Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on December 21, 2020 held a Virtual Summit with Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. The two Prime Ministers reviewed ongoing bilateral cooperation initiatives, and also discussed regional and global issues. A ‘Joint Vision for Read More …
Category: International
NASA-CANADA GATEWAY TREATY
In December 2020, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and NASA signed the Gateway Treaty, a historic agreement that confirms Canada’s participation in the next major international collaboration in space exploration. Under the Treaty, a Canadian will be part of the Read More …
FAST-WORLD’S BIGGEST RADIO TELESCOPE
China has opened the biggest radio telescope-‘FAST’ in the world up to international scientists. The ‘Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST)’ is standing in Pingtang, Guizhou province. With its massive 1,600-foot (500 meters) diameter dish, FAST is not only larger than the Read More …
GALSAFE PIGS: USFDA APPROVES GM PIGS
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Genetically modified (GM) pigs for food and medical use in the US. The pigs are only the second GM animal to be approved for food after GM salmon (AquAdvantage) in 2015. These Read More …
HUMAN FREEDOM INDEX 2020
The Human Freedom Index 2020, released on December 17, 2020 placed India at 111 out of 162 countries. The report is co‐published by the Cato Institute and the Fraser Institute. The index ranked India 110 in terms of personal freedom Read More …
European Union’s Erasmus exchange programme (ERASMUS)
There is a report that British students could be left out of the EU’s flagship Erasmus+ programme. The European Union’s Erasmus exchange programme (ERASMUS: European Region Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students) was started Started in 1987. It Read More …
Haldibari–Chilahati rail link
Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Ms. Sheikh Hasina on December 17, 2020 jointly inaugurated a railway link between Haldibari in India and Chilahati in Bangladesh during the PM level virtual bilateral summit. A goods Read More …
India ranked 131 on the 2020 Human Development Report
India slipped two places from the previous year on the Human Development Index (HDI) and was ranked 131 among 189. India’s HDI value for 2019 is 0.645, which put the country in the medium human development category. Released by: The Read More …
Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini- PM of Eswatini
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the demise of Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Eswatini. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, “My deepest condolences to the Government and people of the Read More …
FIRST TWG MEETING BETWEEN INDIA, IRAN AND UZBEKISTAN
The first Trilateral Working Group (TWG) Meeting between India, Iran and Uzbekistan on the joint use of Chabahar Port was held virtually on December 14, 2020. TWG Salient Features The participants discussed joint use of Chabahar Port for trade and Read More …
S-400 Triumf
The United States has imposed sanctions on Turkey on December 14, 2020 over it’s acquisition of Russian S-400 air defence systems. Turkey acquired the Russian S-400 ground-to-air defenses in mid-2019 and says they pose no threat to NATO allies. The US has Read More …
Martyred Intellectuals Day
Bangladesh on December 14, 2020 observed the Martyred Intellectuals Day to mark the day of brutality when Pakistani forces killed hundreds of intellectuals including teachers, doctors, journalists and others in Dhaka and other parts of Bangladesh in 1971. About the Read More …
BORIS JOHNSON-CHIEF GUEST AT THE REPUBLIC DAY PARADE 2021
The Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be the chief guest at the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi on 26th of January 2021. President of Brazil Jair Messias Bolsonarowas the chief guest at the Republic Day 2020. During talks with External Affairs Minister S Read More …
Sudan removed from US state sponsors of terrorism list
The United States has lifted Sudan’s state sponsor of terrorism designation, on December 14, 2020, less than two months after the Arab nation pledged to normalise ties with Israel. Now only three countries remain in the list: the Democratic People’s Republic of Read More …
India-Bangladesh Swadhinata Sarak
The ‘Swadhinata Sarak’ between Bangladesh and India will be opened on 26 March 2021. The road remains functional on the Indian side while it will be connected through Mujibnagar, Meherpur district in Bangladesh. Chilahati-Haldirbari rail link which was active till Read More …