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The University of Oxford (UK) tops the 2020 edition of the ‘Times Higher Education World University Rankings’, for the fourth consecutive year and the California Institute of Technology rose to No. 2. The United States of America remained the dominant nation overall, with seven schools in Read More …
Prime Minister Modi and PM Oli of Nepal, on September 10, 2019, jointly inaugurated a cross-border petroleum products pipeline via video conference. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Nepal, Right Hon’ble K.P. Sharma Oli today jointly inaugurated Read More …
An Indian delegation led by Minister of State (MoS) for Commerce and Industry, Hardeep Singh Puri participated in the 84th Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) in Greece recently. Senior officials and businessmen and prominent Indian entrepreneurs were part of the delegation. India Read More …
An international conference ANGAN (Augmenting Nature by Green Affordable New-habitat) focussed on Energy Efficiency in Building Sector began in New Delhi on September 9, 2019. Organiser: The Conference is being organised by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Ministry of Read More …
India-Thailand Coordinated Patrol (Indo-Thai CORPAT) between the Indian Navy (IN) and the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) is being conducted from 05 – 15 September 2019. In this 28th edition, Indian Naval Ship Kesari and Thailand Ship (HTMS) Kraburi along with Maritime Patrol Read More …
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on September 5, 2019 announced a line of credit worth one Billion US dollars for the development of the Far East region of Russia. While addressing the Plenary Session of 5th Eastern Economic Forum, EEF, Read More …
Exercise TSENTR 2019 is part of the annual series of large scale exercises that form part of the Russian Armed Forces’ annual training cycle. The series rotates through the four main Russian operational strategic commands. Russia holds a major military Read More …
According to the annual report from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), Austria’s capital Vienna has retained its ranking as the world’s most liveable city. Melbourne is at second place — which had held the top ranking for seven years until Read More …
India has announced a contribution of 22 million US Dollars to the Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria (GFTAM) for the 6th replenishment cycle (2020-22), an increase of 10% over the amount contributed by India in the 5th cycle. Read More …
As part of the ongoing Indo-USA defence cooperation, a joint military training, Exercise Yudh Abhyas – 2019 is being conducted at Joint Base Lewis Mc Chord, Washington, USA from 05-18 September 2019. Exercise Yudh Abhyas is one of the largest Read More …
Chief Election Commissioner, Shri Sunil Arora on September 3, 2019 assumed Chairmanship of Association of World Election Bodies (AWEB) for the term 2019-21 as India takes over the Chair from Romania at the 4th General Assembly of AWEB which concluded at Read More …
The Indian Team returned with the best-ever finish at the WorldSkills International Competition 2019 in Kazan, Russia by winning 19 medals and Medallions of Excellence. The 48-member Indian team won one Gold, one Silver and two Bronze medals besides 15 Read More …
Scientists have discovered a skull buried on the bank of an African river nearly four million years ago has put a new face on the story of human evolution. The skull is of an early human ancestor that lived 3.8 million Read More …
The Central Government on August 28,2019 gave ex-post facto approval for the Establishment of an International Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) along with its supporting Secretariat Office in New Delhi. The proposal was approved by the Prime Minister on Read More …
The 45th G7 summit was held on August 24–26, 2019, in Biarritz, France. Apart from G-7 Head of States, Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi also participated as a special invitee. Though India is not a member of the grouping, Mr. Modi Read More …