India-Australia Current Affairs, GK & News
PM Narendra Modi addresses India-Australia Circular Economy Hackathon (I-ACE)
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, addressed the India-Australia Circular Economy Hackathon (I-ACE) on February 19, 2021. Highlights During the hackathon, Narendra Modi said that there is a need to look at India’s consumption patterns. India also needs to look upon how to reduce their ecological impact. The prime minister further said that the ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs • Summits and Conferences
Topics: Carbon emission • Circular economy • India-Australia • India-Australia Circular Economy Hackathon (I-ACE) • waste reduction
Japan and Australia sign Defence Pact to counter China
On November 17, 2020, Japan and Australia signed the “Reciprocal Access Agreement” to counter the growing influence of China in the South China sea and in the Pacific Island Nations. Highlights The defence agreement has taken six years of negotiations. This will bring the countries closer amidst militarization in South China sea and series of ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Defence Current Affairs • International Current Affairs
Topics: India-Australia • india-japan • Indo-Pacific • Japan-Australia • Pacific Islands • Quad • South China Sea • UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) • UNCLOS
Australia-India Water Centre inaugurated
Australia-India Water Centre (AIWC) has been inaugurated in a virtual event. This Water Centre is led by IIT Guwahati from Indian side and University of Western Sydney from the Australian side. Along with this, the centre has 21 partners from India and Australia. Australia India Water Centre (AIWC) Dan Tehan, Education Minister, Australia and Jal ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International Current Affairs
Topics: Climate change • IIT Guwahati • India-Australia • Water conservation • Water security
What is India-Australia Circular Economy Hackathon?
Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) is an initiative set up by NITI Aayog. AIM has collaboration with Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). It will conduct a two-day hackathon on circular economy, ‘India-Australia Circular Economy Hackathon (I-ACE)’, in December 2020. What are the Key themes of the India-Australia Circular Economy Hackathon? The Key themes ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: Circular economy • E-Waste • Hackathon • India-Australia • national productivity council • Recycling • waste to wealth
Australian Navy to join Malabar Exercise
On October 19, 2020, the Government of India announced that the Australian Navy will join the Malabar exercise that is to be conducted in November 2020. This means that all the four Quad countries are to participate in the exercise. Highlights The countries to participate in the exercise are Japan, India and US. In the ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Defence Current Affairs • International Current Affairs
Topics: India China • India-Australia • Indian ocean region • Indo-Pacific • malabar exercise • maritime exercise • Quad