According to the the annual report by the ‘International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)’ India has the 5th largest defence budget in the world, at $52.5 billion in 2017 ($51.1 billion in 2016). It overtook the UK whose defence budget Read More …
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India and Russia celebrated 70 years of bilateral relations in the field of agriculture at Suratgarh
India and Russia on 14 February 2018 celebrated 70 years of bilateral relations in the field of agriculture at Suratgarh in Rajasthan. Both Indian and Russian delegations visited the Central State Farm (CSF) to commemorate the 70 years of agriculture Read More …
India supports ‘Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement’ (NCA) of Myanmar
Two ethnic armed groups of Myanmar, ‘the New Mon State Party and Lahu Democratic Union of Myanmar’ on 13 February, 2018 signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) in Nay Pyi Taw in the presence of Aung San Suu Kyi. It is Read More …
Pingtan Strait Railroad Bridge: Chinese engineers are making it possible
Chinese Engineers are building a high speed railway bridge off the coast of south-east China sea. It has been named as the ‘Pingtan Strait Railway Bridge’. The two-level structure is a whopping 11 kilometres long (6.8 miles) that connects Pingtan Read More …
The Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) programme
A bill has been introduced in the US House of Representatives that seeks to extend ‘the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP)’ programme for next three years. The programme was expired on on the midnight of December 31, 2017. Trump’s ‘America First’ Read More …
International Conference on Unani Medicine and Unani Day 2018
Minister of Development of North-East Region, Dr Jitendra Singh on 10 February 2018 inaugurated a two-day (10-11 February)’ International Conference on Unani Medicine’. The theme of this conference is ‘Integration of Unani System of Medicine in Mainstream Healthcare’. The conference Read More …
Cheddar Man-First modern Briton who had dark skin
A joint project between Britain’s Natural History Museum and University College London has revealed that today’s’ white English man ‘s modern ancestress had a dark skin. DNA analysis of the remains of a man, called ‘Cheddar Man’ who lived 10,000 years Read More …
India ratifies Minamata Convention on Mercury
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on February 7, 2018 approved the proposal for ratification of ‘Minamata Convention on Mercury’ and depositing the instrument of ratification enabling India to become a Party of the Convention. Read More …
India-Australia Secondment Programme Agreement
The Union Cabinet on February 7, 2018 has given its approval for signing of Memorandum of Understanding for Secondment Programme between the Department of Economic Affairs (Indian Economic Service Cadre) and The Treasury, Government of Australia, for a period of Read More …
Times Higher Education’s ‘Asia University Rankings 2018
As per the Times Higher Education’s (THE) ‘Asia University Rankings 2018, 42 Indian Univercities have find place in top 350 Univercities of Asia which is more than 9 to last year. Ranking was released on February 6, 2018. Last year Read More …
Bose of Nakamuraya- An Indian Revolutionary in Japan
‘Bose of Nakamuraya: An Indian Revolutionary in Japan’, is a book written by Professor Takeshi Nakajima. In this book, Proffessor Takeshi has mentioned that it was Rash Behari Bose who introduced orginial Indian Curry to Japan. According to this book Read More …
India joins Ashgabat Agreement
Ministry of External Affairs of India on February 1, 2018, announced the joining of India to Ashgabat Agreement. India’s membership came into force on 3 February 2018. As per the External Affairs Ministry, Turkmenistan, as depository State of Ashgabat Agreement, Read More …
World Wetlands Day celebration at Deepor Beel
World Wetlands Day was celebrated on February 2 across the world. In India main celebration took place at Deepor Beel Ramsar wetland in Assam. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) in collaboration with Department of Forests, Assam Read More …
Hangry, EGOT new entrants to the Oxford Dictionary
Over 1100 words were added to the Oxford English Dictionary in January 2018. Some of the words added are very familiar to us and some are popular in other countries. But similarity is that these words are being used from Read More …
Munabao- Khokhrapar rail agreement extended
The Government of India has extended the rail agreement with Pakistan linking the two countries through the Munabao- Khokhrapar rail line. Earlier Pakistan had also extended the rail link agreement. The agreement has been extended to January 31, 2021. The Read More …