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Global health leaders adopted the ‘Delhi Declaration’ in 4th digital health intergovernmental meeting

On the occasion of Global intergovernmental meeting, the global health leaders has adopted the ‘Delhi Declaration’ on digital health for sustainable development. The global intergovernmental meeting on digital health was hosted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Global Digital Health Partnership (GDHP). The… Continue reading Global health leaders adopted the ‘Delhi Declaration’ in 4th digital health intergovernmental meeting

Nasscom wants U.S. to provide level-playing field for Indian firms

IT industry body National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) is working closely with the U.S. government to allow level playing field for the Indian firms.It said that Indian IT companies take less than 12% of the 65,000 H-1B visas.More than 70% of the visas are given to Indians, but not to Indian IT… Continue reading Nasscom wants U.S. to provide level-playing field for Indian firms

Sampriti 2019: India-Bangladesh Joint Military Exercise

As part of their defence cooperation,India and Bangladesh will be conducting a joint military exercise “Exercise Sampriti’ at Tangail, Bangladesh. This will be the eighth edition of the exercise which is hosted alternately by both countries. The exercise is aimed to strengthen and broaden the aspects of interoperability and cooperation between the Indian and Bangladesh… Continue reading Sampriti 2019: India-Bangladesh Joint Military Exercise

IAF strike on Pakistan: What is a ‘non-military preemptive action’?

India carried out “non-military preemptive” strikes on the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed militant outfit.It was carried out after receiving credible intelligence that the terror outfit was attempting suicide attacks in various parts of the country. A non military preemptive strike means that a military target has not been hit by the Indian Air Force that carried out… Continue reading IAF strike on Pakistan: What is a ‘non-military preemptive action’?

‘Angkor did not suffer a sudden collapse’

According to a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the city of Angkor underwent a gradual decline in occupation rather than an abrupt collapse. The study has pointed out that Angkor demise was not caused by the Ayutthayan (Siamese kingdom located in present day-Thailand) invasion or by infrastructural… Continue reading ‘Angkor did not suffer a sudden collapse’

U.K. should hand over Chagos islands to Mauritius: ICJ

The International Court of Justice has ruled that the United Kingdom should hand over the administration of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius in order to legally complete its decolonisation. The British government ruled Mauritius from 1810 to 1968.But,under an agreement struck in 1965, in return for compensation to Mauritius and fishing… Continue reading U.K. should hand over Chagos islands to Mauritius: ICJ

Afghanistan sends first export consignment to India from Chabahar port

Afghanistan has began exports to India through the Chabahar Port. In 2016, India, Iran and Afghanistan inked a pact which included establishment of Transit and Transport Corridor among the three countries using Chabahar Port as one of the regional hubs for sea transportation in Iran, besides multi-modal transport of goods and passengers across the three… Continue reading Afghanistan sends first export consignment to India from Chabahar port

N. Korea asks Trump to ignore critics

US President and North Korean leader are going to meet for a second summit in Vietnam. The first summit was held at Singapore where they had pledged to work towards the complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula. The US administration is persuading North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons programme, which, combined with its… Continue reading N. Korea asks Trump to ignore critics

Issues in upgrade of An-32 aircraft resolved

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has cleared all issues related to the upgrade of An-32 transport aircraft. At Aero India 2019, Ukraine has offered its new An-132 aircraft to the IAF as a replacement for the An-32 fleet. The Indian Air Force had, in 2005, conceived the upgrade of An-32s to overcome maintenance challenges due… Continue reading Issues in upgrade of An-32 aircraft resolved

NASA greenlights SpaceX test flight to ISS

NASA has given SpaceX the green light to test a new crew capsule by first sending an unmanned craft with a life-sized dummy figure to the International Space Station.The mission is called as Demonstration Mission-1 or DM-1 where Crew Dragon test capsule is scheduled to take off in falcon 9 rocket to the ISS. This… Continue reading NASA greenlights SpaceX test flight to ISS

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