Towards fostering friendly relations with India’s maritime neighbours, the Indian Navy, through the Naval War College, Goa is hosting the ‘Goa Maritime Symposium – 2018’ on 16th October 2018. The event, which is a follow-on to the maiden Goa Maritime Conclave held in 2017, is likely to be attended by senior naval officers and representatives from […]
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GST Revenue collection for September 2018 crossed Rs 94,000 crore
The total gross GST revenue collected in the month of September, 2018 is Rs. 94,442 crore of which CGST is Rs. 15,318 crore, SGST is Rs. 21,061 crore, IGST is Rs. 50,070 crore (including Rs. 25,308 crore collected on imports) and Cess is Rs. 7,993 crore (including Rs. 769 crore collected on imports). The total […]
ADB and India sign $150 million loan to improve regional connectivity
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of lndia signed here today a $150 Million Loan to finance continued improvements to road connectivity and efficiency of the International Trade Corridor in West Bengal and North-Eastern Region of lndia. The signatories to the Tranche 2 Loan Agreement for the $500 million South Asia Sub-regional Economic […]
Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, coming to India
Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, accompanied by a high level delegation, will pay a State Visit to India from September 30 – October 01, 2018. This will be the first visit of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to India. President Mirziyoyev, accompanied by his spouse will pay a visit to Agra on 30th September. […]
SATAT: Compressed Bio-Gas as an alternative, green transport fuel
Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Skill Development and Entrepreneurship will kick off an innovative initiative in New Delhi on 1st October, 2018, with PSU Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs ,i.e. IOC, BPCL and HPCL) inviting Expression of Interest (EoI) from potential entrepreneurs to set up Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) production plants and make […]
China set to taste first ever consignment of Indian non-Basmati rice
The first consignment of non-basmati rice (white rice 5% broken) of 100 tonnes is to be shipped to China from Nagpur tomorrow. The non-basmati rice consignment will be received by China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corporation (COFCO) which is one of China’s state-owned food processing holding companies. After concerted efforts of the Government of India, […]
Suresh Prahu impressed by Bangladesh, calls it a model for other nations
The Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, said that the economic growth of Bangladesh is a model that could be emulated by other Least Developed Countries in the region. He congratulated the Government of Bangladesh led by Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, for the rapid strides made in the areas of […]
Suresh Prabhu on a three day visit to Bangladesh for bilateral talks
The Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, began a 3-day visit to Bangladesh from September 24, 2018. During his 3-day visit Suresh Prabhu will hold discussions on Bangladesh – India trade relations with his Bangladesh counterpart, Tofail Ahmed. He will also meet business leaders in Dhaka. Bilateral trade between India […]
India and Arab Republic of Egypt get closer in Defence
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman concluded a two-day official bilateral visit to Egypt (20-22 September 2018), at the invitation of the Minister of Defence and Military Production & Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Arab Republic of Egypt. The Indian Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her counterpart, General Mohamed Ahmed Zaki Mohamed, Minister of Defence and Military Production & […]
Shilpa Shetty Kundra blasts Qantas Airways over ‘racism’
Shilpa Shetty Kundra is easily the coolest lady to travel with but even she lost her temper at the Qantas Airways when she was rudely spoken to by the staff of the airlines. But not taking it lying down, Shilpa Shetty Kundra spoke her mind and told Qantas to treat the ‘Brown’ people with respect […]