An agreement was exchanged in which India is extending a $190-million line of credit to Mauritius for the Metro Express Project and other infrastructure projects.
'Spices Board' is a regulatory and export promotion agency of Spices, working under the aegis of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. It is headquartered in Kochi, Kerala.
The top five states in terms of increase in forest cover are Andhra Pradesh (647 sq km), Telangana (632 sq km), Odisha (537 sq km), Karnataka (155 sq km) and Jharkhand (110 sq km).