What’s the reason for targeting Simla Agreement? | Explained

What’s the reason for targeting Simla Agreement? | Explained

Pakistan’s flag missing from the table at Raj Bhawan on which the July 1972 Simla Agreement was signed, in Shimla, Friday, April 25, 2025. Pakistan on Thursday suspended the 1972 Simla Agreement. | Photo Credit: PTI The story so far: In response to India’s decision to suspend the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty in the aftermath … Read more

‘Joint research, collaborative degrees’: AIIMS, IIT Delhi, UCL ink agreement for MedTech Innovatio – ET HealthWorld

‘Joint research, collaborative degrees’: AIIMS, IIT Delhi, UCL ink agreement for MedTech Innovatio – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: AIIMS New Delhi, IIT Delhi, and University College London (UCL) on Friday signed a trilateral agreement to advance medical technology through joint research, collaborative degrees, staff exchanges, and global industry partnerships. The initiative aims to develop affordable healthcare innovations to address pressing global health challenges. “For the first time, the three institutions will … Read more

China confirms agreement to end standoff in eastern Ladakh

China confirms agreement to end standoff in eastern Ladakh

 Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told a media briefing in Beijing that China and India have been in close communication through diplomatic and military channels on issues related to the China-India border. File | Photo Credit: Reuters China on Tuesday (October 22, 2024) confirmed that it has reached an agreement with India to end the … Read more

Border Peace and Tranquility Agreement | Limited peace, unlimited tensions

Border Peace and Tranquility Agreement | Limited peace, unlimited tensions

The peace agreement being signed in the presence of then Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao and then Chinese Premier Li Peng in Beijing on September 7, 1993. | Photo Credit: PIB It took a border crisis that dragged on for years to finally bring India and China to the table. Thirty years ago, officials from both sides, meeting in the aftermath of the Sumdorong Chu stand-off that strained relations, thrashed out what would be a historic first ever border agreement between … Read more

India, Italy sign defence cooperation agreement

India, Italy sign defence cooperation agreement

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with his Italian counterpart Guido Crosetto during the signing of an agreement on defence cooperation, in Rome on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI India and Italy on Tuesday signed a defence cooperation agreement to promote cooperation in varied defence domains such as “security and defence policy, R&D, education in … Read more

India and Argentina sign social security agreement for professionals

India and Argentina sign social security agreement for professionals

India and Argentina on Friday signed an agreement to ensure legal rights of professionals in each other’s domain that will assist in risk-free international mobility. The Embassy of India in a statement said that the ‘Social Security Agreement’ is aimed at ensuring rights of the growing number of Indian nationals employed in various Indian and … Read more

Mettur dam and the centenary of a milestone Cauvery agreement 

Mettur dam and the centenary of a milestone Cauvery agreement 

The construction of the dam at Mettur took nine years and it came into use on August 21, 1934. The important benefits of the dam are stabilising irrigation, ensuring livelihood for lakhs of farmers and contributing to food security.  | Photo Credit: E. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN This year, Tamil Nadu will witness the centenary celebrations of M. … Read more

Biden and McCarthy finalize US debt deal, say confident it will pass

Biden and McCarthy finalize US debt deal, say confident it will pass

Washington: President Joe Biden and Republican leader McCarthy said Sunday that a final bipartisan deal to raise the US debt ceiling — and avoid a cataclysmic default — now heads to Congress, which will need to pass the agreement before the government starts running out of money. The compromise after weeks of intense talks offers … Read more

Morning Digest | States must contribute to MGNREGS wages, says Union Minister; IOC contradicts Adani over port use agreement, and more

Morning Digest | States must contribute to MGNREGS wages, says Union Minister; IOC contradicts Adani over port use agreement, and more

Representational image of villagers from Odisha’s Kalahandi district under the MGNREGS | Photo Credit: Biswaranjan Rout States must contribute to MGNREGS wages, says Union Minister Giriraj Singh The financial burden of wages to the beneficiaries of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) should also be shouldered by State governments, in order to … Read more

Paris Agreement requires phase down of all fossil fuels: India at COP27

Paris Agreement requires phase down of all fossil fuels: India at COP27

The negotiations at the U.N. climate summit last year (COP26) in Glasgow ended with an agreement on phasing down the unabated use of coal instead of phasing out The negotiations at the U.N. climate summit last year (COP26) in Glasgow ended with an agreement on phasing down the unabated use of coal instead of phasing … Read more