The third World Statistics Day was celebrated around the globe on 20 October 2020. Theme: It was celebrated with the theme “Connecting the world with data we can trust.” This theme reflects the importance of trust, authoritative data, innovation and Read More …
Category: International
SLINEX-20: Indo-Lanka Navy Maritime Exercise
The 8th Edition of annual Indian Navy (IN) – Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) bilateral maritime exercise SLINEX-20 is began in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka on October 19, October 2020. The Sri Lanka Navy is represented by SLN Ships Sayura (Offshore Patrol Vessel) and Gajabahu Read More …
ASEAN PhD Fellowship Programme (APFP)
Union Education Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on October 16, 2020 virtually addressed the students from ASEAN member states who have been selected for the prestigious ASEAN PhD Fellowship Programme (APFP) ASEAN PhD Fellowship Programme (APFP) The ASEAN PhD Fellowship Read More …
World Students’ Day 2020
The Birth Anniversary of India’s 11th President Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was celebrated under the auspices of the United Nations as World Students’ Day. To honour his efforts, in 2010, the United Nations Organisation (UNO) declared October 15 Read More …
India to deliver INS Sindhuvir to Myanmar
India has announced to deliver a Kilo Class submarine INS Sindhuvir to Myanmar Navy as part of defence cooperation. This will be the first submarine of Myanmar Navy. This submarine which has the capability of staying underwater for almost 45 Read More …
India and France re-elected as President and Co- President of the International Solar Alliance
India and France were re-elected as the President and Co- President of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) for a term of two years at the virtual meeting of the Third Assembly held on 14 October, 2002. The Assembly also approved Read More …
International Day of Rural Women 2020
International Day of Rural Women was celebrated on October 15, 2020 across the globe. Theme: This year the day celebrated with the theme of ‘Building rural women’s resilience in the wake of COVID-19.’ Background The first International Day of Rural Read More …
India-Australia MoU for sustainable groundwater management
The Union Cabinet was on October14, 2020 apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding signed between India and Australia to promote cooperation in surface and groundwater training, education and research to achieve water security. The MoU was signed by Central Ground Water Read More …
7th Meeting of Ministers of Justice of the SCO
The 7th Meeting of Ministers of Justice of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Member States will be hosted by Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister of Law & Justice on October 16, 2020. First Expert Group Preparatory Committee Meeting of Read More …
Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index 2020
India is ranked 129 out of 158 countries in the Commitment to Reducing Inequality (CRI) Index 2020. The Index was released by the OXFAM- an international confederation of charitable organisations. It was founded in 1942 and led by Oxfam International. It Read More …
India Energy Modelling Forum governing structure
NITI Aayog on October 8, 2020 announced the governing structure of India Energy Modelling Forum (IEMF). The India Energy Modelling Forum (IEMF) has been jointly launched by NITI Aayog and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the US–India Read More …
Minsk Process and Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
The Minsk Group was in the news in the context of the affairs of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Nagorno-Karabakh, the Armenian majority region that seceded from Azerbaijan towards the end of the Soviet Union, and the gradual Read More …
Chaitanya Venkateswaran-British High Commissioner for a day
An 18-year-old Chaitanya Venkateswaran from New Delhi became British High Commissioner for a single day. On October 7, 2020 she became as the UK’s senior-most diplomat in India under the mission’s initiative aimed at empowering and highlighting the challenges faced Read More …
Nobel Peace Prize 2020
The Nobel Peace Prize 2020 was awarded to World Food Programme (WFP) “for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent Read More …
Cabinet approves Ratification of 7 Persistent Organic Pollutants listed under Stockholm Convention
The Union Cabinet on October 7, 2020 approved the Ratification of seven (7) chemicals listed under Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). These seven POPs are: Chlordecone, Hexabromobiphenyl, Hexabromodiphenyl ether and Heptabromodiphenylether (Commercial octa-BDE), Tetrabromodiphenyl ether and Pentabromodiphenyl ether Read More …