The latest, thirteenth G-20 Summit was held in Buenos Aires in Argentina on November 30 – December 1 2018. This was the first G-20 Summit held in South America in which over 45 meetings were held between the world leaders and various government counterparts in two days. What is G-20? Group of Twenty or G-20
Read more →What is COP 24? COP 24 is the informal name for the 24th conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). UNFCCC is one of the three conventions adopted at the “Rio Earth Summit” in 1992. It entered into force in March 1994 and has near universal membership today.
Read more →Paying obeisance to a deity is each individual’s own choice and in a deeply religious country like India it is rather a spiritual experience in itself. Moreover the rights related to religion are considered sacrosanct and are protected by the constitution. Religion is a deeply personal choice and unless a person is allowed to freely
Read more →India shares a unique relationship with Nepal as compared to all its other neighbours. Nepal is the only country other than Bhutan with whom India shares an open border of over 1850 Kms. Both countries share a unique relationship of friendship by virtue of free movement of people across the borders coupled with religious and
Read more →After an extended round of hostilities something positive happened when both countries – India and Pakistan decided to open and develop Kartarpur corridor. Development of Kartarpur Corridor between India and Pakistan is a significant development both in religious and political terms. About Kartarpur corridor Kartarpur is known for the first Sikh Gurudwara, Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib
Read more →The Sri Lankan Political Crisis On October 26, the President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Srisena, ousted the Prime Minister Ranil Wikremesinghe and replaced him with Mahinda Rajapaksa breaking up a fragile coalition governing the island of Sri Lanka. Mahinda Rajapaksa is a controversial former president of Sri Lanka who has been accused of using brutal
Read more →On November 14, 2018 Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched a communication satellite GSAT-29 on its rocket GSLV-Mk-III D2 from Satish Dhawan Space Center at Sriharikota. Here’s everything you need to know about GSAT-29 and GSLV MK-III: GSAT-29 GSAT-29 is the 33rd communication satellite built by ISRO which will be placed in a geostationary orbit
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