The share of India’s Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in world’s International Tourist Arrivals during 2016 was 0.71%, whereas the share of India’s International Tourist Arrivals (which includes Foreign Tourist Arrivals and the arrival of Non-Resident Nationals) in world’s International Tourist Arrivals during 2016 was 1.18%. This information was given by K. J. Alphons, Union Minister of […]
The External Affairs Minister of India, Sushma Swaraj will pay an official visit to Azerbaijan from 04 to 06 April 2018 at the invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, ElmarMammadyarov. She will represent India at the Mid-Term Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). During the visit, EAM will hold […]
Hindu Pizza is gone. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Punta Cana (Dominican Republic), which had a Hindu Pizza on its menu containing “chicken tikka masala with yogurt, cilantro and mint”, has removed the so-called Hindu pizza and apologized to the protesting Hindus. Anmarí Pérez, Customer Care Manager of Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta […]
India’s fastest train Gatimaan Express has been extended up to Bundelkhand Region with effect from 1st April 2018. Government has notified that the Train no 12049/50 Nizammuddin-Agra Cantt Gatimaan Exp. has been extended upto Gwalior/Jhansi for facilitating passengers. The extension of this prestigious premium train will facilitate movement of tourists to various tourist attractions in and around […]
Aditi Rao Hydari fresh from the success of Padmaavat today tweeted her disappointment with Air India after her flight from Kullu to Chandigarh was declared overloaded and passengers’ luggage was offloaded without prior notice. She wrote: So shameful that a flight of 15 people is deemed overloaded and not a single check-in bag is loaded […]
Ministry of Communications has launched the Cool EMS Service which will come into force from 29.03.2018. Cool EMS service is one-way service from Japan to India which allows customers in India to import Japanese food items for personal use which is allowed under Indian regulations. Initially, Cool EMS Service will be available in Delhi only. […]
Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu and Minister of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China, Zhong Shan, co- chaired the11th meeting of India-China Joint Group on Economic Relations, Trade, Science and Technology at New Delhi today. Welcoming Zhong Shan, Prabhu said that the joint group between India and China is […]
Indian government took major steps with regards to the data breach storm which has engulfed Facebook and Cambridge Analytica. On 23rd March 2018, it issued a detailed press note telling the citizens what it thinks and what it is doing to ensure the privacy of the populace. Take a look at the statement: There have […]
ISRO has entered into a Technology Transfer Agreement (TTA) with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), which is one of the country’s leading PSUs, to transfer the technology for the manufacture of space grade Li-Ion cells. The TTA was signed at ISRO Headquarters, Bengaluru yesterday in the presence of Dr. K. Sivan, Chairman, ISRO and Mr. […]
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology today announced that the much awaited Smart India Hackathon 2018 – is scheduled to be held on Mar 30 & 31, 2018 simultaneously at 28 different nodal centers across India. With 27 union Ministries and Departments and 17 State Governments having joined this grand initiative, SIH2018 is much bigger […]
