Seoul Defence Dialogue 2019
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Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh
address at the „Seoul Defence Dialogue 2019‟ with the theme, „Building Peace
Together: Challenges and Vision‟, during his visit to Republic of Korea (ROK),
Raksha Mantri said “of the numerous security challenges that the world is
facing, the gravest is that of terrorism.” No country in the world is safe from
terrorism and India has been actively pursuing counter terrorism cooperation
bilaterally, regionally and globally through UN and other fora, he added.
SCIENCE
Shri Prahlad Singh Patel flags off the first ever Mobile Science
Exhibition
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The Union Minister of State for
Culture and Tourism (Independent charge), Shri Prahlad Singh Patel flagged off
the first ever Mobile Science Exhibition (SCIENCE EXPLORER) for the entire
Ladakh Region in Leh. The Union Culture Minister simultaneously launched 25 new
Mobile Science Exhibition buses for Aspirational Districts of India.
WHO South-East Asia Region plans to banish measles, rubella by 2023
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Member-countries of the World
Health Organisation (WHO) South-East Asia Region have resolved to eliminate
highly infectious childhood killer diseases measles and rubella by 2023.“The
new target to eliminate both the diseases will leverage the existing momentum
and a strong political commitment, which is being demonstrated through
unprecedented efforts, progress and successes in recent years,” said Dr. Poonam
Khetrapal
Singh, Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia.
