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Tourism Ministers of BRICS nations to meet in Khajuraho

On the first day of the meet, a presentation will be made on the Indian Tourism Ministry's 'Atulya Bharat' campaign

Jaitley pitches for BRICS arbitration platform

Jaitley suggested that the BRICS countries should set up a task force comprising officials and experts to discuss and then set up an appropriate mechanism

Goa to seek help from Maha, Delhi for BRICS summit security

Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar recently reviewed the security arrangements for the summit

Finance Minister to inaugurate BRICS meet on arbitration

As of 2015, the five nations - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - have trading of $242 billion

BRICS Women Parliamentarians' Forum adopts Jaipur Declaration

Heads and members of delegation from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa were present in the two-day meeting

BRICS women's conference to begin on Saturday in Jaipur

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan will inaugurate the meeting which will have different plenary sessions

BRICS ministers for disaster mgmt to meet in Udaipur next week

Delegates will share experiences on current systems in each country for forecasting extreme weather events, particularly in context of a changing climate

BRICS yet to broker peace between India and China: Shakti Sinha

He said BRICS plays a pivotal role as no country can alone respond to impacts of globalisation

Chinese Minister Wang Yi to meet Goa CM on BRICS arrangements

Yi is also expected to meet Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi on Saturday

BRICS member states discuss development cooperation

India assumed the chairmanship of BRICS in 2016 and will host the BRICS Summit in Goa later this year

MHA reluctant to offer visa-free travel to BRICS visitors

Ministry raises concerns over offering the facility to Chinese citizens

BRICS employment working group to meet at Hyderabad

Two-day conclave is essentially a meeting of senior officials from the BRICS member states

NDB issues first bonds worth USD 449 mln for green projects

Five-year green bonds, denominated in the Chinese currency renminbi or yuan, are worth 3 billion yuan (USD 449 million)

Rajnath to inaugurate BRICS drug control meeting

Meeting is being organised by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) of India

BRICS working group on energy to meet in Visakhapatnam

This will be the first meeting of the group for which participation from all BRICS countries has been confirmed

Goa fishermen's union threatens to disrupt BRICS summit

The two-day BRICS summit is expected to be held in Goa on October 15

BRICS Summit 2016 not shifted elsewhere: Laxmikant Parsekar

Stating that Goa never bidded to host the event, he said, the state took the opportunity offered to it

Brazil's political crisis will test BRICS capability: China

BRICS countries can further their cooperation in market access, foreign reserves and counter-cyclical long-term loans, Chinese experts said

India to get $250 mn for renewables from BRICS bank

According to officials, it's in the area of solar energy & the first such loan from the development financial institution.