Tag: India

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.

Global Smart City Index 2020

September 18, 2020

• The Institute for Management Development (IMD) and Singapore University for Technology and Design (SUTD) has jointly released the 2020 Smart City Index. 
• Indian City, Hyderabad was placed at the 85th Position, New Delhi was placed at 86th Rank, Mumbai was ranked at 93rd Place and Bengaluru was at 95th Position.
• The Index was topped by Singapore, followed by Helsinki and Zurich in the second and the third place respectively.

India’s First Private Jet Terminal inaugurated at New Delhi

September 18, 2020

• India’s First Private Jet Terminal inaugurated at New Delhi by the Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri. The terminal can handle over 50 passengers every hour.

IBSA Foreign Ministers’ Virtual Meeting

September 17, 2020

• External Affairs Minister of the Republic of India, Shri S. Jaishankar, chaired the customary meeting of IBSA Foreign Ministers through video conferencing. During the meet, India, Brazil and South Africa emphasized the need for the international community to redouble efforts to achieve tangible progress for accelerated and comprehensive reform of the UN Security Council.

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.

India becomes the new Member of UN’s Commission on Status of Women

September 16, 2020

• India has recently been elected as one of the members of the Commission on Status of Women (CSW) which is a body of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). India will be a member for four years from 2021 to 2025.

India will be self-reliant in the production of fertilizers by 2023

September 15, 2020

• Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister D V Sadananda Gowda has said that India will be self-reliant in the production of fertilizers by 2023.

Export of all Varieties of Onion banned by India

September 15, 2020

• The Government of India has released a notification banning the export of all varieties of onions. The major reason behind imposing this ban is that the wholesale price of the onion has been increased steadily.

India-US hold 2 plus 2 intersessional meeting

September 13, 2020

• A virtual bilateral 2+2 Inter-sessional meeting held between India and the United States. They reviewed the progress and developments in bilateral ties in defence, security, and foreign policy areas.