News articles and essays on the Indian diplomacy at work around the world.
On the 15th of August 2020, the National Digital Health Mission (now known as Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission) was launched as a pilot in six Union Territories: Andaman and Nicobar, Chandigarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, and Puducherry. National Health authority is creating awareness about the advantages of this health ID.
As on 24-01-2022, the total number of Permanent Account Numbers (PANs) linked with Aadhaar is 43,34,75,209. This was stated by Union Minister of State for Finance Shri Pankaj Chaudhary in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
The vessel starts its sail on National Waterway-1 (river Ganga) through Bhagalpur, Manihari, Sahibganj, Farakka, Tribeni, Kolkata, Haldia, Hemnagar; Indo Bangladesh Protocol (IBP) route through Khulna, Narayanganj, Sirajganj, Chilmari and National Waterway-2 through Dhubri, and Jogighopa covering a distance of 2,350 km. The vessel will take about 25 days to cover the entire voyage and is expected to reach Pandu in Guwahati by early March.
ODOP partnered with AGNIi Mission, one of the nine technology missions under the Prime Minister’s Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council to identify Indian innovative technologies that can play a transformative role in the end-to-end processing of Lakadong Turmeric, starting with leveraging payload drones (UAVs) to transport the turmeric in large quantities.
The Afghan embassy, which is still manned by a small group of officials and diplomats from the erstwhile government, said in a statement that 80 young Afghan cadets who recently graduated from various Indian military academies had been offered a 12-month training course under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme.
Discussions focused on issues related to the UNSC agenda, in particular counterterrorism, peacekeeping, working methods of UNSC Sanctions Committees and UNSC reforms, the MEA said.
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh on Tuesday said that Chandrayaan-3 is scheduled for launch in August 2022.
India and the European Union held their second virtual maritime security dialogue on Tuesday, 1 February 2022. The dialogue aims to increase mutual understanding and cooperation opportunities between India and the EU in the maritime security domain as part of the two sides’ strategic partnership in accordance with the India-EU Roadmap to 2025.
India plans to introduce digital passports later this year as part of its efforts to improve security and make international travel smoother. The e-passports come with embedded microchips and futuristic technology, including AI (artificial intelligence), that will make immigration clearance a breeze at border posts worldwide.
Sri Lanka has chosen to buy 40,000 metric tonnes of petrol and diesel from the Indian Oil Corporation, according to a Cabinet note released on Tuesday, as part of the government’s efforts to address the island nation’s current fuel and energy crisis. In the midst of a severe foreign exchange crisis, Power Minister Gamini Lokuge announced that Sri Lanka will hold negotiations with the Indian Oil Corporation’s local business.
