Cabinet nod for natural gas cargo-swap deal with Japan
The Cabinet approved a cargo-swapping arrangement with Japan as part of a broader bilateral pact to create a gas exchange that could reduce India’s logistical costs for natural gas import.
Post-Doklam, the healing touch of yoga
China’s Minzu University is offering the country’s first master’s degree in Yoga, in what appears to be a clear signal that soft power is being deployed to reactivate China-India ties in the aftermath of the tense Doklam standoff.
WHO releases new guidelines to manage obesity in children
Assessment of eating habits and counselling to be part of intervention strategy.
INDIA-MYANMAR RELATIONS
Prime Minister undertook his maiden visit to Myanmar in September
INDIA-JAPAN RELATIONS
The Prime Minister of Japan recently visited India for the annual summit meeting between the 2 countries
Lack of access to Rakhine State unacceptable: U.N.
The lack of humanitarian access granted by Myanmar’s government to Rakhine State, where more than half a million Rohingya Muslims have fled violence, is “unacceptable”: United Nations
ICMR Chief Soumya Swaminathan Appointed WHO Deputy Director General
Why it in news? The World Health Organization (WHO) appointed Soumya Swaminathan one of two deputy directors general first time such a post has been ever created within the organisation….
China ignores a yearly practice
Why it in news? China has not invited India for the ceremonial Border Personnel Meeting (BPM) along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) to commemorate its National Day…