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🌐 Summits & Conferences 📍 Europe Must know

Oslo mein 3rd India-Nordic Summit: rishte 'Green Technology and Innovation Strategic Partnership' mein dhale

19 May 2026 ko Oslo mein Norway ki mezbani mein hue 3rd India-Nordic Summit mein India aur Nordic countries ne rishton ko Green Technology and Innovation Strategic Partnership banane ka faisla kiya.

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💹 Economy 📍 Karnataka Important

Bengaluru mein Education Ministry ka Bharat Innovates Investor Showcase: 24 deep-tech startups 90+ investors se mile

19 May 2026 ko Ministry of Education aur IVCA ne Bengaluru mein Bharat Innovates Investor Showcase kiya, jahan 14–16 June ko France ke Nice mein hone wale Bharat Innovates 2026 se pehle 24 deep-tech startups ne 90 se zyada investors ke saamne pitch kiya.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Europe Must know

India aur Norway ne rishte 'Green Strategic Partnership' tak upgrade kiye; 2030 tak trade double karne ka target

18 May 2026 ko PM Narendra Modi aur Norway ke PM Jonas Gahr Støre ne Oslo mein baat ki, India–Norway rishton ko Green Strategic Partnership tak upgrade kiya aur 2030 tak bilateral trade double karne ka target rakha.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Europe Important

CSIR ne Oslo mein Norway ke institutions ke saath clean energy, offshore wind aur geosciences par paanch agreements kiye

18 May 2026 ko DG Dr N. Kalaiselvi ki leadership mein CSIR/DSIR ne Oslo mein Research Council of Norway, SINTEF, NTNU aur Emerald Geomodelling ke saath clean energy, offshore wind, sustainability, geosciences aur academic exchange par paanch agreements kiye.

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🏆 International Awards 📍 Europe Important

PM Modi ko King Harald V ne Royal Norwegian Order of Merit ka Grand Cross diya

18 May 2026 ko Norway ke King Harald V ne Oslo mein PM Narendra Modi ko foreign Heads of Government ke liye Norway ka sabse bada samman, Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit, diya.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Europe Must know

India aur Sweden ne rishte Strategic Partnership tak upgrade kiye; Joint Action Plan 2026-2030 apnaya

17 May 2026 ko PM ki visit ke dauran PM Narendra Modi aur Sweden ke PM Ulf Kristersson ne Gothenburg mein baat ki, India–Sweden rishton ko Strategic Partnership tak upgrade kiya aur India-Sweden Joint Action Plan 2026-2030 apnaya.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Europe Important

PM Modi ne Dutch PM Rob Jetten ke saath Afsluitdijk dam dekha; Gujarat ke Kalpasar project par India–Netherlands Letter of Intent

17 May 2026 ko PM Narendra Modi aur Netherlands ke PM Rob Jetten ne 32 km lambe Afsluitdijk dam ka daura kiya aur dono sides ne Gujarat ke Kalpasar project par technical cooperation ke Letter of Intent ka swagat kiya.

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🏆 International Awards 📍 Europe Important

PM Modi ko Sweden ka Royal Order of the Polar Star, Degree Commander Grand Cross; yeh paane wale pehle Asian leader

17 May 2026 ko Sweden ki Crown Princess Victoria ne Gothenburg mein PM Narendra Modi ko Royal Order of the Polar Star, Degree Commander Grand Cross diya; PM Modi yeh paane wale pehle Asian leader hain.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Europe

Sweden ne PM Modi ko Swedish National Archives mein mile Tagore ke handwritten epigrams ki replicas gift ki

Sweden ke PM Ulf Kristersson aur PM Narendra Modi ne 17 May 2026 ko PM ki Sweden visit ke dauran Rabindranath Tagore ki yaad mein gifts exchange kiye; yeh Tagore ki 1926 Sweden visit ka centenary hai.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Europe Must know

India aur Netherlands ne rishte Strategic Partnership tak upgrade kiye; Roadmap 2026-2030 apnaya

16 May 2026 ko PM Narendra Modi aur Netherlands ke PM Rob Jetten ne The Hague mein mulaqat ki, India–Netherlands rishton ko Strategic Partnership tak upgrade kiya aur 2026-2030 ke liye Strategic Partnership Roadmap apnaya.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 Tamil Nadu Must know

Leiden University Library ne 11th century ki Chola Copper Plates India ko lautayi

16 May 2026 ko Netherlands ki Leiden University Library ne PM Narendra Modi aur Dutch PM Rob Jetten ki maujoodgi mein 11th century ki Chola Copper Plates India sarkar ko lautayi.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Tripura Important

West Tripura mein flowers ke liye Indo-Dutch Centre of Excellence; CEAH Bengaluru mein dairy training centre

17 May 2026 ko jaari PM Narendra Modi ki Netherlands visit ke outcomes mein West Tripura mein flowers ke liye Indo-Dutch Centre of Excellence aur CEAH, Bengaluru mein dairy training par Indo-Dutch Centre of Excellence shamil hain.

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 Gujarat Important

Tata Electronics aur Dutch company ASML ne Dholera semiconductor fab ke liye agreement kiya

16 May 2026 ko PM Narendra Modi aur Dutch PM Rob Jetten ne Gujarat ke Dholera mein India ke pehle front-end semiconductor fab ke liye Tata Electronics aur ASML ke agreement ki signing dekhi.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 India Important

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov ne PM Modi se mulaqat ki; 23rd India–Russia Annual Summit ke baad ki progress review

14 May 2026 ko Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov ne PM Narendra Modi se milkar December 2025 ke 23rd India–Russia Annual Summit ke baad ki bilateral progress batayi.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

EU ne September 2026 se aquaculture exports jaari rakhne ki revised draft list mein India ko shamil kiya

12 May 2026 ko European Union ne September 2026 se EU ko aquaculture products export karte rehne wale deshon ki revised draft list mein India ko shamil kiya, jisse Regulation (EU) 2024/2598 ki chook door hui.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Italy Important

61st Venice Biennale mein 'Geographies of Distance: remembering home' ke saath India Pavilion khula

7 May 2026 ko La Biennale di Venezia ki 61st International Art Exhibition mein Dr Amin Jaffer ki curate ki hui 'Geographies of Distance: remembering home' ke saath India Pavilion khula; yeh 2019 ke baad Biennale Arte mein India ki wapsi hai.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Switzerland Important

Commerce Secretary ne India–EFTA TEPA implementation aage badhane ke liye Switzerland ka daura kiya

6–7 May 2026 ko Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agarwal ne India–EFTA TEPA — EFTA economies ke saath India ka pehla trade agreement — ke implementation ka review karne ke liye Switzerland visit kiya; FY 2025–26 mein Switzerland ko India ka export USD 1.2 billion se zyada raha.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 France

India aur France ne Indo-French Year of Innovation mein science aur space cooperation review ki

7 May 2026 ko Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh ne France ke Higher Education, Research aur Space Minister Philippe Baptiste ke saath video meeting ki, jinhone human spaceflight mein closer cooperation ka prastav rakha; dono sides ne kaha ki 2026 Indo-French Year of Innovation hai.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Europe Important

India aur EU ne TTC ke tahat EV battery recycling par €15.2 million ki joint pahal shuru ki

5 May 2026 ko India aur EU ne India–EU Trade and Technology Council ke Working Group 2 ke tahat EV batteries ki recycling par teesra coordinated call for proposals shuru kiya, combined fund €15.2 million (~₹169 crore) aur deadline 15 September 2026.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Italy Important

Rajnath–Crosetto talks mein India-Italy ne Bilateral Military Cooperation Plan 2026–27 exchange kiya

Rajnath Singh ne 30 April 2026 ko Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi mein Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto se baat ki; Military Cooperation Plan 2026–27 exchange hua.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Germany Important

Rajnath Singh ne German industry ko India ke saath niche defence tech co-develop/co-produce karne bulaya

23 April 2026 ko Munich Defence Investor Summit (pehli Germany visit ka last day) mein Rajnath Singh ne radars, AI-UAS, sonobuoys mein co-development ka nyota diya.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Europe Important

India aur Czech Republic ne Prague mein 13th Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation kiya

23 April 2026 ko Prague mein MoS Jitin Prasada aur Czech Deputy Minister Jan Sechter ne 13th India–Czech JCEC co-chair kiya; protocol sign hua.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Germany Must know

Rajnath Singh ki Berlin talks mein India-Germany ne Defence Industrial Cooperation Roadmap sign kiya

22 April 2026 ko Berlin mein Rajnath Singh aur Boris Pistorius ki talks — Defence Industrial Cooperation Roadmap aur UN Peacekeeping Training arrangement sign.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Europe

New Delhi mein 17th India–Austria Joint Economic Commission

17 April 2026: India–Austria JEC ka 17th session New Delhi mein; India–EU FTA negotiations ke conclusion ka swagat.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Europe Important

Austria ke Chancellor Christian Stocker ka India visit; audiovisual, military aur vocational training par samjhaute

16 April 2026: 40 saal mein pehli Austrian Chancellor visit; Working Holiday Programme launch.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 France Important

PM Modi aur President Macron ne West Asia par baat ki, Strait of Hormuz mein navigation bahal karne par sahmati

16 April 2026: Macron ka PM Modi ko phone — Strait of Hormuz mein safety aur freedom of navigation turant bahal karne par sahmati.

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🌐 International Relations 📍 Europe Important

Hungary election: Péter Magyar ki Tisza Party jeeti

12 April 2026 ke Hungary election mein Péter Magyar ki Tisza Party jeeti, Viktor Orbán ka 16 saal ka rule khatam; PM Modi ne badhai di.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 India Important

Piyush Goyal ne WTO MC14 mein EU, UK, Canada aur New Zealand ke trade ministers se mulaqat ki

29 March 2026 ko Yaoundé mein WTO MC14 ke sidelines par Piyush Goyal ne EU, UK, Canada aur New Zealand ke trade ministers se FTA aur trade talks par baat ki.

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🌟 Persons in News 📍 France

Emmanuel Grégoire Paris ke Mayor chune gaye, Anne Hidalgo ki jagah

29 March 2026 ko Paris city council ne 103 votes se Emmanuel Grégoire ko Paris ka Mayor chuna; woh Anne Hidalgo ki jagah lenge.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 India Important

PM Modi ne West Asia par France, Malaysia, Oman, Jordan aur Qatar ke leaders se baat ki

19 March 2026 ko PM Narendra Modi ne Macron, Anwar Ibrahim, Sultan Haitham, King Abdullah II aur Amir Sheikh Tamim se phone par baat karke West Asia mein de-escalation ki baat ki.

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