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Vision and Mission The long-term vision of the Department is to make India a major player in the world trade by 2020 and assume a role of leadership in the international trade organizations commensurate with India’s growing importance.…

The 13th Edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention was held successfully at Mahatma Mandir Convention Centre, Gandhinagar, Gujarat from 7 – 9 January, 2015. This year’s PBD was special being the centenary year of the return of…

The food processing sector has emerged as an important segment of the Indian economy in terms of its contribution to GDP, employment and investment. During 2014-15, the sector constituted as much as 9.0 per cent and 10.1 per cent of GDP in…

Following are the significant achievements and details of the Innovative Programmes launched by the Department of Space during the year 2015: MARS Orbiter Mission: India's Mars Orbiter Spacecraft has successfully completed its…

Several new initiatives have been undertaken by the Government of India under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, to make development participative and inclusive, in line with the core governance philosophy of ‘Sabka Saath…

Path-breaking, Proactive, Pragmatic – these three P’s encapsulate the diplomatic initiatives and outreach of the Government of India led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015 It was a year marked by out-of-box thinking, boldness of…

The exclusion zones that surround the Indian nuclear power plants are blessed with a spectrum of wildlife. Unlike fossil fuel based power production, nuclear power is a clean-air technology that doesn’t emit any pollution and is friendly to…

* 6.5% Growth in Foreign Tourist Arrivals in November 2015 over the same Period in 2014. * USA Accounts for Highest Share of Tourist Arrivals in November 2015. * Rs. 11,610 Crores Foreign Exchange Earned through Tourism in November…

The number of Domestic Tourist Visits (DTVs) and the Foreign Tourist Visits (FTVs) to various States/ Union Territories (UTs) during each of the last five years are as below: (DTVs/FTVs in lakhs): The DTVs and FTVs reveal an…

The efforts of the present government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi have helped in building strong ties between India and Britain, widening the investment opportunities between them, British High Commissioner James David Bevan has…