JANUARY 2019-INDIA AND WORLD NEWS |
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India replaces Japan to be world’s second largest steel producer
India has replaced Japan as the world’s second-largest steel producing country, only behind China, which is the largest producer of crude steel accounting for more than 51 per cent of production, as per the latest report by World Steel Association.
Global Corruption Index Released, India Ranks 78
Transparency International has released the Global Corruption Index 2018.
India rose by 3 points to 78 in the list of 180 countries in the world with a score of 41.
China lagged far behind at 87 and Pakistan ranked 117.
The top countries on the list are Denmark and New Zealand, with scores of 88 and 87.
Somalia, Syria and South Sudan remained at the bottom, with scores of 10, 13 and 13.
India replaces Japan to be world’s second largest steel producer
India has replaced Japan as the world’s second-largest steel producing country, only behind China, which is the largest producer of crude steel accounting for more than 51 per cent of production, as per the latest report by World Steel Association.
The report noted that India’s crude steel production in 2018 was at 106.5 MT, which is up by 4.9 per cent from 101.5 MT in 2017.
IAFTX 2019: India Africa Field Training Exercise held in Pune
The final planning conference to work out the modalities for Indian Africa Field Training Exercise (IAFTX)-2019 was conducted at Pune, Maharashtra.
Delegates from Egypt, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, South Africa, Tanzania, Namibia, Mozambique, Uganda, Niger & Zambia attended the conference.
India Ranks 79th, Japan Tops List of Most Powerful Passports
According to Henley Passport Index, which keeps in record and analyses of every country’s travel afford revealed a report of powerful passport holding country, in which Japan has retained its position to the top for the consecutive year due to access the document’s access to 190 countries and India has leaped two steps forward to 79th rank from 81st rank.
A total of 190 countries are analyzed here.
Former Indian envoy to Myanmar, Vikram Misri, took charge as India’s new envoy to China
India’s new ambassador to China, Vikram Misri, took charge of the post.
He reported to Hong Lei, Deputy Director General of Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing.
He is a 1989-batch India Foreign Service (IFS) officer, and replaced Gautam Bambawale.
India to contribute Rs 4,500 cr to Bhutan for 12th five-year plan
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