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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...

August 3, 2023 8:20 PM

India wants friendly relations with neighbouring countries including Pakistan: MEA

External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi has said that India wants friendly relations with neighbouring countries including Pakistan. However, he stressed that there should be an environment free of terror and hostility which are imperative for normal relations. He was briefing the media in New Delhi today. Responding to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's comment on India regarding talks between the two nations, Mr. Bagchi said, India's clear and consistent posit...

August 3, 2023 4:10 PM

India, Nepal finalized agreement for Long-Term Power Trade to increase quantum of export power: Govt in LS

India and Nepal have finalized an agreement for Long-Term Power Trade to increase the quantum of export of power from Nepal to India to 10 thousand Megawatt within 10 years. In replying to a question in Lok Sabha, Power, and New & Renewable Energy Minister R K Singh informed that the import of power from Nepal would be based on commercial transactions by the entities concerned. He said that it would fulfill mutual benefits to both countries from trade in hydropower which is a clean, gree...

August 3, 2023 4:09 PM

India retrieved 251 antiquities from foreign countries from 1976 to 2023 out of which 238 retrieved since 2014: Govt in RS

The country has retrieved 251 antiquities from foreign countries from the year 1976 to 2023 out of which 238 antiquities have been retrieved since 2014. In a written reply in Rajya Sabha, the Minister of Culture, Tourism and Development of northeastern region G. Kishan Reddy said that the Government is committed to bring back the antiquities of Indian origin which were taken away from the country. He said that no agreement has been made for the return of missing or stolen antiquities to...

August 2, 2023 7:23 PM

India is fifth amongst spacefaring countries in the world having end-to-end capabilities in space R&D: Govt replies in RS

India is the fifth amongst spacefaring countries in the world having end-to-end capabilities in space research and development. Minister of State for Atomic Energy and Space Dr Jitendra Singh said this in a written reply in Lok Sabha today. He said that India has the capability to launch from its own land and operate programmes of earth observation, satellite communication, meteorology, space science and navigation, and ground infrastructure. He further added that now after space sector refo...

July 27, 2023 7:40 PM

India, ADB sign 295 million dollar loan agreement to upgrade around 265 Km State highways in Bihar

The Government of India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) today signed a 295 million dollar loan agreement to upgrade around 265 kilometer State highways in Bihar. The project supports the government of Bihar’s programme to upgrade all State highways to standard two-lane widths and improve road safety. The improved roads will enhance connectivity in some of Bihar's poorest rural districts and promote access to health and education facilities, and markets to improve people’s lives. The pr...