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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS - May 2019

May 2019

Apr 15, 2020

MEA Announces Covid-19 Training Programme For SAARC Countries

The External Affairs Ministry announced rolling out of a training programme on management of coronavirus pandemic for healthcare professionals from SAARC countries from April 17, 2020.
The training will be imparted by the ministry under its prestigious Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme.

Apr 13, 2020

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan participates in G20 Extraordinary Energy Ministers' virtual mee...

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel, Dharmendra Pradhan participated in the G20 Extraordinary Energy Ministers' virtual Meeting.
The meeting was called by Saudi Arabia, in its capacity as the G20 Presidency, and chaired by Saudi Arabia Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz. The meeting was attended by Energy Ministers of G20 countries, guest countries and heads of international organizations including OPEC, IEA and IEF.
The G20 Energy Ministers' focused on ways and means to ensure stable energy markets, which are affected due to demand reduction as result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing surplus production -related matters.

Mar 31, 2020

Saudi Arabia Assures India Of Uninterrupted LPG supply

India's oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that he had discussed global oil market developments with Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman and Aramco's Chief Executive Amin Nasser as well as uninterrupted LPG supplies to India.
Prince Abdulaziz assured of LPG supplies in the coming days to support our domestic requirement, Dharmendra Pradhan posted.
Two Indian refiners declared force majeure on crude purchases from the Middle East after fuel demand plummeted due to a nationwide lockdown to stem the spread of coronavirus and the companies' tanks are full.

Delay Brexit Deadline Amid Coronavirus, Say MEPs

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been urged by a group of MEPs to delay his Brexit deadline as countries around the world battle the coronavirus.
The European Parliament's largest group of MEPs said the pandemic puts pressure on the chance of securing a trade deal by the planned date.
The PM's spokesman insisted there were no plans to change the timetable.
It comes as EU and UK representatives met to discuss implementing the Brexit withdrawal agreement over video link.
Under the agreement, the UK enters a transition period where it will continue to follow EU rules until 31 December 2020, by which time both sides say they hope to have agreed a trade deal.

Mar 30, 2020

Study Shows Good Results With Plasma Treatment For COVID-19

A new report raises hope that the blood of recovered patients can help treat severe coronavirus cases
Five critically ill patients were hospitalized in Shenzhen, China, with serious cases of COVID-19. They received an experimental plasma transfusion and have since recovered to various degrees, according to new research published Friday in the Journal of the American Medical Assocation.
While the research is far too limited in size and rigor to draw conclusions from, the findings support more robust study of the potential treatment, called a convalescent plasma transfusion, the researchers concluded. New York announced this week plans to test convalescent plasma in severe cases of COVID-19.
Doctors conducted this study at a Shenzhen, China, hospital from January 20 to March 25. The five patients, ranging in age from 36 to 73, received plasma between 10 and 22 days after being admitted to the hospital.

Mar 28, 2020

JICA, Govt Sign Rs 15,295-Cr Loan Pacts For Major Rail Projects For Public, Freight Transport

Japanese government funding agency JICA has signed agreements totalling Rs 15,295 crore with the Indian government for three mega rail infrastructure projects.
Under these agreements, JICA has granted Rs 8,553 crore for phase-1 of the Dedicated Freight Corridor; Rs 4,262 crore for Mumbai Trans Harbour Link Project (II) and Rs 2,480 crore for the Mumbai Metro Line 3 Project (III).
JICA said the Rs 8,553-crore loan for the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) project (Phase 1) comes with the objective to cope up with the increase in freight transport demand in India by constructing new dedicated freight railway system between Delhi and Mumbai.
It will promote comprehensive regional economic development along the freight corridor as the backbone of the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) development plan, said the funding agency that provides long-term low-cost loans for development projects to various countries.

After PM Boris Johnson, UK Health Minister Tests Positive For Covid-19

British Health Secretary Matt Hancock became the second high-ranking UK government member to confirm his Covid-19 diagnosis, soon after Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was self-isolating after testing positive for coronavirus.
Matt Hancock, like Boris Johnson, said he has mild symptoms of the disease and has been working from home for the past few days in line with the UK government lockdown advice for people to stay at home as part of efforts to try and control the spread of the pandemic.

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