India Subcontinent

New Delhi: After reviewing the flood situation in Jammu and Kashmir, the Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh has instructed the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to send 5 more columns immediately to the flood affected areas. The Home Minister has also directed the ministry to dispatch around 70 boats …

New Delhi: RAPS-5, the unit-5 of Rawatbhata Rajasthan Site (RR Site) today recorded safe reactor operation of 765 days. Thus it has a trailblazing Performance that has earned second position Globally for the Unit.This prestigious moment was observed in the august presence of Department of Atomic Energy Secretary and Atomic …

New Delhi: An email repository has been planned for establishing connectivity between the government and all doctors in the country with the objective of pooling resources to lower the disease burden. Government doctors as well as those in private practice would be covered by it. Announcing this here today at …

New Delhi: The State of Jammu & Kashmir has been experiencing heavy rainfall in last 3 to 4 days and almost all rivers of the State are in spate, flowing above the danger mark. Armed Forces are carrying out flood relief operations inspite of continuous heavy downpour and bad weather …

New Delhi: The Australian Government will provide $20 million over the next four years to support scientific collaboration between Australian and Indian scientists. The Australia-India Strategic Research Fund (AISRF) has supported more than 220 joint scientific projects in areas of key importance to both countries including agricultural research, biomedical devices …

New Delhi: The Prime Ministers of India and Australia noted that arts, culture and sports can be powerful forces for bringing people together and called for closer and more intensified exchanges. The exchange will be in in the fields of culture and creative arts, including visiting exhibitions and professional training …

New Delhi: The Prime Ministers of India & Australia highlighted the importance of bilateral parliamentary exchanges and agreed to reinvigorate reciprocal visits by parliamentary delegations. Underlining the importance of greater connectivity to support growing commercial and cultural ties, including in the education and tourism sectors, the Prime Ministers welcomed the …

New Delhi: The Prime Ministers discussed the importance of consolidating the G20 as the premier forum for international economic cooperation. Prime Minister Abbott briefed Prime Minister Modi on Australia’s priorities as host of the G20 in 2014 and underlined Australia’s interest in working closely with India to lift ambition and …

New Delhi: The Prime Minister of India and The Prime Minister of Australia welcomed the collaborations between Universities and called for efforts to enlarge the scope for joint research, joint Ph. D. programmes and joint degrees and commended the work of the Australia-India Education Council (AIEC) in advancing education, training …

New Delhi: The Prime Minister of India and The Prime Minister of Australia welcomed increasing collaboration on the challenge of managing scarce water resources and river basin management and announced an extension of the MOU on water cooperation. Prime Minister Modi welcomed Australia’s offer to support India’s Ganga rejuvenation efforts. …