11 Indo-Canadians honoured for strengthening bilateral ties
- Eleven Indo-Canadians have been honoured in Toronto with 'ICCC Annual Awards 2015'
- Avinash Mehra, vice president of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce was among 11 winners which include Nisha Agnihotri, Prashant Pathak, Neeru Gupta, Manjul Bhargava, Hargurdeep Singh, Avish Sood, Rajiv Manucha, Asim Ghosh, Jag Parmar and Venkatesh Mannar.
- Each award, carrying a trophy and citation, was presented by Toronto Mayor John Tory and President of the Indo-Canada Chambers of Commerce (ICCC) DP Jain at the annual gala and award night on Saturday.
World Ocean Day observed
- World Ocean Day observed on 08th june of every year.
- The Theme of the Day was Healthy Ocean Healthy Planet
- World Oceans Day has been unofficially celebrated every 8 June since its original proposal in 1992 by Canada
- It was officially recognized by the United Nations in 2008.
India, Iran to boost trade in agricultural-commodities
- India and Iran agreed to enhance cooperation in the agriculture sector and promote trade in farm commodities, including rice, wheat and oilseeds.
- Both countries have also decided to cooperate in agricultural research, mutual capacity building, technical collaboration in fisheries, cooperation in seed and fodder development etc.
India will be the 'country of honour' at South Asia Expo
- India will be the 'country of honour' at China's annual five-day South Asia Expo
- The expo will be started on June 12 and to be held in Kunming city
- This is the third year and Each year, one South Asian country is made the 'country of honour'
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