Bilateral Meeting between Commerce and Industry Minister and H.E. Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan

Commerce and Industry Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman welcomed the Japanese delegation led by H.E. Hiroshige Seko, Minister, Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry (METI), Japan and recalled that the recent visit of Hon’ble Prime Minister of India to Japan in November, 2016 was very successful in further strengthening the partnership between the two countries.

Shri Piyush Goyal dedicates World’s Largest LED Street Lighting Programme to the Nation

Union Minister of Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, Shri Piyush Goyal dedicated the LED based Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP), currently running in the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) area, to the Nation here today. It is the World’s Largest Street Light Replacement Programme, which is being implemented by the Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture under the Ministry of Power, Government of India.

English Rendering of the Speech of Hon’ble Prime Minister at the Inauguration of Nobel Exhibition at Amphitheatre, Science City

Let me first congratulate the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, the Government of Gujarat and the Nobel Media, who have brought this exhibition to Science City for five weeks.

Text of PM’s address at the Inauguration of Nobel Exhibition at Science City, Ahmedabad

Let me first congratulate the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, the Government of Gujarat and the Nobel Media, who have brought this exhibition to Science City for five weeks.

Meeting of the Commerce and Industry Minister with Incubators and Accelerators

The Commerce and Industry Minister, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, held a meeting with various incubators and accelerators to gather feedback, hear their concerns and address key challenges faced by them in the Startup ecosystem. This is in continuation to her previous initiative to reach out to various stakeholders of the ecosystem.