China and Japan: Turning from competition to cooperation
In a sign of a thaw, Mr. Abe visited china- the first visit by a Japanese leader to China in 11 years.
Chabahar Port
India, Afghanistan and Iran recently held their first trilateral meeting on Chabahar port project during which they reviewed its implementation.
Seoul Peace Prize
Seoul Peace Prize Committee has decided to confer 2018 Seoul Peace Prize on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
World’s longest sea bridge
Chinese President inaugurated a 55-km bridge that will deepen the integration of Hong Kong and Macao with the rest of China.
Fusion Energy Conference (FEC 2018)
The 27th Fusion Energy Conference (FEC 2018) was held recently in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty
U.S. President confirmed that the U.S. would pull out of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with Russia, a crucial Cold War-era treaty banning the development, testing and possession of short and medium range ground-launched nuclear missiles with a range of 500-5,000 km.
Stubble burning
In May this year, the government announced a National Policy on Biofuels, which laid out the path towards increasing the country’s ethanol and biodiesel production.
Citizenship of India
Over 50,000 Indians were granted the American citizenship in 2017, four thousand more than the previous year.
Internal security-Disaster and disaster management
The Prime Minister recently chaired the sixth meeting of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) at New Delhi.
Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention
To eliminate the need for manual scavenging, the Centre has launched a challenge asking innovators, NGOs, research institutions, companies and cities to propose technology and business solutions to clean urban sewers and septic tanks without human entry.