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India support UNHRC resolution to probe Israel’s offensive on Gaza

India voted in support of a UN Human Rights Council resolution to begin an investigation of Israel’s offensive on Gaza. In the 47-member council, 29 countries which also...

July 24, 2014

IBSA Summit 2015 will be held in India

The 7th IBSA (India-Brazil-South Africa) Summit of 2015 will be hosted by India. The same was announced after a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South African...

July 17, 2014

Russian city Ufa to host BRICS Summit 2015

Russia has offered to host the BRICS Summit for year 2015 in the country’s city of Ufa after the grouping’s successful meeting in Brazil that witnessed a consensus...

July 17, 2014

Fortaleza Declaration from 6th BRICS Summit

The 6th BRICS Summit that was held in Fortaleza, Brazil concluded recently. The theme of the Summit was Inclusive Growth: Sustainable Solutions. The participating nations Brazil, Russia, India, China...

July 17, 2014

July 16: Meghalaya commemorates its WW1 heroes on Garo Labour Corps Day

Meghalaya observed 95th Garo Labour Corps Day on July 16, 2014. The State remembered and saluted the heroes of World War I. It paid homage to the 500...

July 16, 2014

Nagoya Protocol gets 50th Instrument of Ratification

The Nagoya Protocol has received the required 50th instrument of ratification on July 14, 2014. India, having hosted CoP-11 to the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) in Hyderabad in October...

July 15, 2014

Typhoon Neoguri: Super typhoon moving towards Japan

A super typhoon named Neoguri was advancing north for Japan on July 7, 2014, set to lash the southern Okinawa archipelagoes with heavy rain and powerful winds before...

July 7, 2014

PM Modi opens Katra-Udhampur rail link

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 25 km-long Katra-Udhampur railway line in Jammu. The rail link will connect the base camp town of Katra directly with the rest...

July 5, 2014

Bor Wildlife Sanctuary: India’s 47th Tiger Reserve

As per the notification of Environment Ministry, Maharashtra’s Bor Wildlife Sanctuary will become the country’s 47th Tiger Reserve with an aim to bolster the conservation efforts of the...

July 2, 2014

'Mt Sinha': US names a peak in Antarctica after Indian scientist Akhouri Sinha

In the honor of Akhouri Sinha, a distinguished Indian-American scientist whose ground-breaking biological research expedition has provided vital data about animal populations, the United States has named a...

July 1, 2014

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