A joint military exercise between Indian and Kazakhstan Armies, Exercise KAZIND-2018, commenced in Otar Military Area, Kazakhstan on September 10. The opening ceremony was held September 11 during which the Kazakhstan and Indian soldiers stood side by side. This is Read More …
Category: International
Sadarmatt anicut and Pedda Cheruvu get irrigation heritage tag
Two irrigation facilities of Telangana have been granted Heritage Irrigation Structures tag in a meeting of the International Executive Council, the highest decision making body of International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), at Saskatoon in Canada. TheInternational Executive Council Read More …
Indo-Mongolia joint exercise Nomadic Elephant-2018 begins in Mongolia
Indo-Mongolia joint exercise Nomadic Elephant-2018, commenced on September 10 at Mongolian Armed Forces (MAF) Five Hills Training Area, Ullanbaatar, Mongolia. The 12 days long joint exercise will be conducted from 10 Sep to 21 Sep 2018. Exercise Nomadic Elephant is Read More …
Inaugural BIMSTEC Military Field Training Exercise ‘MILEX-18’ begins at Pune
The Inaugural Military Field Training Exercise for the BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technological and Economic Cooperation) nations named MILEX-18 began on September 10. Scheduled from 10 September 18 to 16 September 18 started with a Grand Read More …
India and France sign implementation agreement on ‘MOBILISE YOUR CITY’
India and France have signed an implementation agreement on “MOBILISE YOUR CITY” (MYC) in New Delhi on September 6, 2018 in the presence of Minister of State (I/C), Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) Shri Hardeep Singh Puri and Shri Read More …
2+2 Dialogue: India-USA sign much awaited COMCASA
The inaugural India-U.S. Ministerial 2+2 Dialogue was held on September 6, 2018 in New Delhi. From India side Minister of External Affairs Smt Sushma Swaraj and Minister of Defence Smt Nirmala Sitharaman participated whereas from US was represented by Secretary Read More …
IOWave 18: A major tsunami mock exercise organized in Indian ocean
A major tsunami mock exercise (drill) IOWave18 was organized in the Indian ocean on September 4–5, 2018. India, along with 23 other Indian Ocean Nations, participated in this exercise which was organized by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO, which coordinated Read More …
International Women Entrepreneurs Summit 2018
The three day (3-5 September) ‘International Women Entrepreneurs Summit 2018’ was inaugurated by Vice President of Nepal Nanda Bahadur Pun in Kathmandu on September 3. Mr. Pun expressed concern over increasing violence against women and highlighted the need for public Read More …
Exercise KAKADU 2018 begins at Port of Darwin, Australia
Exercise KAKADU 2018 began on August 29 at the Port of Darwin, Australia. It is 14th edition of the exercise which is scheduled from 29 Aug – 15 Sep 18 and would see participation from 23 warships, one submarine, 45 aircraft, Read More …
First SAARC Agri Cooperative Business Forum, Kathmandu
The three day first South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Agri Cooperative Business Forum began in Kathmandu on August 28, 2018. The theme of three-day (28-30 August) Forum is the ‘Organizing and Strengthening Family Farmers’ Cooperatives to attain the Read More …
UN Fact-finding Mission on Myanmar called for prosecution of Myanmar’s army chief
United Nations Fact-finding Mission on Myanmar led by Marzuki Darusman has called for an international probe and prosecution of Myanmar’s army chief and five other top military commanders for genocide against the country’s Rohingya minority. The UN panel said that Myanmar’s top military generals, including Read More …
Fourth Asian electoral stakeholders forum (AESF-IV), Colombo
The fourth Asian electoral stakeholders forum (AESF-IV) will begin in Colombo (Sri Lanka) on August 27, 2018 to discuss the state of elections and democracy in the region. The two-day forum is being held for the first time in South Read More …
Second Protocol Amending India – Singapore CECA Signed
India and Singapore on August 24, 2018 signed the Second Protocol amending the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) in New Delhi. The Protocol was signed by Deputy Chief Negotiators, Shri Rajneesh, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of Read More …
International Buddhist Conclave 2018
The President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind will inaugurate the 6th “International Buddhist Conclave (IBC), 2018” in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 23rd August, 2018. The Conclave is being organized by the Ministry of Tourism in collaboration with the State Governments Read More …
India may not achieve SDG targets on reducing child mortality: study
By Monika Kundu Srivastava (Twitter handle: @monikaksrivast1) New Delhi, August 17 : A new study has warned that over two-thirds of the districts in the country are unlikely to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target of reducing deaths Read More …