India, Philippines Close to Finalising BrahMos Missile Deal
India is poised to receive an export order for BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles from the Philippines soon, in what could be a big win for India’s defence export campaign.
Diplomacy
News articles and essays on the Indian diplomacy at work around the world.
CESL Achieves 50 Lakhs LED Bulb Distribution Milestone Under Flagship Gram Ujala
CESL is providing high quality 7-Watt and 12-Watt LED bulbs with 3 years guarantee at a cost of INR 10 per bulb in exchange of working incandescent bulbs. Every household can exchange a maximum of 5 bulbs. The distribution has resulted in energy savings of 71,99,68,373.28 units per year with cost savings of 250 crores per year in the rural areas of aforementioned states. The programme is active till March 31, 2022.
IndusInd Bank Partners with NPCI to Offer Cross-border Payments via UPI
IndusInd Bank said in a statement to Reuters on Monday that it has collaborated with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to deliver real-time cross-border remittances to India using UPI IDs for its Money Transfer Operator (MTO) partners.
Singapore And India Further Cement Bilateral Relations Despite Challenges Posed By COVID-19 Pandemic
India and Singapore further consolidated their strategic relations in 2021 despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, with high-level bilateral visits and meetings leading to increased collaboration in defence, information technology and cybersecurity that are likely to shape the future of both the countries.
India and Australia Discuss Early Conclusion of Interim Trade Deal
Both countries had stated that they hoped to complete a full trade agreement by the end of 2022 and sign an early harvest agreement by December 25. The goal of the early harvest agreement is to cover regions of urgent importance to both countries.
In India’s Water-Stressed Villages, Modi Seeks A Tap for Every Home
India is halfway through an ambitious plan to deliver safe drinking water to all 192 million homes in 600,000 villages by 2024. Hundreds of thousands of contractors and labourers are installing more than 2.5 million miles of the pipe as part of the US$ 50 billion projects, which about 18,000 government engineers are overseeing.
India Imposes Anti Dumping Duty on 5 Chinese Goods for 5 Years
According to separate notifications of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), the duties have been imposed on certain flat rolled products of aluminium; sodium hydrosulphite (used on dye industry); silicone sealant (used in manufacturing of solar photovoltaic modules, and thermal power applications); hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) component R-32; and hydrofluorocarbon blends (both have uses in refrigeration industry).
India, Russia Exchange Non-Paper on Engagement in Central Asia
India and Russia have exchanged “non-paper” on how to increase engagement in central Asia, which has five countries, including Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
Youngsters of 15-18 Age Group to Get Caccine
The Prime Minister announced that from 3rd January 2022, Monday, vaccination will start for the children in the age group of 15-18 years. The move is likely to aid in education normalization in schools and will reduce the worry of the parents with school going children. He also announced precaution dose for healthcare and frontline workers from 10th January 2022, Monday.
India, US 2+2 Foreign & Defence Ministers Meet to Take Place in 3rd Week of January
The annual India, US 2+2 meet at foreign and defense ministers’ level will take place in the third week of January in Washington. India’s external affairs minister Dr S Jaishankar and defence minister Rajnath Singh will travel to Washington for the meeting.