India, Japan to launch dialogue mechanisms on cyber, maritime security

India and Japan have agreed to launch dialogue mechanisms on cyber and maritime security. The dialogue b/w the two nations will be held at the level of foreign Ministry officials. External Affairs Minister Mr S M Krishna expressed satisfaction over the strategic and global partnership b/w the two nations and held that during the 6th ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

Topics: Foreign policy of the Narendra Modi government • Foreign relations • Foreign relations of India • International Relations • Politics by country • United Nations General Assembly observers

Need to curb paid news syndrome: CEC

Addressing the 3rd Conference of Heads of Election Management Bodies of the SAARC nations in New Delhi, the Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi held that practices like ‘paid news’ syndrome and use of money power have emerged as new challenges in the management of elections and it was crucial to curb such practices to ascertain ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

Topics: Foreign relations • Foreign relations of Bangladesh • Foreign relations of Bhutan • Foreign relations of Nepal • Organizations • Politics by country • South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

India, Seychelles ink pacts on security cooperation, Sports & Youth Affairs

India and Seychelles have inked 2 agreements in the fields of:- Security cooperation Sports and Youth Affairs Both nations inked an MOU on co-operation on training of police personnel of Sychelles. India also extended $50 million line of credit and $25 million grant for the Indian Ocean archipelago. The agreements were inked in Victoria following ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

Topics: Africa • Continents • Countries • James Michel • Pratibha • Pratibha Patil • Seychelles

Govt allows fresh cotton exports

The Group of Ministers (GoM), meeting chaired by the Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, which reviewed the cotton exports situation has settled to allow fresh exports of cotton. It has also declared that a ban on suspension of fresh registrations be lifted. The GoM looked at the estimates of the cotton advisory board and the 3rd ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

Topics: Abortifacients • Cellulose • Cotton • Crops • GOM • Government of India • Indian people • Members of the Lok Sabha • Pranab Mukherjee