As per the directions of the Union Minister of Agriculture, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare, Shri Sanjay Agarwal chaired a high-level meeting here today on Desert Locust Control.

India and Australia agree to enhancing bilateral trade and investment through revival of the bilateral CECA negotiations, and harmonise standards and regulations on important products;
Work on market access issues in both directions to increase trade;
Work on mutual recognition of educational qualifications of the two countries;
Continue collaboration to encourage increased direct flights between Australia and India.

Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai presided over the valedictory session of the 1st ‘National Conference on Coastal Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience (CDRR&R) – 2020’, organised by the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), in New Delhi today.

The North East Sustainable Development Goals Conclave 2020 is currently underway in Guwahati. On Day 2 of the Conclave, four technical sessions were held which saw active participation from senior officials of the governments of all 8 North Eastern states as well as the central government, academia, civil society organisations, think tanks and financial institutions.

Union HRD Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ?Nishank? presents Vishwakarma Awards 2019 to the winners in New Delhi today. The valedictory function of Vishwakarma Awards 2019 was organised in All India Council for Technical Education.