In October 2023, Japan and India inked a semiconductor supply chain alliance.The Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry inked this agreement.This agreement will be in effect for five years after that date.This agreement aims to improve the semiconductor supply chain, guaranteeing the supply of semiconductors to various industries and promoting the development of digital technology.Under the framework of the India-Japan Digital Partnership, this agreement has been struck.The Japan-India Digital Partnership was introduced in 2018.
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The Sri Lankan government declared in October 2023 that it will give Indian citizens free tourist visas.The free visa program will be available until March 31, 2024.This plan will then be reevaluated.Six more nations have been awarded free tourist visas by Sri Lanka in addition to India.Reviving Sri Lanka’s tourism sector is the goal of the initiative.The goal is to reach five million newcomers by 2026.Prior to the Corona pandemic, Sri Lanka’s tourism industry accounted for the third-largest inflow of foreign currency.
New rules for bank boards of directors have been released by the Reserve Bank of India.These guidelines apply to international banks operating in India as well as private sector banks.These standards do not apply to public sector banks.The new regulations require banks to have at least two full-time directors on their board of directors, including the MD and CEO.The bank’s board should determine how many whole-time directors are needed, taking into consideration pertinent elements including the size of the firm and its complexity.Foreign and private banks have four months to finish this process.
The Union Cabinet has given its approval to the Jamrani project in Uttarakhand.The Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana-Accelerated Irrigation Benefit has this project listed.The states and the Center share 90:10 of the expenditures under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana.In Uttarakhand, on the Gola River, a tributary of the Ramganga River, this project will be constructed.The projected expense is Rs 2584 crore.The completion date of this project is March 2028.This will give the districts of Rampur and Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, as well as Nainital and Udham Singh Nagar in Uttarakhand, an extra 57,000 hectares of irrigation capacity.In July of…
In October 2023, the “Future Investment Initiative” was held in Saudi Arabia.Saudi Arabia’s capital city of Riyadh hosted the organization of this project.The ‘Future Investment Initiative’ was in its seventh iteration.This initiative’s theme was The New Compass.India was represented in this initiative by Piyush Goyal, the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry.The foundations of this project included sustainability, health care, education, robotics, and artificial intelligence.
In October 2023, a National Conference on Enhanced and Conventional Seed Production in the Cooperative Sector was held in New Delhi.Amit Shah, the Minister of Union Home and Cooperation, gave the meeting its start.Indian Seed Cooperative Society Limited is the organization that organized this conference.During the meeting, topics including crop yield, nutrition, and the significance of PACS seed production were covered.It will help cooperative societies all around the nation build the infrastructure needed for demand-driven seed production, storage, processing, packaging, marketing, and logistical support.
‘Aadi Mahotsav’ is being held in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, lately.The dates of Hai Mahotsav are October 25–November 3.Arjun Munda, Minister of Union Tribal Affairs, gave the festival its official opening.The Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) is in charge of organizing it.During the festival, India’s economic efforts, culinary artistry, tribal culture, and craftsmanship will all be on display.The Federation of India for Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development (TRIFED) was founded in 1987.It is the highest ranking national body that operates under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs’ administrative direction.
In October 2023, the Paintbrush Swift Butterfly was discovered in Himachal Pradesh.It was discovered in the Himachal Pradesh town of Chamba.The Hesperidae family includes the paintbrush swift.It is distinguished by two unique places in the upper forewing cell.Blank Swift butterflies do not have cell spots on their bodies.It was discovered 145 years ago in the eastern Himalayas by lepidopterist Frederick Moore.The Dhauladhar mountain range’s lower hills are home to the Yash butterfly species.Himachal Pradesh is home to around 25% of all butterfly species found in India.
From the 24th to the 31st of October, Global Media and Information Literacy Week will be held.This week is observed as a time for reflection, celebration, and international collaboration on critical media issues.Nigeria has been selected as the host country for this week in 2023.The United Nations General Assembly approved commemorating this week in 2021.’Media and Information Literacy in Digital Spaces: A Collective Global Agenda’ is the topic of Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2023.
The combined military exercise ‘Harimau Shakti’ is being arranged by the armies of India and Malaysia.This military exercise recently began in Umroi, Meghalaya.The purpose of Exercise Harimau Shakti 2023 is to improve defense cooperation between the Indian Army and the Malaysian Army, as well as to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries.The Malaysian contingent is made up of soldiers from the Malaysian Army’s 5th Royal Battalion.A battalion of the Rajput Regiment represents the Indian contingent.The previous edition was place in November 2022 in Malaysia.Since 2012, the Harimau Shakti Exercise has been held.