August 11, 2026

Diplomacy

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

Governance Intervention

India to Add 35 More Earthquake Observatories by End of This Year and 100 More by Year 2026: Dr. Jitendra Singh

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 said that India is going to have 35 more earthquake Observatories by end of this year and 100 more such Observatories in next five years. He pointed out that in last six and a half decades since Independence, the country had only 115 Earthquake Observatories but now with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the helm, there is going to be a quantum leap in the number of Earthquake Observatories in the country.

By Kautilya / August 26, 2021
Governance

Nearly 4 Lac Pieces of Jewellery Getting Hallmarked Each Day Now

“Hallmarking scheme is turning out to be grand success with more than 1 crore pieces of Jewellery hallmarked in a quick time” – said Director General BIS while addressing a Press Conference on the subject of progress being made in the Hallmarking in India . He said that more than 90000 Jewellers have also registered in same time period.

By Kautilya / August 25, 2021
Diplomacy

Cabinet Approves MoU between India and Bangladesh on Cooperation in the Field of Disaster Management, Resilience and Mitigation

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, was apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on March, 2021 between the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Ministry of Home Affairs, the Republic of India and the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, People’s Republic of Bangladesh on Cooperation in the field of Disaster Management, Resilience and Mitigation.

By Kautilya / August 24, 2021
Diplomacy

Cabinet Approves MoU between India and United States of America on Cooperation in the Field of Geology

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for signing the Memorandum of Understanding between Geological Survey of India (GSI), Ministry of Mines, the Government of the Republic of India, and the Florida International University (FIU) board of trustees on behalf of its Department of Earth and Environment, College of Arts, Sciences and Education, United States of America on cooperation in field of Geology.

By Kautilya / August 24, 2021
Governance Intervention

National Strategy for Phase Down of Hydrofluorocarbons After Required Consultation with All the Industry Stakeholders by 2023

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer for phase down of Hydroflurocarbons (HFCs) by India, adopted by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on October, 2016 at 28th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol held at Kigali, Rwanda.

By Kautilya / August 24, 2021
Diplomacy Governance

Cabinet Approves MoU Between Permanent Mission of India to the WTO, Centre for Trade and Investment Law and Centre for Trade and Economic Integration

The collaboration between academicians, practitioners, jurists, policy makers, and students from India, Switzerland and other countries would help create a technical and nuanced understanding of emerging and new areas of international trade and investment law and related disciplines. The MoU will remain in force for three years.

By Kautilya / August 23, 2021
Defense Diplomacy

Joint Guidance For The Australia – India Navy To Navy Relationship’ Signed Between Indian Navy & Australian Navy

A ‘Joint Guidance for the Australia – India Navy to Navy Relationship’ document was signed between the Indian Navy and Royal Australian Navy today, 18 August 2021. The signing ceremony was held virtually between Adm Karambir Singh, Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy and Vice Admiral Michael J Noonan, Chief of Navy, Australian Navy.

By Kautilya / August 23, 2021