1.Rajya Sabha and the Senate of Rwanda agreed to promote dialogue, capacity building and cooperation, the first Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, which signed the memorandum of the M. Venkaiah Naidu , the Parliamentary delegation met with the Vice-President of Rwanda :-
For the first time in 76 years of coming into existence, the Rajya Sabha has signed an MoU with a foreign state assembly to promote inter-parliamentary dialogue.
When Mr. M. Venkaiah Naidu signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the visiting President of the Republic of Rwanda Mr. Bernard Mkuza here, he became the first Chairman of the Rajya Sabha to do so.
In this MoU with 6 topics of cooperation, inter-parliamentary dialogue, capacity building of parliamentary employees, organizing conferences, forums, seminars, staff combination programs, workshops and exchange, to further further the bilateral relations and friendship between the two countries. Regional and international multilateral parliamentary bodies have expressed their desire to promote cooperation in mutual interests.
2.Shri Ananth Kumar inaugurated ‘Ceipat: Center for Skill Development and Technical Support’ (CSTS) in Dehradun and laid the foundation stone of CIPET’s new building in Doiwala :-
Union Chemicals and Fertilizers and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Ananth Kumar ITI Bhavan Dehradun ‘ CIPET: Center for Skills Development and Technical Support (Sistis) ‘ was inaugurated and at the same time he CIPET (Central plastic doiwala Dehradun The foundation stone of the new building of the Institute of Engineering and Technology is laid. Other dignitaries who were present on this occasion included Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Shri Trivandrum Singh Rawat and Haridwar MP Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank. CIPET: CSTS , Dehradun is the 32nd center of Cipette in the country.
3.Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Haryana achieved top ranking in terms of “ease in business” :-
The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Industry , released the final ranking of states in the case of ‘ ease in business ‘ in New Delhi today . Top states in this case are Andhra Pradesh , Telangana and Haryana. Jharkhand and Gujarat have achieved the fourth and fifth rankings respectively in this case.
The DIPP of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry conducted annual revision survey for all the States and Union Territories under the ‘ Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP) ‘ in collaboration with World Bank . The objective of this survey is to improve the delivery of various regulatory activities and services of the Central Government in efficient , transparent and efficient manner.
4.India-Korea Technology Exchange Center inaugurated :-
The Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Independent Charge) Mr. Giriraj Singh and the Republic of SME and the startup Minister Mr. Hong Jong-Haq inaugurated the India Korea Technology Exchange Center in New Delhi .
On this occasion, Shri Giriraj Singh said that the objective of the Technology Exchange Center is to provide a common platform for the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises of India and Korea. Through this center the entrepreneurs can share the latest technology, managerial expertise, product development and technical applications. He said that many Korean organizations have shown interest in technology transfers. The center for business cooperation will provide them a trusted partner.
5.Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of South Korea inaugurated Samsung’s world’s largest mobile phone manufacturing plant :-
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of South Korea inaugurated Samsung’s world’s largest mobile phone manufacturing facility in Noida yesterday. Both leaders rode the Metro to go to the Samsung manufacturing unit in Noida. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that now internet data is available at very low rates and more than one lakh gram panchayats of the country have been linked to the fiber network, indicating that there is an atmosphere of digital revolution in the country.
Growing economies of India and growing new middle class , is filled with limitless possibilities of investment. I am happy that this initiative is getting support from all over the world. If you talk about mobile phone manufacturing, today India has reached number two in South Korea. In the last four years, the number of factories making phone calls has increased from two to 120 . With this, more than four lakh youth get direct employment.
6.India and China agree on reducing import duty on Indian medicines in China :-
China has agreed to reduce import duty on Indian medicines, especially cancer medicines. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hua Chunying told reporters in Beijing that both the countries have agreed to reduce the fees on cancer preventionists. After the fourth round of talks under the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement, India and China have already discharged the import duty on several products from the first place. Asia Pacific Trade Agreement includes Bangladesh , Laos , South Korea and Sri Lanka.
7.Asian Development Bank approved a project worth 50 million dollars :-
The Asian Development Bank has approved a project worth 50 crore three million dollars in the Shahabad-Bhojpur area of Bihar, to build a cluster on the banks of the Son Canal. This will help farmers in this area greatly benefit. Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy R.K. Singh held a meeting with the officials of the Asian Development Bank and the Ministry of Finance yesterday about this project of Son Canal. The Asian Development Bank is providing an amount of 35 million and two million dollars out of the project’s total estimated cost of 50 million three million dollars.
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas will be held in Varanasi in January. The theme of the three day ‘Pravasi Bharatiya Divas ‘ will be – ‘ Role of Overseas Indian Community in Building New India ‘ . The people involved in this event will get an opportunity to visit the Kumbh Mela in Ganga Aarti , Allahabad in Varanasi and Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi.
8.Jerry Hunt Britain’s new Foreign Minister :-
In the British Prime Minister Theresa, he appointed Mr. Jeremy Hunt as the new Foreign Minister of the country.
He has replaced Boris Johnson, who resigned from his post yesterday after having a dispute with the Prime Minister on the separation of British from the European Union (Brejjet) from the European Union.
Mr Hunt was earlier handling the responsibility of the health minister. Many leaders have conveyed congratulatory messages to him on his appointment.
9.FIFA World Cup 2018: France beat Belgian 1-0, World Cup final place :-
France faced Belgium in the first semi-final match of the FIFA World Cup 2018. In this very exciting match, France defeated Belgium 1-0 and made it to the Football World Cup final for the third time. Samuel Umberti scored the only goal from the French side in this match. In the final match, France will face the second semi-final winners’ team (England vs Croatia) on July 15. France’s team will now go to the final in 1998 to win the World Cup title for the second time since 1998. Earlier, France reached the finals in the World Cup played in Germany in 2006, but had to face defeat in the penalty shootout by Italy. After 12 years of winning the World Cup title in 1998, the French team made it to the final.
10.Issue of Doing Business Rankings for the third time :-
DIPP has issued the ranking for the third time on the basis of their performance in the implementation of the necessary reforms to facilitate the business process in states. The Department says that many states have made significant progress in implementing the suggested reforms in BRAP 2017. Under the BRAP 2017, 7,758 improvement actions were implemented, whereas in 2015 this figure was 2,532. In the direction of improvement this year, the number of action points was increased from 285 in last year to 372.
