General / PIB Releases

19th Session of India-Italy Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation

New Delhi, May 12th 2017.

19th Session of India-Italy Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation was held during 11th – 12th May, 2017 in Rome. The Joint Commission was co-chaired by the Minister of Economic Development Mr. Carlo Calenda from the Italian side and by the Minister of Commerce and Industry Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman from the Indian side.

Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman condoles the passing away of Shri Anil Madhav Dave

New Delhi, May 18, 2017
Commerce and Industry Minister Smt.Nirmala Sitharaman has condoled the passing away of Environment Minister, Shri Anil Madhav Dave.

‘Shocked to hear Shri Anil Dave is no more. A passionate conservationist,remarkably documented the Narmada. Will miss his presence in the Rajya Sabha.’

‘Shri Anil Dave moved from being a commercial pilot to become a pracharak of the RSS. Benefitted by his observations & humour in the Rajya Sabha’

MJPS

Bilateral meetings – Ecuador and Colombia (16-19 May, 2017)

New Delhi, 23rd May 2017

Commerce Secretary, Ms. Rita Teaotia led an official and a business delegation to Ecuador and Colombia from 16th to 19th May, 2017.

In Ecuador, she held bilateral meetings with Minister of Commerce of Ecuador, Mr. Juan Carlos Cassinelli and discussed bilateral trade and investment relations.

India’s Seafood Export at all-time High in 2016-17 :MPEDA

New Delhi 07.June, 2017

Riding on a robust demand for its frozen shrimp and frozen fish in international markets, India exported 11,34,948 MT of seafood worth an all time high of US$ 5.78 billion (Rs 37, 870.90 crore) in 2016-17 as against 9,45,892 tons and 4.69 billion dollars a year earlier, with USA and South East Asia continuing to be the major importers while the demand from the European Union (EU) grew substantially during the period.

Mr. J.S. Deepak, Ambassador/Permanent Representative of India to the WTO presents his letter of Credentials to Director-General, WTO

New Delhi, 7th June 2017

Mr. J.S. Deepak, Ambassador/Permanent Representative of India to the World Trade Organization presented his letter of Credentials to Mr. Roberto Azevedo, Director-General, WTO on June 6, 2017. DG, WTO welcomed Ambassador JS Deepak and underlined India’s important role in the WTO especially for the forthcoming WTO Ministerial Conference in Buenos Aires in December 2017.

MJPS