‘Delhi Declaration’ On Renewable Energy
As many as 21 countries in the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) adopted the ‘Delhi Declaration on Renewable Energy’ in the Indian Ocean Region,...
First Assembly of ‘International Solar Alliance’
The Prime Minister Modi inaugurated the first Assembly of the International Solar Alliance at Vigyan Bhawan, Delhi. The same event also marked the inauguration...
6th International Geriatric Orthopaedic Conference
The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the 6th International Geriatric Orthopaedic Society of India Conference at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences,...
World Heritage Beech Forests Conference
The World Heritage Beech Forests Conference was held in Vienna, Austria on 23 July 2018. Eighty-four participants from 15 States Parties came to discuss...
Eleventh WTO Ministerial Conference: Outcomes
The Eleventh Ministerial Conference (MC11) took place from 10 to 13 December 2017 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was chaired by Minister Susana Malcorra...
Delhi Declaration on Heritage and Democracy
19th triennial General Assembly of International Council for Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) was held at New Delhi.
The Indian National Committee of ICOMOS hosted this General...
World Conference on Vedas: Highlights
The Vice-President of India has inaugurated the World Conference on Vedas, “Vishwa Ved Sammelan” in New Delhi. He said that the Vedas preach world...
Conference of Society of Nuclear Medicine
49th Annual Conference of the Society of Nuclear Medicine – India SNMICON was held in New Delhi.
Nuclear medicine is a medical specialty involving the...
WTO Ministerial Decision on Fisheries Subsidies: Highlights
WTO members wrapped up their 11th Ministerial Conference (MC11) in Buenos Aires on 13 December with a commitment from members to secure a deal...
Asia Pacific Metrology Programme Meet in India
The 33rd Asia Pacific Metrology Program General Assembly and Related Meetings 2017 (APMP GA 2017) was held at CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi.
On this...
Implementation of PM Awaas Yojana (Urban)
National Workshop on National Consultation on Accelerating Implementation of Urban Missions-PMAY(Urban) was held in New Delhi.
The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has...
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank 3rd Annual Meeting
India will host the 3rd Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of AIIB at Mumbai on 25th and 26th June 2018.
The Theme of...
UN World Conference on Tourism and Culture
Indian Culture Minster Dr. Mahesh Sharma led the Indian delegation to the second UN World Tourism Organization/UNESCO World Conference on Tourism and Culture, with...
Meet on Elimination of Malaria in South-East Asia
Union Minister of Health attended the High Level Roundtable on “Accelerating the Elimination of Malaria in the South-East Asia Region”.
India has reduced its new...
International Workshop on Physics of Semiconductor Devices
Solid State Physics Laboratory (SSPL), a premier semiconductor research laboratory of DRDO organised the 19th International Workshop on Physics of Semiconductor Devices (IWPSD 2017)...
International Conference on Ground Water
Union Minister for Water Resources Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the 7th International Ground Water Conference on Ground Water vision 2030 in New Delhi.
The conference has...
Symposium on Energy Efficiency ‘INSPIRE 2017’
The first edition of the International Symposium to Promote Innovation & Research in Energy Efficiency (INSPIRE 2017) was held at Jaipur.
The five-day symposium was...
Aqua Goa Mega Fish Festival
Union Minister for Agriculture inaugurated the Aqua Goa Mega Fish Festival, 2017, organized at SAG Campal Ground, Panaji, Goa.
India is second largest fish producer...
National Conference on E-Courts Project
The eCommittee, of the Supreme Court of India in association with the Department of Justice (DoJ) of the Government of India held a two...
Conference ‘International Arogya 2017’
“International Arogya 2017”, the first international conference and exhibition on AYUSH and wellness systems organized by Ministry of AYUSH, Ministry of Commerce & Industry...
International Conference on Sports Medicine
The First International Conference on Sports Medicine and Sports Sciences SAICON 2017, organized by Sports Authority of India was inaugurated in New Delhi by the...
‘Border Protection Grid’ in News
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh chaired a meeting with the Chief Ministers of the Indo-Bangladesh Border (IBB) States, in Kolkata.
He highlighted the concept of...
Conference of Power Ministers of States: Outcomes
The Conference of Power and New & Renewable Energy Ministers of States and UTs was held recently. It was chaired by the Union Minister...
37th Meeting of the National Capital Region Planning Board
The 37th meeting of the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) was held in New Delhi.
The meeting chaired by Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of...
Second India Water Impact Summit 2017
Union Minister for Water Resources Nitin Gadkari addresssed the Second India Water Impact Summit 2017 in New Delhi.
The four day summit has been organised...
Conference of Asian Harmonization Working Party
Smt. Anupriya Patel, MoS (Health & Family Welfare) recently inaugurated the 22nd conference of Asian Harmonization Working Party (AHWP) at New Delhi.
The five day...
Meeting of ICARDA-South Asia and China Regional Program
Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, Radha Mohan Singh participated in 5th Regional Coordination meeting of ICARDA’s South Asia & China Regional Program on...
Dialogue Between NITI Aayog and China Institute
The 3rd edition of the Dialogue between the NITI Aayog and the Development Research Council of China, the DRC- NITI Aayog Dialogue was held...
6th International Tourism Mart
The 6th International Tourism Mart (ITM) was held in Guwahati, Assam.
The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, in association with the North Eastern States...
International Conference on AYUSH and Wellness
The First Ever International Conference on AYUSH and Wellness ‘Arogya 2017’ was inaugurated in New Delhi.
‘Arogya 2017’ has been jointly organized by Ministry of...
WTO Informal Ministerial Meeting at Marrakesh
At an informal ministerial gathering in Marrakesh took place on on 9-10 October. It was hosted by Morocco and Argentina.
The meeting was held in...
‘New India 2022’ Conference
The President of India Ram Nath Kovind presided over a two-day Conference of Governors at Rashtrapati Bhavan. This was the 48th such Conference to...
Conference on National Pension System
Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) organised a conference on National Pension System (NPS) for Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) at the India...
3rd International Yoga Conference
The third International Conference on Yoga was inaugurated by Indian Vice President, M Venkaiah Naidu in New Delhi. The theme of the conference this...
Smart Agriculture Conclave
The Department of Biotechnology (DBT), under the Ministry of Science and Technology, convened the Smart Agriculture Conclave in New Delhi in partnership with the...
Business and Climate Change Summit 2017
The Business & Climate Summit is the leading annual forum for businesses, investors and policymakers on climate action. It is where business and governments...
All India Wheat and Barley Research Workers’ Meet
Union Minister for Agriculture Radha Mohan Singh attended the 56th All India Wheat and Barley Research Workers’ Meet (2017) organized at the Banaras Hindu...
SCO Heads Meeting on Prevention of Emergency
9th Meeting of Heads of Governments of SCO dealing with the prevention and elimination of emergency situation was held recently in Cholpon- Ata in Kyrgyz...
8th World Renewable Energy Technology Congress
Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal, addressed a distinguished gathering of delegates attending the 3-day 8th World Renewable Energy Technology Congress in New Delhi.
Theme of...
BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise
India is hosting the first BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise 2017 in October this year.
The Government of India has entrusted the responsibility of organizing the...
Global Initiative on Conflict Avoidance and Environment Consciousness
Indian Prime Minister Modi in his video message to the 2nd edition of 'Samvad- Global Initiative on Conflict Avoidance and Environment Consciousness' said that the 'dialogue is...
India-ASEAN Youth Summit
The India-ASEAN Youth Summit was held in Bhopal recently. The event was organised by Indian Foreign Ministry, Madhya Pradesh government and India Foundation.
It aptly reflects...
Global Entrepreneurship Summit at Hyderabad
India and US will be co-hosting the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) at Hyderabad from 28-30 November, 2017.
The Summit is a unique opportunity for bringing...
Regional Economic Trade Committee Meet
The 19th round of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Trade Negotiating Committee (TNC) meetings and other related meetings were held in July 2017...
BRICS Ministers of Foreign Ministers Meet in China
The Foreign Ministers of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, met in June 2017 in Beijing, China.
The Ministers commend the fruitful cooperation forged...
Global Conference on Cyber Space 2017
India is hosting the 5th Global Conference on Cyber Space (GCCS) in 2017, one of the world’s largest conference on Cyber Space and related...
WTO Aid for Trade Global Review
The sixth Aid for Trade Global Review was heldat the WTO on 11-13 July 2017. The Aid for Trade initiative was launched in 2005...
Codex Alimentarius Commission Meet: Outcomes
The Codex Alimentarius Commission is a joint intergovernmental body of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and WHO with 187...
BRICS Media Forum Meet Held: Outcomes
The inaugural session of the BRICS Media Forum has been held in the Chinese capital, Beijing (Cai Mingzhao).
The BRICS media forum is the result...
WTO Aid for Trade Global Review 2017
Global Review 2017 of Aid for Trade, “Promoting Trade, Inclusiveness and Connectivity For Sustainable Development” was held at the WTO in Geneva in July...
22nd World Petroleum Congress
The 22nd World Petroleum Congress was held in İstanbul (Turkey) on 9-13 July, 2017.
World Petroleum Council conducts the triennial World Petroleum Congress, covering all...
India Hosts 8th Edition of Theatre Olympics
Dr Mahesh Sharma, Minister for Culture and Tourism announced that 8th edition of the greatest carnival of Theatre in the World will take place...
G20 Meet: Full Explanation of Outcomes
The Group of Twenty (G20) is the central forum for international cooperation on financial and economic issues. The G20 countries account for more than...
National Conference on Crowd Management
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) jointly with the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) has organised a two-day national-level conference on ‘Crowd Management’...
Aviation Sector Meet ‘WINGS 2017’ Held
India is one of the fastest growing aviation markets and currently the ninth largest civil aviation market in the world. It is projected to...
National Convention on Digital Initiatives Held
National Convention on Digital Initiatives was held at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. 700 Vice Chancellors from across the Country and Heads of IISc/IITs/IIMs/NITs/IIITs participated in...
PM Presents Agenda to Counter Terrorism
Leaders of the G20 countries representing two-thirds of the world's population met in Germany's Hamburg to discuss the important issues like terrorism, sustainable development,...
BioTechnology Innovation Organization in News
The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) BIO 2017 was held at the San Diego Convention Centre, San Diego in June, 2017.
The BIO International Convention is...
106th Session of International Labour Conference
The member States of the ILO meet at the International Labour Conference, held every year in Geneva, Switzerland, in the month of June.
Each member...
Mission Innovation and Clean Energy Ministerial Meet
Mission Innovation (MI) is a global initiative designed to accelerate the pace of innovation and make clean energy widely affordable. Led by the public...
India-Pacific Islands Sustainable Development Conference
The ‘India-Pacific Islands Sustainable Development Conference’ hosted by Ministry of External Affairs, India, was held in Suva, Fiji in May 2017.
Prime Minister of India,...
India Mobile Congress in News
The Union Minister for Communications Shri Manoj Sinha announced India Mobile Congress 2017 (IMC 2017), country’s first & the biggest platform to bring together...
3rd RCEP Inter-sessional Ministerial Meet: Outcomes
Commerce and Industry Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman led the Indian delegation to the 3rd RCEP Inter-sessional Ministerial Meeting in May 2017 in Hanoi in...
Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
The Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction is a biennial forum for information exchange, discussion of latest developments, knowledge and partnership-building across sectors, with...
Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
A high level Indian delegation headed by Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju is participating in the Global Platform for Disaster...
China’s One Belt One Road Summit
OBOR is an ambitious China’s ambitious development strategy and framework that aims to boost its connectivity and trade that will that will connect Asia,...
Inaugural Meet of WTO Committee on Trade Facilitation
WTO members gathered on 16 May for the inaugural meeting of the Committee on Trade Facilitation, the body responsible for overseeing implementation of the...
G7 Finance Ministers Meet: Outcomes and Highlights
G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors held their meeting at Bari in Italy.
In the meeting, they reiterated their commitment to use all policy tools -...
Vienna Energy Forum Meet
Indian Union Minister Power Mr.Piyush Goyal visited Austria from May 10-11, 2017 to participate in the Vienna Energy Forum, which was organized jointly by...
UN Ocean Conference in New York
The high-level United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources...
Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development Meet
The Fourth Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development, organized by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), was held in Bangkok...
New Doctrine of “SAMADHAN’ Launched
Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh carried out a review of the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) situation in the ten LWE affected States.
The meeting was...
Outcomes of 30th ASEAN Summit
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration...
National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction Meet
The 2nd meeting of National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR) will be held in New Delhi on the theme ‘Disaster Risk Reduction for Sustainable...
UNESCO Launches Policy Guide on Holocaust and Genocide Prevention
The United Nations educational and cultural agency has launched a first-ever policy guide for education on the Holocaust and, more broadly, genocide and mass...
Meeting of Governing Council of NITI Aayog
At the third meeting of the Governing Council, NITI Aayog, the CEO, NITI, Shri Amitabh Kant, apprised the gathering of the work done by...
Third G20 Framework Working Group Meet
The third G20 Framework Working Group (FWG) meeting was held at Varanasi.
The two-day meeting, that took place under the G20 German presidency, was co-hosted by...
National Conference on Innovation ‘Navonmesh’
Union Minister of Human Resources Development, Shri Prakash Javadekar has addressed a three day national conference on innovation (Navonmesh) in school education at NCERT...
World Ocean Festival
With global leaders heading to the United Nations for a major conference in June on the protection and sustainable use of the planet’s oceans,...
BIMSTEC National Security Chiefs Meet
In pursuance to the decisions taken at the BIMSTEC Leaders’ Retreat held in Goa, India, on 16 October 2016, the first meeting of National...
National Biodiversity Congress
“A conference on “Mainstreaming Biodiversity for Sustainable Development” was held at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, as part of the National Biodiversity Congress in February.
The issues discussed...
G-20 Framework Working Group at Varanasi
G-20 Framework Working Group (FWG) in its 3rd Meeting at Varanasi discusses the Current State of the Global Economy as well as G-20 agenda...
105th Indian Science Congress
Osmania University (Hyderabad) will host the 105th edition of the Indian Science Congress during January 3-7, 2018.
Achyuta Samanta is the General President of the...
National Conference on Down Syndrome
Mr. Thaawarchand Gehlot, Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment inaugurated a “National Conference on Down Syndrome” in Delhi.
The Conference was organized by The National Trust...
World Conference on Environment
The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the ‘World Conference on Environment’ organized by the National Green Tribunal in New Delhi.
The conference was held under...
Donors Pledge to Protect Heritage Sites
In Donors’ Conference on Safeguarding Endangered Cultural Heritage, world donors pledged more than $75 million to protect cultural heritage sites threatened by war destruction...
International Buddhist Conference
The Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, inaugurated a three-day international Buddhist conference in Nalanda district in Bihar.
The Indian government is sponsoring the conference, titled...
Indus Water Commission Talks Held
Indian and Pakistani officials wrapped up a two-day meeting of the Indus Water Commission (IWC). A 10-member Indian delegation took part in the meeting...
5th International Tourism Mart Organised
The 5th International Tourism was organized by the Union Ministry of Tourism in association with the North Eastern States and the State of West...
International Conference on Electronic Governance
10th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance, ICEGOV-2017 was held in New Delhi.
Centred round the theme of ‘Building Knowledge Society: From Digital...
Indian Ocean Rim Association Leaders’ Summit
Vice President of India Mohammad Hamid Ansari represented India in the 1st Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Leaders’ Summit in Jakarta.
Commemorating the 20th Anniversary...
International Smart Grid Action Network
The Ministry of Power, Government of India is hosting the 13th Executive Committee (ExCo) Meeting of the International Smart Grid Action Network (ISGAN) at...
Arsenic Problem in Ground Water and its Remediation
Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti addressed a workshop on Arsenic problem in ground water and its remediation...
Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism: Latest Developments
Pursuant to the announcement made by Indian Prime Minister at the Nuclear Security Summit held in 2016, Ministry of External Affairs in coordination with...
India-CLMV Business Conclave Held
The 4th India – CLMV (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam) Business Conclave was held in Jaipur.
Trade with the CLMV countries grew from USD...
Moscow Talks On Afghanistan
A renewed attempt at finding a peaceful end to the lingering unrest in conflict-ridden Afghanistan held in Moscow.
Consultations on Afghan issues were held in...
South Asian Speakers Summit
The two-day South Asian Speakers Summit was inaugurated by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan at Indore in Madhya Pradesh.
The speakers discussed achieving sustainable goals,...
National Dam Safety Conference
Third National Dam Safety Conference organized by Central Water Commission in association with Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam and IIT Roorkee concluded at Roorkee.
The conference...
Indian Seed Congress
The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Radha Mohan Singh inaugurated the Indian Seed Congress – 2017, in Kolkata.
The theme of Seed Congress...
Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
India hosted two-day meeting for the Implementation and Assessment Group Meeting of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) in New Delhi.
Around 150...