7th Annual Meeting Of The Board Of Governors Of AIIB: Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman recently attended the 7th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of AIIB via video conference. The theme of this year’s Annual Meeting was “Sustainable Infrastructure Toward a Connected World”. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is […]
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77th Anniversary Of The United Nations
77th Anniversary Of The United Nations: The World has celebrated the 77th anniversary of the United Nations(UN) on 24th October 2022. The United Nations (UN) is an international organization founded in 1945. It has currently 193 Member States. Its mission and work are guided by the purposes and principles contained in its founding Charter […]
India To Take G20 Presidency
India To Take G20 Presidency: India would be taking over the Group of Twenty (G20) presidency at “a time when there are so many challenges”, the Finance Minister said. The Common Framework: 2020 G20 initiative for debt sustainability, was not performing as much as expected, she said. Monetary tightening in the U.S.: It has created […]
19th ASEAN-India Economic Ministers Meeting
19th ASEAN-India Economic Ministers Meeting: India and Cambodia co-chaired the 19th ASEAN-India Economic Ministers’ meeting in Cambodia. The Economic Ministers or their representatives from all the 10 ASEAN countries attended the meeting. Highlights of the Meeting: The Ministers noted that trade and economic relations between ASEAN and India are starting to recover from the impact […]
SCO Summit 2022
SCO Summit 2022: The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit 2022 was held recently in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Samarkand declaration was signed by the member states. India takes over Presidency of the SCO for 2023. The Samarkand declaration advocated “commitment to peaceful settlement of differences and disputes between countries through dialogue and consultation”. They stress that the […]
48th G-7 Summit
48th G-7 Summit: At the 48th G7 Summit, Indian Prime Minister invited the G7 Nations to tap into the huge market for clean energy technologies emerging in the country. Germany holds the presidency of the G7 in 2022. The German Presidency has invited Argentina, India, Indonesia, Senegal and South Africa to the G7 Summit. Highlights […]
Regional English Language Office (RELO)
Regional English Language Office (RELO): Recently, a workshop was organised for English teachers under the supervision of the Regional English Language Office (RELO), Washington DC. RELO is a wing of the US Embassy in India that was established in 2005 as a part of its Public Diplomacy Section. Aim: To strengthen India-US ties by supporting […]
India’s Response to Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
India’s Response to Organisation Of Islamic Cooperation: India has responded at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) after it condemned the derogatory comments made by two BJP leaders on Prophet Muhammed and Islam. India’s strong response came while several countries, including India’s crucial Gulf partner, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and security partners Oman and […]
What Is The Opec+?
What Is The Opec+? Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gave a “positive assessment” to their cooperation on the OPEC+ producers group to stabilize the world oil market. Saudi Arabia and other major Persian Gulf oil producers have so far resisted U.S. calls to increase output as prices have surged […]
Two Full-Time Degree Programmes : UGC
Two Full-Time Degree Programmes : UGC The students of the country have been allowed to pursue two degrees simultaneously by the University Grants Commission. From the academic session of 2022-23, the students can start applying for these dual degree programmes. Both the degrees can be pursued either from different universities or from the same university. […]