Mauritius
Island nation in the Indian Ocean
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Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island, as well as Rodrigues, Agaléga and St. Brandon. The islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues, along with nearby Réunion, are part of the Mascarene Islands. The capital and largest city, Port Louis, is located in Mauritius, where most of the population is concentrated. The country spans 2,040 square kilometres (790 sq mi) and has an exclusive economic zone covering 2.3 million square kilometres.
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External affairs minister S Jaishankar inaugurates new chancery building of Indian High Commission in MauritiusJaishankar arrived here in India's strategically key maritime neighbour in the Indian Ocean region on Sunday night from the Maldives on the last leg of his two-nation tour. Jaishankar inaugurated the..IndiaTimes - Published | |
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India signs FTA with Mauritius, extends USD 100 million line of creditThe FTA or CECPA is the first such pact with any African country and is being considered a milestone in commercial ties.DNA - Published | |
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India to send SII's COVID-19 vaccine 'Covishield' to Myanmar, Seychelles, MauritiusThe Ministry of External Affairs had announced a vaccine rollout for Bhutan, Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and Seychelles from Wednesday.DNA - Published | Centre issues Letter of Comfort to Bharat Biotech for 45 lakh doses of CovaxinBharat Biotech has secured a fresh Letter of Comfort from the Centre for another 45 lakh doses of its COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, sources said. Out of the 45 lakh doses, the city-based vaccine..IndiaTimes - Published |
India plans 20 million doses of vaccine supply to neighboursIndia plans to offer 20 million doses of coronavirus vaccine to its neighbours as it draws up a policy to supply vials to countries across the globe, people with knowledge of the matter said. An Indian..IndiaTimes - Published | India sees Indian Ocean Rim Association playing crucial role in Indo PacificIndia will be setting up Mahatma Gandhi library at the IORA Secretariat in Mauritius. It has already deployed an IT Expert at the Secretariat.DNA - Published |
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Ashok Lavasa’s son resigns from firm being probed by EDAbir Lavasa, son of election commissioner Ashok Lavasa, has resigned as director of Nourish Organic Foods Pvt Ltd which is being probed by the Enforcement Director for a transaction of Rs 7.25 crore..IndiaTimes - Published | PM Modi meets Mauritian counterpart Jugnauth, assures India's support for stable and secure MauritiusPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met his Mauritian counterpart Pravind Jugnauth, who recently won a hard-fought election, and assured India's support to the aspirations of building a more secure,..IndiaTimes - Published |
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Mauritius' prime minister dissolves parliament, calls general electionMauritius Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth dissolved parliament on Sunday and said the Indian Ocean island would hold a general election on November 7.Reuters - Published | PM Narendra Modi inaugurates two projects in Mauritius through video callThe projects which Mauritius PM described "Mother India's blessing" are phase one of Mauritius metro and a new ENT hospitalDNA - Published |
