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Commerce Ministers of India & Bangladesh Bilateral meeting
Commerce Ministers of India & Bangladesh Bilateral meeting A bilateral meeting was held in Dhaka between Commerce Minister of Bangladesh, Tofail Ahmed, MP and Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation Minister of India, Suresh Prabhu.
Both Ministers noted the significant progress made in the bilateral relationship under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
21st Central Zonal Council meeting held in Lucknow
21st Central Zonal Council meeting held in Lucknow The 21st Central Zonal Council meeting was held in Lucknow, capital of Uttar Pradesh.
It was chaired by Union Home Minister r Rajnath Singh.
It was attended by Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand while representative ministers of Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh.
7th UNWTO Global Summit on Urban Tourism
7th UNWTO Global Summit on Urban Tourism The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is organizing the 7th UNWTO Global Summit on Urban Tourism: A 2030 Vision for Urban Tourism, in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
The Summit provides a unique platform to discuss the key issues shaping the future of urban tourism in the context of the 2030 Urban Agenda.
India – Morocco Tourism Bilateral meeting held in New Delhi
India – Morocco Tourism Bilateral meeting held in New Delhi A bilateral meeting on Tourism Cooperation between India and Morocco led by the Minister of Tourism, Air Transport, Handicraft and Social Economy, Kingdom of Morocco, Mr. Mohamed Sajid and the Minister of State for Tourism (IC), Government of India, Shri. K. J. Alphons, held in New Delhi.
23rd Meeting of India-Russia Intergovernmental Commission
23rd Meeting of India-Russia Intergovernmental Commission External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj led the Indian delegation at the 23rd meeting of India-Russia Intergovernmental Commission (IRIGC-TEC) to discuss the expansion of Russia-India relationship across all sectors.
The meeting was chaired by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov.
Regional Conference on Good Governance held in Bhopal
Regional Conference on Good Governance held in Bhopal Regional Conference on Good Governance with Focus on Aspirational Districts was held in Bhopal, capital of Madhya Pradesh.
It was organized by Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DAR&PG), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions in association with Madhya Pradesh Govt.
WOSA-2018: 4th World Summit on Accreditation
WOSA-2018: 4th World Summit on Accreditation The World Summit on Accreditation (WOSA-2018) was held New Delhi.
It was inaugurated by Union Minister for Human Resource Development (HRD) Prakash Javadekar.
WOSA-2018 was organized by National Board of Accreditation (NBA) with main focus (theme) on ‘Challenges and Opportunities in Outcome Based Accreditation’.
G-20 Labour & Employment Ministers’ meeting
G-20 Labour & Employment Ministers’ meeting Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Labour & Employment Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, led a delegation to Mendoza, Argentina for the G-20 Labour& Employment Ministers’ Meeting.
G20 Education Ministers’ and Joint Ministerial Meeting
G20 Education Ministers’ and Joint Ministerial Meeting The Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Dr. Satya Pal Singh lead a high level delegation to the G-20 Education Ministers’ Meeting as well as Joint Ministerial Meeting held at Mendoza, Argentina.
It was the first ever meeting of Education Ministers in the history of G-20.
31st meeting of Central Hindi Committee concluded
31st meeting of Central Hindi Committee concluded 31st meeting of the Central Hindi Committee was held in New Delhi under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
In his address, the Prime Minister congratulated all the members of the committee for creative and practical suggestions.
International Women Entrepreneurs Summit
International Women Entrepreneurs Summit The International Women Entrepreneurs Summit 2018 is being held in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Vice President of Nepal Nanda Bahadur Pun inaugurated the summit.
He expressed concern over increasing violence against women and highlighted the need for public efforts to eliminate it.
International Aviation Summit
International Aviation Summit International Aviation Summit was held in New Delhi.
The seminar has been jointly organised by the Airports Authority of India, Ministry of Civil Aviation and International Air Transport Association (IATA).
There was an overwhelming response to the summit which was attended by more than 700 delegates and leaders from global aviation fraternity.
6th East Asia summit & 15th India-ASEAN Economic Ministers meeting
6th East Asia summit & 15th India-ASEAN Economic Ministers meeting 6th East Asia Summit – Economic Ministers meeting EAS-EMM) & 15th India-ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting (AEM) was held in Singapore.
Commerce & Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu participated in both the events representing India.
7th Meeting of National Medicinal Plants Board
7th Meeting of National Medicinal Plants Board The Seventh meeting of National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) of Ministry of AYUSH was held under the chairpersonship of Minister of State for AYUSH, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik at New Delhi.
The Board meeting considered various Agenda Items placed before it for consideration.
ICAR Organizes 2-Day Conference
ICAR Organizes 2-Day Conference In order to meet the challenge of providing sustainable livelihoods for a rapidly growing population and to motivate and attract youth in agriculture, Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra, Secretary (DARE) & Director General (ICAR), inaugurated a two-day conference at NASC, New Delhi on Motivating and Attracting Youth in Agriculture (MAYA).
4th BIMSTEC Summit 2018
4th BIMSTEC Summit 2018 The 4th BIMSTEC Summit began in Kathmandu, Nepal.
The two-day Summit will be held with the main focus on countering terrorism, enhancing regional connectivity and boosting trade.
The theme of the summit is ‘Towards a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable Bay of Bengal region’.
Dr. Mahesh Sharma released 2 books of National Museum
Dr. Mahesh Sharma released 2 books of National Museum The Minister of State for Culture (Independent Charge) and Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Dr. Mahesh Sharma Released two important publications of the National Museum in New Delhi.
To the objective of generate awareness about the activities of National Museum.
Sundeep Misra to write a book on sprinter Dutee Chand, Story So Far
Sundeep Misra to write a book on sprinter Dutee Chand, Story So Far The incredible story of Dutee Chand, who rose from abject poverty to become one of India’s biggest sprinting stars, will be brought alive in the form of a book titled as, “Story so far”.
The announcement was made by publisher Westland, which was acquired by Amazon in 2017.
The book is written by journalist, author and filmmaker Sundeep Misra, who has previously authored a biography of hockey legend Dhanraj Pillay.
Final book of Vineet Bajpai’s Harappa trilogy launched
Final book of Vineet Bajpai’s Harappa trilogy launched Kashi: Secret of the Black Temple, the final book of Vineet Bajpai’s Harappa trilogy, was launched in New Delhi.
The three books in the series combine mythology, history, fantasy, crime and the modern-day thriller element.
The first two books are Harappa: Curse of the Blood River and Pralay: The Great Deluge.
The three books have been brought out by Bajpai’s publishing platform TreeShade Books.
Radha Mohan Singh releases a profile booklet titled ‘NCDC- Assisting Cooperative. Always!’
Radha Mohan Singh releases a profile booklet titled ‘NCDC- Assisting Cooperative.
Always!’ Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Radha Mohan Singh released a booklet titled ‘NCDC-Assisting Cooperatives.
Always!’ in New Delhi.
The booklet highlighted the role and activities assisted by National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC).
Preeti Shenoy pens new book ‘The Rule Breakers’ Preeti Shenoy announced the launch of her new book named ‘The Rule Breakers’.
This book covers complex themes of women’s equality, gender, inclusion etc. It is published by Westland Books.
Book on ‘Experiential Learning – Gandhiji’s Nai Talim’ launched A book named ‘Experiential Learning – Gandhiji’s Nai Talim’ (basic education) was released by Union Minister of Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar, on the occasion of National Teachers’ Day.
It contains basic principles of Gandhi’s ‘Nai Talim’, along with the work and education curriculum for schools, D.Ed, B.Ed and faculty development programmes for teachers.
Constitutionalizing India: an Ideational Project The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that we should salute the constitution-framers for giving us a constitution that strengthened parliamentary democracy and stood the test of times, even as it evolved through several amendments.
PM releases book ‘Moving on, Moving Forward – A Year in Office’ The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, released the book ‘Moving On, Moving Forward – A Year in Office’ to mark one year in office of Vice President Venkaiah Naidu.
He also presented the first copy of the book to the Vice President of India. The book was written by Vice President Venkaiah Naidu to mark his one year in office.
Shades of Truth: A Journey Derailed by Kapil Sibal Congress MP Kapil Sibal will be releasing a new book titled ‘Shades of Truth: A Journey Derailed’ arguing that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government “revels in the past” and debunking the claim of “Acche Din” that the BJP made in the run up to 2014 general elections.
RK Singh releases book on ‘Weather Information Portal for Indian Power System’ Shri R K Singh, Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy visited Power System Operation Corporation limited (POSOCO), and released a book on ‘Weather Information Portal for Indian Power System’.
High Level Committee Constituted on Corporate Social Responsibility A High Level Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility – 2018 (HLC-2018) has been constituted under the Chairmanship of Shri. Injeti Srinivas, Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) to review the existing framework and guide and formulate the roadmap for a coherent policy on Corporate Social Responsibility ( CSR).
Govt constitutes Lokpal search committee The Centre constituted an eight-member search committee, to be headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, to recommend the chairperson and members of the anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal.
The search committee is a major step towards setting up of the Lokpal.
Supreme court constitutes committee to look into jail reforms The Supreme Court constituted a three-member committee headed by its former judge Justice Amitava Roy to look into the aspect of jail reforms across the country and suggest measures to deal with them.
A bench headed by Justice M B Lokur said the panel will look into the issues including overcrowding in prisons.
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