Category: International Current Affairs

US India’s preferred trade partner in journey to be USD 5 trn economy: Envoy

taranjit singh sandhu

America is India’s preferred trade and business partner in its journey to become a USD 5 trillion economy by 2024, the country’s new envoy to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu has announced.

PM of Sri Lanka Rajapaksa to visit India on February 7

PM of Sri Lanka Rajapaksa

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will undertake a four-day visit to India and will talk about a number of key areas including trade, defence and maritime security cooperation.

All-in-One Android PoS device discloses by Paytm

Paytm

India’s largest payments platform Paytm has unveiled the launch of an All-in-One Android PoS device for merchant partners across the country.

Gates Foundation donates USD 100 million for coronavirus response

Bill Gates

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation donated USD 100 million for the global response to the novel coronavirus epidemic that has claimed nearly 500 lives.

Prince Charles disclose children’s protection fund for India

Prince Charles

Britain’s Prince Charles has disclosed new children’s protection fund for India as part of British Asian Trust, the charity founded by him in 2007 to fight poverty.

WHO calls for USD 675m in donations to wrestle novel coronavirus

WHO

The World Health Organization has called for 675 million US dollar in donations for a prepare to wrestle the novel coronavirus, mainly through investment in countries considered particularly “at risk“.

Bhutan to charge Rs 1200 entry cost for Indian tourists

bhutan

The Bhutan government passed legislation imposing an entry fee on visiters from India, Bangladesh and Maldives.The fee will be charged from July 2020.

Tech Mahindra introduces Blockchain accelerator

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Tech Mahindra and the Telangana government have introduced T-Block Accelerator, the maiden accelerator programme for the newly-made Telangana ‘Blockchain District’.

HCL to make up global delivery center in Colombo

HCL

HCL Technologies stated it has entered into a pact with Sri Lanka’s Board of Investment for setting up a universal delivery Centre in Colombo.

Britain to prohibit new petrol car sales from 2035

Car

Britain will bring forward a prohibt on sales of new petrol and diesel vehicles to 2035, including hybrids. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will make the announcement at an event launching the 2019 United Nations Climate Change conference, COP26, to be held in Glasgow in November.