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Historic Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) passed in UN

April 5, 2013

An unexampled Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) passed in UN General Assembly with: 154 members voting ‘Yes’ 3 – Iran, Syria and North Korea — voting no 23 including India, China, Egypt, Myanmar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, etc. abstaining. Pakistan voted in favour ..

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2013 designated as the UN International Year of Water Cooperation by UNGA

March 29, 2013

Subsequent to a proposal initiated by Tajikistan, in 2010 UN General Assembly (UNGA) declared 2013 as the UN International Year of Water Cooperation via its resolution : A/RES/65/154. UN-Water has asked UNESCO to lead the initiative keeping in view of ..

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India has no Open Sky Policy with ASEAN

March 28, 2013

India, at present, has no Open Sky Policy with the ASEAN countries. However, there is a proposal for entering into Multilateral Agreement on Air Services with the Government of the Member States of ASEAN countries. The provisions of such Multilateral ..

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Seven pacts signed b/w India and Egypt

March 28, 2013

India and Egypt agreed to intensify defense relationship. Both the nations have inked seven agreements most of them aimed at building framework for a robust relationship in future. Egypt President Mohammed Morsy, who was on India visit, also made it ..

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Cyprus to get 10 bn euro bailout

March 28, 2013

Eurozone and the International Monetary Fund have agreed to provide a bail out package of up to 10 billion euros to Cyprus. IMF would contribute to the tune of one billion euros ($1.3 billion) in loans under the deal. Cyprus ..

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UN celebrates first ‘International Day of Happiness'

March 28, 2013

United Nations observed first ever “International Day of Happiness” on March 20, 2013. The aim of the day is to recognize the importance of happiness as a universal objective. As UN put it, “The pursuit of happiness is a fundamental ..

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H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2013 – Legislation introduced in US to prevent misuse of H1B and L-1 visa programme

March 20, 2013

Legislation named the “H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2013” has been introduced in the US which is aimed at eliminating fraud and abuse of the H-1B visa programme, but provisions of which would make it difficult for Indian-Americans ..

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Shanti Prayas-2: Joint military exercises of Nepal, US Army

March 20, 2013

The armies of Nepal and the United States will jointly conduct military exercises , named Shanti Prayas-2 or Peace Initiatives, later this month which will also involve several other countries including India. The exercises will be conducted in Panchkhal, situated ..

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China replaces Britain to become world's 5th largest arms exporters

March 20, 2013

As per a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), China has replaced Britain to become the world’s fifth-largest arms exporter, its highest ranking since the Cold War, with Pakistan the main importer of its supplies. As per ..

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Fish with high cesium level found near Fukushima plant

March 19, 2013

The Japanese utility that owns the tsunami-damaged nuclear power plant has found a record 740,000 becquerels per kilogram of radioactive cesium in a fish caught close to the plant. This level is 7,400 times higher than the Government limit for ..

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