News articles and essays on the Indian diplomacy at work around the world.
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is exploring opportunities to take Aadhar global by collaborating with foreign countries and international organisations, as per a top official. This is part of building digital identity systems across the globe and UIDAI is working with the World Bank and United Nations to take it to other countries.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed here and expressed confidence that the bilateral strategic ties between India and the UAE will scale new heights in the years to come.
Under Project RE-HAB, “Bee-fences” are created by setting up bee boxes in the passage ways of elephants to block their entrance to human territories. The boxes are connected with a string so that when elephants attempt to pass through, a tug or pull causes the bees to swarm the elephant herds and dissuade them from progressing further. It is a cost-effective way of reducing human-wild conflicts without causing any harm to the animals. It is scientifically recorded that elephants are annoyed by the honey bees. Elephants also fear that the bee swarms can bite their sensitive inner side of the trunk and eyes. The collective buzz of the bees is annoying to elephants that force them to return.
India and the Republic of Korea on Friday agreed to strengthen strategic cooperation including in dealing with challenges of terrorism, extremism and radicalisation.
Union Minister of Commerce and Industries, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal, met the representatives of Aluminium, Copper, and Chemicals and Petrochemicals Industry here today as part of the ongoing multi-stakeholder consultations related to the India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) negotiations.
India and Sri Lanka have framed a four-point package, including a line of credit to cover the import of food and medicines and a currency swap arrangement, to deepen economic cooperation and to help the island nation cope with economic problems.
Ministry of Labour & Employment launched the eSHRAM portal (www.eshram.gov.in) for creating a National Database of Unorganized Workers (UWs) including construction workers, migrant workers, gig workers and platform workers, street vendors, domestic workers, agriculture workers, etc on 26th August 2021.
India and Micronesia on Tuesday discussed ways to further enhance cooperation in development partnership, including in capacity building, and looked forward to further expanding bilateral engagements.
India and Uruguay identified steps to strengthen and boost trade and investment, access to pharma products and for strengthening people-to-people ties, during the 4th Foreign Office Consultations.
The Indian government on Monday claimed that because of its multi-sectoral interventions, Dissolved Oxygen (DO) ha
