What are they? Economic integration takes the form of the Preferential Trade Area, Free Trade Area, Customs Union, Common Market and Economic Union. A preferential trade area (PTA) is a trading bloc that gives preferential access to certain products from …
Why in the news? The Uttar Pradesh government has initiated a tourism scheme in the Terai region through which the Tharu tribals can start their own home stays and charge both domestic and international tourists visiting the region. The local …
About PASSEXs are conducted regularly by Indian Navy with units of friendly foreign navies, whilst visiting each other’s ports or during a rendezvous at sea. The exercise is aimed at enhancing interoperability, improving understanding and imbibing best practices between both …
NEWS Three year after joining the eight-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), India hosted the SCO heads of government meeting for the first time. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MEETING The focus of the 66-point joint communiqué at the end of the virtual …
Why in News? Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry signed the MoU with the US Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce of the US on IP cooperation. What is Intellectual Property? …
What’s in the news? China has begun importing Indian rice for the first time in at least three decades due to tightening supplies from Thailand, Myanmar and Vietnam and an offer of sharply discounted prices. India is the world’s biggest …
About: The SIMBEX series of exercises is between Indian Navy and Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN). It has been conducted annually since 1994, and aims at enhancing mutual interoperability and imbibing best practices from each other. The 2020 edition of …
About: The SITMEX series of exercises are conducted to enhance mutual interoperability and imbibing best practices between Indian Navy, Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and Royal Thai Navy (RTN). The exercise is in line with India’s SAGAR (Security and Growth …