Topic: India-International Affairs

Pegasus spyware used to pry on Indian journalists, ministers

Pegasus spyware has been used to conduct surveillance on ministers, opposition leaders, journalists, government officials and scientists of India. Key Points Phone numbers of around 40 Indian journalists...

July 19, 2021

India, Uganda sign four MoUs in various fields

India and Uganda signed four MoUs in the areas of defence cooperation, visa exemption for official and diplomatic passport holders, cultural exchange programme and material testing laboratory. The...

July 25, 2018

India signs Agreement to provide $318 million Line of Credit to Sri Lanka

India has signed an agreement with Sri Lanka to provide USD 318 million as line of credit for developing Sri Lanka’s railway sector. The agreement was signed between Sri...

June 7, 2017

India, Thailand ink MoU on Double Taxation Avoidance Treaty

India and Thailand signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on double taxation avoidance treaty (DTAT). The MoU was signed during 7th meeting of the India-Thailand Joint Commission for...

June 30, 2015

India inks landmark MVA with Bhutan, Bangladesh and Nepal

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) have inked a Motor Vehicles Agreement (MVA) for the regulation of passenger, personnel and cargo vehicular traffic for the economic benefit of...

June 16, 2015

Over next 5 years, China will invest nearly $100 billion in India

On September 17, 2014 i.e. PM Modi’s Birthday, the Chinese president Xi Jinping will land in Gujarat and will carry besides him 100 billion or Rs 6 lakh...

September 13, 2014

Nagoya Protocol gets 50th Instrument of Ratification

The Nagoya Protocol has received the required 50th instrument of ratification on July 14, 2014. India, having hosted CoP-11 to the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) in Hyderabad in October...

July 15, 2014    Places in News Current Affairs

India launches "Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana" Scheme in UAE

India’s Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) in a tie-up with Alankit Assignments launched “Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana” Scheme in UAE. The implementation of this scheme will...

May 3, 2014    Government Schemes Current Affairs