MUMBAI: The rupee continued its upward march and on Tuesday appreciated smartly against the US currency during morning trading on fresh dollar demand from oil companies coupled with high global oil prices.
In a fairly active trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange (forex) market, the local currency resumed firm at 40.70/72 a dollar from overnight close of 40.77/78 a dollar and later surged to 40.69/70 per dollar in late morning deals.
Briefing points by Official Spokesperson on External Affairs Minister’s visit to Indonesia (June 18, 2007)
EAM Shri Pranab Mukherji had a packed programme in Jakarta today.
He had an early morning meeting with Defence Minister Juwono Sudarsono. During this meeting, they discussed the close political and cultural commonalities between the two countries, the security situations of the two maritime neighbours, and possibilities of greater cooperation in the defence field.
KOLKATA: India's multi-wavelength astronomical observatory "Astrosat" will be launched in 2008 with the challenges in its design and control system being overcome, eminent astrophysicist and former ISRO chairman Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan has said.
"It will be launched next year," Kasturirangan said, adding that the biggest challenge of creating a control system in space for the Astrosat had been overcome with the use of high-speed wheels to facilitate tilting of the telescopes at the desired angles.
Joint Statement by the German G8 Presidency and the Heads of State and/or Government of Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa on the occasion of the G8 Summit in Heiligendamm, Germany, 8 June 2007
Today’s purposeful discussions between the G8 and Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa mark an important step towards an equal and enduring partnership for building the framework conditions of a globalized and competitive world economy. In a globalizing world, we have to look beyond national and regional boundaries and work together.
PM’s intervention on Climate Change at the Heiligendamm meeting
Madam Chancellor,
I must thank you for raising this issue, of such significance for our future generations and us. Your ideas, and those of PM Blair, President Bush and PM Abe are very useful for us to have a constructive discussion today.
Having strong fundamentals, India provides lucrative investment opportunities to foreign companies, but the country's corporates can be tough competitors as they are growing at a fast pace, a report has said.
A Societe Generale's report - The India Factor, released by Minister of State for Industries Ashwani Kumar yesterday, said India has a strong growth rate, high savings rate and a diversified economy and provides opportunities for MNCs in construction, telecom, banking and consumer goods sectors.
His Excellency Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil paid a state visit to India from 3-5 June, 2007 at the invitation of His Excellency the President of India Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. President Lula was accompanied by a high level delegation including a large official and business delegation. President Lula held intensive discussions with President Kalam and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. External Affairs Minister, the Leader of the Opposition and the Chairperson UPA called on him.
Agreements/MOUs signed between India and Brazil during the State Visit of H.E. Mr. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil
1. Agreement on Audio-Visual Co-production:signed by Shri P. R. Dasmunsi, Minister of Information and Broadcasting of India and Mr. Celso Amorim, Brazilian Minister for External Relations.
Address by External Affairs Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee to the Conference of Parliamentarians from SAARC region on ‘Evolving South Asian Fraternity’; Calls For Free Movement of People and Goods in the Region
“It gives me immense pleasure to address the concluding session of the conference of parliamentarians from the SAARC region organized by South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) on “South Asian Parliament: Evolving South Asian Fraternity”.
