India supports better international cooperation in cyber security to fight against growing cybercrime and cyber terrorism said Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister for Electronics & IT and Law and Justice. Noting the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s description “that cyber attacks are akin to a bloodless war”, he called for G20 countries to actively cooperate in combating […]
According to the World Bank Group, India’s GDP (in current US$, 2015) is US$ 2.095 trillion vis-a-vis the World GDP (in current US$, 2015) of US$ 74 trillion. Thus India’s share in the global economy is about 2.83%. This was stated by Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance in written […]
The 2nd meeting of the Joint Working Group (JWG) on Trade, Commerce and Investment between India and Afghanistan, at the level of Commerce Secretary, which was instituted under the Strategic Partnership Agreement between the two countries, was held in a cordial atmosphere on 29-30 March, 2017 in New Delhi. The Indian delegation was led by […]
As per Central Electricity Authority, the Designated Authority of Government of India for Cross Border Trade of Electricity, 1st time India has turned around from a net importer of electricity to Net Exporter of electricity. During the current year 2016-17 (April to February 2017), India has exported around 5,798 Million Units to Nepal, Bangladesh and […]
To bring bullet train to India has been one of the cherished goals of the current Indian government. As the feasibility study for the first bullet train (from Ahmedabad to Mumbai) begins formally there is palpable interest in how the famous Shinkansen train technology will change the way India does business and travel. But why […]
NBCC, a Navratna construction major under the Ministry of Urban Development will execute a US $ 20 million (Rs.130 cr) social housing project in Mauritius. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in this regard was signed in New Delhi on March 20th, 2017, in the presence of Minister of Urban Development M.Venkaiah Naidu and the visiting […]
Chinese investment is increasing in India as their companies are showing significant interest to invest in India in a wide range of sectors since the launch of Make in India campaign. This information was given by the Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in a written reply in Lok Sabha today. She also said that […]
Airbus is setting up a greenfield training facility at Aerocity, New Delhi, to support India’s growing need for Airbus aircraft pilots and maintenance engineers. The ground-breaking for the Airbus India Training Centre was performed by P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju, Minister of Civil Aviation and Tom Enders, CEO, Airbus in the presence of Jayant Sinha, Minister […]
At present, a total of 7062 Scientists/ Engineers are in position in ISRO. The demand for space based services in the country is increasing resulting in increased launch frequency and applications of space technology in emerging areas. To meet the work load arising due to these demands, a proposal for suitably augmenting the manpower, mostly […]
Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers, Road Transport & Highways and Shipping, Mansukh L. Mandaviya, while giving a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today, said that the National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority (NPPA), under Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, has directed hospitals to issue detailed bills to the patients, specifically and separately […]
