Category: International Current Affairs

S Jaishankar to leave for Russia to attend SCO Foreign Ministers meet

September 8, 2020

• External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar is scheduled to leave for Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Foreign Ministers’ meet in Moscow on September 8, 2020.

First World War II Heritage City: Wilmington

September 5, 2020

• US President Donald Trump has recently announced Wilmington which is located in southern US state North Carolina as the first World War II Heritage City.

Czech Republic collaborated with IIT Guwahati

September 4, 2020

• IIT Guwahati collaborates with a university in Czech Republic for a data protection project that can protect the Nation’s digital data from cyber-attacks by advanced computers.

Google partners with Bangladesh for Flood Forecasting

September 4, 2020

• Google has partnered with Bangladesh Water Development Board for flood forecasting.
• It will bring the flood warning services to Bangladesh.

India-Japan-Australia to Launch Resilient Supply Chain Initiative

September 2, 2020

• India, Japan and Australia agreed to launch a trilateral Supply Chain Resilience Initiative (SCRI) in the Indo-Pacific region which will help in building a resilient supply chain with focus on free, transparent trade & investment environment in the region.

Japan commits ODA of Rs 3500 crore to fight COVID-19 in India

September 1, 2020

• In order to fight the COVID-19 crisis, India will receive an Official Development Assistance (ODA) loan of an amount of JPY50 billion (approx. Rs. 3,500 crore) from the government of Japan for the COVID-19 Crisis Emergency Response Support.

UAE launches Agriota platform to bridge the gap between its food industry, Indian farmers

August 31, 2020

• The United Arab Emirates has launched ‘Agriota’, an e-market platform to bridge the gap between Indian farmers and its food industry.
• Agriota is a new technology-driven agri-commodity trading and sourcing e-market platform.

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe resigns due to worsening health

August 28, 2020

• Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has stepped down from his position due to his worsening health condition. The long-serving Prime Minister of Japan did not name a successor.

World Health Organization declares Africa free of polio

August 27, 2020

• The World Health Organization has declared Africa free of polio, a landmark in a decades-long campaign to eradicate the notorious disease around the world.

India, Bangladesh to open new trade connectivity route on September 3

August 27, 2020

• With an aim to promote regional connectivity by expanding the scope of inland water transport mechanisms that will enable trade boost, India and Bangladesh have decided to open a new trade route from September 3, 2020.