Foreign Relations
EAM Jaishankar meets Foreign Minister of Portugal on Bilateral Trade
Meeting between External Affairs Minister and Foreign Minister of Portugal
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Western Europe
Foreign Relations
Envoys of Switzerland, Malta, and Botswana present letter of credence to the President
Envoys of Switzerland, Malta, and Botswana present letter of credence through Video Conference
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Foreign Relations
India-Norway Joint Commission Meeting
Sixth Session of the India-Norway Joint Commission Meeting; The two Ministers reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral relations and expressed satisfaction over significant progress […]
Foreign Relations
Pradeep Kumar Rawat appointed as next Ambassador to Netherlands
Shri Pradeep Kumar Rawat has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Netherlands
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General
Cabinet approves Ratification of 7 Pollutants listed under Stockholm Convention
Cabinet approves Ratification of seven Persistent Organic Pollutants listed under the Stockholm Convention and delegates its powers for future ratifications for streamlining the procedure
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Corona Virus
India & UK to work in tandem in the Health Sector
Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey, MoS, Health and Family Welfare and Britain’s Minister of State for South East Asia discusses bilateral relations in the Health Sector through video conferencing
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Foreign Relations
Tanmaya Lal appointed as next Ambassador to the Sweden
Shri Tanmaya Lal presently serving as the Ambassador to the Republic of Mauritius has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Sweden and concurrently to Latvia. […]
Foreign Relations
Ms. K. Nandini Singla has been appointed next High Commissioner to Mauritius
Ms. K. Nandini Singla presently the Ambassador of India to the Republic of Portugal has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Mauritius […]
Foreign Relations
NITI Aayog and Netherlands sign SoI on Decarbonization and Energy Transition Agenda
NITI Aayog and Embassy of the Netherlands, New Delhi, signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) to support the decarbonization and energy transition agenda for accommodating cleaner and more energy. […]
Foreign Relations
Ministerial Meeting of the Group of Friends of Victims of Terrorism
Ministry of External Affairs, led the Indian delegation in the 2nd Ministerial Meeting of the Group of Friends of Victims of Terrorism, which took place virtually […]
Foreign Relations
Danish Premier Mette Frederiksen & PM Modi agree to establish Green Strategic Partnership
H.E. Mette Frederiksen, PM of Denmark and Shri. Narendra Modi, PM of India agreed to establish a Green Strategic Partnership during a Virtual Summit […]
Foreign Relations
PM Modi and Danish Premier Ms. Frederiksen discuss on bilateral trade
India- Denmark bilateral relations are marked by regular high level exchanges and are based on historical links, common democratic traditions and shared desire for regional, as well as international peace and stability. […]
Foreign Relations
India, Denmark sign MoU on Intellectual Property cooperation
DPIIT signed a MoU in the field of Intellectual Property Cooperation with the Danish Patent and Trademark Office, Kingdom of Denmark. […]
Foreign Relations
G4 Ministers issue a Joint Press Statement on the occassion of 75th Session of the UN
The Foreign Ministers of the G4 countries, i.e. Brazil, India, Japan, and Germany, met virtually during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly and issued a joint statement […]
Finance
IFSCA Committee submits interim report on development of international retail business
The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) Expert Committee on international retail business development in the IFSC has submitted its interim report to the Chairperson of the IFSCA […]
Foreign Relations
Manish Chauhan appointed as Ambassador to Portugal.
Manish Chauhan currently Joint Secretary in the MEA has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Portugal. […]
Foreign Relations
India has Air Bubble Agreements with 10 Countries
India has entered into Air Bubble agreements with 10 countries viz. USA, Canada, France, Germany, UK, Maldives, UAE, Qatar, Afghanistan and Bahrain, […]
Foreign Relations
India has joined the Djibouti Code of Conduct/ Jeddah Amendment, as Observer
India has joined the Djibouti Code of Conduct/ Jeddah Amendment, as Observer, following the high level meeting of the Djibouti Code of Conduct/ Jeddah Amendment (DCOC/JA) […]
Agriculture & Commodities
Double-digit export growth shows the country is in recovery mode: Goyal
Piyush Goyal has called for aiming for the target of $500 billion of service exports at CII’s India-UK Annual Conference […]
Technology
3 Bi-nation centres to be opened by DST
Presently the Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India is having three binational Centres under inter-governmental agreements with France, Germany and USA […]
Education
NSDC signs MOUs with 8 countries for vocational education and training.
The National Skill Development Corporation under the Ministry has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs) with 8 countries viz, Japan, UAE, Sweden, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Russia, Finland and Morocco for cooperation in the field of vocational education and training. […]
Foreign Relations
Shri Raveesh Kumar has been concurrently accredited as ambassador to Estonia
Shri Raveesh Kumar has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Estonia
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General
Rafale aircraft formally inducted into Indian Air Force
Rafale aircraft formally inducted into Indian Air Force in the presence of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh and Ms. Florence Parly, Ministere of Armed Forces of France;
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Foreign Relations
First India-France-Australia Trilateral Dialogue held
The first India-France-Australia Trilateral Dialogue was held virtually on 9 September 2020. […]
Education
G20 Education Ministers to work on Education Continuity & Early Childhood Education
G20 Member Countries Reaffirm Commitment to Ensuring Education Continuity and Safety for all; G20 Education Ministers resolve to work together in the areas of Education Continuity, Early Childhood Education and Internationalization in Education […]
Foreign Relations
Embracing World Moral Day – World Humanitarian Drive
As the end day of WWII, “World Humanitarian Drive, organized thousands of its followers, friends, and supporters to celebrate “World Moral Day” on the 2nd of September as a reminder to embrace morality for peace within humanity. […]
Foreign Relations
Dr. Neena Malhotra appointed as the next Ambassador to Italy
Dr. Neena Malhotra currently the additional secretary at MEA has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Italy […]
Foreign Relations
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Finland for cooperation in the field of Geology and Mineral Resources
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Finland for cooperation in the field of Geology and Mineral Resources
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Foreign Relations
Manish Prabhat appointed as Ambassador to Uzbekistan
Shri Manish Prabhat has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Uzbekistan
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Foreign Relations
ISA to expand the scope of Membership to include all UN Members
The International Solar Alliance was launched jointly by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India and the President of France during COP21 in Paris. It aims to contribute to the implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement through rapid and massive deployment of solar energy. […]
Foreign Relations
PM congrats at the Start of ITER Assembly
The ITER Organization is celebrating the Start of Assembly of the ITER Tokamak with a ceremony today on 28th July 2020 at Saint-Paul-Lez-Durance, France. Invited Head of States of all ITER member countries are participating either in person, or electronically through remote mode, or conveying his/her message. The Celebration has been hosted virtually by President Macron. […]
Foreign Relations
HE Jaideep Mazumdar has been concurrently accredited as Ambassador to montenegro
Shri Jaideep Mazumdar has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to Montenegro […]
Foreign Relations
First 5 RAFALE Aircraft take off from France
The first five Indian Air Force (IAF) Rafales have taken off from Dassault Aviation Facility, Merignac, France, today morning. These five include three single seater and two twin seater aircraft. […]
Foreign Relations
INDIA-UK affirm shared commitment to a Free Trade Agreement
India and UK held the 14th Joint Economic and Trade Committee meeting on 24th July, 2020 virtually. It was co-chaired by Minister for Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal and UK Secretary of State for International Trade , HE , Ms Elizabeth Truss. They were assisted by Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Shri Hardeep Singh Puri and his counterpart, UK Minister of State for International Trade, HE Mr Ranil Jayawardena. […]
Foreign Relations
India & EU agree to renew Agreement S&T Co-operation for 5 years
India & the European Union agreed to renew the Agreement on Scientific cooperation for the next five years, 2020-2025, at the 15th India-EU Summit. […]
Foreign Relations
CSL Cochin to get Autonomous electric vessels from Norway
Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Kochi signed contracts for construction and supply of Two nos Autonomous Electric Ferry for ASKO Maritime AS, Norway with an option to build 2 more identical vessels. […]
Foreign Relations
Italian Food and Equipment related companies have a good market in India: Min. HK Badal
Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal addressed the opening session of Digital Indo- Italian Business Mission on Food Processing’ held virtually today. […]
Education
Design students will be able to easily apply for work permits in Germany
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India has established five National Institutes of Design (NID) in India for imparting world-class design education. […]
Foreign Relations
HE Jawed Ashraf to take charge as ambassador to Monaco
Shri Jawed Ashraf, current Ambassador of India to France concurrentty accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the Principality of Monaco […]
Foreign Relations
NZ, UK and Uzbek envoys Present Credentials to President Kovind
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind accepted credentials from Heads of Mission from New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Uzbekistan today. […]
Foreign Relations
India-US review engagements under the Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and the U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale held virtual Foreign Office Consultations on 7 July 2020. […]
Health Care
Genetics could help diagnose type-1 diabetes in Indians
Researchers at the KEM Hospital and Research Centre, Pune; CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad; and the University of Exeter in the UK have found that a genetic risk score is effective in diagnosing type-1 diabetes in Indians. The outcome of their research has been published in Scientific Reports. […]
Events
International Stars of Covid Awards held virtually
World Humanitarian Drive (WHD), London honoured 100 noble individuals, organizations and community groups from 35 different countries with the prestigious “GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN AWARD” who are promoting the best for humanity […]
Foreign Relations
H E Santosh Jha accredited as Ambassador to Luxembourg
Shri Santosh Jha Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Belgium, has been concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of India to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, with residence in Brussels today […]
Foreign Relations
Rakesh Kumar Arora appointed as High Commissioner to Sierra Leone
Shri Rakesh Kumar Arora currently the Counsellor in Embassy of India, Brussels. appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Sierra Leone […]
Foreign Relations
France joins the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure
France Foreign Secretary level consultations were held today through video conference. […]
Foreign Relations
India – Germany Virtual Foreign Secretary-level Consultations
India and Germany held virtual Foreign Secretary level consultations today. Meeting held betwen Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Foreign Secretary of India and Mr. Miguel Berger, State Secretary of the German Federal Foreign Office […]
Corona Virus
Saudi Arabia participates in Helsinki Policy forum to discuss intl policymaking for COVID19
Saudi Arabia participates in the Helsinki Policy Forum organized by the foreign minister of Finland to discuss the global policymaking to address COVID19 and other issues. The virtual event was participated by many officials from Gulf-MENA and Europe regions […]
Foreign Relations
India joins Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence as Founding Member
India today joined the league of leading economies including USA, UK, EU, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Singapore to launch the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI or Gee-Pay). […]
Foreign Relations
Santosh Jha appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Belgium
Shri Santosh Jha, current Ambassador to Uzbekistan has been appointed as the next Ambassador to Belgium […]