US submits climate action plan, pressure on India
The US has submitted its climate action plan, which envisages the world’s most powerful economy cutting its greenhouse gas emission by 26-28% by 2025. The plan, also referred as Intended …
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348 Indian nationals evacuated from war-torn Yemen
As the Gulf country descended deeper into violence and anarchy, India evacuated 348 Indian nationals from the war-torn Yemen. They are being taken to Djibouti across the red sea on the horn of Africa, where the Indian Air Force is waiting to fly them home.
INS Sumitra, India’s major petrol vessel, was deployed to rescue Indian nationals after New Delhi got permission to dock its ship at Aden Harbor in Yemen, and evacuate Indians who were stranded in the port city. The Indian government has launched a massive operation through sea and air to bring back around 4,000 citizens stuck in different part of war-ridden Yemen.
The Indian Navy ship departed from Yemen to Djibouti with 348 Indian nationals on March 31 night. They have reached Djibouti on April 1 morning, from where they will be airlifted to India.
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Hackers, beware: India gets first cyber security chief
Amid the growing importance of cyber security in India’s strategic calculus, Gulshan Rai, the Director General of Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-in), has been appointed as India’s first Cyber …
Read MoreUS-Japan dilemma over China-led AIIB
March 31 was the deadline for countries to join as founding members of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), initiated by China. As of now, over 40 countries are expected …
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Rajnath Singh visits Bangladesh border enclave
A day after the National Investigation Agency claimed that the terrorist involved in Burdwan (West Bengal) blast conspired to dislodge the government in Dhaka, India’s Home Minister Rajnath Singh visited …
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Global warming: India pushes UN to focus on pre-2020 efforts
Stressing on the need to curb global warming, India has pointed out the need to forge a global agreement that will address the enhanced efforts required to tackle climate changes …
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India, Japan to continue talks on US-2 exports
Amid China’s growing assertiveness in the East Asia theatre, the defence ministers of India and Japan have underlined the need to make defence technology ties “a key pillar” of their …
Read MoreGeo-economic Significance of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Since the dawn of civilization, except for the last 250 years, Asia had half the world’s wealth and two centres of gravity – China and India. With Asia estimated to …
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India to plan world-class maritime museum
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pitched for building a world-class maritime museum to showcase the nation’s age-old maritime legacy. “India has great potential in shipbuilding, and this should be …
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India launches ‘Save Indians in Yemen’ mission, deploys ships, aircraft
Amid the intensifying war between Houthi militias and Saudi Arabia-led coalitions in Yemen, India has launched a multifaceted rescue operation to bring back Indian nationals who are still stranded …
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