India

October 8, 2023 8:08 PM

India, Saudi Arabia sign MoU in the fields of Electrical Interconnections, Green and Clean Hydrogen and Supply Chains

India and Saudi Arabia signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU in the fields of Electrical Interconnections, Green and Clean Hydrogen and Supply Chains on Sunday. The MoU was signed between the Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy R.K Singh and the Minister of Energy, Government of Saudi Arabia, Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-Saud on the sidelines of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Climate Week in Riyadh. The MoU aims to establish a general framework for cooperation betwe...

October 3, 2023 9:26 PM

India witnesses substantial surge in overall coal production in September with over 67 million tonne production

The country has witnessed a substantial surge in overall coal production during last month with over 67 million tonne production. It has surpassed the figures of over 58 MT of the corresponding month in the previous year, representing an increase of around 16 percent. The production of Coal India Limited has risen to over 51 MT in September this year as compared to 45.67 MT in September 2022. Additionally, Coal dispatch also witnessed a significant boost in September 2023, reaching an impressive...

September 14, 2023 7:44 PM

India, Mongolia exchange views on regional and international issues of mutual interest

Secretary (East) Saurabh Kumar concluded his three-day visit to Mongolia till today. During the visit, Secretary (East) held talks with State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, N. Ankhbayar. He called on Minister of Education and Science, L. Enkh-Amgalan, and Minister and Chief Cabinet Secretary of Mongolia H.E. Mr. D. Amarbayasgalan. He also paid visits to Gandan and Pethub monasteries as well as inspected the construction site of the Oil Refinery Project in Dornogobi pro...

September 13, 2023 8:24 AM

India, Mongolia review bilateral ties

Secretary (East) in Ministry of External Affairs Saurabh Kumar, who is on a visit to Mongolia, had productive discussion with Mongolian Minister of Education and Science L. Enkh-Amgalan in Ulaanbaatar yesterday. They discussed bilateral projects and cooperation in areas of education, IT, skilling and capacity building. They also witnessed the signing of contract for the construction of India-Mongolia Friendship Secondary School. Mr Kumar also met State Secretary in Ministry ...

September 9, 2023 10:20 PM

PM Modi launches global biofuels alliance at G20 summit in New Delhi

India on 9th September 2023 launched the Global Biofuel Alliance at a G20 summit in New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the alliance on the sidelines of the summit. US President Joe Biden, Argentina President Alberto Fernández, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva among others were present on the occasion. In a social media post, Prime Minister Modi said that the launch of the Global Biof...

September 7, 2023 6:53 PM

ASEAN, India agree to make concerted efforts to increase cooperation in food security, nutrition, food trade supply chain, cultivation of millets

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and India have agreed to make concerted efforts to increase cooperation in food security, nutrition, food trade supply chain, cultivation of millets, and financing for climate-friendly technologies. This was agreed upon in the ASEAN-India Joint Leaders’ statement on strengthening food security and nutrition in response to crises. The 20th ASEAN-India Summit was held on 7th Sep 2023 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Member countries of ASEAN and...

August 22, 2023 9:00 PM

India is leaving no stone unturned towards prevention of non-communicable diseases through AB-HWCs: Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya

Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya has said that India is leaving no stone unturned towards the prevention of non-communicable diseases through Ayushman Bharat-Health and Wellness Centres, AB-HWCs. In reply to a post on a social media platform by World Health Organisation-WHO, Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Health Minister said that the government of India is also strengthening health infra, human resource development, and ensuring early diagnosis. He added that we are ...

August 22, 2023 7:33 PM

India is set to achieve 150 billion dollars Bio-Economy by 2025: Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh

Science and Technology Minister Dr Jitendra Singh has said that India is set to achieve 150 billion dollars Bio-Economy by 2025. He was speaking, after the signing of the ‘Implementation Arrangement’ between the Department of Biotechnology and the United States-National Science Foundation in New Delhi today. Dr Singh said, India’s ever-growing Bio-Economy graph is going to contribute significantly to India’s Overall Economy. He said, India has a 3 to 5 percent market share in the glo...

August 10, 2023 5:25 PM

India set to be global hub of medical technology and devices with market size to reach 50 billion dollar by 2050: Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has said that India is set to become the global hub of medical technology and devices with the market size estimated to reach 50 billion dollars by 2050. Addressing a Curtain Raiser of India’s first medical technology expo - India MedTech Expo 2023 in New Delhi, Mr Mandaviya said, government is taking every possible step to make India a manufacturing hub for medical devices. He said, the medical device sector is considered one of the sunrise sectors ...

August 8, 2023 10:22 PM

India,Vietnam holds 5th Joint Trade Sub-Commission meeting, reviews progress on bilateral trade and economic cooperation

The 5th meeting of India-Vietnam Joint Trade Sub-Commission JTSC was held in New Delhi today. The meeting was co-chaired by the Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce Rajesh Agrawal from the Indian side, and Deputy Minister, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ms. Phan Thi Thang from the Vietnam side. This meeting was held after a gap of more than four years since 4th JTSC meeting held in January 2019, on account of COVID-19 pandemic and other factors. Vietnam is the 23rd largest glob...