Category: International Current Affairs

India and the Maldives have launched the first-ever direct Cargo Ferry Service

September 23, 2020

• To boost trade between the two countries, India and the Maldives have launched the first-ever direct Cargo Ferry Service which is connected with ports of Tuticorin and Cochin ports with Kulhudhuhfushi and Male ports in the Maldives.

India extends 250 million dollars support to the Maldives

September 20, 2020

• India extends 250 million dollars support to Maldives to overcome the economic impact of Covid-19 to the Maldives government to mitigate the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

World’s first sovereign bond issued by Mexico

September 18, 2020

• World’s first sovereign bond issued by Mexico. Mexico has become the first country in the world to issue a sovereign bond linked to the sustainable development goals set by the United Nations.

India joins the Djibouti Code of Conduct as Observer

September 17, 2020

• India joined the Djibouti Code of Conduct as an observer. The Djibouti Code of Conduct is also called the Jeddah Amendment.

India and US sign agreement to strengthen defence technology

September 17, 2020

• India and the United States signed an agreement to strengthen the bilateral dialogue on defence technology co-operation.

A campaign named ‘Asol Chini’ against fake information and rumours launched by Bangladesh

September 13, 2020

• A campaign named ‘Asol Chini’ or ‘real-sugar’ to fight fake information and rumour spreading on social media is launched by the government of Bangladesh.

US signed MoU with Maldives for Defense Cooperation Agreement

September 13, 2020

• US signed MoU with Maldives for Defense Cooperation Agreement. The agreement was signed between Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia Reed Werner and Maldivian Minister of Defense Mariya Didi in Philadelphia.

Five-point consensus between India & China

September 12, 2020

• Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Moscow (Russia) on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) reached a five-point consensus regarding the border-standoff between the two nations.

Centre makes visa rules stricter for Chinese Nationals

September 10, 2020

• The Indian government has introduced stricter visa norms for the Chinese Nationals. These norms will bring the Chinese on a par with Prior Referral Category countries such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.

Apple is set to launch its first ‘floating’ store in Singapore

September 9, 2020

• Apple is set to launch its first ‘floating’ store in Singapore on 10^th September. The first-of-its-kind store has a sphere-shaped all-glass dome structure that is fully self-supported, and made up of 114 pieces of glass, held together by only 10 narrow vertical mullions for structural connection.