UNESCO Added 12 Stunning Sites to its World Heritage List
- Mistaken Point (Canada), Lut Desert (Iran), Archipielago de Revillagigedo (Mexico), Tien-Shan mountain range (Central Asia), Ennedi Massif (Chad), Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, Hubei Shennongjia (China), Khangchendzonga National Park (India), Ahwar of Southern Iraq (Iraq), Antigua Naval Dockyard (Antigua and Barbuda), Sanganeb Marine National Park (Sudan), and Pampulha Modern Ensemble (Brazil) were added in UNESCO list on July 15, 2016.
- Earlier, the archaeological site of Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University) in Bihar was also marked as a heritage site. The Capitol Complex in Chandigarh also made it to the list in 2016.
- India now has 35 sites, including 27 cultural properties, seven natural sites and one mixed site, notified as World Heritage Sites.
India Ranked 91 in Networked Readiness Index 2016
- India was placed at 91st position in the Networked Readiness Index (NRI) 2016 that was released by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF) on July 6, 2016. Report is a key component of the World Economic Forum’s The Global Information Technology Report 2016.
- The report assesses the State of networked readiness of 139 economies using the NRI and examines the role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in driving innovation.
- Finland, Switzerland, Sweden, Israel, Singapore, the Netherlands and the USA are leading the world when it comes to generating economic impact from investments in information and technology.
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MEETING/SUMMIT
11th AS EM Summit Held in Mongolia
- The 11th Asia-Europe Meeting Summit held in Mongolian capital on July 15 to 16, 2016 with leaders from 51 countries.
- 11th ASEM which carries the theme—20 Years of ASEM: Partnership for the Future through Connectivity. The ASEM member nations represent 50% of the world’s population, and contribute to 60% of global trade.
- The two-day summit will have two plenary sessions under the titles of ‘Two decades of partnership : Taking stock and looking forward’ and ‘Promoting ASEM partnership for greater connectivity’.
- Session One will assess the 20-year experience of political dialogue, economic cooperation and socio-cultural exchange between Asia and Europe, while at the second session, discussions will continue on developing both ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ connectivity between the two continents.
BRICS Second ‘Anti-drug’ Meeting
- Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the second anti-drug Working Group meeting of Heads of Drug Control Agencies of BRICS countries on July 7, 2016.
- The meeting is being organised by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). The seventh BRICS summit was held in July, 2015 in Russia and India shall be hosting the eighth BRICS summit in October, 2016 in Goa.
- The agenda of meeting includes improving information exchange mechanisms on illicit trafficking of synthetic drugs and new psychoactive substances including early detection of new psycho active substances, maritime drug trafficking, diversion of precursors and controlled chemicals for manufacturing of illicit synthetic drugs etc.
BRICS Youth Summit 2016 Held at Guwahati
- BRICS Youth Summit, 2016 was organised at Guwahati (Assam) from July 1 to 3, 2016. The Theme for the Summit is—Youth as Bridge for Intra-BRICS Exchanges.
- The programme for the Summit also includes thematic debates, cultural events, site-visits and interactive sessions with local youth. The Youth Summit would also be an occasion to introduce India’s North-East to BRICS youth.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his remark at Fortaleza BRICS Summit, had stressed the role of youth and sports in furthering intra-BRICS cooperation.
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