India-ASEAN Summit, 2019

PM Modi attended the 16th India-ASEAN summit held at Bangkok. The current ASEAN summit is being held in Bangkok, Thailand and the next ASEAN summit is to be conducted in Vietnam in 2020. Highlights India has allocated 1 billion USD ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019

India to host 20th SCO’s CHG meeting in 2020

The Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh addressed the Council of Heads of Government of SCO at Tashkent in Uzbekistan. He represented as a Special Envoy of PM Modi at the conference. During the meet, it was decided that the next ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019

PM Modi to be the Guest at the Eastern Economic Forum

PM Modi has accepted the invitation by the Russian President Putin to be the main guest at the Eastern Economic Forum (EEC) to be held in September at Vladivostok, Russia. Eastern Economic Forum The Eastern Economic Forum (EEC) is an ..

Gold Card Permanent Residency Scheme of UAE

The UAE has launched the Gold Card Permanent Residency Scheme for expatriates. Under the scheme, permanent residency status would be granted to exceptional professionals and investors. The Golden Card will offer unprecedented benefits to the cardholders and their families while ..

Mauritius was largest source of FDI in India in 2016-2017: RBI

According to Census on Foreign Liabilities and Assets of Indian Direct Investment Companies 2016-17 released by Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Mauritius was largest source of foreign investment (FDI) in India. The census yields carry comprehensive information on market value ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018

Union Cabinet increases limit for foreign investment in Stock Exchanges from 5% to 15%

The Union Cabinet has given its approval for raising foreign shareholding limit from current 5% to 15% in Indian Stock Exchanges. The decision brings the investment limit of foreign entities at par with that of domestic institutions. This enhanced limit ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2016