Japan and Australia sign Defence Pact to counter China

Published: November 18, 2020

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

Published: November 10, 2020

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?

Published: October 28, 2020

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

Published: October 20, 2020

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

Cabinet approves India-Japan MoU on cyber Security

Published: October 7, 2020

On October 7 2020 the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the Memorandum of Understanding signed between India and Japan on cyber security. Highlights The MoU aims to enhance cooperation between the countries in the area of cyberspace and share information on cyber security. A joint mechanism is to be developed under ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020

Category: International Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: cyber crimes • Cyber-security • India-Australia • india-japan • Memorandum of understanding • national cyber security policy

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