India to Invest $82 Billion in Port Projects by 2035: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India has identified more than 574 port projects at a cost of 82 billion USD or ₹6 lakh crore for implementation during 2015 to 2035.
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India to Export Defence Equipment to Philippines, Expands Reach in the Pacific
The arrangement was concluded following a foreign ministers-level meeting last November. At the meet, both sides aimed to implement the arrangement through “military training and education, capacity building, regular goodwill visits and procurement of defence equipment”. The two countries had also identified counter-terrorism as an area for security cooperation.
Russia, India to Set Up new Working Group in Energy Sector
Russia and India have agreed to establish a new working group on interaction in the energy sphere, Deputy Energy Minister of Russia Pavel Sorokin said on Tuesday at the opening ceremony of the Indian Energy Center in Moscow.
The Union Minister Directs BIS to Reduce Testing Fees for ‘MSME, Start Ups and Women Entrepreneurs’
While addressing the governing council meeting Mr. Piyush Goyal said that there is a need to change the approach of the country towards standardization, he said the Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi has given the three mantra for faster economic development i.e. SPEED, SKILL and SCALE. Now it is time to add fourth dimension of “STANDARD” in to this.
PM Inaugurates Maritime India Summit 2021
Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister invited the world to come to India and be a part of India’s growth trajectory. India is very serious about growing in the maritime sector and emerging as a leading Blue Economy of the world. Through the focus areas of upgradation of infrastructure, boosting reform journey, India aims to strengthen the vision of Aatamnirbhar Bharat, he said.
India’s New Social Media Rules Seen Echoing Globally
India’s ban of Chinese short video app TikTok had been cited in the US executive order seeking a similar halt on the Bytedance-owned company. In the past, India’s demand for traceability had also found resonance in countries such as the US, the UK and Australia.
16.36 % Increase in Paddy Procurement in Comparison to Corresponding Period
In the ongoing Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2020-21, Government continues to procure Kharif 2020-21 crops at MSP from farmers as per existing MSP Schemes, as was done in previous seasons.
Madagascar President Inaugurates Advanced Digital Cobalt Therapy Machine Donated by India
Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina on Friday inaugurated Bhabhatron-II, an advanced digital cobalt therapy machine at the Joseph Ravoahangy Andrianavalona Hospital (HJRA) in Antananarivo in the presence of Public Health Professor Jean Louis Hanitrala Rakotovao and Indian Ambassador Abhay Kumar.
India to Supply Four More Mobile Harbour Cranes to Iran’s Chabahar Port
India will supply four more mobile harbour cranes to Iran’s Chabahar port by the end of June this year, a government official said on Friday.
Modi’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat Doctrine Energises Dying Small Scale Industries
Several dying small scale industries in India are looking at a comeback with Prime Minister Narendra Modis thrust on Aatmanirbhar Bharat that also focuses on import reduction. Sentiments are also rapidly changing as the country hopes to register growth in the third quarter of the current financial year.