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Five-point consensus between India & China

September 12, 2020
Five-point consensus
  • 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.

India, France, Australia hold trilateral dialogue to enhance cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region

September 10, 2020
India, France, Australia
  • On 9th September, the Foreign Secretaries of Australia, India, and France co-chaired a first trilateral dialogue with an aim to synergizing their respective strengths to ensure a secure, peaceful, prosperous, and rules-based Indo-Pacific region.

UNICEF: India’s child mortality rate declines

September 10, 2020
UNICEF
  • According to the mortality estimates, the under-five mortality rate (deaths per 1000 live births) in India declined from 126 in 1990 to 34 in 2019.The report was jointly released by the UNICEF, WHO, Population Division of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the World Bank Group.

India signs MoU with Japan on Reciprocal Provision of Supplies and Services between Armed Forces

September 10, 2020
Indo-Japan
  • India signs MoU with Japan on Reciprocal Provision of Supplies and Services between Armed Forces. This will enable closer cooperation between the Armed Forces of the two countries.

India Ratings predicts India’s GDP for FY21 at -11.8%; FY22 at 9.9%

September 9, 2020
GDP
  • India Ratings and Research has projected India’s FY21 GDP growth forecast at -11.8% as against its earlier prediction of -5.3%. For FY22, India Ratings and Research projects India’s GDP at 9.9%. The rating agency estimates the economic loss in FY21 to be Rs 18.44 lakh crore.

MoU signed between India and Finland

September 4, 2020
India and Finland
  • The Union Cabinet has approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Finland for the cooperation in the field of geology and mineral resources.

India jumps 4 places to rank 48 on Global Innovation Index 2020

September 3, 2020
Global Innovation Index 2020
  • As per the Global Innovation Index 2020 released on September 2, 2020, India has jumped four places to rank at the 48th position.
  • Switzerland has bagged the first spot, followed by Sweden, the United States of America (USA), the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands.

India and Japan signed MoU on cooperation in Textiles

September 3, 2020
Indo-Japan
  • The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Japan on Cooperation in Textile.

India-Japan-Australia to Launch Resilient Supply Chain Initiative

September 2, 2020
India Japan Australia
  • 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.

India’s Former Envoy For US, China and Pakistan: Katyayani Shankar Bajpai passed away

September 1, 2020
Katyayani Shankar Bajpai
  • India’s Former Envoy For US, China and Pakistan, Katyayani Shankar Bajpai passed away at the age of 92.