India-Australia FTA Ratified By Australian Parliament: The Australian Parliament has ratified the Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) with India, paving the way for implementing the deal as early as January 1, 2023. The deal will now need approval from the Australian Cabinet and the ...

Russia Replaces China to Become the Biggest Supplier of Fertilizers to India: Russia has become India’s biggest fertilizer supplier for the first time. Russian exporters reportedly grabbed a 21% share of the Indian fertilizer market in the first half of the 2022-23 fiscal year, overtaking China, ...

India, China Leads as Global Intellectual Property Filings Reached New Records in 2021: Global intellectual property filings- of patents, trademarks, and designs-reached record levels in 2021 driven largely by increases from Asian countries of India, China, and South Korea according to the World ...

New Zealand Supreme Court Rules Voting Age of 18 is Discriminatory in the Country: The highest court in New Zealand has ruled that the country's voting age is discriminatory. To lower the voting age from 18 to 16, the advocacy organisation make it 16 in 2020 filed the lawsuit. November 2022 ...

22nd FIFA World Cup 2022: On November 20, a colourful ceremony held at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, officially declared the 22nd FIFA Men's World Cup open.  It is for the first time that an Arab country is hosting the football tournament. 32 teams will play for the most coveted prize in ...

CEC Shri Rajiv Kumar Invited as International Observer for Elections in Nepal: The Election Commission of Nepal has invited Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar to participate as an international observer in the upcoming elections for the House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly of ...

US Imposes $1.4 mn Fine on Air India Over Delay in Refunds: The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has fined Air India $1.4 million (around Rs 11.3 crore) for delaying refunds worth $121.5 million (around Rs 985 crore) to passengers whose flights were cancelled during the Covid-19 pandemic. ...

India Set to Become World’s Most Populous Country in 2023: India is set to surpass China as the world's most populous country in 2023, with each counting more than 1.4 billion residents this year, a United Nations report said on Monday, warning that high fertility would challenge economic growth. ...

Jaipur International Airport receives Aerodrome licence from DGCA : Jaipur International Airport Limited has received the Aerodrome licence from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) following which the airport has embarked on an expansion drive, a company official said. November ...

17th G20 Summit Begins in Bali, Indonesia: The 17th G20 Summit began in Bali, Indonesia this morning. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is attending the 2-day event. Mr. Modi arrived in Indonesia yesterday evening on a 3-day visit to that country. During the Summit, G20 Leaders will deliberate upon ...