Virtual Summit between PM Mr. Narendra Modi and Sweden’s PM H.E. Mr. Stefan Lofven
Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi will hold a Virtual Summit with Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sweden H.E. Mr. Stefan Löfven on 5th March 2021.
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IMPCL, the PSU of AYUSH Ministry to Sell Products on Government e-Market (GeM) Portal
Indian Medicines Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited (IMPCL), the public sector manufacturing unit of the Ministry of AYUSH has received a shot in the arm in the matter of potential sales volumes, thanks to the recent tie up with the Government e-Market (GeM) portal for selling its products online.
Earliest Cotton in Arabia Came from India: Study
The paper, published in Nature journal ‘Scientific Reports’, said a Greek handbook for merchants compiled by an Alexandrian sailor in the 1st century CE identified Ozênê (Madhya Pradesh), Masalia (Andhra Pradesh) and Abêria (Between Barygaza and Ozênê) as places where cotton was produced.
Trilateral NSA Secretariat Inaugurated
Following on from the National Security Advisor (NSA) level India-Maldives-Sri Lanka trilateral meeting on maritime security held in November 2020, a trilateral secretariat was inaugurated in Colombo earlier this week on March 02, 2021.
India Signs Pact with Philippines for Supply of BrahMos Missile
India and the Philippines have signed a key agreement to facilitate government-to-government deals on military hardware, including the potential supply of BrahMos cruise missiles. The pact was signed by under-secretary Raymundo Elefante of the Philippines’ department of national defense and Indian ambassador Shambu Kumaran at Camp Aguinaldo, headquarters of the Filipino armed forces, on Tuesday.
DGPS Based Technology to Improve Fertilizer Application
Geospatial mapping is a buzzword today with the Govt. of India liberalizing the sector. There is another side of mapping that could transform the food security program of India; soil maps, which could be accessed using differential GPS (DGPS), developed by researchers at (Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur) IIT, Kharagpur for a variable rate of fertilization application in farmlands.
Zero-Emission Technology to Manage and Recycle E-waste
Notably, e-waste contains several toxic materials such as lead, cadmium, chromium, brominated flame retardants, or polychlorinated biphenyls. Therefore, unregulated accumulation, landfilling, or inappropriate recycling processes poses a severe threat to human health and the environment.
Turkmenistan Special Forces Commence Combat Free Fall Training at Indian Special Forces Training School
Special Forces of friendly nations including the USA, Australia, countries of Central Asian Region & the Middle East have increasingly shown their desire to train with the battle-hardened Indian SF troops. In response, the Indian Army’s Special Forces have increased their engagement with their counterparts from friendly nations.
India Attracted Total FDI Inflow of US$ 67.54 Billion During April to December 2020
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is a major driver of economic growth and an important source of non-debt finance for the economic development of India. It has been the endeavor of the Government to put in place an enabling and investor friendly FDI policy.
First Export Consignments of ‘Red Rice’ from Assam to the USA Flagged Off
In a major boost to India’s rice exports potential, the first consignment of ‘red rice’ was flagged off today to the USA.Iron rich ‘red rice’ is grown in Brahmaputra valley of Assam, without the use of any chemical fertilizer. The rice variety is referred as ‘Bao-dhaan’, which is an integral part of the Assamese food.