Category: International Relationship Current Affairs

US Global Entry Program: Indian security agencies in the past two years checked the antecedents of more than 9,000 Indians who wanted to enroll for the US’ Global Entry Program. The Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) is being used for antecedent verification. Key Points Global Entry is a US Customs and Border […]

Farzad-B Gas Field: Iran gave the Farzad-B Gas Field to Petropars, a domestic gas producer. This is a setback for India’s energy ties with Iran as ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) had discovered the gas field in 2008 and has been part of the ongoing cooperation on that front. Farzad-B Gas Field: It is located in […]

Report On Global Remittances: World Bank: According to the latest edition of the World Bank’s Migration and Development Brief, despite Covid-19, remittance flows remained resilient in 2020, registering a smaller decline than previously projected. Remittance Inflow of India: India being at the top, received over USD 83 billion in remittances in 2020, a drop of […]

Aerial Passenger Ropeway System Between Dehradun And Mussoorie: The Union Cabinet gave its approval to the transfer of land of Indo-Tibetan Border Police, ITBP to the Government of Uttarakhand for the development of Aerial Passenger Ropeway System between Dehradun and Mussoorie. The proposed Ropeway is a mono-cable ropeway of 5580 meters length between Purkul Gaon, […]

Israel-Palestine: Israeli armed forces attacked Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Haram esh-Sharif in Jerusalem, ahead of a march by Zionist nationalists commemorating Israel’s capture of the eastern half of the city in 1967. The threatened eviction of dozens of Palestinian families in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah escalated the crisis further. Zionism is a […]

Institute Of Chartered Accountants Of India (ICAI) And Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFCA): The Union Cabinet has approved the signing of MoU between the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and the Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFCA). The MoU would enhance cooperation between the Institutes to work together to strengthen the Accounting profession and […]

China’s seventh census: China’s seventh census, a once-in-a-decade population census, was conducted recently. Key findings: 12 million babies were born last year, the lowest number since 1961, a year when China was in the midst of a four-year famine unleashed by Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward policy in 1958 that devastated the farm sector and […]

The 4th India-Swiss Financial Dialogue: The 4th India-Swiss Financial Dialogue was held virtually through video conferencing. Highlights from the Dialogue: Talks for collaboration on various aspects including investments, International Financial Services Centre Authority (IFSCA), National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), FinTech, sustainable finance and cross border financial services. The matters relating to G20, the International […]

India-European Union (EU) Leaders Meeting: Indian Prime Minister participated in the India-European Union (EU) Leaders Meeting. The meeting was held in a hybrid format with the participation of leaders of all the 27 EU Member States as well as the President of the European Council and the European Commission. This is the first time that […]