Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev passes away

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev passes away

• The former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has been passed away at the age of 91 after a serious and protracted disease.
• He had served as the general secretary of the Soviet Communist Party and de facto leader of the country in 1985.
• He had been honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990 for negotiating a historic nuclear arms pact with US leader Ronald Reagan.
• He was the youngest member of the ruling council known as the Politburo. 

India approves MoU with Nepal on biodiversity conservation

• Cabinet has approved an MoU with the Government of Nepal on biodiversity conservation to strengthen and enhance coordination and cooperation in the field of forests, biodiversity conservation, and climate change.
• This MoU also aims the restoration of corridors and interlinking areas and sharing of knowledge and best practices, between the two countries.