Madagascar Current Affairs, GK & News
GoI launches “Mission Sagar”
On May 10, 2020, the Government of India has launched “Mission Sagar”, an outreach programme amidst COVID-19 pandemic. The mission aims at providing food items, Ayurvedic medicines related to COVID-19, HCQ tablets to Maldives, Madagascar, Seychelles and Comoros. Highlights The Indian Naval Ship Kesari has been deployed under the mission. The operation is being conducted ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: India-Comoros • India-Maldives • India-Seychelles • Indian Ocean • Indian ocean region • international agreements • Madagascar • Mission Sagar • Sagar
INS Shardul provides relief to flood-hit Madagascar
India recently handed over 600 tonnes of rice and relief material to flood-hit Madagascar. Indian Naval Ship (INS) Shardul carried 600 tonnes of rice, as per directives of Indian Government. In the month of January this year, the Indian Navy launched ‘Operation Vanilla’ in support of the national disaster in Madagascar, to provide humanitarian assistance ..
Topics: Disaster Management • Madagascar • Ships of the Indian Navy
India joins Indian Ocean Commission as the fifth Observer
On March 6, 2020, India joined the Indian Ocean Commission as the fifth observer. The other four observers in the grouping are Malta, China, European Union and OIF (International Organization of La Francophonie). Highlights It is important for India to join as an observer at the Commission because, it will help India in expanding its ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Comoros • France • Indian Ocean Commission • Indian ocean region • Madagascar • Mauritius • Port Louis • Sagar • Seychelles
India hands over 1 Lakh Academic Textbooks to Madagascar
On behalf of the Government of India, the Indian Embassy in the capital city of East African island country Madagascar, Antananarivo has handed over 100,000 academic textbooks for the development of higher education and research on Tuesday, 14th January 2020. The supply of the books worth Rs 7,677,600 (USD 108,000) has been done in accordance ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Andry Rajoelina • Antananarivo • Government of India • Indian Ambassador • Indian Embassy • Madagascar • National Council for Educational Research and Training • NCERT • President of India • President of Madagascar
Analysis of the Global Climate Risk Index 2020
The most affected countries in the year 2018 as per the 15th index of Global Climate Risk were Japan, the Philippines, and Germany. Comparison of the most affected countries Index ranking of 2018 with their ranking in 2017: Japan was the most affected country in 2018 as per the index, in 2017 japan was placed ..
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Analysis of Global Climate Risk Index • Bangladesh • Caribbean Island • Germany • Global Climate Risk Index 2020 • Japan • Madagascar • Nepal • Philippines • Thailand • Vietnam