Newsletter - January 2021

Economic

Focus Issues	High Impact News
Driverless Train Inaugurated by PM On 28 December 2020, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated India's first driverless train operations on the Delhi Metro's Magenta Line, with the fully...	Finance Minister Participates in SLES 2020 The Hon'ble Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, participated virtually in the Inaugural Session of the Sri Lanka Economic Summit...
PM Delivers Inaugural Address at IISF On 22 December 2020, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi delivered the inaugural address at India International Science Festival (IISF) 2020. Union Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan was also present on the occasion...	HC calls on the Hon. Minister of Transport On 11 December 2020, High Commissioner met Hon'ble Gamini Lokuge, Minister of Transport. They discussed close ties between India and Sri Lanka and enhancing mutually beneficial cooperation...
PM Unveils Key Projects in Gujarat On 15 December 2020, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi unveiled various developmental projects in Gujarat which include a desalination plant, a hybrid renewable energy park, and a fully automated milk processing and packing plant...	MoU on Gram Shakti and Housing Projects On 18 December 2020, High Commissioner of India and Secretary, State Ministry of Rural Housing and Construction & Building Materials Industries Promotion of Sri Lanka signed four MoUs towards streamlining the implementation...
PM’s Interaction with Space Sector On 14 December 2020, PM interacted with key industries, startups and academia from the space sector to encourage their participation in space activities. The space sector in India was opened for private participation in June 2020...	HC meets Foreign and Fisheries Ministers On 7 December 2020, High Commissioner of India met Minister of Foreign Relations of Sri Lanka and the Minister of Fisheries at the Ministry of Foreign Relations and thanked the GOSL for organizing the 4th NSA level...
PM’s Keynote Address at IIT Global Summit On 4 December 2020, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi delivered the keynote address at the IIT-2020 Global Summit, organised by PanIIT USA, and expressed Government’s commitment to the principle of...	DHC visits Mannar and Jaffna Districts On 7-8 December 2020, Deputy High Commissioner, Mr. Vinod K Jacob undertook a two- day visit to Mannar and Jaffna. During the visit, he inspected the progress at the ongoing construction of Indian projects...
CIM Participates in Partnership Summit On 15 December 2020, Minister of Railways, Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs and Food & Public Distribution, Shri Piyush Goyal addressed the inaugural session of CII's Partnership Summit 2020 through virtual means...	Trade Minister Speaks at Inaugural Session The Minister of Trade of Sri Lanka, Hon. Bandula Gunawardhana participated in the Inaugural Session of the "Partnership Summit" organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry in partnership...
PM Addresses India Mobile Congress On 08 December 2020, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi delivered the inaugural address at the virtual India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2020 through video conference...	4th Meeting of the JWG on Fisheries On 30 December 2020, the 4th Meeting of the India-Sri Lankan Joint Working Group on Fisheries was held virtually. It witnessed participation by senior officials from both countries. The meeting focused upon issues...