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In a bid to fight the dire global pollution menace, Philippines has passed a landmark new law which requires all high school and college students to plant at least 10 trees if they want to graduate school or college.
“I have not received any reports which say that they have travelled to India. My officers have not reported any connection to India up to now,” Sirisena told a news conference at which he spoke in Sinhala.
The grouping, which looks into money laundering and terrorism financing meets from 16th to 21st June in Orlando, Florida.
According to reports, the ISI has given the task to successfully execute ‘Project Harvesting Canada’ to Khalistani terrorist based in Canada. Home Ministry sources said that the Pakistani intelligence agency ISI is providing several kinds of help to Khalistani terrorists and their supporters in order to create disturbances in Punjab.
During President Vladimir Putin’s visit here last October Russia that holds significant part of resource-rich Arctic region offered India access to the NSR that connects Europe with the Pacific Rim including additional supplies of natural gas and joint development of gas fields to meet Delhi’s growing energy demands.
The proposed project is a part of APSEZ strategy to expand its container terminal network in South-East Asia. The company said that the new container terminal will also act as a network point to feed into its upcoming transshipment hub at Vizhinjam
The diplomatic row between Bangladesh and Pakistan is on the rise since last year when Dhaka denied a visa to the Pakistan high commissioner.
The Russian adventurer began his solo circumnavigation on board his AKROS rowboat on December 6, departing from New Zealand’s port of Dunedin
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France’s military exercises with India began back in 2001. They have focused on civilian nuclear technology, space, counterterrorism, and defense. Such cooperation was partly linked to Paris’s presence in the Indian Ocean.
The petrochemical refinery — near Sainshand in southern Dornogovi province — is to be built at an approximate cost of $1.25 billion utilising the $1 billion line of credit announced during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Ulan Bator in 2015. It is expected to be completed by 2022.
