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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS - January 2018

Jan 2018

Aug 24, 2022

International Astronomy & Astrophysics Olympiad: India ranks 3rd

Indian team secured the third rank in the medal tally at the 15th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA). India held the third position jointly with Singapore with students winning three gold and two silver medals. In the medals tally, India was placed jointly in the third position along with Singapore, behind Iran's official team (5 golds) and guest team (4 golds, 1 silver).

Aug 23, 2022

Paraguay: Bust of Mahatma Gandhi unveiled

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar unveiled a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Paraguay during his first official visit to South America. He also praised the decision of Asuncion Municipality to put the statue of Mahatma Gandhi on the main bank of the city. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is on an official visit to Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina from 22-27 August.

Aug 22, 2022

Egypt releases Postage Stamp celebrating 75th Anniversary of diplomatic ties with India

In an unique move Egypt Post on Thursday released a commemorative postage stamp to celebrate 75 years of diplomatic relations between Egypt and India that were established with Egypt's recognition of the independence of India on 18 August 1947, just three days after India's independence. Over millennia, Egypt and India have long been bound together with historic ties in all fields. This was made possible thanks to the trade contacts between the two ancient civilizations that grew along the banks of the river Nile and the river Indus.

Nepal Opens its First-ever Human Milk Bank for Premature, at-risk Infants

Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari inaugurated the Himalayan nation's first-ever human milk bank at a maternity and women's hospital here to give premature and other at-risk infants access to the vast benefits of breast milk when they need it the most.
Amrit Kosh, the human milk bank at the Paropakar Maternity and Women's Hospital has the facilities to collect, pasteurise, test, and store safe donor human milk from lactating mothers and then provide it to infants in need.
The centre has been established in partnership between the Government of Nepal, the European Union and UNICEF.

Aug 19, 2022

Israel, Turkey Agree to Reinstate Diplomatic Relations

Israel and Turkey want to fully resume diplomatic relations, leaders from both countries said on in a historic step that followed a visit by the Israeli Prime Minister to Turkey.
The step came after Lapid's visit to Ankara in June and talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The resumption of relations with Turkey is an important asset for regional stability and very important economic news for the citizens of Israel.

Aug 18, 2022

India's IT Secretary Alkesh Kumar Sharma Appointed to high-level UN Internet Panel

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed India's Electronics and Information Technology Secretary Alkesh Kumar Sharma to a panel of eminent experts on internet governance.
Internet pioneer Vint Cerf and Nobel Prize-winning journalist Maria Reesa were also appointed to the 10-member Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Leadership Panel.
The panel was set up under the mandate of the IGF and the recommendations in Guterres's Roadmap for Digital Cooperation.
The panel's role is to deal with "strategic and urgent issues" of the Internet and provide strategic advice to the IGF.

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