The United Kingdom on January 1, 2021 abolished the 5 percent rate of value-added-tax (VAT) Read More …
Category: International
UK Abolishes ‘Tampon Tax’
Indian Missions in Estonia, Paraguay and Dominican Republic
The Union Cabinet on December 30, 2020 approved the opening of 3 Indian Missions in Read More …
Argentina legalised abortions up to the 14th week of pregnancy
Argentina’s Congress legalised abortions up to the 14th week of pregnancy on December 30, 2020. Read More …
Mission Sagar-III: Kiltan arrived at Sihanoukville Port
Indian Naval Ship Kiltan arrived at Sihanoukville Port, Cambodia on 29 December 2020 as part Read More …
Harsh Vardhan nominated to the Board of GAVI
Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr. Harsh Vardhan has been nominated by the Global Read More …
Japan to Join ‘Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance
The Japan Times reported that Japan provided intelligence to the United States and Britain in Read More …
Preventing Financing of Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
The Turkish parliament on December 27, 2020 passed “Preventing Financing of Proliferation of Weapons of Read More …
NASA to set up nuclear reactor on the moon
Outgoing US President Donald Trump on December16, 2020 issued a new Space Policy Directive (SPD) Read More …
Kernowite-A New Mineral Discovered in UK
The Kernowite-the dark green mineral has been added to the list of the minerals. The Read More …
NAEGLERIA FOWLERI: DEADLY BRAIN-EATING AMOEBA
Naegleria fowleri is a deadly brain-eating amoeba which is gradually advancing northwards from the southern United Read More …
MISSION SAGAR-III: KILTAN ARRIVED AT NHARONG PORT
Indian Naval Ship Kiltan arrived at NhaRong Port, Ho Chi Minh City on 24 December Read More …
BHARAT RAMAMURTI- DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL
US president-elect Joe Biden has named Indian-American Bharat Ramamurti as Deputy Director of the National Economic Council Read More …
US CONGRESS PASSES TIBETAN POLICY AND SUPPORT ACT (TPSA)
US Congress on December 22, 2020 passed new legislation ‘Tibetan Policy and Support Act (TPSA)’ that Read More …
SHAHEEN-IX: PAKISTAN-CHINA EXERCISE
“Shaheen-IX” is an ongoing joint air exercise between Pakistani and Chinese Airforce. The exercise has Read More …
INDO-JAPAN SAMVAD CONFERENCE
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on December 21, 2020 addressed the Sixth Indo-Japan SAMVAD Conference. Read More …
INDIA-VIETNAM LEADERS’ VIRTUAL SUMMIT
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on December 21, 2020 held a Virtual Summit with Vietnam Read More …
NASA-CANADA GATEWAY TREATY
In December 2020, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and NASA signed the Gateway Treaty, a Read More …
FAST-WORLD’S BIGGEST RADIO TELESCOPE
China has opened the biggest radio telescope-‘FAST’ in the world up to international scientists. The Read More …
GALSAFE PIGS: USFDA APPROVES GM PIGS
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Genetically modified (GM) pigs for food Read More …
HUMAN FREEDOM INDEX 2020
The Human Freedom Index 2020, released on December 17, 2020 placed India at 111 out Read More …
European Union’s Erasmus exchange programme (ERASMUS)
There is a report that British students could be left out of the EU’s flagship Read More …
Haldibari–Chilahati rail link
Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Ms. Sheikh Hasina on Read More …
India ranked 131 on the 2020 Human Development Report
India slipped two places from the previous year on the Human Development Index (HDI) and Read More …
Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini- PM of Eswatini
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the demise of Ambrose Mandvulo Read More …
FIRST TWG MEETING BETWEEN INDIA, IRAN AND UZBEKISTAN
The first Trilateral Working Group (TWG) Meeting between India, Iran and Uzbekistan on the joint Read More …