Gulf Cooperation Council Current Affairs, GK & News
India-Kuwait MoU on Domestic Worker Recruitment
India and Kuwait signed an MoU on cooperation on domestic worker recruitment on June 10, 2021. About MoU This MoU will bring Indian domestic workers in Gulf nation within the legal framework which will provide them protection under law. Agreement will also streamline recruitment of domestic workers. It will ensure rights and obligations of domestic ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar • Gulf Cooperation Council • India-Kuwait • Indians in kuwait • MoU on Domestic Workers
India-GCC Troika Dialogue: Key Facts
On November 3, 2020, India and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Troika held an annual Political Dialogue. India was represented by the External Affairs Minister S Jai Shankar at the dialogue. Highlights During the dialogue, India requested the members of GCC to ease the return of Indian professionals and workers to the Gulf countries. Gulf Cooperation ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Gulf Cooperation Council • india-GCC • Saudi Arabia
EEPC celebrates 50 years of rewarding exporters
The Engineering Export Promotion Awards (EEPC) celebrated its 50th year of Engineering Export Awards in New Delhi on Tuesday, 10th December 2019. A total of 111 National Awards for 2017-18 across 8 different categories in over 32 product panels were awarded to mark the occasion of completion of 50 years. This year the Quality Control ..
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News • Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Africa • Engineering • Engineering Export Promotion Awards • Gulf Cooperation Council • Hardeep Singh Puri • housing and urban affairs minister • Mexico • Minister of State for Commerce and Industry • Minister of state of civil aviation • NIRVIK scheme • Quality Control of India
Saudi Arabia becomes 1st Arab country to get full FATF membership
Saudi Arabia has become 1st Arab country to be granted full membership of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) following FATF’s Annual General Meeting held in Orlando, Florida in United States (US). Saudi Arabia and FATF Background: Since November 2004, Saudi Arabia has been a founding member of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) arm of ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
Topics: Arab Country • European Commission • FATF • FATF member • FATF Plenary • FATF-Pakistan • GCC • Gulf Cooperation Council • MENA • Middle East and North Africa • Saudi Arabia
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