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India to participate in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in 2021

The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a triennial international survey which aims to evaluate education systems worldwide by testing the skills and knowledge of 15-year-old students....

January 29, 2019

Israel becomes a full member of Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

Israel has recently become a full member of the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global financial watchdog on money laundering, terror financing and other threats to...

December 13, 2018

PISA Test and Education Policy

The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a triennial international survey which aims to evaluate education systems worldwide by testing the skills and knowledge of 15-year-old students....

September 12, 2018

PISA: India to participate in international students' test after 9 year Boycott

Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD has officially decided to participate in Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) after gap of nine years. It will send team...

September 7, 2018

China elected as vice-president of Financial Action Task Force

China has been elected as the vice-president of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) at the plenary meeting in Paris on February 23, 2018. In its plenary meeting,...

February 26, 2018

India-Switzerland ink agreement automatic sharing of tax-related information

India has signed agreement with Switzerland for automatic sharing of tax-related information from January 1, 2018 with an aim to combat black money. Prior to it, India had...

December 23, 2017

Short Note: Switzerland Finding India’s Data Security Law Adequate

What does it mean when Switzerland finds data security and confidentiality laws of India adequate for entering into an automatic exchange of information pact? What things would follow?...

August 9, 2017

India ranks third in global index of countries with most confidence in their government: OCED Report

India ranked third in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Government at a Glance 2017 report. It states that Narendra Modi led NDA coalition has secured...

July 15, 2017

India to become largest milk producer in 2026: OECD-FAO report

According to recently released OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2017-2026, India will be the world’s largest milk producer by 2026 and will account for the biggest increase in wheat production...

July 12, 2017

Seven new countries join BEPS agreement

Seven new countries Lithuania, Gabon, Hungary, Indonesia, Malta, Mauritius and Russia – have signed Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement for Country-by-Country Reporting (CbC MCAA). With this, the total number...

January 30, 2017

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