United Nations Peacekeeping: The United Nations peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix is undertaking a visit to India, among the largest troop contributing countries for its operations. Jean-Pierre Lacroix will visit India, the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan and Japan starting from October 6. He will participate in a two-day meeting organised by the Challenges Forum, the event […]
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Global Skills Summit 2022
Global Skills Summit 2022: The Union Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister inaugurated the 13th Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) Global Skills Summit 2022. Theme: Education to Employability – Making It Happen. The 2015 Report on National Policy on Skill Development and Entrepreneurship estimated that only 4.7% of the total workforce in […]
International Solar Alliance
International Solar Alliance: The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Solar Alliance (ISA) during the 42nd session of ICAO Assembly in Montreal, Canada. Cochin International Airport in India became the world’s first fully Solar powered airport in the world in 2015. The MoU carries forward the legacy […]
Quad Grouping
Quad Grouping: Foreign Ministers of the Quad group of countries – India, the U.S., Australia, and Japan – met on the fringes of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to sign a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) partnership into effect. Under the HADR, the member countries will coordinate their disaster response operations in the […]
G-4 Meeting
G-4 Meeting: On the sidelines of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, the G-4 countries highlight ‘urgent need’ for reform in U.N. Security Council (UNSC). The G4 is a grouping of Brazil, Germany, India and Japan which are aspiring to become permanent members of the UNSC. The G4 countries are supporting each other’s […]
I2U2 Group
I2U2 Group: India-Israel-UAE-USA, I2U2 Sherpas met on the sidelines of UN General Assembly in New York on 20th of this month. The group agreed to continue to work closely in line with the outcome of the Leaders’ Summit in July this year. The I2U2 Group is a grouping of India, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, […]
Promote Common Security Through Dialogue And Cooperation : UNSC
Promote Common Security Through Dialogue And Cooperation : UNSC India’s Permanent Representative to the UN addressed a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting on the topic ‘Promote Common Security Through Dialogue and Cooperation. The UNSC meeting was convened at the behest of China, the president of the Security Council for August 2022 and a veto-wielding […]
India-Saudi Arabia Strategic Partnership Council
India-Saudi Arabia Strategic Partnership Council: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal visited Saudi Arabia from 18th to 19th September 2022 to attend the Ministerial meeting of the India-Saudi Arabia Strategic Partnership Council. The Strategic Partnership Council was instituted in October, 2019 during the visit of the Prime Minister of India to the […]
77th Session Of The United Nations General Assembly
77th Session Of The United Nations General Assembly: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived in New York to participate in the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. The theme of the 77th UNGA is ‘A Watershed Moment: Transformative Solutions to Interlocking Challenges’. In keeping with India’s strong commitment to reformed multilateralism, the Minister […]
7th Eastern Economic Forum
7th Eastern Economic Forum: Russia hosted the 7th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) at Vladivostok. The forum is a platform for entrepreneurs to expand their businesses into Russia’s Far East (RFE). The EEF was established in 2015 to encourage foreign investments in the RFE. The EEF displays the economic potential, suitable business conditions and investment opportunities […]
