Berlin-based non-government organisation Transparency International, on 22 February 2018, released its annual ‘The Corruption Perception Index 2017’. According to the Index India is ranked at 81st place among a group of 180 countries. India’s ranking has slipped by two places. Read More …
Category: International
‘India Corner’ for 22 official Indian languages in foreign universities
The Ministry of External Affairs of India is planning to set up an ‘India Corner’ in select university libraries across the world to stock up books in 22 official Indian languages. Libraries at the world class universities in most countries Read More …
Spiritual leader Shah Karim Aga Khan’s India visit
Spiritual leader Shah Karim Al Husseini Aga Khan IV, populary known as the Aga Khan is visiting India on 11 days journey starting from 21st February. He will be in India till 2nd March 2018. Year 2018 marks the Diamond Read More …
MoU Signed between Botanical Survey of India and Natural History Museum, UK
News: Botanical Survey of India (BSI) and Natural History Museum (NHM), UK signed a Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation in the field of genetic/taxonomic studies, research and training, conservation in India, including species and habitat conservation assessments, etc in New Read More …
India the 12th worst country to be born in: UNICEF
According to the report, released by the UNICEF, India the 12th worst country to be born in among 52 lower middle-income nations. The report says that with 25.4 deaths per 1,000 births, India ranks below its neighbours – Sri Lanka, Read More …
UK-India joint research on clean water and clean energy
United Kingdom-India research projects on ‘Water Quality Research’ and ‘Energy Demand Reduction in Built Environment’ were launched on 19 February 2018 by Dr V K Saraswat, Member, National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog, Professor Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology (DST) Read More …
Global Digital Health Partnership Summit at Australia 2018
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Shri J P Nadda on 19 February 2018, addressed the Global Digital Health Partnership Summit, at Canberra, Australia. The Union Health Minister spoke on the topic: Making Digital Health Services a Priority in Read More …
Aseman Airlines flight EP3704 crash Fact sheet
And Iranian passenger plane, ‘Aseman Airlines flight EP3704’ has crashed on 18 February, 45 minutes after taking off from Capital city Tehran. All 66 people were feared dead. Here are the basic facts related to this plane crash: Name of Plane: Aseman Airlines Read More …
Iranian President Dr. Hassan Rouhani’s India visit and India-Iran relation
President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Dr. Hassan Rouhani was in India from 15-17 February 2018. He had arrived in Hyderabad on 15 February in his first leg of three days visit. Dr. Rouhani visited Hyderabad on 15-16 February 2018. Read More …
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) bill failed in US Senate
The United States Senate on February 15, rejected a series of bills to protect ‘Dreamer‘ immigrants who faces deportation post March 5, the deadline set by the Trump administration. The US Senate failed to get the minimum 60 votes to Read More …
Cyril Ramaphosa appointed as new President of South Africa
Cyril Ramaphosa, head of the ruling African National Congress, ANC, was sworn in as South Africa’s new President on February 15, 2018. Mr Ramaphosa was elected as the new president of South Africa by the ruling party politicians after the Read More …
Ethiopia’s prime minister Hailemariam Desalegn resigns
Ethiopia’s prime minister has resigned on February 15, 2018 amid amid protracted anti-government protests. Mr Hailemariam Desalegn was in power since 2012. His stepping down is seen as an unprecedented even in the east African country. Since 2015 , many Read More …
इथियोपिया के प्रधानमंत्री हेलेमैरियम देसालेग्न का त्यागपत्र
इथियोपिया के प्रधानमंत्री श्री हेलेमैरियम देसालेग्न ने 15 फरवरी, 2018 को अपने पद से त्यागपत्र दिया। देश भर में व्यापक विरोध प्रदर्शन के पश्चात उन्होंने त्यागपत्र दिया। इथियोपिया में विरोध प्रदर्शन की शुरुआत वर्ष 2015 में राजधानी आदिस अबाबा की Read More …
Jacob Zuma resigns as South Africa’s president
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has resigned on 15 February after after the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party threatened to eject him from office via a parliamentary vote of no confidence. The 75-year-old, who was the country’s President for Read More …
KP Sharma Oli is the 41st Prime Minister of Nepal
CPN-UML chairperson and Pro-China leader Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, popularly known as K.P.Oli on February 15, 2018 took oath as the 41st Prime Minister of Nepal. He became Nepal’s Prime Minister for the second time. President Bidhya Devi Bhandari appointed Read More …