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Coast Guards of India, Japan undertake joint naval exercise
The biennial search and rescue exercise between Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Japan Coast Guard (JCG) was held near Chennai, Tamil Nadu in Bay of Bengal. This was eighth such in series of ‘National Maritime Search and Rescue Workshop and ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
3rd Raisina Dialogue held in New Delhi
The third edition of the geo-political conference – Raisina Dialogue was held in New Delhi. It was inaugurated by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The event is jointly organised by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and Observer Research Foundation ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
Vajra Prahar: Indo-US joint military exercise to be held in Seattle
The Indo-US joint military exercise ‘Vajra Prahar’ will be held at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) in Seattle in third week of January in line with the increasing military cooperation between both countries. In this edition of bilateral exercise, Indian Army ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
BBIN Motor Vehicles Agreement: India, Bangladesh, Nepal approve Passenger protocol
Bangladesh, India and Nepal agreed on text of operating procedures for passenger vehicle movement (Passenger protocol) in sub-region under Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal (BBIN) Motor Vehicles Agreement (MVA). Decision in this regard was taken at meeting of High-level officials of three countries held ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
IPrism: CIPAM-DIPP launches IP competition for college & university students
The Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM), Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), in collaboration launched ‘IPrism’ for college and university students. The one of its kind Intellectual Property (IP) Competition was launched by CIPAM-DIPP in association with ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
India, Sri Lanka sign four agreements for collaboration in ICT sector
India and Sri Lanka signed four agreements for collaboration in Information and communication technology (ICT) sector between both countries. The MoU for cooperation was signed by Union minister for Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad with his Sri Lankan counterpart in ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
65th meeting of Central Advisory Board of Education held in New Delhi
The 65th Meeting of the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) was held under Chairmanship of Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar in New Delhi. Education Ministers of 20 States, representatives of 28 states/UTs, members of CABE, heads of ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
International Workshop on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure held in New Delhi
The International Workshop on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (IWDRI) was held in New Delhi. It was inaugurated by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. The workshop was organised by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in collaboration with United Nations Office for Disaster ..