India and Norway Aim to Expand Trade Ties
India and Norway on Tuesday carried out a comprehensive review of their fast expanding relationship and resolved to further boost trade and investment ties.
Diplomacy
News articles and essays on the Indian diplomacy at work around the world.
India, Maldives Conclude $400 Million LoC Agreement for GMCP Implementation
India and Maldives on Monday concluded USD400 million Line of Credit (LoC) agreement for the implementation of the Greater Male Connectivity Project (GMCP), which is the single-largest connectivity and infrastructure project in the island nation.
India Joins Intelligence Alliance Demanding Backdoor to Encrypted Apps like WhatsApp
Seven governments including the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, Japan and India requested access to end-to-end encrypted chats, as the technology prevents anyone from finding out what’s being said in these messages, except for the sender and the receiver.
India Set to Achieve Self Reliance in Supercomputing with Manufacturing Critical Components in India
Under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, National Supercomputing Mission was set up to provide necessary computational power to the Academia, Industry, Scientific and Research Community, MSME and the Start-ups to solve India specific grand challenges and complex real life problems in Science and Engineering.
SVAMITVA Scheme will Strengthen Panchayati Raj System, Transform Rural India
The SVAMITVA Scheme will help in strengthening the Panchayati Raj system for which efforts are underway for the past six years.
2921 Km Roads Constructed Under Bharatmala Pariyojana
A total of 322 projects in a length of 12,413 Km have been awarded under Bharatmala Pariyojana till August, 2020. Further, 2921 Km has been constructed under the Project till the same date.
In a First, Indian Beaches have been Granted the Prestigious ‘Blue Flag’ Certification
The beaches which have been awarded the certification are Shivrajpur in Gujarat, Ghoghla in Diu, Kasarkod, and Padubidri in Karnataka, Kappad in Kerala, Rushikonda in Andhra Pradesh, Golden in Odisha, and Radhanagar in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, it said.
PM Launches Physical Distribution of Property Cards Under the SVAMITVA Scheme
Prime Minister wished the beneficiaries of ‘SVAMITVA Scheme’ who have got property cards of their houses today and said now the beneficiaries will have a right, a legal document of owning their houses. The scheme is going to bring historical changes to the villages in the country. He added the country has taken another major step towards an AtmaNirbhar Bharat, as the scheme helps in making rural India self-reliant.
Yoga Finding its Way to Cuban Hearts
According to information received from Indian Embassy in Havana, Cuba, Prof. Eduardo Pimentel Vázquez, the President and Founder of the Cuban Yoga Association, is a leading figure for yoga in that country. He has been teaching Yoga in Cuba for 30 years, and has trained 50 instructors. This is a significant contribution to the sustainable growth of Yoga in Cuba, a country with a population of 1.13 crore.
Goa Becomes first ‘Har Ghar Jal’ State by Providing Tap Water Connection to Every Rural Household
Goa has earned itself the unique distinction of becoming first ‘Har Ghar Jal’ State in the country as it successfully provides 100% Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTCs) in the rural areas covering 2.30 lakh rural households.