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Pram IAS Annual Current affairs Sept 2023-Aug 2024 3. International News H IGHLIGHTS OF THE WTO M INI -M INISTERIAL ❖ Update external reference prices and adjust the M EETING...

Pram IAS Annual Current affairs Sept 2023-Aug 2024 3. International News H IGHLIGHTS OF THE WTO M INI -M INISTERIAL ❖ Update external reference prices and adjust the M EETING computation of subsidy caps. ❖ Modify the subsidy computations by using real Outcome of Meeting procurement data and eliminating excessive price ❖ The ongoing divisions between industrialised and inputs. developing nations have not produced any meaningful Suggested Solutions: results. ❖ Adjust ERP, update subsidy cap computations, and ❖ Public stockholding and domestic assistance for update subsidy calculation techniques. farmers are the main challenges. ❖ Permit PSH initiatives under particular guidelines, and Overview use SSM to safeguard markets. ❖ Created in 1995 to take the place of GATT. ❖ Disapprove of S&DT provisions being diluted for ❖ it is the exclusive worldwide organisation for developing countries. international trade between countries. ❖ It has 164 member countries, including India, and its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. Azerbaijan Army Participates in “Birlestik- Various Viewpoints: 2024” ❖ Proposal of the Cairns Group: Promoted all- Azerbaijan Army servicemen have arrived in Kazakhstan encompassing agricultural reform according to WTO to take part in the “Birlestik-2024” operational-tactical Agreement on Agriculture (AoA). command-staff exercise. This joint military drill, scheduled ❖ The Developing Nations Concerns about food security from July 11 to July 17, will be conducted at the Oymasha were highlighted. training ground and Cape Tokmak in the Caspian Sea. The Difficulties and Queries Grown Up: exercise is part of a collaborative effort between the The Public Stockholding (PSH) initiative in India Defense Ministries of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, encountered resistance from significant food exporters. Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Canada questioned India's extended PMGKAY scheme procurement practices, which affected WTO obligations. Concerns of Developing Countries: Turkey Triumphs as FATF Grey List Status ❖ Policy Restraints: Inflation is not taken into account Revoked when calculating Market Price Support (MPS), which Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek announced restricts the available policy options. that Turkey has been removed from the FATF ‘grey ❖ PSH & Subsidies: Restrictions on subsidies for the aim list’ after recent evaluations of the country’s progress of ensuring food security; India's rice subsidies on money laundering and terrorist financing. The exceeded established thresholds. decision, declared at the FATF plenary meeting in ❖ Mechanisms & assistance: Trade distortions in Singapore, marks a significant milestone for Turkey, which assistance are a problem for developing countries, had been placed on the grey list in 2021. because they do not have access to protections. India's Positions at the WTO: ❖ Food Security Resolution: Promotes an enduring Nvidia Becomes World’s Most Valuable solution for the security of food inside the country. Company ❖ Farm Subsidy Pressures: Despite lower rates than the Nvidia, the startup at the centre of the artificial US and EU, there is demand to eliminate farm intelligence boom, has become the world’s most valuable subsidies. company, knocking Microsoft off the top spot. Nvidia’s ❖ Issues with the Peace Clause: Worries about the strict market capitalisation hit $3.335 trillion on June 18, as terms and its expiration consequences. shares of the chipmaker rose by 3.5 percent to $135.58. India's Suggested Solutions Revamping Calculations: P.No. 41 3rd Floor Cheap and Best Super Mrat next to V Mart ,Boring Road Chauraha Patna-01,Mob-7250110904/05 Pram IAS Annual Current affairs Sept 2023-Aug 2024 India Participates in the Summit on Peace in Ukraine Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina wins fourth Shri Pavan Kapoor, Secretary (West) in the Ministry of straight term External Affairs, represented India at the Summit on Peace in Ukraine, hosted by Switzerland at Burgenstock ❖ Her Awami League party secured a record fourth on June 15-16, 2024. consecutive term and fifth overall term ❖ Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) lost India Welcomes Egypt, Iran, UAE, Saudi Bhutan's Tshering Tobgay becomes PM for Arabia and Ethiopia Joining BRICS second time India on June 10, wholeheartedly welcomed Egypt, Iran, Mr. Tobgay, head of the liberal People's Democratic Party UAE, Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia joining the BRICS as their representatives attended for the first time a key meeting (PDP), has served as PM of Bhutan from 2013 to 2018. of the grouping hosted by Russia. Senior Monarch/King of Bhutan - Jigme Khesar Namgyel diplomat Dammu Ravi led the Indian delegation at the Wangchuck BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Nizhny Novgorod, in Prime Minister congratulates Mr. Azali western Russia. Assoumani on being re-elected as Comoros India-Oman Relations President ❖ PM Modi affirmed hope that the two countries will Historical Links: continue to work to strengthen the India-Comoros ❖ Trade route from Makran coast to Gulf of Oman, partnership, the India-Africa partnership and the dating back 5,000 years. 'Vision Sagar’ ❖ Geographically, Oman is the nearest neighbour in the ❖ The Vision SAGAR initiative was launched on March Arabian Gulf, and maintaining the Straits of Hormuz 12, 2015, by PM Modi. open is important. ❖ Security and Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR), is Strategic Relations India's maritime cooperation doctrine in the Indian ❖ Originally founded in 1955, Strategic Relations was Ocean region upgraded to Strategic Partnership in 2008. ❖ Comoros is a volcanic archipelago off the eastern ❖ An integral component of important regional coast of Africa alliances; invited by India to lead the G-20. ❖ Capital – Moroni ❖ A vital partner in the Gulf alongside Saudi Arabia and ❖ Currency - Comorian franc the United Arab Emirates. Defence Ties: 54th annual meeting of the World Economic ❖ Regular drills are carried out by the three Indian Armed Forces. Forum (WEF) ❖ Joint naval and military drills called "Al-Najah" ❖ From January 15–19, 2024 in Davos-Klosters, ❖ Operation Sankalp, a 2019 maritime security Switzerland. collaboration. ❖ Theme - "Rebuilding Trust” ❖ Agreement on Indian naval access to Duqm Port. ❖ Over 60 heads of state and governments, along with Trade Links: political and business leaders, to attend the event. ❖ $12.388 billion in bilateral trade in FY 2022–2023. ❖ The meeting will address complex challenges such as ❖ $7.5 billion invested in almost 6,000 joint ventures. climate change, conflicts, economic crises, and the ❖ The second-biggest destination for Oman's exports of impact of AI-generated deep fakes. crude oil is India. World Economic Forum ❖ Oman launches Rupay debit card. ❖ Founder & Executive Chairman: Klaus Schwab Cultural Ties: ❖ Headquarters: Cologny, Switzerland ❖ Since 2010, there has been an agreement for cultural ❖ Founded: 24 January 1971 collaboration P.No. 42 3rd Floor Cheap and Best Super Mrat next to V Mart ,Boring Road Chauraha Patna-01,Mob-7250110904/05 Pram IAS Annual Current affairs Sept 2023-Aug 2024 PM Modi will inaugurate BAPS Hindu temple ❖ It is a uni-district Union Territory and the islands were in Abu Dhabi on 14th Feb constituted a union territory in 1956. A Hindu temple will be inaugurated by PM Modi in Abu Dhabi (UAE) -the Swaminarayan temple of BAPS (the India and Saudi Arabia sign bilateral Haj Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Agreement 2024 in Jedda Sanstha Union Minister for Women & Child Development Smriti ‘Ahlan Modi’ event Zubin Irani presided over the signing alongside Saudi ❖ The grand diaspora gathering scheduled in Abu Dhabi Minister of Haj and Umrah Affairs Dr. Tawfiq bin Fawzan - titled 'Ahlan Modi’ ('Hello Modi) Al Rabiah in Jeddah. ❖ According to the UN's International Migration 2020 ❖ A total quota of 1,75,025 pilgrims from India has report, the UAE boasts the largest Indian diaspora been finalised for Haj 2024 with 1,40,020 seats population at 3.5 million, surpassing the United reserved for pilgrims to proceed through Haj States of America (2.7 million) and Saudi Arabia (2.5 Committee whereas 35,005 pilgrims would be million). permitted to proceed through private operators ❖ The UAE is the fourth largest investor in India, while it is the third largest trading partner. WHO certifies Cabo Verde malaria-free; third ❖ The UAE-India Business Summit, themed "Two African country to do so Nations, One Vision," occurred alongside the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024 Cabo Verde (also known as Cape Verde) ❖ The country has now joined Mauritius and Algeria, who were certified in 1973 and 2019, respectively. Second International AYUSH Conference ❖ Cabo Verde Capital City – Praia Inaugurated in Dubai ❖ Currency - Cape Verde Escudo (CVE) ❖ President- José Maria Pereira Neves  The second International AYUSH Conference and Exhibition inaugurated in Dubai World Trade Centre, France aims to have 30,000 Indian students organized by the Science India Forum and the Ministry in its universities by 2030 of AYUSH.  Running from January 13 to 15, the three-day event is ❖ The French government launched "Campus France" dedicated to showcasing AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga, in 2018, which provides information and support to Unani, Siddha, Homeopathy) as a reliable healthcare Indian students interested in studying in France. system for preventing and managing Non- ❖ Since its launch, the number of Indian students Communicable Chronic Diseases (NCDs). studying in France has gone up by 20%.  Theme - "Non-Communicable Chronic Diseases – FRANCE Prevention & Management through AYUSH”. ❖ France capital: Paris ❖ President: Emmanuel Macron ❖ France's highest mountain: Mont Blanc India summons Maldives high commissioner ❖ longest river of France: The Loire over derogatory remarks against PM Modi ❖ 8 countries border France’s mainland: o Northeast: Belgium and Luxembourg ❖ Maldives High Commissioner - Ibrahim Shaheeb. o East: Germany, Switzerland, and Italy ❖ Indian High Commissioner to the Maldives - Munu o South: Monaco, Spain, and Andorra Mahawar ❖ Maldives President - Mohamed Muizzu About Lakshadweep Plastic Credit Bond (PCB) ❖ India’s smallest Union Territory Lakshadweep is an ❖ In Ghana and Indonesia, the World Bank and Citi archipelago consisting of 36 islands with an area of introduced $100 million Plastic Credit Bonds. 32 sq km ❖ About PCB: It's a cutting-edge financial tool that uses ❖ Capital – Kavaratti private investment to combat the pollution caused by ❖ The name Lakshadweep in Malayalam and Sanskrit plastics. means ‘a hundred thousand islands’. P.No. 43 3rd Floor Cheap and Best Super Mrat next to V Mart ,Boring Road Chauraha Patna-01,Mob-7250110904/05 Pram IAS Annual Current affairs Sept 2023-Aug 2024 ❖ Give investors a monetary return based on Plastic ❖ The 'Francis Scott' Bridge in Baltimore collapsed late Waste Recycling Credits and Plastic Waste Collection at night on March 25 after colliding with a large ship Credits (often referred to as plastic credits). tie. ❖ Benefits include lowering and recycling plastic waste, About Francis Scott Bridge: enhancing air quality, generating employment in ❖ This bridge was opened on 23 March 1977. It is underserved areas, etc. named after Francis Scott Key, the composer of America's national anthem. ❖ This bridge was located on the Patapsco River. Soumendu Bagchi, Abhilasha Joshi appointed ❖ This bridge was 8,636 feet (2,632 m) long. According India’s next envoys to Iraq, Chile to an estimate, more than 11 million vehicles used to respectively move on this bridge annually. “Shri Soumendu Bagchi (IFS: 1993), presently DDG, ICWA, ❖ Traffic has been disrupted due to the collapse of this has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to bridge. The bridge was a vital link to the Baltimore the Republic of Iraq,” the MEA said in an official release. Beltway. This bridge was of 4 lanes. He is expected to take up the assignment shortly. ❖ President Biden announced in Parliament that the Meanwhile, Abhilasha Joshi has been appointed as the government will bear the entire cost of rebuilding the next envoy of India to Chile. Baltimore Bridge. ❖ Last year, about 52 million tons of international cargo passed through Baltimore Port. Its price was Rs 6.67 Miss World 2024, Krystyna Pyszkova from lakh crore. This port has provided direct employment Czech Republic Wins the Crown to over 15,000 people. Due to this, about 1.39 lakh ❖ Krystyna Pyszkova from the Czech Republic was people survive in Maryland also. crowned as the new Miss World 2024 at a grand event in Mumbai, India. The previous Miss World INDIA-EFTA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT 2022, Karolina Bielawska from Poland, crowned her successor in a magnificent ceremony. The recently signed Trade and Economic Partnership The 71st Miss World pageant, held in India after 27 years, Agreement (TEPA) between India and the European Free generated a lot of excitement and anticipation. It Trade Association (EFTA) countries – Iceland, celebrated womanhood and diversity, and featured Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland – marks a stunning outfits designed by Indian designer Archana significant development in their bilateral relations. Kochhar ❖ Commerce Minister highlighted the unique aspect of the agreement, citing a binding commitment for EFTA countries to invest $100 billion in India. PM Modi Inaugurated Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema European Free Trade Association (EFTA): Wangchuck Mother and Child Hospital ❖ The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) is the ❖ PM Modi Inaugurated Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema intergovernmental organisation of Iceland, Wangchuck Mother and Child Hospital in Thimphu, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. Bhutan. ❖ It was set up in 1960 by its then seven Member ❖ The hospital is a state-of-the-art 150-bedded facility States for the promotion of free trade and economic that has been built with Indian assistance. integration between its members. ❖ Relations with the EEC, later the European Community (EC) and the European Union (EU), have USA: Emergency declared in Maryland after been at the core of EFTA activities from the Francis Scott Bridge collapse beginning. ❖ Since the beginning of the 1990s, EFTA has actively Following the collapse of the 'Francis Scott' Bridge pursued trade relations with third countries in and in Baltimore, Maryland (USA), Maryland Governor Wes beyond Europe. Moore declared a state of emergency on 26 March 2024. The 'Francis Scott' Bridge was constructed in 1977. P.No. 44 3rd Floor Cheap and Best Super Mrat next to V Mart ,Boring Road Chauraha Patna-01,Mob-7250110904/05 Pram IAS Annual Current affairs Sept 2023-Aug 2024 France Become First Country to Enshrine UN’s First International Conference on Abortion Rights in its Constitution Digital Public Infrastructure  France has become the first country in the world to The United Nation’s First International Conference on enshrine abortion rights in its constitution. The Digital Public Infrastructure was held under India’s amendment states that there is a guaranteed freedom leadership in New York. to abortion in France. The aim of this conference is to harness the technology  France has a long history of supporting abortion rights. to propel Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and The voluntary ending of pregnancy became legal in foster inclusivity France in 1975 with a law named after Simone Veil, the health minister who supported it. Sweden Joins NATO  The law allowed abortion up to the tenth week of ❖ Sweden becomes the 32nd member of NATO. pregnancy. Later, it was extended to the twelfth week ❖ The country ended decades of post-World War II in 2001 and then to the fourteenth week in 2022. Since neutrality. the 1980s, the procedure has been covered by ❖ The invasion of Ukraine in 2022 prompted Sweden France's national healthcare system. along with neighboring Finland to seek NATO membership as a response to heightened concerns Hungary Unveils 700-Metre Pedestrian about Russian military aggression. ‘Bridge of National Unity’ US, UK and Australia Entered Agreement to A 700-metre pedestrian bridge, inaugurated on June Build Australia’s SSN-AUKUS Submarines 4. The Bridge of National Unity is one of the longest bridges in the world. The eastern Hungarian city of ❖ The United States, the United Kingdom and Australia Satoraljaujhely has a new tourist attraction. have entered a new agreement to build Australia’s SSN-AUKUS submarines. ❖ It is a trilateral Security partnership under which Pakistan Launches PAKSAT MM1 Satellite Australia’s ASC and UK-based BAE Systems will build with China’s Assistance the SSN-AUKUS submarines for the Royal Australian Pakistan has launched its second satellite, the Multi- Navy. Mission Communication Satellite (PAKSAT MM1), in ❖ The SSN-AUKUS will be equipped for intelligence, collaboration with China. This satellite aims to enhance surveillance, undersea warfare and strike missions, internet connectivity across Pakistan and improve various and will provide maximum interoperability among communication services. AUKUS partners. India And Moldova Sign Visa Waiver NPCI and Fonepay Collaborated for Cross- Agreement For Diplomatic Passports Border UPI Transactions between India and Nepal India and Moldova recently signed an agreement which will allow Visa free travel to diplomatic and official ❖ NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL) collaborated passports holders of either country after coming into with Nepal’s leading payment network Fonepay force. Payment Service Ltd to enable cross-border UPI Diplomatic relations between both the countries were transactions between India and Nepal. established on March 20, 1992 and enjoy warm, stable ❖ The initiative aims to facilitate QR-code-based and friendly relations. person-to-merchant (P2M) UPI transactions, The Indian embassy to Moldova is accredited from enhancing ease of payments for Indian tourists in Bucharest, Romania; while Moldova has an embassy in Nepal. New Delhi. 46th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM 46) The 46th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM 46) is taking place in kochi ,India. P.No. 45 3rd Floor Cheap and Best Super Mrat next to V Mart ,Boring Road Chauraha Patna-01,Mob-7250110904/05 Pram IAS Annual Current affairs Sept 2023-Aug 2024 Organiser: National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, Japan's First Private-Sector Rocket ‘Kairos’ Goa (Ministry of Earth Sciences). ❖ In a setback to Japan's aspirations to enter the Research History: commercial space industry, a rocket lauded as the ❖ First Indian research station, Dakshin Gangotri, set up nation's first private-sector venture to achieve orbit in 1983. suffered an explosion shortly after liftoff. ❖ Second station, Maitri, was established in 1989. ❖ The Space One rocket, developed by Japanese startup ❖ Third station, Bharati, inaugurated in 2012. Space One Co., met a fiery demise mere moments ❖ Future Plans: New station near Maitri planned to after its maiden launch from Space Port Kii in western open by 2029. Japan. ❖ Named Kairos, which translates to "the right moment" Artificial Intelligence (AI) Global Forum in ancient Greek, the rocket was tasked with carrying a government satellite. Kairos aimed to deploy the The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Global Forum was held in satellite in orbit. Seoul on May 22, 2024. Participants are Companies included Google, Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI from the U.S., along with firms India and Singapore Sign Memorandum of from China, South Korea, and the United Arab Emirates Understanding ❖ India and Singapore have recently inked a US “Priority Watch List” Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) focusing on collaboration in the field of Law & Dispute Recently, the US Trade Representative’s 2024 Special 301 Resolution. Report has been released that has again included India in ❖ The signing ceremony took place during a virtual the ‘Priority Watch List’ of countries, along with China, meeting attended by Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Russia, Venezuela, Indonesia, Chile and Argentina. Minister of State for Law and Justice (I/C) from the Indian side, and Mr. Edwin Tong, Minister for Culture, Saudi Arabia will participate in Miss Community, and Youth and Second Minister for Law Universe pageant for first time from the Singapore side. The MoU aims to enhance cooperation between the two ❖ Saudi Arabia has decided to participate in the Miss nations in various areas of mutual interest Universe pageant for the first time on 26 March 2024 as a historic event. The move is an important move by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud to Thailand Lower House Passed a Bill to shed the image of Saudi Arabia as a conservative Legalize Same-sex Marriages country. ❖ Thailand’s Lower House of Parliament passed the bill Miss Universe pageant 2024 to be held in Mexico: passed a bill giving legal recognition to same-sex ❖ This year the Miss Universe pageant will be organized marriage. in Mexico. ❖ However, it still needs approval from the Senate and ❖ According to Khaleej Times, Riyadh-born Alqahtani has royal endorsement to become law. participated in several global competitions. She It will become the only Southeast Asian country to participated in Miss and Mrs. Global Asian in Malaysia recognize same-sex unions and a third place in Asia to a few weeks ago. allow for marriage equality after Taiwan and Nepal Krystyna Pyszkova becomes Miss World 2024: ❖ Krystyna Pyszkova of Czech Republic was crowned Miss World 2024 on 9 March 2024 Shangri-La Dialogue in Mumbai, India. ❖ Shennis Palacios of Nicaragua is currently Miss The 21st edition of the Asia Pacific premier defence meet, Universe. the Shangri La Dialogue or the Asian Security Summit, concluded in Singapore recently. Organized by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in partnership with the Singapore government. P.No. 46 3rd Floor Cheap and Best Super Mrat next to V Mart ,Boring Road Chauraha Patna-01,Mob-7250110904/05 Pram IAS Annual Current affairs Sept 2023-Aug 2024 COP 29 The Conference Of Parties (COP) 29 will be convened in India To Host 2nd Asia Pacific Ministerial Baku, Azerbaijan, from 11 to 22 November 2024. It wants Conference On Civil Aviation to prevent geopolitical tensions from affecting the talks. In 2023, the United Nations Climate Change Conference India is set to host the second Asia Pacific ministerial or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC or COP 28, conference on civil aviation on September 11 and was held from 30 November to 13 December at Expo 12, with representatives from around 40 countries, City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates including China and Pakistan. Science Museum in London opens Adani India and Russia sign Protocol on Green Energy Gallery Consultations for the next four years The Adani Group Science Museum in London, UK, had India and Russia have signed a Protocol on Consultations opened ‘Energy Revolution: The Adani Green Energy for the period of next four years (2024-28) to make Gallery’. progress in economic cooperation, energy trade, Aim is to inspire young minds, scientists and innovators to connectivity, military-technical cooperation, and people- imagine a future powered by clean energy and build a to-people exchanges. The protocol was signed during carbon-free world. External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar's official visit to Russia. The minister held talks with the External Affairs Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov in Moscow and discussed World’s Most Powerful Passports 2024 a wide range of issues, including the Indo-Pacific region, Top Passport Rankings Ukraine, and the Israel-Gaza conflict.  Singapore: Visa-free access to 195 destinations, ranking first. IAF Su-30 MKI return after participating in  Joint Second: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Exercise Udara Shakti 2024 each with visa-free access to 192 destinations.  Joint Third: Austria, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, The Indian Air Force contingent of seven Sukohi-30 MKI Netherlands, South Korea, Sweden, each with 191 returned to India on 10 August 2024 after participating in destinations. the bilateral Exercise Udara Shakti 2024 with the Royal Malaysian Air Force. The Royal Malaysian Air Force hosted Exercise Udara Paul Kagame Re-elected for Fourth Term as Shakti 2024 at its base in Kuantan, Malaysia, from 6-9 Rwandan President August 2024.  President Paul Kagame has secured a decisive victory in Rwanda’s 2024 presidential election, capturing India New Zealand Sign Bilateral Custom 99.15% of the votes, as reported by the National Cooperation Agreement Electoral Commission. This marks his fourth consecutive term in office. To ease bilateral trade, India and New Zealand signed a  Rwanda is a landlocked country in East Central Africa. bilateral Customs Cooperation The country is also known as the land of a thousand Arrangement agreement. The agreement was signed in hills. Wellington on 8 August 2024 during President Droupadi  Rwanda is part of the Sub-Saharan African region. Murmu's two-day official visit to New Zealand.  Capital: Kigali President Murmu is visiting three nations: Fiji, New  Currency: Rwandan franc Zealand, and Timor Leste. On her first leg of the visit, she  President : Paul Kagame visited Fiji, and on her second leg, she visited New Zealand on 8 and 9 August. P.No. 47 3rd Floor Cheap and Best Super Mrat next to V Mart ,Boring Road Chauraha Patna-01,Mob-7250110904/05 Pram IAS Annual Current affairs Sept 2023-Aug 2024 Sheikh Hasina Wazed resigns as Bangladesh India-Russia Signed Kudankulam Plant PM and flees to India Agreement for Future Power Supply Sheikh Hasina Wazed, five five-time Bangladesh Prime India and Russia signed agreements related to the Minister, resigned on 4 August 2024 and fled to India in a construction of future power generation units of military helicopter after a month-long deadly student the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu on protest. The student protests against the job quota soon 26 December 2023. turned into an anti-government agitation, which has led to About India-Russia Relations: over 300 people, mainly civilians, dead in the country. India-Russia relations are extraordinary. Despite Her resignation ended her uninterrupted 15-year rule in fluctuations in global relations over the past 70-80 years, Bangladesh. She had been the Prime Minister of the stability of India-Russia ties stands out. In 2000, the Bangladesh for 20 years. “India-Russia Strategic Partnership Declaration” was a Bangladesh's longest-serving prime minister helicopter pivotal moment, cementing this enduring relationship. landed at the Indian Air Forces Hindon air base in  Since then, relations between the two have seen new Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. forms of cooperation in areas of political, security, defence, trade and economy, science and technology, etc. India’s First GI-Tagged Fig Juice Exported to  In the Cold War era, India and the Soviet Union shared Poland a robust strategic, military, economic, and diplomatic Purandar Highlands Farmers Producer Company Ltd has alliance. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, achieved a significant milestone by exporting India’s first Russia inherited its close relations with India. GI-tagged fig juice to Poland.  However, relations have deteriorated significantly in the last few years, especially in the post-Covid scenario. The main reason for this is Russia's close Jakarta Hosts 5th AITIGA Joint Committee relations with China and Pakistan. Meeting The 5th AITIGA Joint Committee meeting, marking a Indo-Bangladesh Shipping Arrangements significant milestone in ASEAN-India economic cooperation, took place in Jakarta from July 29 to August ❖ Shipping Secretary Level Talks between India and 1, 2024. The discussions aimed at reviewing and Bangladesh concluded in Dhaka. enhancing the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement ❖ Key decision and development (AITIGA) were co-chaired by Shri Rajesh Agrawal, o Easing of visa issuance, shore-leave facility, and Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, India, repatriation for seafarers. and Ms. Mastura Ahmad Mustafa, Deputy Secretary o Land route at Radhikapur and Hodibari to extend General (Trade), Ministry of Investment, Trade & Industry, trade and connectivity. Malaysia. o Bangladesh to extend Indo-Bangladesh Protocol (IBP) route and declare Safardighi in West Bengal as the new port of call under Protocol on Inland India and Vietnam Partner on Maritime Water Transit & Trade. Heritage Complex in Lothal o Common Automatic Identification System on the India and Vietnam have partnered to develop the IBP route for better vessel navigation and National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) in Lothal, tracking. Gujarat, reflecting their deep maritime connections. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed at Migration and Mobility Agreement Hyderabad House in New Delhi marks a significant step in this collaborative effort, which aims to preserve and ❖ Cabinet approved the Migration and Mobility celebrate the shared maritime heritage of both nations. Agreement between India and Italy. ❖ Agreement would Enhance people-to-people contacts, foster mobility of students, skilled workers, business people, and young professionals and P.No. 48 3rd Floor Cheap and Best Super Mrat next to V Mart ,Boring Road Chauraha Patna-01,Mob-7250110904/05 Pram IAS Annual Current affairs Sept 2023-Aug 2024 Strengthen cooperation on irregular migration Order of Timor Leste, by Timor Leste President Jose between the two sides. Ramos Horta. ❖ Key provisions include:  The award was conferred to President Murmu on 10 o Indian students, after completing August 2024 at a function in the Timor-Leste capital, academic/vocational training in Italy may be Dili. granted temporary residence for up to 12  President Murmu is on a three-nation tour of - Fiji, months. New Zealand and Timor Leste from 5 to 10 August o For workers, the Italian side has reserved a quota 2024. First, she visited Fiji (5-7 August) then to New for nonseasonal and seasonal Indian workers for Zealand (8 & 9 August) and reached Timor Leste on 2023, 2024, and 2025 under the current Flows 10 August. Decree.  During her three-nation tour, President Murmu was o accompanied by the Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs and Minister of State for the Ministry Ajit Doval leads India at the 4th BIMSTEC of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, George Security Chief meeting Kurien and two Lok Sabha MPs, Saumitra Khan and  The 4th BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi- Jugal Kishore. Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) Security Chiefs meeting was held in the capital city of Myanmar, Nay Pyi Taw, on 27 July 2024.  At the meeting, India was represented by the National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval.  During his visit to Myanmar, Ajit Doval also met the Prime Minister of Myanmar Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, as part of the delegation of the BIMSTEC Security Chiefs. President Murmu receives the Highest Civilian Award of Timor Leste President Droupadi Murmu was honoured with the highest civilian award of Timor Leste - Grand Collar of P.No. 49 3rd Floor Cheap and Best Super Mrat next to V Mart ,Boring Road Chauraha Patna-01,Mob-7250110904/05