Defence
General Pierre Schill on a visit to India
General Pierre Schill, Chief of Army Staff of French Army is on a visit to India from 27th to 29th February 2024. […]
Month: February 2024
Education
Second meeting on India-US Working Group on Education & Skill Development
The 2nd meeting of the India-US Working Group on Education & Skill Development was held virtually today, marking a significant step towards strengthening collaboration between the two nations in the education and skill development sectors. […]
General
PM meets German singer Cassandra Mae Spittmann
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi met the German singer Cassandra Mae Spittmann and her mother in Palladam today. […]
Foreign Relations
Visit of Mr. Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara Thailand to India
At the invitation of the External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar, H.E. Mr. Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand […]
Events
‘Startup Mahakumbh’ is reflective of India’s growth story
Bharat Innovates’ theme of Startup Mahakumbh showcases intricate link between innovation and startups: Sh. Goyal
Shri Goyal launches Bharat Startup Ecosystem Registry and website and logo of Startup Mahakumbh
Startup sector is the backbone of the nation: Sh. Goyal
Sh. Goyal encourages involvement of youth with bent of entrepreneurship & innovation at Startup Mahakumbh […]
Foreign Relations
Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman interacts with fintech ecosystem stakeholders
Smt. Sitharaman asks regulators to hold monthly meeting with startups and fintech firms to address their issues and concerns […]
Defence
5th edition of Joint Military Exercise of India & Japan
The 5th edition of Joint Military Exercise ‘DHARMA GUARDIAN’ between the Indian Army and the Japan Ground Self Defence Force commenced today at Mahajan Field Firing Ranges in Rajasthan. […]
World
G-33 Ministerial Statement on Agriculture Trade Negotiations
The following statement, dated 25 February 2024, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Indonesia on behalf of the G-33: […]
Foreign Relations
Media reports regarding Indian nationals seeking discharge
We have seen some inaccurate reports in the media regarding Indians with the Russian army seeking help for discharge. […]
Agriculture & Commodities
India and Oman agree to cooperate in the field of Archives
A delegation of the National Archives of India (NAI), New Delhi led by Shri. Arun Singal, Director General of Archives and comprising Dr. Sanjay Garg, […]
Foreign Relations
11th India-US Consular Dialogue
The 11th bilateral Consular Dialogue between India and the U.S. took place in New Delhi on 23 February 2024. […]
World
Visit of Dr. S. Jaishankar to South Korea & Japan
External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar (EAM) will pay bilateral visits to the Republic of Korea and Japan on 05-08 March 2024. […]
Foreign Relations
2nd edition of Innovations in India U.S. Defence Summit
Defence Secretary Shri Giridhar Aramane has stressed that navigating the complex dynamics of the Indo-Pacific region, India and the United States are key stakeholders in the region […]
Foreign Relations
India to spur economic partnerships with European countries
India conscious of climate change, continues to be smallest contributor of per capita emissions: Sh. Goyal
Centre working to promote EVs and make them compelling business cases: Sh. Goyal
India offers conducive business climate aided by robust regulatory mechanisms: Sh. Goyal […]
Agriculture & Commodities
APEDA promotes exports of ODOP & GI products to newer destinations
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has taken several steps to ensure that more and more of its Scheduled products are exported to newer destinations. […]
Defence
21st round of India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting
The 21st round of the India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting was held at the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on 19th February 2024. […]
Foreign Relations
Raisina Dialogue 2024
The Raisina Dialogue is India’s flagship conference on geopolitics and geo-economics, committed to addressing the most challenging issues facing the international community. […]
World
Visit of V. Muraleedharan to Brazil for G20 Meet
Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs Shri V. Muraleedharan will represent India at the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (FMM) in Rio de Janeiro on 21-22 February 2024. […]
Foreign Relations
7th Meeting of the India-Japan Act East Forum
India and Japan held the seventh meeting of the India-Japan Act East Forum (AEF) on 19 February 2024 in New Delhi. The meeting was co-chaired by Foreign Secretary, Mr. Vinay Mohan Kwatra and Ambassador of Japan to India, H.E. Mr. Hiroshi Suzuki. […]
World
India-Eswatini Foreign Office Consultations
The second Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) between India and Eswatini were held in Mbabane on February 19, 2024. […]
Foreign Relations
APEDA facilitates export of Bananas from India to Moscow
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, facilitated the export of bananas from India to Russia via Sea by M/s. Gurukrupa Corporation Pvt. Ltd. […]
World
PM congratulates Indonesia’s newly-elected Prez Prabowo Subianto
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today congratulated the people of Indonesia on the successful Presidential elections and the newly-elected President Prabowo Subianto. […]
World
Prime Minister meets Prime Minister of Qatar
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar, His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, in his first engagement today at Doha, Qatar. […]
Foreign Relations
PM’s participation in World Governments Summit 2024
At the invitation of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister, Defence Minister, and the Ruler of Dubai, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi participated in the World Governments Summit in Dubai as a Guest of Honour, on 14 February 2024. […]
Foreign Relations
Virtual foundation stone laying of Bharat Mart in Jebel Ali, Dubai
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister, and the Ruler of Dubai […]
Foreign Relations
PM Modi meeting with Ruler of Dubai
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister, Defence Minister, and the Ruler of Dubai on 14 February 2024 in Dubai. […]
World
PM Modi meets President of Madagascar
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met the President of Madagascar H. E. Mr. Andry Rajoelina, today, on the sidelines of the World Governments Summit in Dubai. This was the first meeting between the two leaders. […]
Foreign Relations
PM’s meeting with the President of the UAE
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi arrived in Abu Dhabi today on an official visit to the UAE. […]
Foreign Relations
PM’s departure statement of his visit to UAE & Qatar
I am travelling to the United Arab Emirates on an Official Visit from 13-14 February and to Qatar from 14-15 February. This will be my seventh visit to the UAE and second visit to Qatar since 2014. […]
Foreign Relations
Visit of Secretary (CPV and OIA) to Dubai
Secretary (CPV & OIA) Shri Muktesh Pardeshi led the Indian delegation to the Seventh Ministerial Consultations of Abu Dhabi Dialogue (ADD), held in Dubai from 10-11 February 2024. […]
Foreign Relations
PM & President of Sri Lanka & PM of Mauritius to witness launch of UPI
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, President of Sri Lanka, H.E. Mr Ranil Wickremesinghe and Prime Minister of Mauritius, H.E. Mr Pravind Jugnauth will witness the launch of Unified Payment Interface (UPI) services in Sri Lanka and Mauritius, and also RuPay card services in Mauritius, on 12 February 2024 at 1 PM via video conferencing. […]
General
Indigenous Manufacturing of Medical Devices and Toys
To encourage domestic manufacturing of high-end medical devices to reduce import dependence and to boost domestic manufacturing, the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has taken several measures which are as under: […]
Finance
Contribution of MSME Sector to GDP
As per the latest information received from the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, the share of MSME Gross Value Added (GVA) in all India’s GDP and Share of MSME […]
Foreign Relations
Shri Vinay Mohan Kwatra to Visit Japan
Foreign Secretary Shri Vinay Mohan Kwatra visited Tokyo on 07-08 February 2024, for Vice Ministerial Dialogue and Foreign Office Consultations with his counterparts in Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. […]
Foreign Relations
Dr S Jaishankar to visit Australia to attend Indian Ocean Conference
The Indian Ocean Conference is a flagship consultative forum for countries in the Indian Ocean Region, organized annually by the Ministry of External Affairs, in association with the India Foundation. […]
Foreign Relations
Official Visit of H.E. Dr. Hasan Mahmud to India
At the invitation of the External Affairs Minister of India, Dr. S. Jaishankar, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh, H.E. Dr. Hasan Mahmud, is paying an official visit to India from February 7-9, 2024. […]
General
Advisory for Indian nationals travelling to or based in Rakhine State, Myanmar
Given the deteriorating security situation, disruption of means of telecommunications, including landlines, and severe scarcity of essential commodities […]
Agriculture & Commodities
Support to Agri-Tech Startups
The Government of India is committed to promoting Agri-startups by providing financial and technical support to agri-startups in agriculture and allied sectors. […]
Delegations
Visit of Foreign Minister of Bangladesh
At the invitation of External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar, Foreign Minister of Bangladesh, Dr. Hasan Mahmud will visit India from 07- 09 February 2024. […]
Foreign Relations
BIMSTEC Aquatic Championship 2024
India will be hosting the BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) Aquatic Championship 2024 in New Delhi from 5-10 February 2024 […]
Delegations
2nd meeting of India-Maldives High-Level Core Group
The second India-Maldives High-Level Core Group meeting was held in New Delhi today. […]
General
Summary of Interim Union Budget 2024-25
The Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Interim Union Budget for 2024-2025 […]
Foreign Relations
Shri Shambhu S. Kumaran appointed as next Ambassador of India to Austria
Shri Shambhu S. Kumaran (IFS:1995), presently Ambassador of India to the Republic of the Philippines, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Austria. […]
Economy
India-middle east-europe economic corridor
FDI INFLOW DURING 2014-23 STANDS AT USD 596 BILLION; TWICE THE INFLOW DURING 2005-14
BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATIES BEING NEGOTIATED IN SPIRIT OF ‘FIRST DEVELOP INDIA’ […]
Finance
Highlights of Interim Union Budget 2024-2025
With the ‘mantra’ of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, and Sabka Vishwas’ and the whole of national approach of “Sabka Prayas”, the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Interim Union Budget 2024-25 in Parliament […]
Finance
PM’s remarks at beginning of Budget Session of Parliament
Towards the conclusion of the inaugural session in this new Parliament building, a highly dignified decision was made – the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam. Subsequently, on January 26 […]
Finance
Monthly Review of Accounts of Union Government of India
The Monthly Account of the Union Government of India up to December 2023 has been consolidated and reports published. The highlights are given below:- […]
Defence
India & Oman ink MoU on procurement of Defence Equipment
Defence Secretary Shri Giridhar Aramane co-chaired the 12th Joint Military Cooperation Committee (JMCC) meeting with the Secretary-General, Ministry of Defence, Oman Dr Mohammed Bin Naseer Bin Ali Al Zaabi in Muscat on 31 Jan 2024. […]
Foreign Relations
MSDE hosts India – Germany Dialogue
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) hosted a dialogue with the delegation from Germany visiting India, led by the State Secretary […]
Education
1st India-Finland High-Level Dialogue
A Joint Statement was released for exploring cooperation in early to senior secondary education, higher education, student mobility and skill development […]