Defence

Maiden India-France-UAE maritime partnership exercise

The first edition of India, France and UAE Maritime Partnership Exercise commenced on 07 Jun 23 in the Gulf of Oman. INS Tarkash and French Ship Surcouf both with integral helicopters, French Rafale aircraft and UAE Navy Maritime Patrol Aircraft are participating in the exercise. […]

Finance

Customs Exchange Rate Notification No. 40/2023

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs as a result of this determines the rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currencies into Indian currency or vice versa, with effect from 8th June 2023., for the purpose of importing and exporting goods. […]

Business

VUCL Nepal signs MoU with NHPC in New Delhi

NHPC Limited (A Govt. of India Enterprise) and Vidhyut Utpadan Company Limited (VUCL), Nepal signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) in New Delhi today for the development of Phukot Karnali Hydro Electric Project (480MW) in Nepal. […]

World

MOS V.Muraleedharan to visit Maldives

Shri V. Muraleedharan, Minister of State (MOS) for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs of India, will pay an official visit to Maldives from 03-04 June 2023. This will be the first visit of MOS to the Maldives. […]

Finance

Customs Exchange Rate Notification No. 39/2023

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs as a result of this determines the rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currencies into Indian currency or vice versa, with effect from 2nd June 2023, for the purpose of importing and exporting goods. […]

Foreign Relations

Visit of His Majesty Norodom Sihamoni, the King of Cambodia

His Majesty Norodom Sihamoni, the King of Cambodia, visited India from 29-31 May 2023 on his maiden State Visit marking the culmination of the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Cambodia in 1952. […]

Defence

27th meet of WMCC India-China Border Affairs

The 27th Meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) was held on 31st May 2023 in person in New Delhi. Joint Secretary (East Asia) from MEA led the Indian Delegation. […]

Foreign Relations

Secretary (CPV & OIA) to visit Bahrain

Dr Ausaf Sayeed, Secretary (CPV & OIA), Ministry of External Affairs of India (MEA), paid an official visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain for the 6th Foreign Office Consultation between India and Bahrain from 29-31 May 2023. […]

Foreign Relations

SCO Summit under India’s Chairmanship

India assumed the rotating Chairmanship of SCO at the Samarkand Summit on 16 September 2022. Under India’s first-ever Chairmanship, the 23rd Summit of the SCO Council of Heads of State will be held in the virtual format on 4 July 2023, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. […]

Foreign Relations

7th round FOC between India and Austria

The 7th round of FOC between India and Austria was held on 30 May 2023 in New Delhi, co-chaired by Shri Sanjay Verma, Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs and Mr Gregor Koessler, Political Director, Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, Austria. […]

World

First-ever Mining Start-up Summit in Mumbai

Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines Shri Pralhad Joshi will be inaugurating the first Mining Start-up Summit to be organized by the Ministry of Mines in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology […]

General

NHIDCL signs MoU with IIT Guwahati

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (NHIDCL) and IIT Guwahati through a Video Conferencing session on May 25, 2023. […]

Foreign Relations

India-Zambia Foreign Office Consultations

The third Foreign Office Consultation (FOC) between India and Zambia were held in New Delhi on 25 May 2023. The Indian side was led by Shri Puneet R. Kundal, Joint Secretary (East & Southern Africa) and the Zambian side was led by Amb. Isabelle M.M. Lemba, […]