The proposal assumes importance in view of the ongoing negotiations for the ministerial conference of the WTO to be held in Buenos Aires in December. China opens its first civilian drone base The joint letter cites the developed countries, The Civil Aviation including the US, EU and Canada, which are Administration of China providing continuous turnover subsidy to their announced the opening of the farmers, which is much more than the limit set for country’s first test-flight base developing countries. for civilian drones in Shanghai. The base, located in the RICS Summit begins in Xiamen district of Qingpu, will provide service to thousands The ninth summit of the BRICS countries - Brazil, Russia, of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in a country India, China and South Africa - kicked off in the seaside where private drones have become very popular. Chinese city of Xiamen. Drones in China are required to fly at a height below The five emerging nations look to send a strong 150 metres and all test flights to be monitored for message on protectionism and globalisation at a time safety reasons to avoid obstructing air operations. of global uncertainty. The use of UAV, initially used in videography, for India will also emphasise its concerns on global recreational purposes, security and agriculture. terrorism, which will be reflected in the Prime Minister's interventions as well as in the final Xiamen Business and Climate Change Summit 2017 declaration. The Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, addressed the Business and Political Transition Begins in Cuba Climate Summit (BCS) 2017 in New Delhi. Cuba began a five-month political transition, expected to end Summit has brought the world came together in 2015 with Raul Castro's departure from the presidency, capping and agreed upon the Paris Agreement under the UN his family's near-total dominance of the country's political Framework Convention on Climate Change. It came system for nearly 60 years. Over the rest of this month, Cubans into force in November 2016 and till date, 160 Parties will meet in small groups to nominate municipal have ratified the agreement. India as a party to the representatives. Paris Agreement is committed towards its successful Cuban officials said 12,515 block-level districts will implementation. nominate candidates for city council elections on It is also however, critical and necessary that equal October 22. focus is given to Pre-2020 actions by developed In the second electoral stage, a commission countries under Kyoto Protocol and that they fulfil dominated by government-linked organisations will their commitments of providing effective finance, pick all the candidates for elections to provincial technology transfer and capacity-building support to assemblies and Cuba's national assembly. developing countries. The congress is expected to pick the President and members of the powerful Council of State by India, China jointly oppose trade-distorting agri subsidies February. Castro has said he will leave the presidency India and China have called for eliminating trade-distorting by that date, though he is expected to remain head of agricultural subsidies given by developed countries, in a joint the Communist Party. proposal to the WTO. India and China have jointly submitted a proposal to First Diesel Consignment from India to Myanmar the WTO, which has been called for ending the Dispatched agricultural subsidies given by developed countries. Symbolising the growing hydrocarbon engagement between In this proposal, subsidy has been described as "the India and Myanmar, the first consignment of 30 MT of High most distorted form of agricultural subsidy". This Speed Diesel was sent from India to Myanmar by land route. kind of subsidy is called 'Aggregate Measurement of Numaligarh Refinery Ltd. (NRL), which has been Support (AMS)' or 'Amber Box' subsidy in the WTO supplying HSD to Bangladesh, despatched the first language. diesel consignment through NH 37 across the Moreh 1 WiFiStudy.com Custom Check Point on the Indian side and Tamu The 11th edition of the joint exercise was held in Custom Check Point on the Myanmar side. Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand. Supply of diesel consignment to Myanmar is another step in realizing the vision of Prime Minister Shri Eastern Economic Forum Meet Begins in Vladivostok Narendra Modi to enhance hydrocarbon synergy with Third meeting of Eastern Economic Forum has started in neighbouring countries as well as promoting India’s Vladivostok, Russia and External Affairs Minister Sushma Act East Policy. Swaraj will attend the Forum as India’s representative. NRL has entered into an agreement with Parami In the forum, there will be discussion on the prime and Energy Group of Companies for the supply of diesel important issues relating to global trade. and collaboration in the retail petroleum sector of She will also hold bilateral talks with her Russian Myanmar. NRL refinery, situated at 420 km from the counterpart Sergei Lavrov during which there will be India-Myanmar border, is ideally suited to supply discussion on various issues relating to trade, diesel to Northern Myanmar where connectivity is a investment and defence cooperation. challenge, particularly in the rainy season. UJALA scheme launched in Malaysia BRICS Declaration Strongly Condemns Terrorism UJALA, One of the successful schemes by the Government of Terrorism in all its forms and manifestations is strongly India has been launched in Melaka, Malaysia. It aims to sell deplored in the 9th BRICS summit held in Xiamen city of LED bulbs at affordable price through Energy Efficiency China. Services Limited (EESL), under Ministry of Power. Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa in a Under this scheme, each household in Melaka will get joint declaration condemned all terror attacks 10 high quality 9-watt LED bulbs at a cost of only worldwide, including those in the member states. MYR 10 which is almost half the price offered in the The countries expressed concern at the security market. situation and violence caused by the Taliban, Islamic Green Growth Asia, a non-profit organization will state, Al-Qaida and its affiliates. provide logistical assistance and facilitation support The declaration also reaffirmed BRICS support to the in the implementation of the scheme. people of Afghanistan to achieve peace and national Launching the scheme Melaka Chief Minister said, reconciliation. “In due course of time, the successful Indian model of In spite of the increasing international pressures, UJALA scheme has become a sought-after example Pakistan has rejected BRICS Declaration. for the different nations of the world. India-Nepal Mlitary Exercise Surya Kiran Begins China Bans Raising Funds through Crypto currencies India and Nepal have China has banned individuals and organizations from raising begun their joint funds through Initial Coin Offerings (ICO), or launches of military exercise digital currencies, saying the practice constituted illegal fund- Surya Kiran in raising. Nepal. This is the ICOs have become a bonanza for digital currency 12th edition of entrepreneurs, globally and in China, allowing them Nepal-India joint to raise large sums quickly by creating and selling military exercise. digital “tokens” with little or no regulatory oversight. The exercise Surya Kiran is being participated by around 300 troops each side. Mongolian Cabinet Has to Resign The battalion-level joint training between the two Mongolian lawmakers have voted to dismiss the Prime armies will focus on counter-terror operations in Minister and his Cabinet for alleged incompetence and mountainous terrain by facilitating interoperability. corruption related to the signing of government contracts with Disaster management and joint operations for disaster companies linked to three Cabinet members. relief will also be a part of the exercise. A majority of lawmakers from the ruling Mongolian The Surya Kiran series of Exercises are being People's Party joined members of the opposition to conducted annually, alternatively in Nepal and India. pass the motion demanding that Prime Minister 2 WiFiStudy.com Jargaltulga Erdenebat and his 14-month-old Cabinet According to Xinhua, China’s state news agency resign over the granting of contracts worth 328 China had sent a wide range of aerial assets and million US Dollars. troops. The MPP controls 65 seats in the 76 member Great The Shaheen series of exercises between the two Hural, with the opposition Democratic Party and countries, who are close partners, began in March independents sharing the remainder. Out of 73 2011 and has since gone through five major iterations. lawmakers present during the voting, 33 from the MPP and nine opposition and independent lawmakers Third Eastern Economic Forum held in Russia voted for the dismissal. India participated in the third Eastern Economic Forum (EEF), Parliament is expected appoint a new Cabinet and which was held in Vladivostok, Russia at the invitation of the Prime Minister in 45 days, and the current officials Russian Federation. will continue serving in the interim. India’s External Affairs Minister Ms. Sushma Swaraj attended the meeting. Indo-US Exercise “YudhAbhyas 2017” She presented a clear vision of India’s role and A joint military support in the development of the Russian Far East exercise between region as a Strategic Partner of Moscow. India and the USA, Points to Remember “Yudh Abhyas- Russia, also officially known as the Russian 2017” will be held Federation, is a country in Eurasia. in Washington, Russia's capital is Moscow while its currency is USA from 14 to 27 Ruble. September 2017. Vladimir Putin is Russia’s President while Dmitry ‘YudhAbhyas’ is one of the largest joint military Medvedev is the Prime Minister. training and defense corporation endeavors between India and USA. India up 2 spots on WEF Human Capital Index This will be the 13th edition of the joint exercise India has moved up two spots on the World Economic Forum’s hosted alternately between the two countries.