Asia and Norway

Announces extension of lockdown till 3rd May High Risk Areas and Hotspots to be under constant vigil. Ease of Certain Restrictions in Low Risk Areas from 20 April; Detailed guidelines to …

A new programme “Addressing Gender Biased Sex Selection and related harmful practices in Viet Nam” has been launched by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) for three years from 2020 …

Addressing a press briefing on Wednesday, WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus hailed India’s financial package and stressed the need for other governments to follow suit at a juncture when …

Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi held a video conference with the Heads of all of India’s Embassies and High Commissions worldwide at 1700 hrs today. This conference—the first …

Violent clashes erupted on a bridge between China’s virus-stricken Hubei province and neighbouring Jiangxi province, days after authorities relaxed an epidemic lockdown. Police vehicles were overturned and police scuffled with …

President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, in a televised address to the nation, explained the government’s extraordinary measures to contain the novel Covid-19 coronavirus. He also announced a package of state …

Multinational Scatec Solar plans to invest 70 million USD to build a 70MW solar photovoltaic plant in Labuan Bajo, a famous tourist destination in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara. The plant’s capacity is …

India – Firstly, despite sharing a border of 3,488 kilometers with China, India has only reported 78 cases and 1 death- compare that with 596 cases and 8 deaths in …

Union Home Minister of India, Mr. Amit Shah held a review meeting to take stock of prevailing law and order situation in Delhi, in view of recent riots affecting the …

India and Norway on Tuesday signed a total of four memorandum of understanding (MoUs) in the field of research and higher education. A delegation of prominent education and research institutions …

Central Asia, gaining a new regional identity, plays an increasingly important role in international affairs, Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said at the Munich Security Conference last weekend, the New Europe …

Mir Junaid, a Kashmiri activist, who met a delegation of 15 foreign envoys on Thursday during their visit to the Valley, slammed Pakistan stating that it has no locus standi …

India’s Minister for Earth Sciences, H.E. Dr Harsh Vardhan, and Norway’s Minister for Climate and Environment, H.E. Mr Sveinung Rotevatn, opened the India-Norway Task Force on Blue Economy for Sustainable …

India has amended its Citizenship Act of 1955 in December 2019 to allow persons belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist and Christian faiths who have illegally migrated into India over …

Norway and India agree to cooperate closely to investigate the possibility of establishing a global agreement to stop plastic pollution. The ministers of environment from the two countries met in …

The most attractive areas for investment are mining industry and manufacturing area. Investments allowed to implement nine investment projects in Kazakhstan, and in 2020, their number will amount to 33 …

A widespread and unseemly controversy has broken out in India over the Citizenship Amendment Act passed by the Indian Parliament in December 2019 that fast tracks Indian citizenship for persecuted …

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbhandhak Committee (SGPC), the apex body which manages Sikh shrines, will send a four-member delegation to Pakistan to take stock of the situation following a mob attack …

A 25-year-old Sikh man, identified as Ravinder Singh, has allegedly been murdered in Peshawar, Pakistan. However, the alleged killer has not been identified yet. The victim’s body was found in …

Three sports legends – Vladimir Smirnov, Sten Stensen and Vegard Ulvang – delivered emotional remarks at the Kazakhstan – Norway: Sports Diplomacy exhibit launch Dec 14. in Oslo’s Holmenkollen Ski …

Kazakhstan plans to ease the arrangements for public rallies, decriminalize libel, strengthen parliamentary opposition and introduce party quotas for women and youth. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has introduced the package of …

Hon’ble Supreme Court has pronounced Judgment on 9th November, 2019 in matter of Ayodhya Ram Mandir-Babjri Masjid Case i.e, M.SIDDIQ (D) THR. LRS. VS. MAHANT SURESH DAS & ORS. and …

LI WEI – President (Minister) of the Development Research Center (DRC) of the State Council Chair (2011-2019), LU (MABEL) MIAO – Chairman of the Committee of Population, Resources and Environment, …

On November 11-12, 2019, the Nazarbayev Center will host the fifth annual meeting of the Astana Club, the largest platform for discussing geopolitical and security issues in the region. During …

A workshop on ways to improve Vietnam’s marine warning and forecast capacity is taking place in Hanoi from October 22-25 as part of activities in the cooperation framework between the …