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US has decided to retain India on its Priority Watch List along with six other countries —Argentina, Chile, China, Indonesia, Russia and Venezuela. Indian Patent Regime: Indian patents are governed by the Indian Patent Act of 1970. India became a party to the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement following its membership toRead more

India and Vietnam signed a Joint Vision Statement on “India-Vietnam Defence Partnership towards 2030” Logistics agreements are administrative arrangements facilitating access to military facilities for exchange of fuel. It provides for logistical support and increasing operational turnaround of the military when operating away from India. The MoU is the first such major agreement which VietnamRead more

Recently, the Finance Ministry said that the National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd. (NARCL), set up to take over large bad loans of more than 500 crore from banks, will pick up the first set of such non-performing assets (NPAs) in July. NARCL: It is a special purpose asset reconstruction company for taking over the largeRead more

About India-Qatar Business Forum It was jointly organised by FICCI, CII and ASSOCHAM, along with Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Leading businessmen from both India and Qatar participated in the Business Forum. The Forum will result in new networking opportunities for trade and investment between both sides. India-Qatar Bilateral Relations: The large, diverse, accomplishedRead more

India’s one million Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) volunteers have received World Health Organization’s Global Health Leaders Awards 2022. The ASHA programme was well thought through and deliberated with public health specialists and community-based organisations from the beginning. Key village stakeholders selected: The ASHA selection involved key village stakeholders to ensure community ownership for theRead more

India has extended humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan at this time through international agencies and not let its unhappiness with the Taliban’s policies come in the way. Why engage with Taliban: Afghanistan impacts India’s security. It has, in the past, provided space to al-Qaeda with which the Taliban had a special relationship. Afghanistan has an ISISRead more

Recently, three countries in the Gulf region had summoned the Indian ambassadors to their nations to register their protest, and demanded a public apology from India Gulf countries and India India has enjoyed centuries of good relations with countries like Iran, while smaller gas-rich nation Qatar is one of India’s closest allies in the region.Read more

Distinct features of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021: Definition: It defines surrogacy as a practice where a woman gives birth to a child for an intending couple with the intention to hand over the child after the birth to the intending couple. Regulation: The Centre and State governments are expected to constitute a National SurrogacyRead more

EVTOL aircraft is one that uses electric power to hover, take off, and land vertically. Most eVTOLs also use what is called as distributed electric propulsion technology which means integrating a complex propulsion system with the airframe. It works on electric propulsion based on progress in motor, battery, fuel cell and electronic controller technologies.  Read more

Recently, Group of Seven (G7) countries met at Berlin to join hands against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Major Highlights of the meeting Antimicrobial resistance as a bigger threat: Health ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) highly industrialised countries recently recognised antimicrobial resistance was a bigger threat to low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) even though fightingRead more