News:Chinese President’s proposed visit to India for the second Informal Summit is scheduled to take place in the Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu on October 11-12. Facts: About Informal summit: Informal Summits act as supplementary exchanges to annual Summits and other formal exchanges such as the G20 Summit, EU-India Summit and the BRICS Summit among others.… Continue reading Informal Summits
Category: Factly: IR
This category contains all Current Affairs Factly Articles for Prelims, related to the International Relations. You can find all relevant International updates on this page. This page is specifically useful for UPSC Prelims exam.
India helps Mongolia for its first petrochemical refinery
News:India’s oil minister is in Mongolia for the commissioning of the construction of country’s first petrochemical refinery. Facts: About refinery project: The Mongol refinery project is the largest project undertaken by the government of India under its Lines of Credit (LoC) programme. State-run Engineers India Ltd(SEIL) is the project management consultant for the development of… Continue reading India helps Mongolia for its first petrochemical refinery
Technical Assistance Programme(TAP)
News:Union Minister of Textiles has announced that India will cover five more African countries in the second phase of its cotton technical assistance programme(TAP) for the region. Facts: About TAP Programme: TAP is a technical assistance programme for Cotton sector by the Department of Commerce of India. The first phase of programme from 2012 to… Continue reading Technical Assistance Programme(TAP)
India to set up coastal surveillance system in Bangladesh
News:Bangladesh Prime Minister is on a four day visit to India. Facts: Highlights of the visit: India and Bangladesh has inked an MoU that will enable India to set up a coastal surveillance system radar in Bangladesh. The two countries agreed at early operationalization of Bangladesh Bhutan India Nepal (BBIN) Motor Vehicles Agreement for movement… Continue reading India to set up coastal surveillance system in Bangladesh
Nitaqat law
News:Indian employees in Saudi Arabia have been living in labour camps after Saudi government has listed several companies in the ‘Red’ category after they failed to implement the Nitaqat law. Facts: About Nitaqat law: The Nitaqat is a policy enacted in 2011 by the Saudi government in order to reduce the unemployment rate among Saudi… Continue reading Nitaqat law
Explained: How Singapore law proposes to crack down on ‘false’ online posts
News:Singapore has passed the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act,2019. Facts: Features of the Act: The act aims to control the spread of falsehood which the government deems to be a threat to national security, public tranquillity and Singapore’s friendly relations with other countries. The act enables the government to order social media websites… Continue reading Explained: How Singapore law proposes to crack down on ‘false’ online posts
Exercise Nomadic Elephant
News:The 14th edition of India – Mongolia joint military training named Exercise Nomadic Elephant-XIV will commence from 5th Oct 2019. Facts: About the exercise: Exercise Nomadic Elephant is a joint military exercise between India and Mongolia. The exercise will be conducted from at Bakloh,Himachal Pradesh. The exercise is aimed at training troops in counter insurgency… Continue reading Exercise Nomadic Elephant
Exercise Ekuverin
News:The Joint Military Exercise Ekuverin between the Indian Army and the Maldives National Defence Force will be organised from 07 October,2019. Facts: About the exercise: Exercise Ekuverin is a joint military exercise between India and Maldives. The two countries have been conducting Exercise Ekuverin meaning ‘Friends’ in the Dhivehi language since 2009. The exercise is… Continue reading Exercise Ekuverin
Ecuador to withdraw from OPEC in January 2020
News:Ecuador has decided to withdraw from 14-nation Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) from 1 January 2020. Facts: Ecuador has taken this decision in the backdrop of internal fiscal problems. The country is attempting to increase its production of crude oil in a bid to raise more income. Further, Ecuador had also asked Opec… Continue reading Ecuador to withdraw from OPEC in January 2020
Exercise KAZIND -2019
News: The KAZIND 2019 commenced on 3rd October at Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The exercise will end on 15th October 2019. Facts: KAZIND is an annual military exercise between India and Kazakhstan army. Exercise KAZIND-2019 is the fourth edition. The aim of exercise is joint training of troops in Counter Insurgency/ Counter Terrorism operations in both Jungle… Continue reading Exercise KAZIND -2019
