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India and Finland ink MOU on environmental protection

November 30, 2020
India and Finland
  • India and Finland inked an MoU for growing cooperation in the field of Environment protection and biodiversity conservation.
  • The MoU was inked by Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar from the Indian side and his Finnish counterpart Krista Mikkonen through video-mode.

India uplift four spots to 104th in the latest FIFA rankings

November 28, 2020
FIFA
  • The Indian national team has climbed up a spot to 104 in the latest FIFA Rankings. The Indian team was ranked 108th in the October 2020 rankings.
  • In two months, India has escalated 5 spots after being 109th in September.

Indian Constitution Day: 26 November

November 26, 2020
Indian Constitution Day
  • In India, 26 November is observed as Constitution Day or Samvidhan Diwas. On this day in 1949, the constitution was adopted which came into force on January 26, 1950, marking the commencement of a new era in the history of India.

India declares over 100 high-impact projects for Afghanistan

November 25, 2020
S Jaishankar
  • The 2020 Afghanistan Conference was conducted in Geneva from 23-24 November 2020 virtually.
  • The External Affairs Minister of India, Dr. S. Jaishankar headed the Indian delegation at the conference.

India-Singapore Maritime Exercise SIMBEX-20

November 24, 2020
SIMBEX-20
  • The 27th edition of India – Singapore Bilateral Maritime Exercise SIMBEX-20 has been conducted from 23 to 25 November 2020 in the Andaman Sea.
  • Indian Navy (IN) is the host for the 2020 edition of SIMBEX.

India to host G-20 Summit in 2023

November 24, 2020
G20
  • India will host the Summit of the G20 Group in 2023. India was earlier slated to host the summit in 2022.
  • India and Indonesia have interchanged their respective hosting year of G20 as Indonesia would also host the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2023.

2nd Trilateral Maritime Exercise SITMEX-20 conducted in the Andaman Sea

November 22, 2020
30th India-Thai Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT)
  • The 2nd edition of India, Singapore and Thailand Trilateral Maritime Exercise SITMEX-20 was carried out from in the Andaman Sea.
  • The 2020 edition of the exercise is being hosted by the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN).

India to be the 4th nation to get IMO nod for the navigation satellite system

November 22, 2020
satellite
  • The Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) has been recognized by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) as a part of the World Wide Radio Navigation System (WWRNS) for operation in the Indian Ocean Region.

30th India-Thai Coordinated Patrol (Indo-Thai CORPAT)

November 20, 2020
30th India-Thai Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT)
  • The 30th edition of India-Thailand Coordinated Patrol (Indo-Thai CORPAT) was conducted between the Indian Navy and the Royal Thai Navy.

India’s Param Siddhi is placed at 63rd rank in the most powerful supercomputers

November 19, 2020
Param Siddhi
  • According to the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Indian supercomputer, Param Siddhi has attained 63rd rank in the list of 500 most powerful supercomputers in the world.