An inter-governmental body, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in its Paris Plenary has confirm placing Pakistan in the grey list for inaction against terror funding. At the Paris meeting, FATF has laid out a 10-point action plan for compliance Read More …
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Odisha signs MoU with Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System
The Odisha government on June 29, 2018 entered into a collaboration with the Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES) for automating risk management, advisory generation and dissemination. Initially, the agreement will be in force for five years with a Read More …
Mumbai’s Victorian Gothic and Art Deco buildings declared World Heritage
Victorian Gothic and Art Deco buildings of Mumbai was declared as a World Heritage site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO on June 30, 2018. The decision was taken at the 42nd session of the World Read More …
Conference on International Decade for Action: Water for Sustainable Development 2018-28
What: Conference on International Decade for Action: Water for Sustainable Development When: June 20, 2018 Where: Dushanbe, Tajikistan Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Shri Nitin Gadkari on June 20, 2018 participated in the “Conference on International Decade Read More …
world’s first International Centre for Humanitarian Forensics launched at Gandhinagar
What: International Centre for Humanitarian Forensics Where: Gandhinagar When: June 20, 2018 The world’s first International Centre for Humanitarian Forensics was launched at Gandhinagar in Gujarat on June 20, 2018. The Centre is a joint venture of the Regional delegation of the Read More …
Malabar Exercise 2018 begins in Guam, USA
What: MALABAR 2018 Where: Guam, USA Who: India, Japan and USA When: 7-16 June, 2018 Tri-Nation MALABAR Exercise 2018 begins off Guam, USA from June 7, 2018. The 22nd edition of Exercise Malabar will end on 16 June 2018. Indian Naval Read More …
Experts call for global initiative to tackle nitrogen pollution
By Sunderarajan Padmanabhan New Delhi, June 5 : Experts participating in the World Environment Day summit here have called upon governments, industries and farmers to come together to tackle unsolved challenge of nitrogen pollution. Prof. Mark Sutton, environmental physicist and Read More …
Third Mission Innovation Ministerial meeting held at Malmo, Sweden
What: 3rd Mission Innovation Ministerial meeting Where: Malmo, Sweden When: 22-23 May, 2018 The third Mission Innovation Ministerial meeting was organized in Malmo, Sweden for from 22-23 May, 2018. Ministers and high level delegates from 23 countries participated in this meeting. Indian delegation was lead by Read More …
Indo-Dutch #StartUpLink to be launched to facilitate market expansion for startups
What: #StartUpLink initiative Who: India and Netherland When: May 25, 2018 In an endeavour to further the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship, Invest India (host to the Govt. of India’s initiative, ‘Startup India’ under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry) and Read More …
All-women crew INSV Tarini completes historic global circumnavigation voyage
What: Navika Sagar Parikrama Who: All-women crew When: Sep. 17, 2017-May 21, 2018 After completion of a historic global circumnavigation voyage, Indian Naval Sailing Vessel Tarini (INSV Tarini) entered Goa harbour and came alongside the INS Mandovi jetty on on Read More …
South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN) first ever meeting in India
What: SAWEN Conference Where: Kolkata When: 8-10 May, 2018 South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN) in it’s two days (8-10 May 2018) conference in Kolkata, India adopted many proposals to curb wildlife crime in the South Asian Region. Network’s Read More …
Cabinet approves Protocol under WHO Framework Convention on tobacco control
What: WHO FCTC When: May 2, 2018 Why: To eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products The Union Cabinet has given approval to accede to the Protocol under World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on tobacco control to eliminate illicit trade in Read More …
World Press Freedom Day celebrated across the world on May 3
What: World Press Freedom Day When: May 3, 2018 Why: To evaluate press freedom around the world World Press Freedom Day was celebrated across the world on May 3, 2018. The theme for this year was, ‘Keeping Power in Check: Media, Read More …
India and Malaysia will jointly conduct ‘HARIMAU SHAKTI’ training exercise
What: HARIMAU SHAKTI Where: Sengai Perdik, Hulu Langat, Malaysia When: 30 April 18 to 13 May 18 A joint training exercise HARIMAU SHAKTI will be conducted between India and Malaysia in the dense forests of Sengai Perdik, Hulu Langat, Malaysia from 30 April Read More …
World’s first female foreign ministers meeting will be held in September 2018
Canada and the European Union will host the world’s first female foreign ministers’ meeting in September 2018. The announcement was made by the Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland on April 22, 2018 in Toronto. The meeting will be held on Read More …