6th East Asia Summit: India participated at the 6th East Asia Summit Education Minister’s Meeting held recently in Hanoi, Vietnam. The East Asia Summit (EAS) is the Indo-Pacific’s premier forum for strategic dialogue. It was established in 2005. The EAS has 18 members: The ten ASEAN countries (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, […]
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Conference On Interaction And Confidence Building Measures In Asia (CICA)
Conference On Interaction And Confidence Building Measures In Asia (CICA): Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi recently rejected the Pakistan PM Sharif’s statement on the Kashmir issue at the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) held in Astana. The Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) […]
6th Meeting Of The India-Norway Joint Working Group On Higher Education
6th Meeting Of The India-Norway Joint Working Group On Higher Education: India recently hosted the 6th meeting of the India-Norway Joint Working Group on Higher Education in New Delhi. The Joint Working Group was established to monitor and oversee the implementation of the MoU on Cooperation in the field of Higher Education signed between India […]
Conference On B20 Indonesia Global Dialogue
Conference On B20 Indonesia Global Dialogue: Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) recently hosted Conference on B20 Indonesia Global Dialogue in partnership with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in New Delhi. The aim is to align the perspectives of Indian industry with the policy recommendations of B20 Indonesia. This conference would set […]
NOPEC Bill
NOPEC(No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels)Bill: NOPEC bill, the U.S. legislation that could open members of oil producing group OPEC+ to antitrust lawsuits has emerged as a possible tool to tackle high fuel prices. NOPEC bill, which passed a Senate committee 17-4 on May 5, is intended to protect U.S. consumers and businesses from engineered […]
US-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership
US-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership: Ministerial dialogue of US-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership (USISCEP) to be held on 7th October 2022. The revamped USISCEP was launched in accordance with U.S.-India Climate and Clean Energy Agenda 2030 Partnership announced by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden at the Leaders’ Summit on Climate held […]
United Nations Peacekeeping
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 […]
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 […]
