India And Brazil First-Ever ‘2+2’ Dialogue: India and Brazil conducted their first-ever ‘2+2’ defence and foreign ministerial dialogue, discussing cooperation in key areas. The talks focused on expanding cooperation in various areas, including energy, critical minerals, technology, and counter-terrorism. The ‘2+2’ defence and foreign ministerial dialogue involves the participation of the defence and foreign ministers […]
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General Agreement On Trade In Services
General Agreement On Trade In Services: Around 72 nations have agreed to take on additional obligations in services under the-General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) to ease non-goods trade among themselves and extend the similar concessions to all other members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). General Agreement on Trade in Services is a […]
African Union Imposes Ban On Donkey Skin Trade
African Union Imposes Ban On Donkey Skin Trade: African Union imposes historic ban on cruel donkey skin trade. Demand for the animals’ skins is fuelled by the popularity of an ancient Chinese medicine called Ejiao, traditionally made from donkey hides. About two-thirds of world’s estimated population of 53 million donkeys are in Africa. People in […]
37th African Union Summit, 2024
37th African Union Summit, 2024: During the 37th African Union Summit, 2024 in Ethiopia, African heads of state unanimously agreed to a historic ban on the trade of donkey skin, thereby prohibiting the killing of donkeys across the continent for their hides. This is a significant outcome following the Dar es Salaam declaration adopted at […]
IBSA Fund : India Contribution
IBSA Fund : India Contribution India has contributed USD 1 million to a fund established by India, Brazil and South Africa. IBSA Fund was established in 2004 and became operational in 2006. The IBSA countries – India, Brazil and South Africa – each contribute one million dollars annually to the Fund in a spirit of […]
Raisina Dialogue : 9th Edition
Raisina Dialogue : 9th Edition The ninth edition of the Raisina Dialogue will be held from February 21 to 23rd in New Delhi. Raisina Dialogue is an annual conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics, which aims to address the most challenging issues faced by the world. It is held annually since 2016 in New Delhi. The […]
ASEAN-India Trade In Goods Agreement
ASEAN-India Trade In Goods Agreement: The 3rd meeting of AITIGA Joint Committee for undertaking the review of ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA) was hosted by India in Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi from 16-19 February 2024. ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement is a trade deal between the ten member states of ASEAN and India. This […]
Munich Security Conference
Munich Security Conference: World leaders gather for the sixtieth Munich Security Conference with growing concerns about a continued war in Ukraine and threats to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) cohesion. Munich Security Conference (MSC) is the world’s leading forum for debating international security policy. Objective is to build trust and contribute to the peaceful resolution […]
UN World Restoration Flagships
UN World Restoration Flagships: The United Nations named seven initiatives from across Africa, Latin America, the Mediterranean and Southeast Asia as the intergovernmental organisation’s World Restoration Flagships. UN World Restoration Flagships are part of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration led by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization. It aims […]
H-1B Visa : Program To Renew
H-1B Visa : Program To Renew The U.S. State Department recently launched a program to renew the much sought-after H-1B foreign work visas domestically. H-1B Visa is a non-immigrant visathat allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise for a specified period. A speciality occupation is one […]
