Category: International

The 8th Indo-Myanmar coordinated patrol (IMCOR) began on May 20, 2019 at Port Blair. Myanmar Navy Ship UMS King TabinShweHtee (773) and UMS Inlay (OPV-54) are participating in this exercise. The CORPAT initiative between the two navies is meant to Read More …

The Navies of India and Singapore are participating in the annual maritime bilateral exercise SIMBEX in the South China Sea. The sea phase of the bilateral naval drill started on May 19, 2019 and will continue till May 22. IN ships Read More …

Government of India has built new infrastructure at Shree Narad Adarsha Education Campus in Udayapur District of Nepal. Former Urban Development Minister of Nepal and Member of Parliament Dr. Narayan Khadka, inaugurated new building at Chaudandigadhi Municipality in Udayapur District on Read More …

Taiwan has become the first Asian country to legalise same-sex marriage. Taiwan parliament on May 17, 2019 passed the bill by 66 to 27, to legalise the same-sex marriage. The bill, which offers same-sex couples similar legal protections for marriage Read More …

Seventeen countries, the European Commission, and eight major tech companies have signed up ‘Christchurch Call to Action’, a push by New Zealand and France to encourage tech companies and countries to work together to end the use of social media in Read More …

India was unanimously chosen as co-chair of the Consultative Group (CG) of Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) for the fiscal year 2020. India was chosen on the margins of the 6th Session of the Global Platform for Read More …

The United Nations has appointed Indian actress Dia Mirza and 16 other global figures including and Alibaba chief Jack Ma as the new advocates to drive action and solidify global political will for the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals. The new Read More …

The First Apache Guardian helicopter (AH-64E (I) ) was formally handed over to the Indian Air Force at Boeing production facility in Mesa, Arizona, USA on 10 May 19. Air Marshal AS Butola, represented the Indian Air Force and accepted Read More …

The Republic of Ireland has declared a climate and biodiversity emergency, to be the second country after Britain to do so. A Fianna Fáil amendment to the Oireachtas report on Climate Action was accepted without a vote on May 9, 2019. Read More …

Indian Ships Kolkata and Shakti carried out ‘Group Sail’ with naval ships of Japan, Philippines and the United States of America in the South China Sea from 03 May to 09 May 19. The six-day long Group Sail had participation of Read More …

At least nine people have been killed in an explosion outside a major Sufi Muslim shrine in the Pakistani city of Lahore on May 8, 2019. It has been claimed by the Hizbul Ahrar, a splinter group of the Pakistani Read More …

India’s Jagjit Pavadia was re-elected to the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) for another term. She posted the highest number of votes at 44. Ms Pavadia has been a member of the INCB since 2015 and her current term is Read More …

India and Bangladesh has decided co-produce a film on the life and works of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and a documentary on Bangladesh Liberation War. A Delegation from Bangladesh led by Adviser to Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Dr. Gowher Rizvi Read More …

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) report released during the on-going global road safety week (6-12 May, 2019), road accidents are the leading cause of death among people in the 5-29 age-group worldwide with more than 1.35 million lives Read More …

India has been re-elected as an observer to inter-governmental forum Arctic Council. The Arctic Council promotes cooperation, coordination and interaction among Arctic states on common issues, particularly on sustainable development and environmental protection. In a tweet, Secretary in Ministry of Read More …