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The Nagarkata port in West Bengal has been notified as a “permanent” land customs station, with no restriction on commodity movement. Earlier it was a “seasonal” station, allowing only trade of certain commodities like oranges, ginger, cardamom.
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade(DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 2nd December 2020, in the field of Intellectual Property Cooperation with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Department of Commerce of the United States of America.
India and Suriname resolved on Wednesday to add new momentum to their bilateral relations in the fields of business and investment, with the aim to enhance cooperation in sectors like health, energy and defence.
India and United States agreed to enhance their data sharing operations to combat the production, distribution, diversion, and export/import of drugs and precursor chemicals. Both sides agreed to continue these discussions at the CNWG meeting in the spring of 2021.
A bilateral fast track process for investment was introduced by India and France on Friday. Mr. Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, and Mr. Franck Riester, French Minister Delegate for International Trade and Economic Attractiveness, also addressed ways to improve trade and investment ties in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic economic recovery.
India will on Monday host Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) heads of governments virtually. The virtual meet will see participation of 7 Prime Ministers — 6 from the member states of SCO (Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan) and one from observer member Belarus.
The government is mulling a proposal to bring a FAME-like scheme for hydrogen-powered systems, to push the hydrogen economy in a big way, Niti Aayog member V K Saraswat said on Friday. Addressing a virtual event organised by industry body FICCI, Saraswat said the government is planning to form an overarching committee for steering the hydrogen economy in its totality.
GMR led Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport became India’s first airport to introduce ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) enabled smart baggage trolleys on Friday which is in line with Government of India’s flagship Digital India Programme.
ISA, the first treaty-based international government organization headquartered in India, along with the World Bank has been working on SRMI in Maldives that extends guarantees and technical assistance.
Colonel Ahmed Thohir, Defence Advisor of Maldives to India, attended the ceremony wherein he conveyed the satisfaction of the Maldives government and also read a message from the Minister of Defence, Government of Maldives on the excellent conduct of refit amidst the pandemic and thanked Indian Navy and HQENC for smooth and safe completion of the refit.
