All India Radio News Summary : 11 FEBRUARY 2018 Prime Minister held wide-ranging talks with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi The two countries signed five agreements related to energy sector, railways, manpower and financial services. These include a historic pact awarding a consortium of Indian oil companies a 10 per cent stake in offshore …
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All India Radio News Summary: 09 FEBRUARY 2018 Prime Minister embarked on a 4-day visit to Palestine, the United Arab Emirates and Oman This is the first ever visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Palestine and Oman and the second visit to UAE. This region is a key priority in India’s external engagement and the visit …
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All India Radio News Summary: 07 FEBRUARY 2018 Maldives Supreme Court cancels its earlier decision to release nine opposition leaders, hours after police arrested the Chief Justice and another judge The court’s remaining three judges issued a statement saying the order has been revoked in light of the concerns raised by the president. The ruling …
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All India Radio News Summary: 06 FEBRUARY 2018 External Affairs Minister pays her first official visit to Saudi Arabia During the three-day visit, minister will meet with the Saudi leadership to discuss bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interest. She will also participate at the inauguration of the prestigious National Heritage and Culture Festival …
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All India Radio News Summary : 05 FEBRUARY 2018 Centre and States have to focus on agriculture and rural infrastructure for higher growth Finance Minister said that over the next few years, government at both Centre and States will have to focus on agriculture and rural infrastructure. There are sectors where we lagged behind conventionally …
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All India Radio News Summary : 04 FEBRUARY 2018 Maldives crisis deepens as Supreme Court orders President Abdulla Yameen to comply with its order to release political prisoners The Supreme Court clarification has made it clear that there is no hurdle in implementation of its Thursday ruling ordering the release of convicted opposition leaders and …
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All India Radio News Summary: 03 FEBRUARY 2018 India’s first sentiment index, CriSidEx, for micro and small enterprises (MSEs) was launched Finance Minister launched India’s first sentiment index, CriSidEx, for micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in New Delhi. The index has been developed jointly by Small Industries Development Bank of India and CRISIL. CriSidEx is a composite …
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All India Radio News Summary: 31 January 2018 New e-way bill system comes into force to bring uniformity across the states for smooth movement of goods Under the new system, every transporter will have to carry a system-generated bill to move goods from one place to another. Objective: The e-way bill system has been introduced to …
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All India Radio News Summary : 29 JANUARY 2018 Territorial integrity of Assam and other northeastern states will not be compromised when the final Naga peace accord is inked Union Home Minister has assured Assam Chief Minister that the territorial integrity of Assam and other north-eastern states will not be compromised when the final Naga peace …
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All India Radio News Summary: 28 January 2018 PM to visit Palestine next month, the first ever by an Indian Prime Minister; UAE and Oman also included in the itinerary. Prime Minister will visit Palestine, UAE and Oman from the 9th to the 12th of next month. It will be the first-ever visit by an …
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All India Radio News Summary : 24 JANUARY 2018 Prime Minister to hold bilateral talks with ASEAN leaders in New Delhi ahead of India-ASEAN Summit. Prime Minister holds bilateral meetings with leaders of three ASEAN nations – Vietnam, Philippines and Myanmar. The focus of the Summit will be on counter-terrorism, security and connectivity. The highest-level …
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All India Radio News Summary : 23 JANUARY 2018 Prime Minister pitches India at World Economic Forum in Davos; says India investment-friendly and welcomes FDI in all sectors. Prime Minister addressed the plenary session of the 48th World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos in Switzerland. PM showcased ‘New India’ to the global chief executives at …
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All India Radio News Summary: 21 JANUARY 2018 Prime Minister to attend annual World Economic Forum meet in Davos, Switzerland Prime Minister is going to attend the 48th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. He will lead the largest-ever Indian delegation comprising Finance Minister, Commerce and Industry Minister among others. Leaders across the globe …
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All India Radio News Summary: 20 JANUARY 2018 India urges UN Security Council to focus on eliminating terrorist safe havens in Pakistan India has urged the UN Security Council to focus on eliminating terrorist safe havens in Pakistan and accused Islamabad of differentiating between good and bad terrorists. Indian Ambassador to the UN was addressing …
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All India Radio News Summary: 19 January 2018 Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) has crossed one crore mark in antenatal check-ups The programme was launched in 2016 to fulfil the vision of ensuring comprehensive and quality antenatal checkups to pregnant women across the country. The PMSMA provides quality check-ups to pregnant women on 9th of …
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All India Radio News Summary: 18 JANUARY 2018 GST Council reduces tax rate on 29 goods and 53 categories of services ; New rates to be effective from 25th of this month. The Goods and Services Tax Council has reduced the tax rate on 29 goods and 53 categories of services by bringing them into …
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All India Radio News Summary: 17 JANUARY 2018 Prime Minister and his Israeli counterpart inaugurate i-Create Centre near Ahmedabad in Gujarat PM and his Israeli counterpart visited the International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Technology (iCreate) at Devdholera in Ahmedabad. i-Create was launched in 2011. The institution mentors budding entrepreneurs and guides them to launch start-ups. There …
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All India Radio News Summary: 14 JANUARY 2018 Finance Minister says, Centre is trying to increase income of farmers through new initiatives and schemes; Finance Minister launched the country’s first Agri-commodity Options in Guar Seed, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti in New Delhi. It is first-of-its-kind hedging tool that will prove to be a …
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All India Radio News Summary: 10 JANUARY 2018 Prime Minister interacts with leading economists and sectoral experts Prime Minister interacted with leading economists and the experts across sectors from all over the country at NITI Aayog. The select group of economists and sector experts have been invited by NITI Aayog for the deliberations with the …
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All India Radio News Summary: 09 JANUARY 2018 Prime Minister urges Indian origin lawmakers to be partners in India’s development and act as catalysts in its economic growth. Objective: To forge stronger ties with Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) across the world, the first PIO Parliamentary Conference has been organised in New Delhi. Key …
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