Diplomacy

News articles and essays on the Indian diplomacy at work around the world.

Indian Standards are Now Available Free of Cost

He informed that BIS have nearly 21000 Indian Standards. The objective is to ensure genius standard for every product relevant for the national economy and consumers. He said for the benefit of industry, particularly the MSME sector, Indian Standards are now available free of cost, and can be downloaded from the Standardization Portal of e-BIS.

Shri Piyush Goyal Inaugurates e-SANTA, A Platform to Connect Aqua Farmers and the Buyers

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Shri Piyush Goyal today virtually inaugurated e-SANTA, an electronic marketplace providing a platform to connect aqua farmers and the buyers. It will enable the farmers to get a better price and the exporters to directly purchase quality products from the farmers enhancing traceability, a key factor in international trade. The term e-SANTA was coined for the web portal, meaning Electronic Solution for Augmenting NaCSA farmers’ Trade in Aquaculture. National Centre for Sustainable Aquaculture (NaCSA) is an extension arm of Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), Govt. of India, Ministry of Commerce & Industry.

Launch of India Energy Dashboards (Version 2.0) by NITI Aayog

The India Energy Dashboards Version 2.0 was launched by Dr Rajiv Kumar (Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog), Dr V K Saraswat (Member, NITI Aayog), Shri Amitabh Kant (CEO, NITI Aayog) and Dr Rakesh Sarwal (Additional Secretary, NITI Aayog). Secretaries from Ministry of Coal, Ministry of Power, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy attended the launch event.

Seychelles President Ramkalawan ‘Son of India’, says PM Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (April 8) during his virtual meet with Seychelles president Wavel Ramkalawan called him “son of India” while highlighting his links with India. Wavel Ramkalawan, who became the country’s president last year is of Indian origin with his roots in Bihar’s Gopalganj district.