New Delhi, November 08, 2023: On cumulative basis from April –Oct 2023, freight loading of 887.25 MT was achieved by Indian Railways against last year’s loading of 855.64 MT, an improvement of approximate 31.61 MT over last year’s loading for the same period. Railways have earned Rs 95929.30 crore against Rs 92345.27 crore over the […]
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Secretary East paid an official visit to Mongolia
New Delhi, Sept 19, 2023: Secretary (East) Saurabh Kumar paid an official visit to Mongolia from 12-14 September 2023 says a note from the Ministry of External Affairs. During the visit, Secretary (East) held talks with State Secretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia N. Ankhbayar. He called-on Minister of Education and Science L. […]
Coffee exports grow by 38% in 2021-22 as compared to 2020-21
New Delhi, Feb 12, 2023: During 2021-22, Indian coffee exports stood at USD 1.016 billion, growing by 38% from the previous year 2020-21, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Anupriya Patel said in reply to a parliamentary question on Feb 08, 2023. In the year 2021-22, India was the 5th […]
Jaishankar to pay an official visit to the Russian Federation
New Delhi, November 04, 2022: External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar will pay an official visit to the Russian Federation from November 7-8, 2022. During the visit, EAM will meet his counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, the Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation. Discussions are expected to cover the entire range of bilateral issues as well as […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Germany, Denmark, and France
New Delhi, May 02, 2022: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay an official visit to Germany, Denmark and France on 02-04 May 2022. This will be the Prime Minister’s first visit abroad in 2022. In Berlin, Prime Minister will hold bilateral talks with Olaf Scholz, Federal Chancellor of Germany, and the two leaders will co-chair […]
Indian banana, baby corn get market access in Canada
New Delhi, April 18, 2022: The negotiations between National Plant Protection Organisations of India and Canada on market access for Indian Banana and Baby corn resulted in Canadian market access for these commodities. In a meeting held between Manoj Ahuja, Secretary (DA&FW) and Cameron MacKay Canadian High Commissioner on 07.04.22, Canada informed that export of […]
Exports of millets to increase exponentially as Indian exporters find new markets
New Delhi, February 20, 2022: With demand for nutria-cereals rising steadily globally, the Department of Commerce expects millets exports to increase exponentially in the coming years as Indian exporters find new markets abroad. Currently, India is the fifth largest exporter of millets in the world, according to 2020 data, with exports continuously increasing at around […]
India emerges as largest exporters of cucumber and gherkins in the world
New Delhi, February 01, 2022: India has emerged as the largest exporter of gherkins in the world. India has exported cucumber and gherkins to the tune of 1,23,846 Metric Tonnes with a value of USD 114 million during April-October, 2021. India has crossed the USD 200 million mark of export of agricultural processed product, – […]
MoS for External Affairs V Muraleedharan to visit Algeria
New Delhi, September 15, 2021: Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs V. Muraleedharan will pay an official visit to the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria on September 15 – 17, 2021. This will be his first visit to the country. During the visit, MoS Muraleedharan will call on the Prime Minister of […]
India to train Jordan medical experts in Covid management and emergency care
New Delhi, December 17, 2020: The third round of Foreign Office Consultations between India and Jordan was co-chaired by Sanjay Bhattacharyya, Secretary (CPV & OIA) and Yousef Bataineh, Secretary General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan through video conference on 16 December 2020. Both sides underscored that the historically […]