The 11th biennial edition of DefExpo India- 2020 is scheduled to be held for the first time in Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow. It offers an excellent opportunity for the Indian defence industry to showcase its capabilities and promote its export potential. Main theme of the DefExpo India- 2020 will be ‘India: The Emerging Defence Manufacturing […]
India and US are trying to make their partnership more robust despite the differences. A delegation led by Assistant United States Trade Representative(AUSTR) Christopher Wilson visited India on 11-12 July 2019 to explore the potential for enhanced bilateral trade and economic engagement with India under the new Government. The delegation held bilateral talks on 12 […]
The Second India-Russia Strategic Economic Dialogue (IRSED) was held today in New Delhi, under the chairmanship of Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Vice-Chairman, National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog and Mr. TimurMaksimov, Deputy Minister of the Economic Development of the Russian Federation. The Second meeting of the IRSED focussed on six core areas of cooperation, namely, […]
Government is implementing Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme through Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs). At present, Public Sector OMCs are selling upto 10% ethanol blended petrol. Government has notified the National Policy on Biofuels-2018 on 8.6.2018 which indicates a target of 20% blending of ethanol in petrol by 2030. Government has fixed prices for ethanol procurement […]
The Raintree Hotel in Chennai has come under fire for embossing their plates with Brahmin faces complete with vibhuti, shikha and everything one associates with a Hindu Brahmin. A user SaiSrini shared the pictures of the plates with a Brahmin caricature embossed on them leading to Netizen fury with many saying that they won’t eat […]
DD Free Dish Set Top Boxes have been launched and they may soon reach you too. Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change and Information & Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar and Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Development of North East Region; Minister of State PMO; Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department […]
India and Saudi Arabia are going to bond over the hydrocarbon sector. Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan today had a telephonic conversation with Dr. Khalid Al-Falih, Minister of Energy, Industry & Mineral Resources, Saudi Arabia and discussed about further strengthening cooperation in the hydrocarbon sector to enhance the strategic partnership […]
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, will attend the 14th G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, from 28-29 June 2019. The summit will also be attended by Heads of State/Government of 18 Member countries, EU and other invited countries and International Organizations. Established in 1999, G20 was elevated from a forum of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors […]
In a big boost to India-Bangladesh cooperation, the Government of India has decided to show BTV World, a channel owned by Bangladesh TV, on the Doordarshan Free Dish which will be available for the viewers of Doordarshan in our country. At the same time, DD India would be made available in Bangladesh for being viewed […]
India has extended US$ 15 million grant assistance to Niger in support of organizing of the African Union summit scheduled from 7-8 July, 2019 in Niamey, the capital of Niger. The grant assistance of US$15 Million was symbolically handed over to Lamido Ousseini Bala Goga Salamatou, Deputy Foreign Minister, Government of Niger in the presence […]
