Indian-American
Swati Dandenkar appointed as US Director of ADB
India-born Swati Dandekar has
been appointed as the United States director of the Asian Development Bank
(ADB). She was nominated to this position by US President Barack Obama and was
designated with rank of an ambassador. She would replace Robert M Orr who has
held this position since 2010.
10 day state of emergency declared in Mali after terrorist attack
10 day state of emergency was delcared in the Mali by President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita following terrorist attack in country’s capital city Bamako. Apart from declaring state of emergency, President also has declared three days of national mourning to condemn this terrorist attack.
Francois Hollande to be Chief Guest at 2016 Republic Day celebrations
French President Francois Hollande will be the Chief Guest at the 67th Republic Day parade of January 26, 2016. The announcement might have been finalised during the talks between French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and his counterpart Sushma Swaraj and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi. The visit of Mr. Hollande to New Delhi for the mega event will be symbolic. It would also send a strong message of a worldwide solidarity among the democratic countries against terrorism of the Islamic State (IS) which had staged barbaric attacks on November 13, 2015 in Paris.
Swachh Delhi Abhiyan launched in Delhi
A special cleanliness drive, in has been launched in the national capital Delhi to remove debris and garbage lying in various localities. The drive was launched by Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu and shall continue in New Delhi till the end November 2015 month.
10 day state of emergency declared in Mali after terrorist attack
10 day state of emergency was delcared in the Mali by President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita following terrorist attack in country’s capital city Bamako. Apart from declaring state of emergency, President also has declared three days of national mourning to condemn this terrorist attack.
Francois Hollande to be Chief Guest at 2016 Republic Day celebrations
French President Francois Hollande will be the Chief Guest at the 67th Republic Day parade of January 26, 2016. The announcement might have been finalised during the talks between French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and his counterpart Sushma Swaraj and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi. The visit of Mr. Hollande to New Delhi for the mega event will be symbolic. It would also send a strong message of a worldwide solidarity among the democratic countries against terrorism of the Islamic State (IS) which had staged barbaric attacks on November 13, 2015 in Paris.
Swachh Delhi Abhiyan launched in Delhi
A special cleanliness drive, in has been launched in the national capital Delhi to remove debris and garbage lying in various localities. The drive was launched by Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu and shall continue in New Delhi till the end November 2015 month.
ASEAN
leaders sign declaration for launching ASEAN Economic Community
Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN) leaders have signed a declaration for launching ASEAN Economic
Community (AEC) which would be similar to European Union (EU)-style regional
economic bloc. In this regard, Kuala Lumpur declaration on the establishment of
the AEC was signed by the leaders of 10-nation grouping chaired by Malaysian
Prime Minister Najib Razak at its 27th Summit held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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