Month: April 2023

Finland to join NATO as the 31st member and add 800 miles to the alliance border with Russia.

Manish Kumar

Finland to join NATO today as the 31st member and add 800 miles to the alliance border with Russia. The alliance will welcome Finland in a flag-raising ceremony at its headquarters near Brussels. NATO chief has said Ukraine will join the alliance once it wins the war. Russia has said it will strengthen its military capacity in western and north western regions, the state-owned RIA news agency reported. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28…

‘Invented names won’t alter reality’: India rejects China ‘Renaming’ Places In Arunachal Pradesh.

Manish Kumar

China released a set of new names for 11 places in Arunachal Pradesh as part of its efforts to reemphasize its claim over the state. The list of names includes five mountain peaks, two land areas, two residential areas, and two rivers. India lambasts China over this and asserts that the state has “been” and will “always be” an integral part of India. This is not the first time China has made such an attempt. We reject this outright.” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson said. “Arunachal Pradesh is, has been, and…

1st Ministerial-Level Meeting of India – Netherlands Joint Working Group Held In New Delhi

Manish Kumar

The 1st Ministerial-level meeting of the Joint Working Group between India and the Netherlands was held today in New Delhi in the august presence of the Union Minister for Jal Shakti Mr. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and the Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management, Government of Netherlands, Mr. Mark Harbers. In April 2021 during a virtual meeting between the Prime Ministers of India and the Netherlands ‘Strategic Water Partnership’ was launched. On 29th March 2022, the ‘Strategic Water Partnership’ was signed by Mr. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister for Jal Shakti and Mr.…

CSR for Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) 2.0

Manish Kumar

Swachh Bharat Mission – Urban (SBM-U) was launched during October, 2014 with the objectives of making entire urban areas of the country Open Defecation Free (ODF) and for scientific management of the entire Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) generated. In order to carry forward the progress made under SBM-U, the next phase i.e., SBM-U 2.0 has been launched. Under SBM – Urban 2.0, Central Share funds are released for construction of Individual Household Latrines, Community Toilets/Public Toilets, Used Water Management, Solid Waste Management, Information, Education and Communication & Behaviour Change and…

‘INDIA’S ROLE IN EMERGING WORLD ORDER’ CONDUCTED AT MANEKSHAW CENTRE ON 3RD APRIL 2023

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The 3rd General Sundarji Memorial Lecture was organised by the Indian Army at Manekshaw Centre to commemorate the memory of one of India’s foremost military thinkers, under the aegis of Mechanised Infantry Centre & School (MIC&S) and Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS). The event was attended by serving and retired officers of the three Services as well as literati and various think tanks. The lecture remembered the dynamic and visionary General K Sundarji, the 13th Chief of the Army Staff, who is also fondly called as the ‘Father of the Mechanised…

The first India-Central Asia Culture Ministers’ meeting held

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Minister of Culture, Tourism and Development of North Eastern Region Shri G. Kishan Reddy hosted the first India-Central Asia Culture Ministers’ Meeting through video conferencing on 3rd April, 2023. The Culture Ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan participated in the meeting. The India-Central Asia Summit hosted by Prime Minister  Shri Narendra Modi, on 27th January 2022 had laid emphasis on promoting cultural cooperation for better understanding of culture between the Central Asian countries and strengthen our age-old cultural linkages which bind our people together.   Today’s meeting followed the resolution…

Kohima, Nagaland to host fourth B20 conference of the Northeast Region from 4th-6th April 2023

Manish Kumar

B20 Conferences in the North East Region of India in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of External Affairs and North Eastern State Governments under India’s G20 Presidency have been organized for exploring partnerships among business communities. The conferences would aid the development of critical sectors of the economy in the North East and would facilitate economic growth. The B20 is the official G20 dialogue forum representing the global business community. It is among the most prominent engagement groups…

PM inaugurates Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of Central Bureau of Investigation in New Delhi

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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi today. The Central Bureau of Investigation was established by a resolution of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India dated 1st April 1963. During the programme, an Investiture Ceremony for recipients of the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service and Gold Medal for Best Investigating Officers of CBI was also held wherein the Prime Minister conferred medals to the awardees. The Prime Minister also inaugurated…

President of India Graces 36th Convocation of IGNOU

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The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu graced and addressed the 36th convocation of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) in New Delhi today (April 3, 2023). Speaking on the occasion, the President said that many students find it difficult to pursue higher education because of their responsibilities and circumstances. Institutions like IGNOU are helping in providing education to such students. She noted that many employed/self-employed persons are getting education from IGNOU for skill up gradation. She said that such ‘earners and learners’ can come out of under-employment by getting education…

Urge my friend Jai to cool a little bit, Shashi Tharoor on Jaishankar’s ‘West has a bad habit’ remark

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EAM S Jaishankar said that the West has had a “bad habit” for a long time, of commenting on others, and it thinks it has a “God-given right” to speak about the internal matters of other countries. Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor in an advice for External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar said that he will strongly urge his friend Jai to cool a little bit after the latter made a remark saying the West has a bad habit of commenting on the internal matters of other countries. “I have known him…