Melbourne declared world’s most liveable city by The Economist’s Global Liveability Report-2017

Melbourne has been declared the world’s most liveable city for the 7th consecutive year by The Economist’s annual global liveability survey, despite soaring housing costs and serious congestion challenges. The annual survey assesses 140 cities and ranks them according to ..

Bangladesh to chair IONS maiden International Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise (IMMSAREX)-2017

The International Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise (IMMSAREX) will be chaired by Bangladesh at the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) in the Bay of Bengal in November 2017. The ships and aircraft of the members and observers of the IONS ..

Paul Kagame won 2017 Rwandan presidential election

Paul Kagame, the current president of Rwanda who is ruling the tiny African nation for 17 years, has won the 2017 Rwandan presidential election with 99% of votes. He is the leader of the political party Rwandan Patriotic Front (FPR). ..

India hosted 19th RCEP Trade Negotiating Committee (TNC) meeting

The 19th round of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Trade Negotiating Committee (TNC) meetings and other related meetings were held from 17 to 28 July 2017 in Hyderabad, India. RCEP is a proposed comprehensive regional economic integration agreement amongst ..

Afghanistan is not taking part in 7th edition of SAARC Artists Camp and Exhibition of Paintings

The 7th edition of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Artists Camp and Exhibition of Paintings has started at Kathmandu, Nepal on July 28, 2017. Around 40 artists from SAARC member countries except Afghanistan taking part in the 4 ..

United Nations selects Dubai as data hub for MENASA region

The United Nations (UN) has selected Dubai as the data hub for the Middle East North Africa and South Asia (MENASA) region for the city’s integrated initiatives to mine and manage its data. The designation will be part of a ..

China blocks border with Mongolia post visit of Dalai Lama

China has blocked a key border crossing with Mongolia after Dalai Lama’s visit. The move has left hundreds of trucks for the mining conglomerate Rio Tinto stuck at the Gants Mod crossing in the southeastern part of Mongolia in freezing ..

India gives $10 million as grant-in-aid to Mozambique

India has given $10 million as grant-in-aid to Mozambique as the country is facing severe food crisis due to two consecutive years of drought. The grant will help the drought-stricken country to immediately purchase wheat from the international market to ..

Talks on reuniting Cyprus fail to strike a deal: UN

United Nations has announced that the talks held in Switzerland on reuniting the divided island of Cyprus have failed to strike a deal. Negotiations were carried out by the Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, ..

India elected as Vice Chair of Kimberly Process Certificate Scheme for 2018

India has been elected as the vice chair for 2018 and chair for 2019 of Kimberly Process (KP) Certificate Scheme. It was announced by the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). The decision regarding the same was taken at the ..