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Showing posts with label india and world. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

PM vows relook at 1950 Treaty with Nepal

with an intent of opening a new chapter in ties with Nepal, India on 04-Aug-2014 announced a slew of sops for it focusing on 4Cs cooperation, connectivity, culture and constitution amid PM Narendra Modi's promise to review any aspect of the 1950 Treaty.

Indian PM wound up his two-day historic visit during which he sought to allay Nepal's apprehensions, India announced its decision to expeditiously assist in building of some key roads, cooperate in power sector and increase the number of scholarships from 180 to 250.

Modi, the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Nepal in 17 years, stressed the importance of the ongoing peace process and Constitution-writing to the Nepalese leadership with a promise to help them with a "pace and manner at which they are comfortable

Friday, August 1, 2014

Kerry-Swaraj joint Press address

- There is growing global partnership to the relationship, says Sushma Swaraj.

-India and US are indispensable partners in 21st century. There are incredible possibilities in our relationship: John Kerry.

-In weeks to come, we will take series of steps to pave the way for PM Narendra Modi's visit to US in September: John Kerry.

- We raised the issue of snooping and conveyed that such spying was not acceptable, says Sushma Swaraj.

- We are encouraging India to reach a compromise formula on WTO deal, says John Kerry.

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Prime Minister meets Russian President

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has favoured broadening of the strategic partnership with Russia in nuclear, defence and energy sectors and invited President Vladimir Putin to visit Kudankulam atomic power project during his trip in December for his annual summit.




The two leaders met for 40 minutes on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Fortaleza late on 15-07-2014 night after their Monday meeting was deferred because of Putin's engagements in capital Brasilia

BRICS summit to start a new development bank

The BRICS Summit on 15-07-2014 decided to establish the new development bank with an initial authorised capital of USD 100 billion for which the initial subscribed capital will be equally shared by the founding members, a point New Delhi emphasised to prevent by domination by anyone of the members.

A currency reserved pool mechanism has also been agreed upon.

 

Dilip Kumar's ancestral home in Pak declared national heritage

Legendary actor Dilip Kumar's ancestral home has been declared as a national heritage and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has ordered authorities to acquire the dilapidated property, a move he hopes would bring Pakistan and India closer.

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

PM arrives in Fortaleza for the Sixth BRICS Summit

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, arrived in Fortaleza, Brazil this afternoon for the Sixth BRICS Summit. He was received by Ambassador, Shri Ashok Tomar, and the Chief BRICS Coordinator in the Brazilian Foreign Affairs Ministry, Luis Lopes.

Thursday, July 3, 2014

India has become the first country to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty

India has become the first country to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty to facilitate access to published works for persons who are blind, visually-impaired or print disabled.

The reaty, which was ratified on 30th June, will facilitate import of accessible format copies from member states by authorised entities in India such as educational institutions, libraries, etc. serving the needs of visually-impaired persons, the statement added.

Once the treaty comes into effect, it will enable ease of access to published works for blind, visually-impaired and otherwise print disabled persons in India.

So far, 79 World Intellectual Property Organisation member states have signed the treaty, which will come into force once 20 countries have ratified it.

"The development will also facilitate translation of imported accessible format copies and export of accessible format copies in Indian languages," the statement.

The Indian Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012, is in harmony with the Marrakesh Treaty. 

Saturday, February 1, 2014

Nepal and India have amended a bilateral transit treaty



Nepal and India have amended a bilateral transit treaty to facilitate the export of goods from a third country through India.

only goods of Nepalese origin were allowed to be exported through India to third countries. The amendment to the "export procedure" in the Memorandum to the Protocol to the Treaty of Transit of 1999 will facilitate the transit of goods of third country origin exported from Nepal, said a statement issued on 31-01-2014 by the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu.

This restriction has now been removed and now goods of non-Nepalese origin would be allowed transit through India for export to third countries.

It will also allow the movement of diplomatic cargo exported from Nepal and transiting through India.

Thursday, January 23, 2014

India signs labour cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia with Saudi Arabia



India signed a labour cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia for the welfare of the Indian workers in Saudi Arabia.
 
The agreement  will cover about a quarter of the 28 lakh Indian expatriates working there

The agreement regulates contractual relations between employers and domestic workers, ensures authenticity and implementation of the employment contract, promises action against recruitment agencies violating laws and seeks to establish a mechanism to provide 24 hours assistance to domestic workers. A standard employment contract would set out minimum wages, working hours, paid holidays and a dispute settlement mechanism.

The agreement will be monitored by a committee of senior officials.

Maldives prefers out-of-court pact with GMR on airport project



The visiting  Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen said that Maldives is in negotiations with GMR, whose over $500 million Male airport project was scrapped, for an out of court settlement and not through arbitration
However rule out the GMR’s come back the Male airport project as it is highly politicised case” in Maldives

Current Affairs tests 

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Zubin Mehta’s concert in Kashmir on September 7, 2013

The German embassy in collaboration with the State and the Central governments will conduct classical maestro Zubin Mehta’s Bavarian State Orchestra. The event titled Ehsaas-e-Kashmir, will be perform at the historic Mughal garden of Shalimar Bagh near Srinagar.  The senior separatist leaders Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq have opposed the event.

Friday, August 30, 2013

Pakistan blames India for killing 2 women in shelling



Pakistani authorities on Sunday claimed that two women were killed and seven others injured in an “unprovoked” shelling by the Indian Army on the LoC.

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Anand Sharma Attends First RCEP Ministerial Meeting in Brunei

The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Anand Sharma attended the first meeting of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Ministers in Brunei on 19th August, 2013.

Monday, August 19, 2013

Canadian city names street after Mahatma Gandhi



A street in Canada's Winnipeg city has been named after Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of India's 67th Independence Day.

India and World Bank agreement for US $100 Million Low Income Housing Finance Project



The Loan and Project Agreements for World Bank (IDA) assistance of US $100 million for Low Income Housing Finance Project were signed between Government of India/National Housing Bank(NHB) and the World Bank here yesterday.

Friday, May 3, 2013

Chinese troops erect another tent at Daulat Beg Oldi (DBO)

Chinese troops have erected another tent in Daulat Beg Oldi (DBO) sector in Ladakh raising the number of such structures in the area of incursion to five, as the standoff between India and China entered the third week.

With China showing no signs of withdrawing its troops from the Indian territory, sources said efforts to break the impasse over the incursion yielded no results because of its insistence that some bunkers constructed by India at a key vantage point be dismantled.

China laid down this condition for pulling back from the place 19 km inside the Indian territory in DBO, where around 50 troops have been camping for the last over two weeks, sources said.

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Akhilesh cancels Consulate reception in U.S

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav canceled the Indian Consulate reception in his honour, upset over the brief detention of his Cabinet colleague Azam Khan at the Boston airport.

India to host sixth IBSA Summit

India is hosting the sixth IBSA (India, Brazil and South Africa) Summit in New Delhi on June 6.

The Summit in New Delhi will commemorate the 10th anniversary of establishment of IBSA. It also assumes special importance as being the last Summit in the Second cycle of IBSA Summit.

Sarabjit critical after attack in Lahore jail

Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit was attacked by Pak inmates in Lohore’s Kot Lakhpat jail. He sustained serious head injuries and his condition is said to be critical.

The Indian High Commission in Islamabad has sent two officials to Lahore to provide him consular access prison officials that he was being threatened by some inmates ever since India executed Afzal Guru for the attack on Indian Parliament in 2001

Monday, April 15, 2013

India, Bangladesh to produce mega film on 1971 War of Liberation

India and Bangladesh agreed to work on a proposal for jointly producing a mega film depicting Bangladesh’s struggle for independence which will also highlight the sacrifices made by Indian soldiers.

India and Bangladesh also agreed to explore the possibility of setting up of a Joint Working Group on the critical sectors of the Information and Broadcasting domain.