Category: World News

Prime Ministers of India and Singapore to witness the launch of Real-time Payment Systems Linkage between the two countries on 21st February

Cross-border connectivity to be launched between UPI of India and PayNow of Singapore Linkage of these two payment systems to enable faster and cost-efficient transfer of money Will help the Indian diaspora in Singapore in transfer of money from Singapore to India and vice-versa FEB 20, 2023 Prime […]

Key developments in the aftermath of the Turkey, Syria quake

ISTANBUL — As the search and rescue effort for buried survivors of the Feb. 6 earthquake started to wind down in Turkey, demolition teams have moved in to clear the mounds of rubble left by the worst disaster in modern Turkish history. Here’s a look at the key […]

1st G20 Finance Ministers Meetings from 22nd-25th February 2023 in Bengaluru

FEB 19, 2023 The First G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting under the G20 Indian Presidency is scheduled during 24th-25th February, 2023 in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman and Governor, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Dr Shaktikanta Das will jointly chair this meeting. […]

Earthquake death toll passes 46,000; desperation for signs of life

ANTAKYA/KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey, Feb 18 – More than 46,000 people have been killed in the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria and the toll is expected to soar, with some 264,000 apartments in Turkey destroyed and many still missing as rescuers listen for signs of life under the rubble. […]

India successfully organises the First Meeting of G20 Digital Economy Working Group in Lucknow

Extensive discussions held on priority areas regarding Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), Cyber Security in Digital Economy and Digital Skilling Global economy could lose up to $11.5 trillion by 2028 due to the Digital Skills gap: shared by NASSCOM and UNESCO G20 Member nations and 8 Guest countries participated […]

Defence Secretary meets UK Delegation

FEB 14, 2023 Defence Secretary Shri Giridhar Aramane had a bilateral meeting with UK Minister of State for Defence Procurement Mr Alex Chalk. The meeting was conducted on the side-lines of the Aero India 2023 which was inaugurated by Hon’ble Prime Minister on 13 February 2023.  A number […]

74 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours

FEB 14, 2023 220.63 cr Total Vaccine doses (95.19 cr Second Dose and 22.85 cr Precaution Dose) have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive 6,394 doses administered in last 24 hours India’s Active caseload currently stands at 1,818 Active cases stand at 0.01% Recovery Rate currently at […]

International Solar Alliance and West African Power Pool hosts 13 African countries in New Delhi to share best practices in solar deployment

India’s experience in energy would be very useful for the growth of energy ecosystems in the world, Shri R. K. Singh, Union Minister for Power, New & Renewable Energy FEB 14, 2023 Shri R K Singh, Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy & President of […]

Turkey detains building contractors as quake deaths pass 33K

ANTAKYA, Turkey — Turkish justice officials targeted more than 130 people allegedly involved in shoddy and illegal construction methods as rescuers extricated more survivors, including a pregnant woman and two small children, six days after a pair of earthquakes collapsed thousands of buildings. The death toll from the 7.8 magnitude […]

Earthquake death toll tops 33,000, Turkey starts legal action

ANTAKYA, Turkey, Feb 12 – Rescuers pulled more survivors from the rubble on Sunday six days after one of the worst earthquakes to hit Turkey and Syria, as Turkish authorities sought to maintain order across the disaster zone and began legal action over some building collapses. With chances […]

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