Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation(SCO) summit in Bishkek,Kyrgyzstan. The Bishkek Declaration of the SCO Heads of State Council condemned terrorism in all forms and …
Read MoreAccording to Mary Meeker’s Internet Trends Report 2019,Over half of the world’s population has access to the internet now with a majority of users which is about 53% coming from …
Read MoreRecently,scientists at the National Institute of Plant Genome Research has unraveled the genomic diversity associated with aggressiveness of two Indian strains of Rhizoctonia solani. Rhizoctonia solani is a fungal pathogen …
Read MoreThe US administration has been persuading India to cancel the Russian S-400 missile defence system. The US has raised a range of concerns over the deal such as systems interoperability …
Read MoreFinance Minister has held pre-budget discussions with the economists. The economists stressed on the need to (a)promote labour intensive sectors and (b)manufacturing through Make in India. Further,they also suggested simplification …
Read MoreIndia has decided to impose the long pending retaliatory tariffs on 29 US products after US had withdrawn Generalized system of preferences (GSP) for Indian exporters. This action comes a …
Read MoreAccording to UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2019,Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into India has increased by 6% to $42 billion in 2018. The sectors which received the strong inflows includes (a)manufacturing, …
Read MoreThe Global Peace Index(GPI) 2019 has been released.India has been ranked at 141 among 163 countries.The ranking of India in 2018 was the 136th. The GPI is a report produced …
Read MoreIndia’s External Affairs Minister has flagged off the first batch of pilgrims for this year’s Kailash Mansarovar Yatra. Kailash Manasarovar Yatra(KMY) is known for its religious value and cultural significance.Being …
Read MoreThe Financial Action Task Force(FATF) will hold its Plenary and Working Group meeting from 16th June,2019. The plenary could take up a proposal to downgrade Pakistan to the blacklist on …
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