India open to including Australia in Malabar naval exercise India is prepared to expand the Malabar trilateral naval exercise involving India, the U.S. and Japan, to also include Australia. While a decision on whether to extend the invitation is expected “soon”, the officials said, it was unlikely to be announced during Thursday’s “virtual summit” between … Read more
Telephone conversation between PM and President of USA President Trump spoke about the US Presidency of the Group of Seven and conveyed his desire to expand the ambit of the grouping beyond the existing membership, to include other important countries including India. In this context, he extended an invitation to Prime Minister Modi to attend … Read more
Make in India gets a big boost – MoD places indent for supply of 156 upgraded BMP Infantry Combat Vehicles of value Rs 1,094 Cr on OFB In a major boost to ‘Make in India’ initiative of the Government, Acquisition Wing of Ministry of Defence (MoD) with the approval of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, … Read more
Chinese and Indian Army to hold high-level meeting in Ladakh on Tuesday amid border standoff This is going to be the third Higher Commander Level Meeting (HCLM) which is held between the Major General rank officers of the two sides. The meetings between the two militaries are held at three levels at the borders which … Read more
PM Addresses SPIC MACAY’s International Convention PM appreciated the fact that even under these trying circumstances, the spirits of the musicians remained undeterred. Prime Minister said, music has not only been a source of happiness, but also a means of service and a form of penance. The Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music … Read more
Army Education Corps Celebrates 100th Raising Day General MM Naravane Chief of Air Staff and all ranks of Indian Army convey best wishes to all ranks of Army Education Corps Army Education Corps on the occasion of 100th Corps Day. The primary role of Army Educational Corps is to organize, impart and supervise educational training … Read more
IT Minister Launches National AI Portal of India- ‘www.ai.gov.in’ Ravi Shankar Prasad launched India’s national Artificial Intelligence Portal called www.ai.gov.in. National e-Governance Division of Ministry of Electronics and IT and NASSCOM from the IT industry will jointly run this portal. This portal shall work as a one stop digital platform for AI related developments in … Read more
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh speaks with US Defence Secretary over phone Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh had a telephonic conversation with US Secretary of Defence Dr Mark T Esper this evening at the latter’s request. The two Ministers briefed each other on the respective experience of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and vowed to continue … Read more
Index of Eight Core Industries for April 2020, released The Office of Economic Adviser, Dept. for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade is released Index of Eight Core Industries for the Month of April 2020. The growth rate of Index of Eight Core Industries for April 2020 declined by 38.1% (provisional) compared to decline of … Read more
Cabinet Secretary reviews COVID situation in 13 worst affected cities Cabinet Secretary held a meeting with Municipal Commissioners, District Magistrates of 13 COVID-19 hit cities to take a review of the situation. The meeting bears significance as these 13 cities are the worst Coronavirus affected locations and constitute about 70 per cent of the positive … Read more
