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Delhi, Seoul governments to ink pact for cooperation in urban regeneration The Delhi Government and the Seoul Metropolitan Government are slated to sign an agreement this week for cooperation in urban regeneration. The agreement will be signed during Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s ongoing trip to Seoul. Kejriwal, along with …

Dubai to host India-UAE Partnership Summit A two-day India-UAE Partnership Summit (IUPS) will be held in Dubai from October 30. Second India-UAE Partnership Summit is being organised by the Business Leaders Forum (BLF). Vipul, the Consul General of India in Dubai, said “I am happy that the second edition of …

Opening ceremony: INDO-MONGOLIA joint exercise Nomadic Elephant-2018 Indo-Mongolia joint exercise Nomadic Elephant-2018, commenced at Mongolian Armed Forces (MAF) Five Hills Training Area, Ullanbaatar, Mongolia with a brief but impressive opening ceremony. The 12 days long joint exercise will be conducted from 10 Sep to 21 Sep 2018. Exercise Nomadic Elephant …

Two Day Regional Conference on Good Governance The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DAR&PG), Government of India in association with Government of Madhya Pradesh is organizing a Regional Conference on Good Governance with Focus on Aspirational Districts, in Bhopal. Delegates from 12 States and 2 UTs will participate …

Thaawarchand Gehlot to attend the 3rd ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting) Conference Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment left for Seoul (Korea). He is heading a 3-member Indian Delegation to attend the 3rd ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting) Conference on ‘Global Ageing and Human Rights of Older Persons’ jointly organised in …

4th BIMSTEC Summit kicks off in Kathmandu The 4th Summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) kicked off at Kathmandu, Nepal. The theme of the summit is “Towards Peaceful, Prosperous and Sustainable Bay of Bengal Region”. Current BIMSTEC Chairperson and Nepalese Prime Minister …

Cabinet approves Umbrella scheme O-SMART of Ministry of Earth Sciences The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for the umbrella scheme “Ocean Services, Technology, Observations, Resources Modelling and Science (O-SMART)”, for implementation during the period from 2017-18 to 2019-20 …

National Sports Day: 29 August The National Sports Day in India is celebrated on 29 August each year. This day marks the birthday of Dhyan Chand Singh, the hockey player who won gold medals in Olympics for India in the years 1928, 1934 and 1936. He scored over 400 goals …

India – Kenya Joint Trade Committee meeting held in Nairobi The 8th meeting of India-Kenya Joint Trade Committee was held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 22nd – 25th August, 2018. The meeting was co-chaired by Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhuand Mr. Peter Munya, Cabinet Secretary (Minister) for Industry, …

Raje opens country’s biggest techno-hub in Jaipur Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has inaugurated the Bhamashah Techno Hub in Jhalana Industrial Area of Jaipur. Raje said the country’s biggest centre equipped with the ultra-modern technology will help around 700 entrepreneurs to work under one roof and realise their dreams. Japan …