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July 21, 2023 7:38 PM

India, Sri Lanka exchange five agreements covering crucial areas of economic cooperation, renewable energy, and tourism

India and Sri Lanka today exchanged five agreements covering crucial areas of economic cooperation. Addressing media after bilateral talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe in New Delhi, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said the agreements include a Memorandum of Understanding on renewable energy and Memorandum of Cooperation for economic development projects in Trincomalee district of Sri Lanka. He said another key outcome is an ...

July 20, 2023 7:48 PM

India, Japan signs MoU to develop resilient semiconductor supply chain

India today signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with Japan to develop a resilient semiconductor supply chain. Japan is an important semiconductor producer and technology developer. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, there will be cooperation on Manufacturing, Equipment Research, Design, Talent Development, and Supply. He said, India's semiconductor mission is progressing at a very fast pace. Mr Vaishnaw said, the MoU with Japan sign...

July 20, 2023 6:04 PM

India, Japan holds bilateral meeting to discuss cooperation in Steel sector and decarbonisation issues

India and Japan today held a bilateral meeting to discuss cooperation in the Steel sector and decarbonisation issues. The meeting was held in New Delhi between Union Steel Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan NISHIMURA Yasutoshi. Both sides stressed the importance of pursuing a policy approach that takes into account the circumstances of each country's industry, with the underlying fundamental principle of pursuing both economic growth and low c...

July 19, 2023 8:49 PM

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar denies resentment in newly formed opposition party alliance ‘INDIA’

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has denied any resentment in the newly formed opposition party alliance the INDIA. Mr. Kumar expressed his comments for the first time after attending the meeting of 26 opposition parties held in Bengaluru yesterday.   The senior JD(U) leader also rebuffed charges of BJP that he was annoyed during the meeting and left the common press conference.   Replying to a question from Media persons in Rajgir in Bihar, Mr. Kumar said all is well in the newly...

July 19, 2023 7:34 PM

India, Russia focuses on extending the ongoing defence engagements between two sides

The third meeting of the Working Group on Military Cooperation of the Indian-Russian Intergovernmental Commission on Military and Military-Technical Cooperation concluded at Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi today.   The discussions focused on extending the ongoing defence engagements between the two sides. The Working Group mulled new initiatives under the ambit of the existing bilateral defence corporation mechanism.    The meeting is a forum established to progress defence coop...

July 16, 2023 1:53 PM

India, UAE sign MoU on linking of India's Unified Payments Interface with Instant Payment Platform of UAE; PM Modi says it will enhance economic collaboration

India and the UAE has signed three MoUs in banking and education sectors. The  MoUs in the banking sector pertain to the use of local currencies for cross-border transactions and cooperation for interlinking their payment and messaging systems. Under the MOU in the education sector,the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi will set up an IIT campus in Abu Dhabi. The MoU signed by the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Shaktikanta Das and the Governor of the Central Bank of UAE, Kha...

July 11, 2023 2:20 PM

National Fish Farmers 2nd Day Meet: Union Minister Dr L Murugan says Govt has set a target of reaching one lakh crore exports

Union Minister for Fisheries Parshottam Rupala has said that the Government is taking efforts to make it a prime sector in the Country. In his concluding remarks, the Minister told that there was a need to regularise and develop fish farming be it coastal or non coastal areas for the sake of developing economy. He said that the farmer meet has given the opportunity to share expertise within the states. The Minister told that a three Member committee consisting of the fishing ministers of A...

July 10, 2023 5:29 PM

India is poised to become world’s second-largest economy by 2075 crossing U.S: Goldman Sachs

Investment Bank Goldman Sachs has said that India is poised to become the world’s second-largest economy by 2075 crossing Japan, Germany, and the U.S.  With a population of 1.4 billion people, India’s GDP is estimated to expand remarkably, reaching 52.5 trillion dollars surpassing the US GDP projection. In a recent report, Goldman Sachs said, on top of a burgeoning population, driving the forecast is India’s progress in innovation and technology, higher capital investment, and rising ...