Chennai-Vladivostok sea route
India and Russia are against “outside influence” in the internal matters of any nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said after talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on 4 September 2019 during which they discussed ways to bolster cooperation in trade and investment, oil and gas, nuclear energy, defence, space and maritime connectivity.
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#Chennai #Vladivostok #NarendraModi #EEF #India #outsideinfluence

Coordination committee for Census
A coordination committee headed by chief secretary was constituted in Jammu and Kashmir on 4 September for Census-2021, an order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) stated.
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#Coordination #GAD #Census #JammuandKashmir #GirdhariLal

India hikes contribution in Global Fund
Strengthening its commitment towards eliminating AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, India has increased its contribution to the Global Fund to $22 million for the 6th replenishment cycle (2020-22), up 10% over the amount contributed in the fifth cycle.
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#India #GlobalFund #AIDS #G20 #BRICS #malaria #tuberculosis

Higher procurement price for ethanol
The Union Cabinet on 3 September 2019 approved a higher procurement price for ethanol purchased by oil marketing companies for the ethanol blended petrol (EBP) programme, which will come into effect from December 1 for a period of one year.
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#ethanol #EBP #UnionCabinet #Cheavy #procurement #oil

Treaty on mutual legal assistance
India and Maldives on 3 September 2019 signed a treaty on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Maldivian counterpart Abdulla Shahid discussed ongoing cooperation in various fields and ways to further strengthen the bilateral ties.
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#India #SJaishankar #AbdullaShahid #Maldives #IOC #MLAT

Vikram performs second maneuver
The Vikram Lander of the Chandrayaan-2 mission successfully carried out the second de-orbiting maneuver in the early hours of 4 September 2019, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said.
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#Vikram #Chandrayaan2 #ISRO #moon #Pragyaan #spacecraft

India's banana and Climate Change
Climate change may lead to a significant decline in banana production in India -- the world's largest cultivator and consumer of the crop, according to a study.
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#ClimateChange #India #Bananas #Brazil #agricultural #fruitcrop

Good Governance Index launched
A good governance index (GGI) was launched on 25 December 2019 by the central government to assess the state of governance in the country, according to a statement issued by the Personnel Ministry.
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#GGI #DoPT #GoodGovernanceIndex #UTs #CSMOP #AtalBihariVajpayee

Depleting groundwater
Nearly 1,100 scientists, practitioners and experts in groundwater and related fields from 92 countries have called on the governments and non-governmental agencies to “act now” to ensure global groundwater sustainability.
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#Depleting #groundwater #SDGs #Earth #IIT #SDGs

Govt breaks 150-year tradition
The Union Cabinet on 24 December 2019 gave approval to restructuring of the Railway board through merger of its existing eight Group A services into a central service called the Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS).
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#UnionCabinet #IRMS #IRHS #HR #PiyushGoyal #Railway

India, Oman sign maritime pact
India and Oman signed a Maritime Transport Agreement during the visit of foreign minister S Jaishankar to the Sultanate. The pact – the first with any Gulf country – enables India to expand its footprint in the western Indian Ocean,
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#India #IndianOcean #MTA #PersianGulf #SJaishankar

Space Junk identification systems
Researchers in China have improved the accuracy of detecting space junk in the Earth's orbit, providing a more effective way to plot safe routes for spacecraft maneuvers.
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#SpaceJunk #Earth #orbit #telescopes #Marquardt

India changes rules of engagement along LAC
Days after a violent clash with China in eastern Ladakh, India has changed the rules of engagement along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) to allow field commanders to approve the use of firearms under "extraordinary" circumstances.
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#LAC #Ladakh #China #LineofActualControl #SJaishankar

Major connectivity project in Maldives
India will fund the implementation of a major connectivity project in Maldives through a USD 400 million line of credit and USD 100 million grant, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on 13 August 2020 after holding wide-ranging talks with his Maldivian counterpart Abdulla Shahid.
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#Maldives #SJaishankar #GMCP #majorconnectivityproject #UPSCOnlineClasses #OnlineClassses #IASOnlineclasses

Pact for cooperation in 5G, AI
India and Japan have finalised an ambitious agreement that provides for cooperation in 5G technology, artificial intelligence and an array of other critical areas as the two strategic partners vowed to further broadbase their ties including in the Indo-Pacific region.
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#5G #AI #IPOI #SJaishankar #India #UPSCOnlineClasses #OnlineClassses #IASOnlineclasses

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Iran Air Strike On Pakistan | S Jaishankar Iran Visit | Current Affairs For UPSC | Mustafa Ali Shah

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