India Can’t Afford to Remain Stagnant at this Juncture, Says PM Modi; Asks People to Buy Locally-Made Goods
He said if people use local goods for the next 25 years, then the country will not have to face the issue of unemployment.
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Egypt Approves India as Wheat Supplier: Piyush Goyal
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.
UK PM Set to Visit India Next Week, Focus on Trade Pact
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.
India, US Mull Using Indian Shipyards for Maintenance of American Vessels
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, EU to Restart Talks for Trade Pact in June
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.
PM Modi Inaugurates Pradhanmantri Sanghralaya in New Delhi
The Prime Minister expressed pride in the fact that many of the Prime Ministers came from ordinary families. Fact of such leaders coming from extremely poor, farmer families reaching the position of the Prime Minister strengthens the faith in Indian democracy and its traditions, he said.
14 AAI Airports Now Equipped with Ambulifts to Facilitate Flyers with Reduced Mobility
To facilitate passengers with reduced mobility, Divyang passenger on wheel chair and passenger on stretchers, AAI has procured 20 ambulifts for the airports which are having scheduled flight operations of Code C & other advanced level aircraft but does not have aerobridge facilities. The Ambulift has been manufactured indigenously under the ‘Make in India’ policy.
20th India-France Joint Staff talks held in Paris
The 20th edition of India-France Joint Staff talks was held in Paris, France on April 12-13, 2022. The meeting was co-chaired by Assistant Chief of Integrated Staff, Int-C (Military Cooperation), Headquarters, Integrated Defence Staff (HQ IDS) Air Vice Marshal B Manikantan and Head of Bilateral Cooperation South/Staff HQ Brigadier General Eric Peltier.
Cabinet Approves Signing of a MoU between India and Japan in the Area of Decentralized Domestic Wastewater Management
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, on Thursday has given its ex-post facto approval for a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) signed between the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (DoWR, RD&GR), Ministry of Jal Shakti and The Ministry of the Environment of Japan in the areas of Decentralized Domestic Waste Water Management.
India, US Signed Bilateral Space Situational Awareness Arrangement: Lloyd Austin
The agreement was signed on Monday by officials of the two countries on the sidelines of the India-US 2+2 ministerial here co-hosted by Austin along with the Secretary of State Tony Blinken. The Indian delegation was led by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and the External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.