India, the UAE and France Trilateral Meet: India, the UAE and France recently held their first trilateral Foreign Ministers’ meeting in New York on the sidelines of a UN General Assembly (UNGA) session. Key Points: This was the first ministerial-level meeting of India, France, and the ...
India’s Presidency of AIBD Extended: India’s Presidency of the prestigious Asia-pacific Institute of Broadcasting Development, AIBD has been extended for one more year. Key Points: The decision to extend India’s Presidency was unanimously taken at the two-day General Confe ...
Vistula Spit: Poland recently opened a new canal for ships to sail from Baltic Sea to Vistula Lagoon ports. Key Points: The opening took place on the 83rd anniversary of the Soviet Union's invasion of Poland during World Struggle II. This was done to represent symbolically the end of ...
Volker Turk: Volker Turk from Austria has recently been appointed as the next UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Key Highlights: 57 years old Turk will succeed Michelle Bachelet of Chile. The approval for the latest appointment came from the Secretary-General of United Nations Secretar ...
The new Monarch of the UK: King Charles III, previously known as Prince Charles, is the new monarch of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth nations. Key Facts: He has become head of the Commonwealth, an association of 56 independent countries and 2.4 billion people. For 14 of thes ...
New Prime Minister of UK: Conservative Party leader Liz Truss has been elected as the new Prime Minister of United Kingdom after defeating Rishi Sunak. Key Points: She is the third ever female prime minister oh the 56th Prime Minister of Britain. The previous two lady PMs were Margaret Th ...
Operation London Bridge: The plan to deal with the death of the head of state in Britain was termed Operation London Bridge (also known by its code phrase London Bridge is Down). Key Facts: These protocols are actually a detailed script for key logistical matters and procedures, including t ...
Queen Elizabeth II: Queen Elizabeth II, the world’s oldest monarch and the longest reigning monarch of Britain, passed away at Balmoral on 8th Sept 2022 at the age of 96. Key Points: Buckingham Palace announced her death in a statement, triggering 10 days of national mourning. The f ...
2022 Ramon Magsaysay Award: The Ramon Magsaysay Awards Foundation (RMAF) recently announced this year's awardees in a global announcement ceremony. RMAF is widely regarded as the "Nobel Peace Prize of Asia," Key Points: The foundation named four people of which three are do ...
What is the issue? More than nine months after Iraq held its October 2021 parliamentary elections, political leaders have been unable to form a government. What has led to the current deadlock? No faith in democracy- Iraq has failed to form a government after the October 2021 parlia ...
International Conference on Indian Minerals and Metals Industry: The National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. (NMDC), Country’s largest Iron Ore producer, a CPSE under Ministry of Steel and FICCI recently organized a conference on the Indian minerals and metals industry. Key Highlights ...
SCO Summit in Tashkent: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is currently on his visit to Tashkent (Uzbekistan) to attend the Annual Meeting of the Defence Ministers' of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Member States. He is on a on a three-day visit to Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Key Point ...
9th India-Thailand Joint Commission Meeting: Dr. S. Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister (EAM) of India recently paid an official visit to Bangkok, Thailand. Key Highlights: He visited Bangkok from 16-18 August 2022 to co-chair the 9th Meeting of India-Thailand Joint Commission (JCM) with ...
President of Kenya: William Samoei Arap Ruto has been elected as the President of Kenya in the General Elections which was held on August 9, 2022. Key Highlights: William Ruto beat five-time contender Raila Odinga by a small margin to become the next President of the country. According to ...
Udarashakti 2022: Udarashakti is a bilateral exercise between Indian Air Force (IAF) and Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF). This is the first bilateral exercise that is being conducted between the two countries About Udarashakti 2022: Indian Air Force is taking part in air exer ...
Indo-Australia Audio Visual C0-Production Treaty: The Union Cabinet recently approved the signing of an Audio Visual Co-production Treaty between India and Australia. Key Points: The Audio Visual Co-production Treaty between both countries is aimed at facilitating joint production of films ...
55th Anniversary of ASEAN: ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) recently celebrated its 55th anniversary. Key Points: The 55th ASEAN day was celebrated amidst challenges from within the 10-member regional grouping and the tensions in the region emanating from the United States (U ...
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan: U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan recently becoming the highest-ranking American official to visit the self-ruled island that is claimed by China in 25 years. Key Points: Marking the most high-level political engagement from the U.S. ...
Greater Male Connectivity Projects: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih recently launched the contract for the mega Greater Male Connectivity project (GMCP). Key Highlights: The Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih is on a three-day state v ...
Indian Antarctic Bill: The Rajya Sabha on has passed the Indian Antarctic Bill 2022 amid sloganeering by the opposition MPs which forced the adjournment of the House. Highlights: The Indian Antarctic Bill was introduced in the Rajya Sabha by Earth Sciences Minister Jitendra Singh. The bil ...
Ex VINBAX 2022: The 3rd Edition of Ex VINBAX 2022 began at Chandimandir on August 1. It will continue till August 20, 2022. Theme of Ex VINBAX – 2022: The theme of Ex VINBAX - 2022 is “employment and deployment of an Engineer Company and a Medical Team under United Nations Conti ...
UN's Global Policy Framework for Displaced Children: United Nations-backed agencies recently issued guidelines to provide the first-ever global policy framework to protect children displaced due to climate change. Key Highlights: The land-mark guidelines were launched on July 25, 2022 w ...
Dinesh Gunawardena: Senior politician and staunch Rajapaksa loyalist Dinesh Gunawardena has been appointed as the new and 15th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. Key Highlights: The 73-year-old was sworn in as the PM at the Prime Minister’s Office on Flower Road, Colombo on July 22, 2022, b ...
2022 Global Gender Gap Index: The World Economic Forum(WEF) recently released the Global Gender Gap Index, 2022 (GGGI 2022). Key findings of the index: As per the index, it will now take 132 years to reach gender parity, with the gap reducing only by four years since 2021 and the gender gap ...
India– UK MoU on Mutual Recognition of Academic Qualification: India and the United Kingdom (UK) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on mutual recognition of academic qualifications to facilitate student mobility and collaboration between higher educational institutions of both ...
CII-EXIM Bank Conclave: The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal recently attended the “Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)-Exim Bank Conclave on India-Africa Growth Partnership”. Key Points about the conclave: The conclave was held on July 19, 2022. Th ...
Raytheon Hypersonic Weapon: The United States has successfully tested a Raytheon Technologies Corp (RTX.N). Key Highlights: This success marks the third successful test in a string of hypersonic weapons across different U.S. programs in development. The test took place as the United State ...
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO): Iran and Belarus are likely to be the two newest additions to the China and Russia-backed Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) grouping. Key Highlights: Iran will become a full member after completing the formalities while Shanghai Cooperation Org ...
First Citizenship Amendment Bill of Nepal: The Parliament of Nepal recently passed the first ever “Citizenship Amendment Bill”. Background: The bill has been under discussion in the House of Representatives since 2020 because it could not bring a consensus among political partie ...
I2U2 Leaders’ Virtual Summit: The first India-Israel-UAE-USA (I2U2) Leader’s Summit was organised on July 14, 2022, in virtual mode. Key Facts: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was joined by United States President Joe Biden, Israeli PM Yair Lapid and UAE President Mohammed bin Zaye ...
