News:Indian Prime minister has said that the Indus river water which belongs to India but is flowing to Pakistan would soon get diverted to the fields of Haryana and Rajasthan for the benefit of agriculture in the state. Facts: About Indus water treaty: The Indus Waters Treaty,1960 is a water-distribution treaty between India and Pakistan.… Continue reading Indus Waters Treaty
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LOTUS-HR
News:India and Netherlands has launched the second phase of the LOTUS-HR as a part of joint collaboration. Facts: About LOTUS-HR: LOTUS-HR stands for Local Treatment of Urban Sewage streams for Healthy Reuse plant. The project was initiated in 2017.It aims to demonstrate a novel holistic waste-water management approach that will produce clean water that can… Continue reading LOTUS-HR
Exercise Vajra Prahar
News:The 10th edition of the joint military exercise ‘Vajra Prahar’ between India and the US will be held at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) in Seattle from October 13-28,2019. Facts: About the exercise: Vajra Prahar is a Special Forces joint military training exercise conducted alternately in India and the US since 2010. The exercise enables sharing… Continue reading Exercise Vajra Prahar
World Bank Cuts India’s Growth Forecast To 6%
News:The World Bank has reduced India’s economic growth forecast in its South Asia Economic Focus report. Facts: Key takeaways from the report: The World Bank has projected India’s gross domestic product growth at 6% in the fiscal year 2020 compared with 7.5% forecast in April,2019. However,the bank also expects India’s growth to gradually recover to… Continue reading World Bank Cuts India’s Growth Forecast To 6%
Modi-Xi summit
News:The second informal summit between the Indian Prime Minister and Chinese President will be held in Mamallapuram,Tamil Nadu. Facts: About Mamallapuram: Mamallapuram also known as Seven Pagodas of Mahabalipuram is a town in Chengalpattu district in the southeastern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.It was one of two major port cities during Pallava rule. The town… Continue reading Modi-Xi summit
Informal Summits
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
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
Rafale fighter jet
News:Defence Minister has formally received the Indian Air Force’s first Rafale fighter jet from a series of 36 such aircraft purchased from France. Facts: In 2016,Indian government had inked a direct deal with the French government to purchase 36 new Rafale fighter jet. About Rafale fighter jet: Rafale is a twin-engine medium multi-role combat aircraft.It… Continue reading Rafale fighter jet
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
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
