2ND BIMSTEC DISASTER MANAGEMENT EXERCISE, 2020 HELD IN ODISHA The 2nd Seven-nation BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise, 2020 was recently inaugurated at Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha by its Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. The Exercise is hosted by the...
EASE OF LIVING INDEX, MUNICIPAL PERFORMANCE INDEX LAUNCHED FOR CITIES The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA), has launched, two Assessment Frameworks, viz. Ease of Living Index (EoLI) and Municipal Performance Index (MPI) 2019. The motive is to assess...
SC not in a hurry to hear govt. pleas on execution A Bench, led by Justice R. Banumathi, remained impassive as Solicitor General Tushar Mehta urged the court to issue a formal notice to the convicts on the appeals. The law officer intermittently asked the court to at...
IOC SIGNS FIRST TERM CONTRACT FOR IMPORTING RUSSIAN CRUDE OIL State-owned Indian Oil Corp (IOC) signed first term contract for importing Russian crude oilas the world’s third largest energy consumer looks to diversify its sources away from the volatile Middle...
MINISTERIAL-LEVEL DEFENCE DIALOGUE BETWEEN INDIA AND SOUTH KOREA HELD IN NEW DELHI Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Minister of National Defence of South Korea Jeong Kyeong-doo held the meeting. Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, Army Chief General Manoj...