Current Affairs Exam Point of view

India and Japan exchanged 16 documents; Reached Agreement on Civil Nuclear Energy

Besides, both the sides issued Joint Statement on India and Japan Vision 2025: Special Strategic and Global Partnership Working Together for Peace and Prosperity of the Indo-Pacific Region and the World.

DuPont and Dow Chemical Company announced to merge to form DowDuPont

The merged company have a combined market capitalization of approximately 130 billion dollars at announcement. Andrew N Liveris will be named Executive Chairman and Edward D Breen will be named CEO of combined company.

Indian cyclist Deborah Herold became World No. 4 Cyclist

Besides, the Indian team also improved its world ranking to 13th. India is the highest ranking Asian country in 500m time trial.

Alibaba agreed to buy 112-year old newspaper South China Morning Post of Hong Kong

The acquisition of the Hong Kong's flagship English-language newspaper is the most politically sensitive acquisition by the e-commerce giant to date.

Myanmar launched its first UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Inle Lake

The wetland ecosystem of this freshwater lake is home to 267 species of birds, out of which 82 are wetland birds, 43 species of freshwater fishes, otters and turtles.