Foreign Relations
Shri Nitin Gadkari chairs the 10th Meeting of SCO
Shri Nitin Gadkari chaired the 10th Meeting for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Transport Ministers in New Delhi today. Chaired by India this year […]
Month: April 2023
Foreign Relations
G20 India’s 3rd Education Working Group meeting
G20 India’s 3rd Education Working Group meeting concludes today in Bhubaneswar with a commitment to ensure the betterment of learners with respect to skilling, upskilling and reskilling. […]
World
Tariff Notification No. 32/2023 – Customs (N.T.)
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, namely:- […]
Foreign Relations
Bilateral meetings with Uzbek, Belarusian & Kyrgyz
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh held bilateral meetings with Minister of Defence of Uzbekistan Lieutenant General Bakhodir Kurbanov, Minister of Defence of Belarus Lieutenant General Victor Khrenin […]
Agriculture & Commodities
MoA&FW and NAFED launch Millets Experience Centre (MEC)
Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, along with Shri Rajbir Singh, Managing Director, NAFED, commemorated the launch of the first of its kind ‘Millets Experience Centre (MEC)’ at Dilli Haat, INA, New Delhi today. […]
Business
India to collaborate with RAL
Dr Jitendra Singh today visited the United Kingdom’s premier institution, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) and met researchers, including those working on the UK- India iSiS project. […]
Business
India-UK Call for Enhanced Science & Technology Cooperation
India and the United Kingdom will together jointly create India-UK “NET Zero” Innovation Virtual Centre. […]
Education
3rd EdWG Meeting commences in Bhubaneswar
The 3rd Education Working Group Meeting (EdWG) under India’s G20 Presidency commenced in Bhubaneswar today. Day 1 of the meeting witnessed the inaugural address by Union Minister of State for Education, Shri Subhas Sarkar. […]
Agriculture & Commodities
Agriculture Minister Inaugurates Farm Machinery Technology Summit
The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated the Summit on Farm Machinery Technology, organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Tractor and Mechanization Association (TMA). […]
Foreign Relations
Union Minister Announces India UK Space Parks Partnership
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space […]
Foreign Relations
Meeting of India-Hungary JWG on Water Management
The first meeting of the India-Hungary Joint Working Group, constituted for the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the field of water management between the two countries […]
Foreign Relations
PM inaugurates 6th Edition of ‘Advantage Healthcare India 2023
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the 6th edition of Advantage Healthcare India (AHCI) 2023, a G20 co-branded event here, today through a video message. […]
Foreign Relations
XIX SCO IBC Council Meeting held in Goa
Under the chairmanship of India, the XIX Council Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Interbank Consortium (SCO IBC) was held today in Goa. […]
Foreign Relations
Rajnath Singh to chair SCO Defence Ministers’ Meeting
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh will chair the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Defence Ministers Meeting on 28 April 2023 in New Delhi. Defence Ministers of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan will participate. […]
Foreign Relations
India Signs Work Plan on Infrastructure with Germany
The Department of Consumer Affairs and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action signed the new Work Plan for 2023 during the 9th Annual Meeting of the Indo-German Working Group on Quality Infrastructure. […]
Foreign Relations
India, EFTA nations discuss Resuming FTA negotiations
Ministers and high-level representatives from India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) States (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland) gathered in New Delhi […]
World
India jumps 6 places in World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index 2023
India improves in the logistics ranking of the World Bank by jumping 6 places to Rank 38 out of 139 countries in the 7th edition of the Logistics Performance Index (LPI 2023). […]
World
PM Modi greets people of Israel on its independence day
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu and the people of Israel on their 75th Anniversary of Independence. […]
Foreign Relations
PM thanks Anthony Albanese for hosting Quad Summit
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi thanked the Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese for hosting the next Quad Summit in Sydney, Australia. […]
Foreign Relations
Y20 Pre Summit Meeting under G20 India
The Y20 Pre Summit Meeting under G20 hosted by the Ministry of Youth and Sports Affairs is slated to start tomorrow and more than 100 delegates would attend the meeting. The meeting is being organised from 26th to 28th April. […]
General
IREDA reports an all-time high PAT of Rs. 865 Cr. FY 22-23
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA), the largest Renewable Energy funding company in the country, has reported an all-time high annual Profit After Tax (PAT) of Rs. 865 crores and Profit Before Tax (PBT) of Rs. 1,139 crores in the financial year 2022-23. […]
World
PGCIL wins Global Gold Award for CSR work
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.(PGCIL), a Maharatna CPSU of the Ministry of Power, Government of India has been conferred Global Gold Award by The Green Organization. […]
World
Dharmendra Pradhan addresses workshop on Future of Work
Union Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan addressed the workshop on Future of Work: Skill Architecture and Governance Models of India and Singapore in Bhubaneswar today. […]
Foreign Relations
3rd EdWG Meeting in Bhubaneswar
The Ministry of Education is all set to host the 3rd Education Working Group (EdWG) meeting in Bhubaneswar, Odisha from the 26th- the 28th of April 2023. […]
Foreign Relations
4th India-Mozambique JDWG meet in New Delhi
The 4th meeting of the India-Mozambique Joint Defence Working Group was held in New Delhi on April 25, 2023. The meeting was co-chaired by the Joint Secretary […]
World
18th round of India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting
The 18th round of India- China Corps Commander Level Meeting was held at the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Chinese side on 23rd April 2023. […]
World
G20 Pre-Cursor Conference on Transforming Logistics
Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, and Electronics and Information Technology today inaugurated the Day 2 of one of its kind Future of Work exhibition under the 3rd Education Working Group (EdWG) meeting. […]
Foreign Relations
11th high-level meet Indian and Korean Coast Guards
A seven-member delegation of the South Korea Coast Guard will have a high-level meeting with Indian Coast Guard in New Delhi on 25 April 2023. […]
General
Smt.Droupadi Murmu to attend NDRI convocation
The President Smt. Droupadi Murmu graced the 19th convocation ceremony of the National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal in its centenary year. Governor of Haryana, Shri Bandaru Dattatreya […]
World
Govt of India to ensure the safety of Indians in Sudan.
The government of India is making all-out efforts to ensure the safety and security of Indians stranded in Sudan. […]
Foreign Relations
Ministry of Tourism organizes G20 Tourism Expo in Jaipur
India to develop 50 new tourism destinations and 59 new routes under UDAAN to promote tourism in India: Union Tourism Secretary at G20 Tourism Expo, an initiative of the Ministry of Tourism. […]
Foreign Relations
3-day expo on Indian medical devices alongside G-20 Health Meeting
Apr 24: To highlight the Capabilities of the Indian Medical Devices Sector under the G-20 Indian Presidency, the first-ever expo […]
World
India to Host Asia Pacific Leaders’ Conclave on Malaria Elimination
As a precursor to World Malaria Day, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Government of India will be organizing the Asia Pacific Leaders’ Conclave on Malaria Elimination in New Delhi on April 24, 2023 […]
General
Ministry of Civil Aviation Launches UDAN 5.0
Following the four successful rounds of bidding, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has launched the 5th round of the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) – Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) […]
Finance
PFC approves 633 crores loan for 5000 Passenger EVs
Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC), a Maharatna company and the leading NBFC in the Indian power sector has sanctioned a loan of ₹633 crores to Gensol Engineering Ltd (GEL) for the purchase of 5000 passenger Electric Vehicles (EVs) and 1000 cargo EVs. […]
Technology
AIL-BSL signs MoU with TCIL
SAIL-Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) has entered into an MoU with Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL) to explore the potential of the application of 5G/ IT/ Telecom […]
Agriculture & Commodities
2-Day Millet Mahotsav to being in Jodhpur
As part of the Millet Mahotsav series, the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India organized a 2-day Millets Fair-cum-Exhibition at the ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, Rajasthan from 20-21 April 2023. […]
Foreign Relations
Side-event of the 2nd G20 Health Working Group Meeting
Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Shri Parshottam Rupala delivered the inaugural address at a side-event of the 2nd G20 Health Working Group Meeting titled, “Addressing the Challenges of Climate Change and Health: One Earth, One Family, One Future”. […]
General
CSIR and Oil India Ltd (OIL) signs MoU
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi and Oil India Ltd. (OIL), a Navaratna NOC inked an umbrella Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to pursue technological partnership in select domains across the Energy value chain. […]
Agriculture & Commodities
Agriculture Ministry releases crop-specific SOPs for use of pesticides with drones
Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar today released Crop Specific “Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for the Application of Pesticides with Drones” in the public domain for the guidance of farmers and other stakeholders. […]
Foreign Relations
PM holds a telephone conversation with PM of Denmark
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation today with H.E. Ms Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Denmark. […]
Business
13th Meeting of India Thailand Joint Trade Committee
The 13th Meeting of India Thailand Joint Trade Committee (JTC) was held today in New Delhi. The Director General of the Department of Trade Negotiations, Ministry of Commerce of Thailand, Ms Auramon Supthaweethum and Joint Secretary […]
Finance
Customs Exchange Rate Notification No. 29/2023
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs hereby determines the rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currencies into Indian currency or vice versa, with effect from 21st April 2023, for the purpose of importing and exporting goods. […]
World
Government Reveals new names for Namibian & South African Cheetahs
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in his Mann Ki Baat on 25th September 2022 urged the citizens to come up with suggestions for cheetahs reintroduced from Namibia and South Africa […]
Foreign Relations
EU-India Aviation Summit begins in New Delhi
The two days EU-India Aviation Summit began in New Delhi today. During the summit, a declaration of intent was signed by the Airport Authority of India with Eurocontrol […]
Foreign Relations
Global Thematic Webinar on the Promotion of Cultural
The Culture Working Group (CWG) under India’s G20 Presidency in association with UNESCO as the Knowledge Partner organised a Global Thematic Webinar on the “Promotion of Cultural and Creative Industries and Creative Economy”. […]
Foreign Relations
Ice Breaking sessions & cultural performances as part of Youth20
University of Jammu today organised an ice-breaking session with the entire international and National Speakers and Delegates who have come to attend Youth 20 Consultation on the theme “Peace Building and Reconciliation: […]
Foreign Relations
Panel Discussions as part of 2nd G20 HWG meeting side event
The 3rd day of the 2nd Health Working Group meeting under India’s G20 Presidency witnessed engaging technical sessions on digital health innovations with a people-centric focus, technology-enabled continuum of care […]
Finance
India-UK 2nd Financial Markets Dialogue Joint Statement
India and the UK held the second meeting of the India-UK Financial Markets Dialogue in London today. Both sides welcomed holding the first in-person financial dialogue since 2017. […]
World
PM Shri Narendra Modi meets Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi met Apple’s CEO Tim Cook today. In response to a tweet by Apple’s CEO Tim Cook, the Prime Minister said; […]