Category: International

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 …

The US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) has approved the first vaccine for dengue, Dengvaxia, with significant restrictions on its use as the vaccine has been shown to put some people at heightened risk for a severe form of the Read More …

World Press Freedom Day 2019 is being celebrated across the world on May 3. The main celebration of World Press Freedom Day 2019 is being taking place in Addis Ababa, from 1 to 3 May 2019. The event provides a platform Read More …

According to the Inter-agency Coordination Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (IACG), set up by the United Nations, drug-resistant infections already claim 700,000 lives a year, including 230,000 deaths from drug-resistant tuberculosis. The report titled “No Time to Wait: Securing The Future Read More …

The first part of the Indo-French joint naval exercise, Varuna 19.1 began off the Goa coast from on May 1, 2019. The upcoming 17th edition includes participation of the French Navy’s aircraft carrier FNS Charles de Gaulle, two destroyers, FNS Read More …

Japan’s Emperor Akihito formally stepped down on April 30, 2019, the first abdication for 200 years in the world’s oldest monarchy. Emperor Akihito abdicated the Chrysanthemum Throne, three decades after he succeeded his father, the wartime emperor Hirohito. In his last Read More …

According to the latest data released by global think-tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri), the total world military expenditure rose by 2.6% to $1,822 billion in 2018. The US is the world’s largest spender on defence, with a military Read More …

Fishermen in Norway came across a Russian spy, but the interloper wouldn’t reveal its mission, and with good reason: It couldn’t, because it was a beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas). However, the beluga whale’s outfit gave it away. The surprisingly tame whale was Read More …