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India s Conservation Diplomacy
Prime Minister Modi during his visit to the Maldives announced that Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will undertake restoration work of Friday Mosque under the Indian grant. Friday Mosque Friday Mosque also known as Hukuru Miskiy is a unique place of worship made of coral stones. The heritage place of worship built in 1658 during ..
Topics: Bahrain • Bhutan • Cambodia • Conservation Diplomacy • Coral • Egypt • Friday Mosque • Hukuru Miskiy • Ibrahim Iskandar I • India-Maldives • Laos • Maldives • Mohamed Bin Abdullah • Myanmar • Nepal • Soft power • Sri lanka • UNESCO World Heritage cultural list
Health Ministry Urged to Frame Law to Ban Manufacture, Sale of e-cigarettes
The Ministry of Commerce and Industries has urged the Health Ministry to frame law banning manufacture and sale of e-cigarettes in the country as in the absence of the domestic legislation, it would not be possible to put a blanket ban on its imports. The Ministry of Commerce and Industries has stated that without banning ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Topics: Australia • Bahrain • Brazil • e-cigarettes • electronic nicotine delivery systems • ENDS • Global Tobacco Epidemic 2017 • Health Ministry • Iran • Mauritius • Mexico • Ministry of Commerce and Industries • Saudi Arabia • Singapore • South Korea • Sri lanka • Thailand • United Arab Emirates • Uruguay • World Health Organization
World Bank’s Migration and Development Brief
As per the report of the World Bank’s Migration and Development Brief, India has retained its position as the world’s top recipient of remittances (money sent back home by its nationals working abroad) in 2018. World Bank Report on Remittances Indian diaspora has sent $79 billion (approximately Rs 5.5 lakh crore) home. The Remittances grew ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: Asia • Bahrain • China • Egypt • GCC • Gulf Cooperation Council • Indian diaspora • Kerala • Kuwait • Mexico • Migration and Development Brief • Oman • Philippines • Qatar • remittances • Saudi Arabia • UAE • United Arab Emirates • USA • World Bank
Green Climate Fund approves $1 billion to assist poor countries to tackle climate change
Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved more than $1 billion new investments for 19 new projects to help developing countries tackle climate change. The decision was taken during four-day meeting of GCF in Manama, Bahrain. The funding was approved for projects linked to geothermal energy in Indonesia, greener cities in Europe and Middle East and ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Bahrain • Climate Hhange • Environment • GCF • Green Climate Fund • Manama
42nd session of World Heritage Committee: Four sites added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
The 42nd session of World Heritage Committee (WHC) meeting of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) held in Manama, Bahrain has inscribed four cultural sites on the World Heritage List. These four cultural sites are Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai (India), Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars region (Iran), Hidden Christian ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2018
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs
Topics: Art and Culture • Bahrain • India • International • Iran • Japan • Manama • South Korea • UNESCO • World Heritage Committee • World Heritage List