Page-19 of Foreign relations of India Current Affairs, GK & News
India extends 1.4 billion dollar amount of line of credit to support 27 solar power projects in 15 countries
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced one of the world’s largest investment plans in solar energy at the Founding Conference of the International Solar Alliance (ISA-2018) on March 11. In it, India will provide $1.4 billion line of credit to support 27 solar power projects in 15 countries. Beside this, France will provide €700 million ..
Topics: Energy • Foreign relations of India • Government of India • International Solar Alliance • Narendra Modi • Renewable energy • Solar power • Solar power by country • Solar Power in India
7th Meeting of Eminent Persons Group on Nepal-India Relations was recently held Kathmandu
The 7th meeting of Eminent Persons Group (EPG) on Nepal-India relations was held in Kathmandu, Nepal on February 25, 2018. The various bilateral issues including 1950 Peace and Friendship treaty, trade, environment, border and hydropower were discussed during the two-day meeting. EPG is a joint mechanism consisting experts and intellectuals from India and Nepal. It ..
Topics: Bhekh Bahadur Thapa • Continents • Countries • Eminent Persons Group • Foreign relations of India • Foreign relations of Nepal • Nepal • South Asia
India to co-host first International Solar Alliance (ISA) summit with France
India and France will co-host will co-host the first International Solar Alliance (ISA) summit at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on 11th March 2018, where at least 10 heads of state are expected to be present. The ISA will see representation from over 120 countries and multilateral bodies like the United Nations, World Bank and ..
Category: Summits and Conferences
Topics: Asian Development Bank • Economy • Financial services • Foreign relations of India • International Solar Alliance • Isa • New Delhi • Organizations • Rashtrapati Bhavan
Vijay Keshav Gokhale charge as new Foreign Secretary of India
Vijay Keshav Gokhale, the 1981-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, has taken charge as the new Foreign Secretary of India on January 29, 2018. Prior to this post, Gokhale was serving as the Secretary (Economic Relations) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). He succeeded S Jaishankar and will have a two-year tenure. Gokhale had ..
Topics: Ambassadors of India • Anil Wadhwa • Doklam • Foreign relations of India • Foreign Secretary of India • Gokhale • Government of India • Indian Foreign Service • Ministry of External Affairs • Nirupama Rao • Subrahmanyam Jaishankar • Vijay Keshav Gokhale
India to host ministerial meeting of International Energy Forum (IEF-2018)
India will host the Ministerial Meeting of International Energy Forum in New Delhi from April 10 to 12, 2018. More than 60 Energy Ministers will participate in the event and it will be the largest global gathering of Energy Ministers. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the event and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will ..
Topics: Foreign policy of the Narendra Modi government • Foreign relations of India • Government of India • IEF • International Energy Forum • Lok Sabha • Narendra Modi • Narendra Modi ministry • Sushma Swaraj • Sushma Swaraj's tenure as External Affairs Minister