India, Myanmar Discusses Ways to Boost Bilateral Trade to Utilise Potential
India and Myanmar on Tuesday discussed ways to boost bilateral trade as the current level of two-way commerce is not reflective of the true potential.
Diplomacy
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India May Extend Anti-Dumping Duty on Polyester Fabric Imported from China
The commerce and industry ministry recommended a duty of $547/MT on FDY, which is used in making shoe upper fabrics, luggage/bag and curtain fabrics, coming from China based on an application filed by the Association of Synthetic Fibre Industry.
India to Build New Dam, Launch Projects Worth $80 Million in Afghanistan
India on Tuesday unveiled new development initiatives for Afghanistan, including a dam to supply water to Kabul and 150 community projects worth $80 million, even as it called for an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire in the war-torn country.
India Blocks 43 More Mobile Apps Over Defence, Security Concerns
The Centre has blocked 43 mobile applications for engaging in activities that are “prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order”. Several apps owned by Chinese companies are among the freshly banned apps, including four owned by China’s retail giant, the Alibaba Group.
India, Sweden to Discuss Ways to Strengthen Collaboration in Various Sectors
India and Sweden will evaluate ways to strengthen bilateral relations across different sectors on Friday, including innovation, India Unlimited, the joint body of the Embassy of India in Sweden, and the Sweden-India Business Council said on Monday.
Onboarding of Nyaya Bandhu App on UMANG to Enable Over 2 Crore Users to Easily Access Legal Service
Committed to fulfil its mandate of Free legal aid and Access to Justice as enunciated under Article 39A of the Constitution of India, Secretary (Department of Justice) would be launching the iOS version of the Nyaya Bandhu Application and its onboarding on UMANG platform (MeiTY), on Samvidhan Divas 26th Nov, 2020.
Foreign Secretary Shringla Set to Visit Nepal on November 26-27
Shringla will be in Nepal from 26 to 27 November and this will be his first such visit to the country after taking charge as the Foreign secretary.
55% of Modi Govt’s Top Secretaries have Science Background, About Half of them IITians
In the current administration, 46 of the 84 secretaries studied science before joining the civil service — 28 are engineers, while the rest studied Zoology, Biotechnology, Physics and Botany. There is also an MBBS doctor and an Ayurveda doctor. ThePrint collected this information from government websites and other sources in the public domain.
15th G20 Leaders’ Summit
Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, participated in the 15th G20 Summit convened by Saudi Arabia, on 21-22 November, 2020. The Summit, which saw participation of respective Heads of State/ Government of 19 member countries, EU, other invited countries and international organizations, was conducted in virtual format in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Meet Sri Lanka Air Force’s First Women Pilots Who Were Trained By Indian Air Force
Two women officers, Rangana Weerawardhana and Pavithra Gunaratne, have been commissioned as pilots in the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) earlier this week. The pilots who completed their training at the Dundigal-based Air Force Academy near Hyderabad last year, became the first women military pilots in Sri Lanka.