India, Bhutan Sign MoU for Cooperation on Climate Change, Waste Management
India and Bhutan have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cooperation in the environment sector, Union Environment Prakash Javadekar said on Friday.
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India Maintains 43rd Rank on IMD’s World Competitiveness Index
India held the 43rd rank on the Institute for Management Development (IMD)’s annual World Competitiveness Index 2021.
India Launches New Trilateral with Italy and Japan for Indo-Pacific Stability
The trilateral was inaugurated through a virtual meeting including the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the Embassies of Italy in Tokyo and New Delhi and the Japanese foreign ministry besides ambassadors of the three nations’ key stakeholders.
India Extends USD 100 Million Line of Credit to Sri Lanka for Solar Energy Projects
India has extended a USD 100 million Line of Credit to Sri Lanka to help the island nation finance various projects in the solar energy sector and ensure that the country’s 70 per cent power requirements are fulfilled by renewable energy sources by 2030.
The National Helpline Mechanism for Persons Cheated in Cyber Frauds to Report Such Cases to Prevent Loss of their Hard Earned Money
Reinforcing the commitment of the Modi Government to provide safe and secure digital payments eco-system, the Union Home Ministry under the leadership of the Home Minister Shri Amit Shah has operationalised the national Helpline 155260 and Reporting Platform for preventing financial loss due to cyber fraud. The National Helpline and Reporting Platform provides a mechanism for persons cheated in cyber frauds to report such cases to prevent loss of their hard earned money
3 Centers of Excellence Established in Karnataka Under Indo-Israel Agriculture Project
MIDH Division of Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer’s Welfare, Government of India and MASHAV – Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation – are leading Israel’s largest G2G cooperation, with 29 operational Centres of Excellence (COEs) across India in 12 States, implementing advanced Israeli Agro-Technology tailored to local conditions.
Smart Enforcement App for Trucks to Reduce Compliance Logistics Costs
As a strategy to reduce logistics costs on road transportation, the Government of India, Department of Commerce, Logistics Division has developed a risk-based approach on the implementation of smart enforcement of rules and regulations related to road-based violations by trucks. It has also developed anIT based solution to make enforcement mechanism technology driven.
Elderline (Toll Free Number 14567) is Providing Assistance to Thousands of Elderly Persons : Sh Rattan Lal Kataria
The Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment Shri Rattan Lal Katariahas said that in order to simplify the process of vaccination for the elderly and differently -abled, , the government has allowed the establishment of ‘near home’ vaccination centers for them. He was addressing aprogramme on the occasion of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.
India-Kyrgyzstan Reviews Bilateral Cooperation in Defence, Capacity Building
India- Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday held the 11th round of Foreign Office Consultations virtually and reviewed bilateral cooperation with special emphasis on timely implementation of decisions taken and MoUs/agreements signed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Kyrgyzstan in 2019. The Indian side was led by Vikas Swarup, Secretary (West). The Kyrgyz side was led by Nuran Niyazaliev, First Deputy Foreign Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic, read an official release of the Ministry of External Affairs.
Cabinet Approves Deep Ocean Mission
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the proposal of Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) on “Deep Ocean Mission”, with a view to explore deep ocean for resources and develop deep sea technologies for sustainable use of ocean resources.