultural Capital at the 2022 SCO Summit

The city of Varanasi has been nominated as the first-ever SCO Tourism and Cultural Capital during the period 2022-2023 at the 22nd Meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of State in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on September 16, 2022. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had participated in the Summit. […]

Finance

New Currency Exchange Notification released

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs hereby determines that the rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currencies into Indian currency or vice versa, with effect from 16th September, 2022, for the purpose of the said section, relating to imported and export goods. […]

Business

Board of Trade reconstituted

Shri Piyush Goyal chairs the first meeting of the newly reconstituted Board of Trade; Government’s policies must be transparent, consistent and honest; they must be capable of delivering what was promised: Shri Piyush Goyal […]

Technology

Gujarat to get Semiconductor FAB unit

PM expresses optimism after Government of Gujarat signs an MoU of ₹ 1.54 lakh crore with Vedanta-Foxconn Group for the manufacture of semiconductor and display fab; Investment of Rs 1.54 lakh crore will create a significant impact to boost economy and jobs […]

Business

International Conference on Green Ship Recycling & Vehicle Scrapping held

International Conference on Green Ship Recycling & Vehicle Scrapping and Review Meeting of Development of National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) Project, Lothal; Gujarat is the flag bearer of India’s maritime success story, says Union Shipping Minister Shri Sarbananda Sonowal; Gujarat to emerge as global centre for green recycling, vehicle scrapping: Gujarat CM Shri Bhupendra Patel […]

Business

First Incentive under PLI released

In the first-ever disbursement under the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes, envisioned by the Hon’ble Prime Minister, the Empowered Committee headed by CEO, NITI Aayog, today approved incentive for mobile manufacturing under the ‘Large-Scale Electronics Manufacturing’ sector. […]

Agriculture & Commodities

Export policy of broken rice amended

Export policy of broken rice amended to ensure adequate domestic availability: Shri Sudhanshu Pandey; Move to ensure availability of broken rice for animal feedstock and Ethanol Blending: Shri Sudhanshu Pandey […]

Foreign Relations

EAM to visit Saudi Arabia

External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar, will pay an official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on 10-12 September 2022. This will be his first visit to the Kingdom as External Affairs Minister of India. […]