Current Affairs
October 19 , 2020
India-Sri Lanka Bilateral Maritime Exercise
The Eighth Edition of annual Indian Navy – Sri Lanka bilateral maritime exercise SLINEX will be carried out in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka from 19 to 21 October 2020...
October 17 , 2020
India Hosts Virtual Summit of Ministers of Justice of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Law & Justice, Communication and Electronics & Information Technology, hosted the Seventh Meeting of Ministers of Justice of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)....
October 15 , 2020
India-Norway conducts sixth session of Joint Commission Meeting
The sixth-session of the India-Norway Joint Commission Meeting was held virtually with India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar representing India and his Norwegian counterpart Ine Eriksen Soreide....
October 14 , 2020
5th Meeting of the India-Mexico Bilateral High Level Group on Trade, Investment and Cooperation
The fifth meeting of the India-Mexico Bilateral High Level Group on Trade, Investment and Cooperation (BHLG) held virtually to discuss on the bilateral trade and commercial relations between India and Mexico in the recent years....
October 13 , 2020
Eight Indian beaches awarded international 'Blue Flag' certification
Eight beaches in India awarded with the international Blue Flag certification by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE), headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark....
October 12 , 2020
PM launches physical distribution of Property Cards under the SVAMITVA Scheme
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has virtually launched the physical distribution of Property Cards under the SVAMITVA Scheme.SVAMITA scheme - Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas....
October 9 , 2020
Union Cabinet ratified Stockholm Convention to ban Chemicals
The Union Cabinet has approved the ratification of seven chemicals listed under Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)....
October 7 , 2020
National Wildlife Week is celebrated
RoaR (Roar and Revive) – Exploring Human-Animal Relationships...
October 6 , 2020
Noble Prize for Medicine 2020 – Discovery of Hepatitis C
The award is for the discovery of the Hepatitis C virus which belongs to the family Flavivirus....
October 5 , 2020
International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
India committed to step by step process in the disarmament of nuclear weapons by non-discriminatory process...