India-UK Current Affairs, GK & News
India-UK Roadmap 2030 and Enhanced Trade Partnership
The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson held a virtual bilateral summit. During the summit, the leaders adopted an ambitious “Roadmap 2030”. This will help to elevate the bilateral ties between the countries. Also, the leaders launched the Enhanced Trade Partnership which is to be implemented through the 1.4 ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs • International Current Affairs • Summits and Conferences
Topics: COP26 • IMF • India-UK • Indian-Ocean Rim Association • Indo-Pacific • Iora • Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) • Trade and investment • UNFCCC • World Bank • WTO
UK-India $1.4 billion investment deal
The Government of India and British Government recently finalised a one billion pound of trade and investment with India. This is expected to create 6,500 jobs in the UK. The deal has been finalised ahead of the virtual summit between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The leaders will ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Boris Johnson • Education • exports • Free trade agreement • Fruits • imports • India-UK • Narendra Modi • trade deal
Cabinet approves Agreement between India and UK on Customs Cooperation
On April 28, 2021, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the agreement signed between Government of India and the Government of UK. The agreement was signed on Customs Cooperation and Mutual Administrative Assistance in Customs matters. India and UK have been signing several trade related agreements after the latter moved out ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • International Current Affairs
Topics: Customs • Customs Act 1962 • Customs Tariff Act 1975 • India-UK • Union Cabinet
WHO to provide 4,000 oxygen concentrators to India
The World Health Organisation recently announced that it will provide 4,000 Oxygen Concentrators to India to help the country in its fight against COVID-19. Help from other countries The following countries stepped forward to help India to combat against the Oxygen shortage: The UK recently sent 495 Oxygen Concentrators and 140 ventilators to India. Ireland ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Amazon • BiPAP machine • COVID-19 • Google • India-Australia • India-Saudi Arabia • India-UK • India-USA • Microsoft • One Plus • oxygen concentrator • Sundar Pichai • World Health Organisation • Xiaomi
Difficult Four Countries
The Chatham House recently published a report proposing a blueprint for foreign policy of UK after Brexit. The report classed India as one of the “difficult four” countries along with China, Saudi Arabia and Turkey. Key Highlights of the report The report was titled “Global Britain, Global Broker”. The report points that the complex fragmented ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Brexit • D10 • difficult four countries • G7 • India-UK