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Alphonso mango from 5 districts of Maharashtra gets Geographical Indication tag

October 6, 2018

Chennai based Geographical Indication Registry and Intellectual Property India has granted Alphonso mango from 5 districts of Maharashtra gets Geographical Indication (GI) tag. These five districts Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Palghar, Thane and Raigad are from western Konkan coastal region of State. With this recognition, Alphonso has joined list of 325 products from India with GI tag. ..

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Government inks $110 million loan agreement with ADB to upgrade rural roads in MP

October 6, 2018

Government has inked $110 million loan agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB) to upgrade all-weather rural roads in Madhya Pradesh under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY). It is second tranche of $500 million Second Rural Connectivity Investment Programme for India approved by ADB in December 2017. Rural Connectivity Investment Programme The overall Second Rural Connectivity ..

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REINVEST- 2018: 2nd Global Renewable Energy Investment Meeting and Expo held in Noida

October 5, 2018

The second Global Renewable Energy Investment Meeting and Expo (REINVEST- 2018) was organised by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in Noida from October 3 to 5, 2018. It was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the presence of Secretary General of United Nations Antonio Guterres. 2nd Global RE-INVEST also hosted First Assembly of ..

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India launches Operation Samudra Maitri to help earthquake-tsunami affected Indonesia

October 4, 2018

India has launched massive humanitarian operation Samudra Maitri to provide assistance to earthquake and tsunami victims in Indonesia. The operation was launched after telephonic conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indonesian President Joko Widodo and following Indonesia’s acceptance of international aid. Operation Samudra Maitri Under this operation, India has dispatched two aircraft C-130J and ..

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PM Narendra Modi conferred UNEP Champions of Earth Award 2018

October 4, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with United Nation’s Champions of the Earth Award 2018 by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres at ceremony in Delhi. He is among the six winners who received this award. PM Modi was jointly awarded this award along with French President Emmanuel Macron under the ‘Political Leadership’ category for their ..

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