As announced by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi during his Independence Day address, India’s first Indian human mission will be launched by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) by 2022. This was stated by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances …
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India to double exports by 2025
Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation today chaired a meeting of different exports stakeholders and Commerce Ministry officers to discuss a strategy for revitalizing India’s exports and doubling the country’s exports by 2025. The Minister said that this is necessary in view of challenges like uncertainty of …
Read More »10 e-courses on Smart Cities Development announced by GTU
Gujarat Technological University (GTU) Graduate School of Smart Cities Development (GSSCD) has announced ten smart city certificate E-courses. The E-courses offered are as listed below: Smart Cities Planning and Development (SCPD) Project Management in Smart Cities (PMSC) Application of Solar Energy for Smart Cities (ASESC) Green Buildings in Smart Cities …
Read More »Aviation passenger traffic grown by over 62 percent in 4 yrs
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, on Thursday reviewed progress of key infrastructure sectors of roads, PMGSY, rural housing, urban housing, railways, airports and ports. The review meeting, which lasted for nearly two hours, was attended by top officials from infrastructure-related Ministries, NITI Aayog, and PMO. In course of the …
Read More »India launches Move Hack – hackathon for future of mobility
NITI Aayog has launched Move Hack, a global mobility hackathon to crowdsource solutions aimed at the future of mobility in India. Envisaged to be one of the largest hackathons globally, Move Hack is focused on 10 themes and structured over three legs: online, followed by Singapore leg, and the finals …
Read More »India will to become 5 trillion dollar economy within 7-8 years
The Union Minister for Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation Shri Suresh Prabhu has said that India’s exports in the year 2017-18 were the highest in last six years. He added that India’s exports have been growing at a higher rate in the last few months. He said that if …
Read More »India announced two Lines of Credit worth 205 mn $ for Uganda
Prime Minister’s address at Parliament of Uganda during his State Visit to Uganda Your Excellency President Yoweri Museveni, Your Excellency Vice President Right Honourable Rebecca Kadaga, Speaker of the Ugandan Parliament, Honourable Ministers, Honourable Members of the Parliament, Excellencies, Brothers and Sisters, Namaskar. BalaMusija. I am deeply honoured by the …
Read More »Gujarat’s economic growth impressive but GST remains a challenge: Finance Commission
Gujarat’s rapid progress in key macroeconomic parameters has been impressive and it has shown a lead to the overall economic development but GST remains one of the big challenges, said the Chairman Sh. N. K. Singh, Chairman of the visiting Fifteenth Finance Commission at a Press Conference in Ahmedabad. Commission …
Read More »PM of India on tour of Rwanda, Uganda and South Africa
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, will pay a State Visit to Republic of Rwanda (23-24 July), Republic of Uganda (24-25 July) and Republic of South Africa (25-27 July). This will be the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Rwanda and the first visit by our Prime Minister to Uganda …
Read More »Gujarat signs MoU with Korean Agency to strengthen trade & industrial relations
A MoU was signed between the Industries and Mines Department of Government of Gujarat and Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) today at New Delhi. The priority sectors in focus under this MoU include Chemical, Petrochemical and Pharmaceuticals; New and Renewable Energy; Start-up Ecosystem; Textiles and Apparels; Urban Infrastructure; Food …
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