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IOR countries to pursue open regionalism to stimulate growth
Trade and industry ministers of Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IORARC) member nations agreed to promote trade within the grouping to encourage economic cooperation and development in the strategic Indian Ocean region. India (Gurgaon) and Mauritius co-hosted the ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2013
Category: International / World Current Affairs
UNESCO allows 19 new additions to World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO has recognized 19 sites to be added into the World Heritage List. The new additions have brought the grand total of World Heritage Sites to 981 in 160 nations. Of those, 759 sites are cultural, 193 natural ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2013
Category: Places in News Current Affairs
Iraq to fill void left by Iran for India’s petroleum needs
Iraq has shown keenness to enhance economic relations with India. India is also looking for a strategic partnership with the gulf nation. Iran has not expressed its interest towards the Indian refiners to enhance their crude oil import engagement with ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2013
Hassan Rouhani wins Iran's presidential polls
Hassan Rouhani has been elected as the new President of Iran as he clinched victory by getting the needed 50% votes. The winning candidate needed more than 50% of all ballots cast, including invalid ones, to avoid a run-off. Rouhani ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2013
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
U.K. court orders government to lift sanctions against Iranian bank
The U.K. Supreme Court has ordered the British government to lift the sanctions against Tehran-based Bank Mellat whose British assets had been frozen for allegedly financing Iran’s controversial nuclear programme. The bank, one of Iran’s largest private banks, had been fighting to ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2013
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Prism scandal: India among top 5 most monitored nations
As per reports in the UK newspaper, The Guardian, India is among the top 5 countries most extensively monitored by the NationalSecurity Agency (NSA), a US government agency tasked with foreign surveillance. The NSA collected 6.3 billion pieces of intelligence from computer networks in India, placing it 5th on ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2013
Category: International / World Current Affairs