11th World Hindi Conference will begin in Mauritius on August 18. It is being organized from 18-20 August 2018 in Mauritius by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India in association with the Government of Mauritius. The Prime Minister of Read More …
Category: International
India falters on breastfeeding-India ranks 78
By Jyoti Singh (Twitter: @ashajyoti11) New Delhi, August 7 : About 15 million babies out of 26 million born every year in India are not able to get the benefit of mother’s milk within one hour of their birth despite Read More …
Exercise Maitree-the joint military exercise between Indian Army and Royal Thai Army
Exercise Maitree, the joint military exercise between Indian Army and Royal Thai Army, begins on August 6, 2018 in Thailand. It will be conducted from 06 to 19 August 2018. It is a platoon level exercise which comprises of infantry Read More …
Swachh Bharat Mission could avert up to 300 000 deaths by October 2019-WHO
World Health Organisation (WHO) has lauded India’s commitment to accelerated coverage of safe sanitation services which, assuming 100% coverage is achieved by October 2019, could avert up to 300,000 deaths due to diarrheal disease and protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) since the Read More …
US designates India as a Strategic Trade Authorization-1 (STA-1) country
The United States of America has eased export controls for high-technology product sales to India by designating it as a Strategic Trade Authorization-1 (STA-1) country. The designation authorises the export, re-export and transfer of specified items on the Commerce Control Read More …
Third BRICS Film Festival, Durban 2018-Bhanita Das bagged best actress award
The third BRICS Film Festival took place in Durban, South Africa, along with the International Durban Film Festival (DIFF) from 22-27 July, 2018. The 3rd BRICS Film Festival had recognized the following categories – Best Film, Best Producer/s, Best Director, Best Script, Read More …
Global Disability Summit London 2018
The Global Disability Summit was held in London on 24th July 2018. Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment, Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot represented India in this summit. The motto of the Conference was to firm up the commitments of the country Read More …
PM gifts cows to Rwandan villagers as part of the Girinka Programme
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Rwanda visit, on July 24, 2018 gifted 200 cows to villagers who do not yet own a cow, under the Rwandan Government’s Girinka Programme. The function to mark the handing over of cows was Read More …
Complete List of Joint Military Exercises between India and foreign countries
India has been conducting military exercises with with foreign countries. Indian armed forces are represented by various units / battalions in such exercises which is decided based on the nature and requirement of specific exercise. The expenditure incurred also varies on the Read More …
India becomes the Vice Chair of the Asia Pacific Region of World Customs Organisation (WCO
India has become the Vice-Chair (Regional Head) of the Asia Pacific Region of World Customs Organisation (WCO) for a period of two years, from July, 2018 to June, 2020. The WCO has divided its Membership into six Regions. Each of Read More …
India hosted 16th Workshop on Greenhouse Gas Inventories in Asia (WGIA16)
What: WGIA16 Where: New Delhi When: 10-13 July 2018 Union Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan on July 11, 2018 Inaugurated the 16th Workshop on Greenhouse Gas Inventories in Asia (WGIA16) in New Delhi. India is hosting WGIA Read More …
Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu becomes first Chairman of Rajya Sabha to sign an MOU
Rajya Sabha has, for the first time in 76 years since it came into being, entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a foreign counterpart for promoting inter-parliamentary dialogue. Shri Venkaiah Naidu, has, in the process, become the first Read More …
India and South Korea sign 11 agreements including Early Harvest Package
India and South Korea on July 10, 2018 signed 11 agreements in various areas including trade and cultural exchange. These agreements were signed after delegation-level talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South Korean President Moon Jae-in at Hyderabad House Read More …
Cabinet approves accession to WIPO Copyright Treaty, 1996 and WIPO Performance and Phonograms Treaty, 1996
The Central Government on July 4, 2018 has approved the proposal submitted by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry regarding accession to the WIPO Copyright Treaty and WIPO Performers and Phonograms Treaty which extends coverage Read More …
Golden Globe Race 2018-19: Abhilash Tomy the only Asian participant
The Golden Globe Race is being conducted by Sir Robin Knox Johnston of UK to commemorate 50 years since the world’s first solo non-stop circumnavigation undertaken by him in 1968 on board the Indian built boat, Suhaili. Commander Abhilash Tomy Read More …