Minister of External Affairs Current Affairs, GK & News

World Hindi Day 2020

January 10, 2020

To promote the greatness of the Hindi language, the Ministry of External Affairs and the Department of Official Language under the Ministry of Home Affairs celebrate World Hindi Day annually on the 10th of January, first celebrated in 2006 the day 10th January was chosen to mark the anniversary of first World Hindi Conference organized ..

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Indian Passport to have Lotus Symbol

December 13, 2019

Symbol of Lotus will be printed on the new Passports of Indian citizens, the Minister of External Affairs said that it is part of the enhanced security features taken by the Ministry are as per the new guidelines introduced by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The Ministry of External Affairs under the Government of ..

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India extends LOC to Guinea

December 5, 2019

India extended Line of Credits(LOC) to Guinea on Thursday, 5th December 2019 during the visit of Guinea’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Guineans Abroad, Mamadi Toure to India from 2-5 December 2019. Minister of External Affairs, S.Jaishankar held bilateral discussions with Mamadi Toure in New Delhi followed by the signing of LOC: 1)Signature for LOC ..

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100th birth anniversary of I K Gujral

December 4, 2019

December 4th, 2019 marks the 100th birth anniversary of Inder Kumar Gujral. I K Gujral was the 12th Prime Minister of India. He became the prime Minister in 1997. He was born in Jhelum in 1919. He hailed from a family of freedom fighters and is also noted for his participation in national movement- especially ..

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Registration of Marriage of Non-Resident Indian Bill, 2019

February 14, 2019

The government has introduced the Registration of Marriage of Non-Resident Indian Bill, 2019 in the Parliament. The bill was introduced by the Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj in the Rajya Sabha. Features of the Bill The Bill aims to arrest the cases of Indian women being trapped in fraudulent marriages with non-resident Indians (NRI). ..

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MEA to Play Facilitating Role to Promote Silk in Global Markets

February 10, 2019

The Minister of External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj announced that the Ministry of External Affairs would play a facilitating role in promoting the silk in the global markets. The External Affairs Minister urged the Textile Ministry to increase the production to capture the growing market. Eradication of the thigh reeling practice in the tasar silk sector ..

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