World Immunisation And Logistics Summit: Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare digitally participated in a panel discussion on vaccine production and distribution across Asia at the “World Immunisation and Logistics Summit”. The HOPE Consortium’s World Immunisation & Logistics Summit opened on March 30, 2021 to enhance collaboration in the world’s approach […]
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Exercise Vajra Prahar 2021
Exercise VAJRA PRAHAR: Special Forces of India and the USA conducted the joint military exercise ‘VAJRA PRAHAR 2021’ in Himachal Pradesh. Earlier, India and the USA navy had carried out a two-day Passage Exercise (PASSEX) in the eastern Indian Ocean Region. The joint exercise by the Special Forces of both the countries is conducted alternatively […]
India-Korea Friendship Park
India-Korea Friendship Park: Indian Defence Minister and his South Korean counterpart inaugurated the India-Korea Friendship Park in a ceremony at the Delhi Cantonment. Later on both the ministers concluded a bilateral meeting and explored different areas of cooperation. Earlier in February 2019, the Prime Minister of India visited South Korea (Republic of Korea). The park […]
Indian Beamline Project: Third Phase
Indian Beamline Project: Third Phase: The third phase of the Indian beamline project, a facility for materials research set up under India-Japan Scientific and Technological Cooperation, was initiated on March 23, 2021, with a special focus on industrial application research. The phase would increase the number of young researchers from India to be trained in […]
US-Hosted Virtual Summit On Climate
US-Hosted Virtual Summit On Climate: President of the United States, Joe Biden, has invited 40 world leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for a US-hosted virtual summit on climate in April 2021. Summit will be organized to underline the urgency and economic benefits of stronger climate action. The objective of the Summit According to the […]
Indo-Korean Bilateral Friendship Park
Indo-Korean Bilateral Friendship Park: Indian Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh and South Korean Defence Minister, Suh Wook have inaugurated the “Indo-Korean Bilateral Friendship Park” in Delhi Cantt on March 26, 2021. Friendship Park has been built to commemorate the contribution of Indian peacekeepers in the Korean War from 1950 to 1953. India-South Korea Relations India-South Korea […]
UN Human Rights Council : Sri Lanka’s Rights Record
UN Human Rights Council: India has abstained from a crucial vote on Sri Lanka’s rights record at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. The resolution on ‘Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka’ was, however, adopted after 22 states of the 47-member Council voted in its favor. About the Resolution: It […]
Permanent Indus Commission : Points to Remember
Permanent Indus Commission: After a gap of more than two and half years Indian and Pakistani delegations began the 116th Meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission. The Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) is a bilateral commission consisting of officials from India and Pakistan. It was created to implement and manage the goals and objectives and […]
World Summit on Information Society Forum 2021
World Summit on Information Society Forum 2021: Telecom Minister Sanjay Dhotre represented India at the World Summit on Information Society Forum 2021. The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2021 represents one of the world’s largest annual gathering of the ‘ICT for development’ community. It is co-organized by International Telecommunications Union (ITU), UNESCO, […]
What is US India Artificial Intelligence (USIAI)?
US India Artificial Intelligence (USIAI): US India Artificial Intelligence (USIAI) initiative has been launched to scale up the science and technology relationship between India and the United States. US India Artificial Intelligence (USIAI) is an initiative of the Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) which was established in March 2000. The Department of Science & […]