News articles and essays on the Indian diplomacy at work around the world.
The journey of APY over these five years has been phenomenal and as on 9th May 2020, the total enrolment under the scheme stood at 2,23,54,028. During the first two years of its launch, almost 50 lakh subscribers were enrolled which doubled to 100 lakh in the third year and the milestone of 1.50 crore was achieved in the 4th year. In the last financial year, almost 70 lakh subscribers were enrolled under the scheme.
Prime Minister announced a special economic package and gave a clarion call for Atmanirbhar Bharat. PM Modi noted that this package, taken together with earlier announcements by the government during covid-19 crisis and decisions taken by RBI, is to the tune of ₹20 lakh crore, which is equivalent to almost 10% of India’s GDP.
India has decided to amp up its medical assistance effort to help authorities abroad combat Covid-19 and has targeted covering 90-plus countries over the next few weeks, people familiar with the development told Hindustan Times on Monday.
One of the fairly newer airports among the main cities across India, the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) has mostly maintained high standards in terms of facilities available at the airport to help make travel smoother & simpler for the flyers.
China doesn’t want self-ruled Taiwan to attend the meeting and said Friday that the “so-called attempts to get into the WHO and participate in the WHA are absolutely not for the health and well-being of Taiwan’s people but are through-and-through political manipulation, and will not succeed”. Taiwan though says that it’s absence from the meeting will dent the international fight against Covid-19.
National Security Adviser Ajit Doval had conceived the plan to telecast weather forecast of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Northern Areas to deliver multiple messages in a weather bulletin on a daily basis
With current pricing formula making natural gas production economically unviable, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday hinted at bringing in a new gas policy as well as launching a gas exchange very soon as part of reforms to promote greater use of environment-friendly fuel in the world’s third-largest energy-consuming nation.
India’s high commissioner-designate to Sri Lanka, Gopal Baglay, who was unable to join his post for more than two months because of Covid-19-related restrictions, flew to Colombo on Friday in an air force transport aircraft that ferried 12.5 tonnes of medical supplies.
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on Friday, had a telephonic discussion with his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono on their commitment to take forward the initiatives of bilateral security cooperation under the framework of the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership.
“India remains engaged in extending humanitarian food and medical supplies to Afghanistan to deal with the situation created by coronavirus. It was emphasised that putting an end to terrorist safe havens and sanctuaries is necessary for enduring and sustainable peace and stability in Afghanistan,” according to a statement issued by MEA.
