Ø Close on the heels of Prime Minister Narendra
Modi announcing the ambitious ‘Clean India’ mission, the Union Tourism Ministry
said it was working on a “cleanliness index’’ for cities in the
country to encourage the best performers and, in turn, inspire others to spruce
up.
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| Richard Rahul Verma |
Ø The White House confirmed that U.S. President
Barack Obama intends to nominate Richard Rahul Verma to the post of Ambassador to India. Mr.
Verma will be the second Indian-American in a top State Department role
directly responsible for Washington’s diplomatic engagement with India,
alongside Nisha Biswal, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central
Asian Affairs. While the top U.S. diplomatic role in India is currently
held by Kathleen Stephens, Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi,
nearly six months has gone since the previous U.S. Ambassador, Nancy Powell,
left her post.
Ø Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan called on
Chinese President Xi Jinping and discussed a variety of issues such as bilateral
economic engagement, culture, youth development, clean energy and yoga. They
spoke about the historical links between the two nations and the visits of
scholars, traders and historians, more notably of eminent travellers like Fa
Hien and Hiuen Tsang that laid a deep foundation of people-to-people contact
between India and China.
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