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MAURITIUS PRIME Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth is in India on an eight-day visit beginning Sunday to strengthen ties between the two countries in both economic as well as strategic sectors, especially in maritime security.
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced that the road transport ministry had finished 1,41,190 kilometres of national highways as of March 31 this year, out of a target of 2 lakh kilometres for 2024-25
India and Indonesia emphasised the need of increased bilateral marine cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region and agreed to expand connection between the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Aceh province. At the seventh round of India-Indonesia foreign office meetings in Jakarta, the two sides had comprehensive discussions on enhancing bilateral cooperation.
Country’s first-ever radio channel for the visually impaired, named ‘Radio Aksh’ has been launched in Nagpur, with the Blind Relief Association Nagpur and Samdrushti Kshamata Vikas Avam Anusandhan Mandal (Saksham) serving as the pioneers of the concept that will help the visually-impaired gain seamless access to education resources and audiobooks.
These partnering organisations will work with NSDC and SDI for aggregating demand from overseas markets. “This centre will have services such as mobilisation, counselling, skill training, pre-departure orientation, foreign language training, placement and immigration and post-placement support,” said an official statement from the ministry.
He said if people use local goods for the next 25 years, then the country will not have to face the issue of unemployment.
Egypt imported wheat worth about USD 1.8 billion from Russia and USD 610.8 million from Ukraine in 2020. The African nation is looking to import 1 million tonne of wheat from India and would need 2,40,000 tonne in April.
With the free trade agreement dominating recent engagements between the two sides, Johnson and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi will review the discussions held so far and issue guidelines for the officials involved in the negotiations, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
In a small but significant move, India and the US have decided to explore the possibilities of Indian shipyards not only maintaining but also repairing American navy ships.
India and the 27-nation European Union (EU) will restart negotiations for their long-pending free trade agreement from June, a top official said on Wednesday. Commerce Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam said the EU team would visit India for talks immediately after the ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), which is scheduled from June 12-15.
