President of the Russia Mr. Vladimir V. Putin visited India recently. Prime Minister Modi Mr. Putin attended the 19th edition of the Annual Bilateral...
India and Bangladesh discussed various issues pertaining to the protocol arrangements and improvement of inland water transportation between the two countries in the 19th...
The inaugural India-USA Ministerial 2+2 Dialogue was held in New Delhi. This long-awaited event took place between the senior leadership where Minister of External...
The fourth Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technological and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit concluded in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu with a resolve by all...
India has become the 69th shareholder of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). This has a lot of potential for Indian companies...
Seychelles President Danny Faure paid official visit to Indian recently. PM Modi after meeting with Danny Faure said that India and Seychelles will ensure...
The Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (the "SPS Agreement") entered into force with the establishment of the World Trade Organization...
Recently there was a first anniversary of the India-UN Development Partnership Fund. The India-UN Development Partnership Fund is a dedicated facility within the United Nations...
Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) and Electricite de France (EDF) of France have on March 10, 2018 signed an Industrial Way Forward...
A Indian official delegation recently attended the KP Plenary Session held at Brisbane, Australia from 9-14 December, 2017.
In one of a landmark decisions favoring...
Government of India has given its ex-post-facto approval for MoU between India and Italy on cooperation in the field of Health and Medical Sciences....
Indian government has approved the establishment of International Training Centre for Operational Oceanography, as a Category-2 Centre (C2C) of UNESCO, in Hyderabad.
The purpose of...
A delegation of the Moroccan Government met Indian Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources in New Delhi.
The two sides discussed...
An Indo-Spanish Technical Cooperation (government to government) Agreement was signed between India and Spain recently.
The agreement will enable availability of technical advice on specific...
The Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing and ratification of the Investment Cooperation and Facilitation Treaty (ICFT) between India and Brazil.
The Treaty...
India and Morocco signed a MoU for enhanced cooperation in the health sector. The main areas of cooperation include the following:
-Non-communicable diseases, including child...
A Financing Agreement for IBRD loan of USD 250 million (equivalent) for the “Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion (SANKALP) Project” was...
The second India-Myanmar-Thailand Friendship Motor Rally–IMT 2 successfully completed its first leg from Guwahati to Bangkok on 3rd December 2017.
The rally was flagged off from...
India and Italy signed a MoU for enhanced cooperation in the health sector. The objective of this MoU is to establish comprehensive inter-ministerial and inter-institutional...
The 2nd Defence Ministers’ Dialogue between India and Singapore was successfully concluded. It was inaugurated after both countries signed the revised Defence Cooperation Agreement...
India-Afghan Cultural Festival was recently held in New Delhi. The Festival was jointly organized by the Government and Embassy of Afghanistan along with the...
The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh visited Russia recently. He met Mr. Vladimir Kolokoltsev, Minister for Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.
The Ministers underlined...
Shri Shaktikanta Das, Former Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, has been appointed as India’s G 20 Sherpa till December 31, 2018 for the Development...
Union Culture Minister inaugurated the three days ‘Bodhi Parva: BIMSTEC Festival of Buddhist Heritage’ in New Delhi.
‘Bodhi Parva’ has entwined various threads of the...
An Implementation Agreement on Sustainable Urban Transport project between Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and GIZ (Germany) was signed.
This is a Technical Cooperation...
The agriculture ministers of India and Italy signed a new MoU for cooperation in Agriculture and Phytosanitary issues that will replace the one signed...
Member States of BIMSTEC ( Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation ) met in New Delhi recently to discuss modalities...
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has entered into 2 Bilateral Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) during the month of November, 2017. These Agreements...
In terms of its Framework Agreement, with ratification by Guinea as the 15th country on 6th November 2017, the International Solar Alliance (ISA) has...
The Government to Government Umbrella Agreement between India and Germany concerning Financial Cooperation in 2016 (II) under the Indo-German Development Cooperation was signed to...
The Union Cabinet has been apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding between Ministry of Railways, Government of India and Swiss government on Technical Cooperation...
The President of India Ram Nath Kovind paid official visit to two African countries - Djibouti and Ethiopia.
The Prime Minister of Djibouti, Mr. Abdoulkader...
Indian government has given its ex-post facto approval for a MOU between India and Belarus for cooperation in the field of Vocational Education and Training (VET)....
Indian Cabinet has given its approval for signing of a MoU between Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and Financial Services Commission (FSC),...
The Union Cabinet of India has approved the signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) between India and Japan on establishing a liquid, flexible...
The Union Cabinet has approved the signing of "Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC)" between India and Japan on the "Technical Intern Training Program (TITP)".
This MoC...
The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the first Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation Disaster Management Exercise (BIMSTEC DMEx-2017).
The...
The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh while addressing at a National seminar on Good Governance, Development and Human Rights, organized by the National Human...
US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) has been set up to further enhance business relations between the two countries.
This non-profit corporation aims to promote bilateral...
India and China have reached an agreement to end the confrontation along a disputed border Doklam plateau in the eastern Himalayas. India and China reach...
Recently in July 2017, India and China jointly submitted a proposal to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) calling for the elimination - by developed...
Indian Cabinet has approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Myanmar for the conservation of earthquake-damaged pagodas at Bagan, Myanmar.
Implementation of the...
The Union Cabinet was informed that India and Canada have mutually agreed to jointly issue a set of two Commemorative Postage Stamps on India-Canada:...
Indian central cabinet was apprised of MoU signed between India and Brazil for cooperation in the fields of Zebu Cattle Genomics and Assisted Reproductive Technologies.
The...
The Union Cabinet has approved a MoU between India and Israel on "India-Israel Industrial R&D and Technological Innovation Fund (I4F)".
India and Israel will make...
The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Election Commission of India to enter into Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the...
The Fourth Session of the India-Tanzania Joint Trade Committee meeting was held in New Delhi, on 29th September, 2017.
During the meeting Prime Minister’s state...
The Commerce and Industries Minister, Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman and Mr. Abdulaziz Kamilov, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Mr. Elyor Ganiev, Minister of Foreign Trade...
The Union Cabinet approved a MoU to be signed between India and Nepal for laying down implementation arrangement on Cost sharing, Schedules and Safeguard...
India’s exclusive rights to explore polymetallic nodules from seabed in Central Indian Ocean Basin (CIOB) have been extended by five years.
These rights are over...
The Union Cabinet has given its approval to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Sweden on cooperation in the field of Intellectual...
The Loan and Project Agreements for Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) lending of US$ 329 million for Gujarat Rural Roads Project have been signed...
An MoU was signed between India and Israel in November 2016 to strengthen cooperation at the national, regional and international levels in the field...
Setting up of Border Haats is one of the methods for facilitating and increasing border trade across neighbouring countries.
Currently four Border Haats are operational...
The Union Cabinet has given its ex-post facto approval for a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed among India and various BRICs countries for establishment...
India gifted 30 ambulances and six buses to Nepalese hospitals, charitable organisations and educational institutions on the occasion of its 71st Independence Day.
India’s Ambassador...
The Fifteenth BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting was held in Kathmandu, Nepal on 10-11 August 2017. This foreign minister level meeting of BIMSTEC was held after...
The ‘Karvan-e-Aman’ bus service that operates between Srinagar and PoK’s capital Muzaffarabad resumed.
The Srinagar–Muzaffarabad Bus is a passenger bus service connecting Srinagar, the capital...
The eighth meeting of the Regional Technical Group of Confidence Building Measure on Trade, Commerce & Investment Opportunities under the Heart of Asia –...
The 50th Foreign Ministers’ Meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) took place in Manila, Philippines under the theme “Partnering for Change, Engaging...
Indian government has given its approval for adoption of United Nations Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics.
The adoption of the United Nations Fundamental Principles of Official...
The Petrapole-Benapole Integrated Check Post is a major route for India-Bangladesh bilateral trade. In order to facilitate movement of cargo across the border, India...
The bilateral trade relations between India and Bhutan are governed by the Agreement on Trade, Commerce and Transit between the Government of India and...
Government has taken several measures to encourage young scientists to undertake research work. The schemes / programmes are designed to identify promising young researchers...
Government is formulating a Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS) with a corpus contribution of INR 2000 crores that will enable Startups to raise...
In a major recognition of India’s efforts to benchmark global spices trade, the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) has adopted three Codex standards for black,...
Indian Prime Minister Modi has been apprised of the Joint Declaration of Intent (JDI) between Department of Science & Technology (DST), India and the Federal...
Indian government headed by Narendra Modi has been apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and Palestine on cooperation in the...
The Department of Biotechnology and Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology are collaborating with Canada through the India-Canada Centre for...
Based on the applications filed by the domestic industry (DI) for imposition of anti-dumping duty on imports from various countries including China PR, Indonesia,...
Indian Prime Minister paid official visit to the Portugal in June 2017. India’s relations with Portugal are close and friendly. Relations between India and Portugal...
Indian Prime Minster Modi paid official visit to Russia to attend 18th India-Russia Annual Summit in June 2017. There he held official meeting with Russian...
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi paid offical visit to The Netherlands in June 2017.
The visit marked 70 years of the establishment of diplomatic relations...
Marking the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India visited Israel in July...
The second Australia-India Cyber Policy Dialogue was held in Canberra in July 2017. The two sides discussed the full range of cyber issues including cyber...
The India-Japan Agreement for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy entered into force on July 20, 2017 with the exchange of diplomatic...
India recently signed International Expedited Traveler Initiative Programme with the United States.
Global Entry is a US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) program that allows...
The Global Foreign Exchange Committee was established in May 2017 as a forum bringing together central banks and private sector participants with the aim...
The full name of Pant Mirza Agreement is "Pant Mirza Agreement To Prevent Border Incidents And Protect Places Of Worship" of 1955.
This agreement pertains...
The Union Cabinet has given its ex-post facto approval for IRDAI's admission as a signatory to International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS).
The International Association...
