April 18, 2015
Other Ministries
India continues to remain at the top spot in attracting investments from foreign institutional investors. FIIs invested a whopping sum of $6.34 billion in Indian equities so far this year which is the highest among emerging markets. Next to India is Mexico attracting investment of $4.83 billion, followed by Brazil ...
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April 17, 2015
External Affairs
At a time when most of the countries feared to conduct military or rescue operations in the war ravaged country of Yemen, India stood ahead of others and successfully conducted the rescue operation – Operation Rahat, showing the might of the Indian Army and the brilliance with which the Government ...
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April 17, 2015
External Affairs
News India and France signed 17 agreements, including on the stalled nuclear project in Jaitapur in Maharashtra, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held wide-ranging talks with French President Francois Hollande. [tii_spoiler title=”Defence and Nuclear Energy” open=”no” style=”default” icon=”plus” anchor=”” class=””] MoU between L&T and AREVA It is aimed at cost ...
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April 17, 2015
Other Ministries
News Buckling under pressure from alliance partner BJP, the PDP-led government in Jammu and Kashmir arrested separatist leader Masarat Alam Bhat in connection with the raising of Pakistani flags during a rally on 15th April 2015. Police had registered a case against several separatist leaders including Bhat and Geelani for ...
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April 15, 2015
External Affairs
News External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj hosted a dinner for Afghan First Lady Rula Ghani during which she assured her of India’s continued commitment towards assisting Afghanistan in becoming a peaceful and prosperous country. Afghanistan has a very special place for India, Swaraj said the country is proud to be ...
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April 15, 2015
External Affairs
News India and Australia explored ways for early conclusion of the Administrative Arrangements on civil nuclear cooperation to facilitate the flow of uranium amid Australian assurances that they may conclude by this year end. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj held extensive talks with her Australian counterpart Julia Bishop during which ...
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April 15, 2015
Agriculture, Other Ministries
News Indian mangoes, grapes, pomegranates and lychees may soon find their way to the US market after Washington agreed to send its inspectors to approve the country’s pre-shipment inspection process, moving a step closer to lifting entry restrictions on Indian fruit. This was decided at the first bilateral video conferencing ...
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April 15, 2015
Agriculture, Other Ministries
News The Centre has relaxed guidelines for wheat procurement from Haryana on a request from the state government, after unseasonal rains and hailstorms in March damaged crop and hurt grain quality. Under the eased guidelines, the limit of shrivelled and broken grains in wheat for procurement has been increased to ...
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April 15, 2015
Other Ministries
News China, which is yet to fully endorse India’s permanent membership of the UN Security Council, today said it supports India’s “desire” to play a bigger role in the UN and will strive to work out a “package plan” to reform the powerful organ of the world body. China is ...
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April 15, 2015
External Affairs
News India’s security concerns were today conveyed to Ri Su Yong, Foreign Minister of North Korea which has close military ties with Pakistan. The meeting, which comes nearly a month ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Seoul, also provided an opportunity to the Indian side to re-assess its ...
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