Bhutan backs out of motor vehicle pact
India’s plan for a sub-regional motor vehicle agreement faced a setback as the Bhutan government. It asked the other members of the ‘BBIN’ grouping to continue to operationalise it without…
India & Cyprus sign Work Plan for 2017–18 in the Agriculture Sector
India and Cyprus here today signed Work Plan for 2017–18 to implement an already singed MOU for cooperation in the agriculture sector. Key Facts As per the Memorandum of Understanding…
India and Republic of Korea sign for Defence Industry Co-Operation in Shipbuilding
India and the Republic of Korea (RoK) signed an Inter-governmental Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Defence Industry Co-operation in Shipbuilding. Salient points of the MoU Develop and strengthen defence industry…
China renames six towns in Arunachal
Chinese government on April 14 released standardised Chinese names of six towns in the north-eastern state. Renamed towns The ministry of civil affairs in Beijing issued an order on April…
Australia scraps 457 visa
Australia will abolish a popular work visa used by over 95,000 foreign workers, a majority of them Indians. What is the 457 visa ? The 457-visa is a temporary work…
US visa H1B Visa Issue
The number of Indians in the US searching for jobs in India has surged 10-fold since December as Donald Trump moved to tighten US visa policy. More Indians living in…