1. India, Italy likely to ink agreements on trade, environment, media at Modi-Conte summit today
India and Italy are expected to sign several agreements on trade, environment media etc., apart from inking memoranda of understanding (MoUs), during a virtual bilateral summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Italian counterpart Giuseppe Conte on Friday. New Delhi looks forward to carrying forward the momentum generated by the visit of PM Conte in October 2018. From January 1, 2021, India joins the G-20 Troika, along with Italy and Saudi Arabia.
2. MEA to brief foreign envoys on India's COVID-19 response today
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) will brief foreign envoys on India's coronavirus response on November 6. This will not be the first time India will brief foreign delegates on its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In recent months, India has provided medical assistance to several countries including its neighbours like Nepal.
3. Countdown for launch of India's radar imaging satellite begins on Friday
The countdown for the November 7 launch of the Indian rocket, Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C49 (PSLV-C49), carrying the country's radar imaging satellite and nine other foreign satellites will begin on Friday. The proposed launch will be the first space mission for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in 2020.
