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Three States sign MoU to boost cultural ties under Ek Bharat, Shrestha Bharat programme

Under ‘Ek Bharat, Shrestha Bharat programme, Uttar Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost cultural ties. Under this, the states will...

October 9, 2017

Ukhnaa Khurelsukh appointed as new Prime Minister of Mongolia

Ukhnaa Khurelsukh has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Mongolia on October 4, 2017. The Prime Minister of Mongolia is the head of government, and heads...

October 6, 2017

UAE to host 6th edition of World Government Summit (WGS)

The sixth edition of the World Government Summit (WHS) is scheduled to be held from February 11th – 13th, 2018 in Dubai, UAE. India will be the guest...

October 3, 2017

South Korea hosted 7th ASEM Economic Ministers’ Meeting (ASEM EMM7)

The 7th ASEM Economic Ministers’ Meeting (ASEM EMM7) was held in Seoul, South Korea on September 21-22, 2017. The 2017 theme is ‘Innovative Partnership for Inclusive Prosperity’. The...

September 26, 2017

The joint military training exercise “Panda-Kangaroo 2017” was held between Australia and China

The joint military training exercise “Panda-Kangaroo 2017” was held between Chinese and Australian ground forces in Kunming, capital of southwest China’s Yunnan Province, from September 10 to 20....

September 24, 2017

CCEA approves survey project of Un-appraised Areas of Sedimentary Basins

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved survey project to acquire 48,243 Line Kilometer (LKM) 2D seismic data for appraisal of Indian sedimentary basins where limited...

September 12, 2017

Russia is hosting Eastern Economic Forum (EEF-2017)

The Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) has started at Russky Island, which is part of Russia’s city of Vladivostok, on September 6-7, 2017. The delegates from at least 24...

September 7, 2017

Volcanic carbon dioxide drove ancient global warming: Study

According to study conducted by researchers from University of Southampton, UK, extreme global warming event 56 million years ago was driven by massive carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from...

September 2, 2017

Nepal is hosting 2017 International Hindu Conference (IHC)

The 3-day International Hindu Conference has started in Kathmandu, Nepal with the theme of ‘Emerging spiritualism: Renaissance of Hinduism’ on August 31, 2017. The aim of the conference...

September 1, 2017

Myanmar to sign pact with India for conservation of earthquake-damaged pagodas at Bagan

India and Myanmar will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the conservation of earthquake-damaged pagodas at Bagan during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Myanmar on September...

September 1, 2017

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