Page-30 of Current Affairs - January, 2020

India-Norway Dialogue on Trade and Investment’s 1st session conducted in New Delhi

January 17, 2020

On 8th January 2020, during the visit of Prime Minister of Norway in New Delhi, the Terms of Reference (ToR) was signed between India and Norway and based on this Terms of Reference, the first session of India-Norway Dialogue on ..

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Commerce Secretary level meeting between India and Bangladesh

January 17, 2020

On 15th and 16th January 2020, The Commerce Secretary level meeting was held in New Delhi between India and Bangladesh. The Commerce Secretary of Government of India, AnupWadhawan led the Indian Delegation while the Secretary of Ministry of Commerce under ..

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Yamaha working on New Scooter Project for Indian Market

January 17, 2020

The Indian Market will soon get beyond the Fascino and Ray scooter brands.  This was said by Motofumi Shitara, Chairman of Yamaha Motor India Group. He mentioned that there is development going on in Japan. The intention of the company is ..

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Government to pay Rs 80 lakh to AIIMS

January 17, 2020

Delhi High Court has issued a notice to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to pay up to Rs.80 lakh to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). The institute was having dues over 13 months in ..

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“Globalizing Indian Thought”, an International Conclave held at Kozhikode

January 17, 2020

On January 17, 2020, the International Conclave on “Globalizing Indian Thought” was held in IIM, Kozhikode. PM Modi addressed the conclave. The conclave aimed at revealing India’s thoughts in becoming one of top three economies of the world. Highlights India ..

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First Session of India-Norway Dialogue held in New Delhi

January 17, 2020

Between January 15, 2020 and January 16, 2020, the first session of India-Norway trade and investment dialogue was held in New Delhi. It was the first meeting of the countries after they signed an agreement in 2019. Highlights India and ..

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Henley Passport Index launched

January 16, 2020

Recently, Henley Passport Index was launched. The index was launched based on the data collected from International Air Transport Association (IATA). Around 199 different passports and 227 different travel destinations were considered to launch the index. The Index is based ..

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Pakistan Sponsoring Terror: United Kingdom

January 16, 2020

During an interactive session at the Raisina Dialogue 2020, on Thursday 16th January 2020 the United Kingdom (UK) foreign and commonwealth office director for South Asia, Gareth Bayley on the context of Pakistan being on the edge of being blacklisted ..

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Russian President flags for Nationwide Referendum for Constitutional Changes & nominates Mikhail Mishustin as new PM

January 16, 2020

The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin flags referendum for major constitutional changes on Wednesday, 15th January 2020 by shifting major powers of the President of Russia to the lower house of the Russian Parliament called State Duma and also asked ..

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Rising Sea Level to impact Population in India: Moody’s Report

January 16, 2020

The US-based credit rating agency Moody’s Corporation in its report on the consequences of rising sea level due to global warming has stated that the Asian countries, especially the Middle East and the North Africa countries (MENA) are the most ..

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