6th BRICS Health Ministers Meeting concluded in New Delhi

6th BRICS Health Ministers Meeting concluded in New Delhi

The two-day 6th BRICS Health Ministers Meet was held from December 16- December 17, 2017 in New Delhi.The meeting was attended by the health delegates of BRICS nation-Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa along with other Senior Officers of representative department.Addressing the

BRICS nations vow to automatic sharing of tax information

BRICS- nations- vow -to- automatic -sharing -of -tax -information BRICS nations, including India, today pledged to share tax information automatically and adopt global standards on tax transparency to check cross border tax evasion. The two day meeting of the heads of Revenue of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) also resolved to support other developing nations

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Yemen govt accepts UN deal to end civil war

The Yemeni government  accepted a UN-proposed peace agreement to end civil war in the country. However, it set a pre-condition that the Houthi rebels and ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh need to sign the deal by August 7. Notably, the deal abolishes the supreme political council set up jointly by Saleh and the rebels, and nullifies all its decisions. The announcement came after a high-level meeting in Riyadh chaired by

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Patent Acquisition and Collaborative Research And Technology Development policy

The Government proposes to address the issues of less number of patents and low research share, of the country, in the world by encouraging industries to increase technology depth and value addition so as to manufacture products based on indigenous patents. The Government is already providing excise duty waiver on goods based on patented technology. Government has also promoted the setting up of technology

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Goa getting ready to host BRICS summit in October

Over 8,000 delegates from BRICS naions are expected to take part and India is hosting the summit in its capacity as chair of the influential bloc. Goa government is putting in place required infrastructure and making arrangements for the eighth annual summit of BRICS, a bloc of five emerging economies, to be held in the coastal state in October. Over 8,000 delegates from Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa