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Piyush Goyal attends 7th Future Investment Initiative in Saudi Arabia

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and Textiles, Piyush Goyal attended the 7th Edition of Future Investment Initiative (FII) in Riyadh from 24th to 25th October 2023. Under the theme of, “A New Compass,” this prestigious conference ...

Gujarat's Dhordo Gets UN's Best Tourism Village Tag

The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has honoured Gujarat's Dhordo as the "best tourism village". The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has announced its list of Best Tourism Villages 2023. The accolade recogonizes villages that are leading in nurturing rural areas ...

REC Limited honoured with Golden Peacock Award in Risk Management

REC Limited has been recognized for its exceptional performance in risk management with the esteemed Golden Peacock Award, given by the Institute of Directors (IOD). REC Limited is the Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Power.  The Golden Peacock Award in Ris ...

ISA’s 6th Assembly to Focus on Mobilising Finance

The sixth session of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) will be held in New Delhi from October 30 - November 2, 2023. The ISA was launched jointly by India and France after COP21 in Paris in 2015. At the event in Delhi, RK Singh, Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy and the Presid ...

Global Maritime India Summit Underway in New Delhi

The Global Maritime India Summit is underway at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from 17th to 19th October 2023 About Global Maritime India Summit (GMIS), 2023   GMIS 2023 is a premier maritime sector focussed event to bring together pivotal figures from the industry to explore opportunities, u ...

1st P20 Summit under India’s G20 Presidency Concludes

The first ever G20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit (P20 Summit) hosted by India concluded at India International Convention Centre, Yashobhoomi, Dwarka in Delhi on October 14, 2023 Parliamentarians from across the world participated in the Summit to reaffirm their commitment to continue thei ...

Two Years of PM GatiShakti

Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, and Textiles, Piyush Goyal released a “Compendium of PM GatiShakti” in New Delhi to mark the completion of two Years of PM GatiShakti.  The Compendium consists of some of the best use cas ...

NTPC the only Indian PSU to feature in Forbes “World’s Best Employers 2023” List

NTPC Limited has been recognized as one of the “World’s Best Employers 2023” in the Forbes World’s Best Employers list 2023 released on 10th Oct 2023.  It ranked 261st out of top 700 companies in the World ranking and is the only Indian PSU (PUBLIC SECTOR UN ...

World Sight Day

World Sight Day is a global event meant to draw attention to blindness and vision impairment.  LOVE YOUR EYES AT WORK is the theme of this year. This World Sight Day, the focus is on helping people understand the importance of protecting their vision in the workplace and calling on business ...

Rajasthan Govt Announces 3 New Districts

Against the backdrop of the upcoming Assembly elections in Rajasthan, the state Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has announced the formation of three new districts in the state. The three new districts are Malpura, Sujangarh, and Kuchaman City. Sujangarh is currently a part of Churu while Malpura will ...

10th " India-Sweden Innovation Day" meet

Addressing the 10th "India-Sweden Innovation Day" meet in New Delhi, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology, MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh called for strengthening India-Sweden collaboration to ...

World Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day

On the eve of World Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day the Government of India held a half-day event to explore and leverage the boundless possibilities of hydrogen as a source of green and sustainable energy.  World Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day is celebrated annually on October 8th to raise awareness ...

Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD)

India has been elected as President of Asia- Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) General Conference (GC) for the 3rd successive term.  Earlier India has been elected President of  AIBD GC from 2018 – 2021 and 2021 – 2023 to lead the prestigious internationa ...

ARAI and llT Guwahati Sign MoU

Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI ) has signed an MoU with llT Guwahati for establishment of Common Engineering Facility Center titled “Digital Twin Center for Emerging Automotive Systems” in Hub and Spoke model. A digital twin is a digital representation of a physitical ...

SAMPRITI: Indian, Bangladesh armies Begin joint military exercise

India and Bangladesh commenced the 11th edition of the annual joint military exercise, 'SAMPRITI-XI' in Umroi, Meghalaya. The exercise is alternatingly organised by both countries. The exercise scheduled for 14 days will engage approximately 350 personnel from both sides. The exercise un ...

Overall Coal Production Touches 67.21 Million Tonne in September, 2023

The Ministry of Coal has achieved a substantial surge in overall coal production during the month of September 2023, attaining 67.21million tonne (MT), production, surpassing the figures of 58.04 MT of the corresponding month in previous year, representing an increase of 15.81%. The production of ...

National Turmeric Board Set Up

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced the setting up of a National Turmeric Board  in Telangana,  The setting up will fulfill a long-pending demand from the stakeholders in the sector.   India produces nearly 1.1 million tonnes of turmeric, making up 80 per cent of t ...

MS Swaminathan, Father Of India's Green Revolution, Passes Away

M.S. Swaminathan, the renowned Indian agricultural scientist and the driving force behind India's Green Revolution, passed away on Thursday, at the age of 98. Known as the "Father of Economic Ecology" by the United Nations Environment Programme, Swaminathan's groundbreaking work ...

India Smart Cities Conclave 2023 Underway In Indore

India Smart Cities Conclave 2023 is being held at the Brilliant Convention Centre, Indore, Madhya Pradesh on 26-27th September 2023. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Government of India is organizing the India Smart Cities Conclave 2023 The Conclave is witnessing partici ...

Indian Standards on Biofuel to Aid GBA’s Clean Energy Goals

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) commits to complement the green initiatives of the country through development of relevant standards. BIS is the National Standards Body of India. BIS also announced that the Indian Standards will significantly complement the objectives of Global Biofuel Al ...

Chief of Defence Staff visits Karwar Naval Base

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan visited the Naval Base at Karwar in Karnataka and aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya on September 23, 2023. He assessed the progress of critical infrastructure, accommodation and other strategic initiatives at the Naval Base. INS Kadamba or ...

India-US armies to Begin war game in Alaska

The 19th edition of “EXERCISE YUDH ABHYAS” will be conducted from 25th September to 8th October 2023 in Fort Wainwright, Alaska, USA. EXERCISE YUDH ABHYAS is an annual exercise conducted jointly by the Indian Army and the United States Army. The previous edition of ...

Artificial Reef under PMMSY for rejuvenating coastal fisheries

To promote sustainable practices, Department of Fisheries has sanctioned 732 artificial reef units for 10 coastal states with a total investment of Rs 126 crore as a sub-activity under “Integrated Modern Coastal Fishing Villages” of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) of Pradhan Mantri ...

Bureau of Indian Standards establishes 6467 Standard Clubs for students

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the National Standards Body of India, has announced that it has established 6467 Standard Clubs in schools and colleges across the country. As per BIS the standard clubs are being established with an objective to sensitize young members of society about the impo ...

The fourth & final meeting of the G20 FWG Successfully concluded in Raipur

The fourth and final meeting of the G20 Framework Working Group (FWG), under the Indian G20 Presidency, successfully concluded in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The FWG is co-chaired by India and the UK. The two-day meeting was held during 18-19 September 2023. This meeting marked the culmination of ...

Hoysala Temples in Karnataka Now India's 42nd UNESCO's World Heritage site

'Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysala', the three Hoysala temples in Karnataka, have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. These temples are the Chennakeshava temple at Belur, Hoysaleshwara temple at Halebidu and The Keshava temple at Somnathapura . While the first two are in Hassa ...

PM to launch PM Vishwakarma on 17th September

On the occasion of Vishwakarma Jayanti, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will launch a new scheme named “PM Vishwakarma” on 17th September, 2023 at around 11 AM at India International Convention and Expo Centre, Dwarka, New Delhi. The scheme aims to strengthen and nurture the Guru-Sh ...

4th G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group Meeting concludes in Varanasi

The 4th and the last meeting of the G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group (SFWG) held under India's G20 presidency, successfully concluded in Varanasi. The two-day meeting witnessed proactive engagement from over 80 delegates from G20 member countries, invitee countries and International Orga ...

India becomes the 13th nation to issue OIML certificates

India is the 13th country that can issue Internationally Accepted OIML (International Organization of Legal Metrology) Certificates. To sell a weight or measure in the International market an OIML Pattern Approval certificate is mandatory, which Department of Consumer Affairs can issue now.  ...

Cabinet Approves Phase-III Of eCourts Project

The Union Cabinet has approved the third phase of eCourts Project as a central sector scheme with a financial outlay of Rs 7,210 crore to be implemented over four years. The Phase II of the project has concluded in 2023. The eCourts Mission Mode Project is the prime mover for improving ac ...