Recently,the 5th Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Media Summit on Climate Action and Disaster Preparedness was held in Kathmandu. The theme of the summit was “Media Solutions for a Sustainable Future: Saving Lives, Building Resilient Communities”. The summit sought to address the issue of fully utilizing media’s potential of accelerating climate action and disaster preparedness… Continue reading ABU Media Summit on Climate Action and Disaster Preparedness underway in Nepal
Category: Factly: IR
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$64 bn deals signed at BRI summit: Xi
Chinese President has said that $64 billion deals were signed at the recent summit on his Belt and Road Initiative(BRI) and more nations would join the global infrastructure programme. Further,a document released after the meeting showed that Equatorial Guinea, Liberia,Luxembourg,Jamaica,Peru,Italy,Barbados,Cyprus and Yemen were the latest countries to join the Belt and Road Initiative(BRI). China’s Belt… Continue reading $64 bn deals signed at BRI summit: Xi
Donald Trump to pull the US out of arms treaty
United States President has announced that the US will not abide by a United Nations(UN) arms trade treaty(ATT) which is aimed at regulating the global arms trade and US will never ratify it. The US President has described the treaty as misguided and encroachment on US sovereignty.He has also said that the US Senate never… Continue reading Donald Trump to pull the US out of arms treaty
Share of tech patents on the rise in IP filings
According to a report by industry body Nasscom,India origin companies has filed over 4,600 patents in the US between 2015-2018.The majority of the patents were from the technology domain. A patent is a form of intellectual property.A patent gives its owner the right to exclude others from making,selling and importing an invention for a limited… Continue reading Share of tech patents on the rise in IP filings
Qatar exit visa system to end this year:U.N
According to the UN’s International Labour Organization,Qatar will abolish its controversial exit visa system for all foreign workers by the end of 2019. Qatar has introduced a series of labor reforms since its selection to host the 2022 football World Cup. In September 2018,Qatar had approved legislation to scrap the kafala or sponsorship system.The legislation… Continue reading Qatar exit visa system to end this year:U.N
USTR puts India on ‘priority watch list’ on ‘Intellectual Property’ concerns
The office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) has decided to continue to keep India on its Priority Watch List. The USTR has identified 11 countries on its Priority Watch List’ which includes India,China,Indonesia,Russia,Saudi Arabia and Venezuela among others.USTR has said that these countries will be subjected to increased bilateral engagement with the US to… Continue reading USTR puts India on ‘priority watch list’ on ‘Intellectual Property’ concerns
World’s first floating nuclear power unit set to start operations in Russia: Rosatom
Russia has successfully tested the world’s first floating nuclear power plant (NPP),Akademik Lomonosov.The nuclear plant is operated by Rosatom,state-run atomic energy corporation in Russia. Akademik Lomonosov is a non-self-propelled powership.The ship was named after Academician Mikhail Lomonosov.The nuclear power plant is powered by its twin KLT-40S reactor system. Floating nuclear power plant is basically a… Continue reading World’s first floating nuclear power unit set to start operations in Russia: Rosatom
Donald Trump cracks down on overstay by visa holders
The US President has decided to sign a memorandum which recommends severe sanctions on countries with high rates of visa overstays in the United States. The memorandum recommends placing travel restrictions on citizens of the 20 countries who have higher than 10% visa overstay rate.Under such a plan,the US would put countries on notice if… Continue reading Donald Trump cracks down on overstay by visa holders
India Pavilion set up at Abu Dhabi International Book Fair
India Pavilion has been set up at the 29th edition of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF).Further,India has also been designated as the Guest of Honour for the Book Fair. The India Pavilion lays special focus on the life and philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi.It displays the 100 volume series titled Collected Works of Mahatma… Continue reading India Pavilion set up at Abu Dhabi International Book Fair
China to hold 2nd BRF meet on Thursday;India to give it a miss
China is going to hold its 2nd Belt and Road Forum (BRF) to showcase its Belt and Road Initiative(BRI) but without India’s presence for the second consecutive time.Recently,India had decided to turn down an official invite from China to attend the second Belt and Road Forum meet. China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is an… Continue reading China to hold 2nd BRF meet on Thursday;India to give it a miss
