The first ever BIMSTEC Conclave of Ports, being held at Vishakhapatnam on 7-8 November, 2019 was inaugurated by Minister of State for Shipping(I/C), Shri Mansukh Mandaviya today.The conclave aims at providing a platform to strengthen maritime interaction, port-led connectivity initiatives and sharing best practices among member countries. Providing Connectivity is one of the key priorities among BIMSTEC countries. While inaugurating ...
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Women Scientists’ & Entrepreneurs’ Conclave inspires young talents to science
The Women Scientists’ & Entrepreneurs Conclave, which was inaugurated as a part of India International Science Festival (IISF) 2019 in Kolkata today,highlighted the importance of networking to enhance the representation of women in science and research. Secretary, Department of Science & Technology, Professor Ashutosh Sharma in his keynote address mentioned different modes of networking and how women in the science ...
Read More »Coal Minister announces 300% increase in Ex-Gratia for fatal Coal Mine Accidents
The Minister of Coal and Mines, Shri Pralhad Joshi announced 300 per cent hike in ex-gratia amount from Rs 5 lakhs to Rs 15 lakhs, for fatal coal mines accidents. Addressing the coal miners today at Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) in Odisha, he said that this welfare measure will cover over 3.5 lakh families of miners working under Coal India ...
Read More »PM Modi inaugurates Global Investors’ Meet at Dharamshala
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the Rising Himachal, the Global Investors Meet 2019 at Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh. Prime Minister congratulated the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh for organizing this event. Addressing the gathering, Prime Minister said, he is happy to welcome all the Wealth Creators to this meet. He said earlier states were offering various discounts to attract investment ...
Read More »Build brand India for services sector: Piyush Goyal
Services sector to contribute USD 3 trillion to Indian Economy Commerce & Industry Minister launches curtain raiser of GES 2019 Union Minister of Commerce and Industry & Railways, Piyush Goyal, said that brand India will be developed in order to promote the 12 champion services sectors. He further said that the Commerce and Industry Ministry will support different sectors in ...
Read More »Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship launches Skills Build platform in Collaboration with IBM
Directorate General of Training (DGT), under the aegis of Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), today announced the launch of SkillsBuild platform in collaboration with IBM. As part of the programme, a two-year advanced diploma in IT, networking and cloud computing, co-created and designed by IBM, will be offered at the Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) & National Skill Training ...
Read More »Commerce & Industry Minister to launch curtain raiser of GES 2019
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry & Railways, Piyush Goyal, will launch the curtain raiser of 5th Global Exhibition on Services (GES) in New Delhi on 5th November 2019. The exhibition will be held in Bengaluru from 26th – 28th November 2019. The curtain raiser will be a prelude to the main GES and showcase the planned activities over the span of three ...
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