Bangladesh elected IORA Chairman for 2021-23

Bangladesh was as Vice Chairman of Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) for the period of 2019-21 and eventually as IORA Chairman for 2021-23 at 18th IORA Council of Ministers’ Meeting held in Durban, South Africa. The Current Chair is South Africa and Vice Chair is UAE. Key Facts As per practice, IORA is led by ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2018

Topics: Bangladesh • Durban • eThekwini Communique • Indian-Ocean Rim Association • International • International Organisations • Iora • IORA Chairman • South Africa

International Training Centre for Operational Oceanography

The Union Cabinet has approved the establishment of International Training Centre for Operational Oceanography, as a Category-2 Centre (C2C) of UNESCO, in Hyderabad. The purpose of this Agreement is to establish a training centre towards development of capacity for the countries on the Indian Ocean Rim (IOR), African countries bordering the Indian and Atlantic Oceans, ..

Topics: Continents • Indian-Ocean Rim Association • Iranian National Commission for UNESCO • Organizations • UNESCO • United Nations Development Group

CSIR signs MoU with IORA to designate CIMAP as coordinating center on medicinal plants

The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) has signed a MoU with the Regional Center for Science and Technology Transfer (RCSTT) of Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) for designating Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow (CSIR-CIMAP) as Coordinating Center on Medicinal Plants. The IORA Center at CSIR-CIMAP will establish a database on ..

Topics: Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants • Continents • Council of Scientific and Industrial Research • Indian Ocean • Indian-Ocean Rim Association • Iora • Medicinal plants • Organizations • World

Union Cabinet approves agreement with UNESCO on establishment of International Training Centre for Operational Oceanography

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has recently approved the establishment of International Training Centre for Operational Oceanography, as a Category-2 Centre (C2C) of UNESCO, in Hyderabad. The purpose of this Agreement is to establish a training centre towards development of capacity for the countries on the Indian Ocean Rim (IOR), ..

Topics: Continents • Earth • Hydrology • Indian-Ocean Rim Association • Narendra Modi • Oceanography • Organizations • Physical geography

Bangalore hosts 11th ministerial meeting of IOR-ARC

Bangalore hosted Indian Ocean Rim countries meet: India’s tech hub Bangalore, hosted the 11th ministerial meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) that will focus on promoting trade and investment among the 18 member-countries. The Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC), launched in Mauritius in March 1997, is a ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011

Topics: Continents • Foreign policy of the Narendra Modi government • Indian Ocean • Indian Ocean Research Group • Indian-Ocean Rim Association • IOR • Mauritius • Oceans • World