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World Student’s Day 2021
World Student’s Day is celebrated every year on October 15. The day is celebrated in honour of the birth anniversary of the former president of India, Late Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. Since 2010, the United Nations Organisation (UNO) has marked October 15 as World Student’s Day in an attempt to acknowledge the efforts of Dr Kalam toward education and his students. Theme of the year is “Learning for people, planet, prosperity and peace“.
International Day of Rural Women 2021 Headline
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The International Day of Rural Women is observed globally on 15 October every year. The day recognizes the crucial role of women and girls in ensuring the sustainability of rural households and communities, improving rural livelihoods and overall well-being. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare observes the day as the Rashtriya Mahila Kisan Diwas since 2016, to increase the active participation of women in agriculture.
Theme “Rural women cultivating good food for all”.
The United Nations General Assembly established the day on 18 December 2007 and was observed for the first time in 2008.
News 8th ministerial meeting of India-U.S.A. Economic & Financial Partnership Dialogue
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The 8th ministerial meeting of the India-U.S.A. Economic and Financial Partnership Dialogue was held at Washington D.C. The meeting was chaired by Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman and the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States Dr. Janet Yellen.
Discussions were held on a range of subjects, including the macroeconomic outlook and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, financial regulatory and technical collaboration, multilateral engagement, climate finance and anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT).
The meeting concluded with adoption of Joint Statement by the Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs and the Treasury Secretary for the United States.
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Joint Statement of the 8th ministerial meeting of the India-U.S.A. Economic & Financial Partnership
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