Focus Merit

Tag: India

India, Bhutan ink MoU on environment cooperation

June 13, 2020
India, Bhutan ink MoU
  • Memorandum of Understanding between India and Bhutan for environment security and cooperation in the areas involving air quality, waste, chemical management and climate variation.

India to start first-ever coal trading exchange

June 11, 2020
coal
  • India is reportedly planning to start its first coal trading exchange on the grounds of commodity or energy exchanges. Coal consumers and traders throughout the country welcomed the move but said the exchange should be commenced only when there are more buyers and sellers.

India to be 2nd nation to have contact-free ATM cash withdrawals

June 11, 2020
contact-free ATM cash withdrawals
  • In order to exclude the use of the physical card or touch an ATM PIN pad, amid the expanse of coronavirus from contaminated surfaces, Empays Payment Systems has tied hands with Mastercard to begin “Cardless ATM powered by Mastercard” in India based on the standards of EMV (Europay, Mastercard, and Visa).

India stands 168th on Environmental Performance Index 2020, Denmark top

June 9, 2020
Environment
  • India has stood on 168th out of 180 countries in the 2020 Environmental Performance Index (EPI), according to researchers at Yale and Columbia universities, who state that India’s decarbonization agenda requires to expedite, and the country suffers a number of serious environmental health risks, including poor air quality.

India, Denmark ink MoU for developing cooperation in power sector

June 8, 2020
India and Denmark
  • India and Denmark have inked an MoU for developing cooperation in the power sector.
  • The MoU inked between the Ministry of Power and the Ministry for Energy, Utilities and Climate, Government of Denmark, is to produce a strong, deep and long-term co-operation between two countries in the power sector on the grounds of equality, reciprocity and mutual benefit.

India loses 750 tigers in previous eight years; MP report highest casualties

June 7, 2020
Tiger
  • As many as 750 tigers have died in the country in the last eight years because of poaching and other causes, with Madhya Pradesh reporting the maximum casualties at 173, according to the official data.

In THE Asia University Ranking 2020, 8 Indian institutes come into top 100

June 6, 2020
THE Asia University Ranking 2020
  • Time Higher Education (THE) has declared the THE Asia University Rankings 2020. 56 Indian institutes participated in the rankings this year from which eight have come in the top 100. Among the Indian institutes, the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore has appeared as the best with reserving its place at the 36th rank.

Modi-Morrison online summit: India, Australia sign landmark defense pact

June 4, 2020
Modi-Morrison online summit
  • India and Australia on 4th June upgraded their bonds to a comprehensive strategic partnership and inked seven agreements including a landmark deal for reciprocal access to military bases for logistics support through an online summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison.

India falls 6 Places to be indexed 23rd in StartupBlink’s Startup Ecosystem Rankings 2020, US Top

June 3, 2020
Top tech giants
  • India has fallen 6 places to be ranked at 23rd spot in the StartupBlink’s Startup Ecosystem Rankings 2020, with a score of 5.698. Last year it was arranged at the 17th spot. The ranking is based upon three key factors: Quantity, Quality and Business Environment.

PK Nair appointed as new Indian Ambassador to Niger

May 27, 2020
PK Nair appointed as new Indian Ambassador to Niger
  • The government of India has declared the appointment of Prem K Nair as Indian Ambassador to the Republic of Niger. He will replace Rajesh Agarwal.