Imran Khan has plunged Pakistan into major political and constitutional crisis after the dismissal of No-Confidence motion and subsequent dissolution of the National Assembly. Imran Khan had made tall promises of economic prosperity and security when he was voted to power in 2018, but four years lat ...
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy to address UN Security Council for 1st time since Russian invasion Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to address the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, the first time he will address the most powerful UN organ since Russia's invasion of ...
5th BIMSTEC Summit: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 30 March 2022 participated in the 5th BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) Summit. Highlights: The 5th BIMSTEC Summit was hosted in virtual mode by Sri Lanka, the current chair of BI ...
Solomon Islands & China Deal: The Solomon Islands recently confirmed that it has signed a policing deal with China. Key Highlights: The memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed by Anthony Veke, Minister for police in the Solomon Islands with Wang Xiaohong, executive vice minister of ...
International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery 2022: The International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and Transatlantic Slave Trade is observed on March 25th every year to honor and remember those who suffered and died at the hands of the brutal slavery system. Key Point ...
Finlandization: The French President recently suggested that Finlandization might be a realistic outcome for Ukraine if and when the Russia-Ukraine war ends. What is Finlandization? Finlandization refers to the policy of strict neutrality between Moscow (Russia) and the West that Finland fo ...
India Japan Summit 2022: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida along with a group of senior officials recently participated in the 14th India-Japan Annual Summit 2022. Key Points: The summit was held on March 19, 2022, in New Delhi. At the ...
Global Recycling Day 2022: Global Recycling Day is observed every year on March 18 every year to create awareness among the masses about the rapid pace at which our natural resources are being used. Key Facts: The day also promotes the concept and practice of recycling. The goal of the d ...
Chinese Yuan as Reference Currency: India and sanctions-hit Russia are said to be considering the use of the Chinese Yuan as the reference currency to facilitate oil trade between the two countries. Key Details: India is the world’s third-largest oil importer so it is considering buyi ...
International Day to Combat Islamophobia: The 193-member United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted a resolution to proclaim March 15th as the International Day to Combat Islamophobia every year starting from 2022. About the Resolution: The resolution, adopted by UNGA regarding the ...
In August 2020, New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat, sued the NRA based on allegations that the association’s top executives diverted millions of dollars for their personal trips. ...
18th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-India Summit 18th India-ASEAN Summit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on 28th October 2021 attended the 18th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-India Summit. Key Highlights: He was invited by His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal B ...
Key Points • US technology company Yahoo has stopped its services in China from November 1, 2021• This decision by Yahoo is in line with its commitment for rights of users and a free & open internet.• Yahoo's departure from China coincides with the implementation of Per ...
At the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced 2070 as the target for India to reach net zero carbon emissions. Key Points• It is for the first time at the Glasgow summit that India has set a net zero target. Net zero means not adding to the amount of gr ...
Key Points• The Initiative for the Resilient Island States ( IRIS) initiative is a part of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient infrastructure that would focus on building capacity, having pilot projects, especially in small island developing states.• It is aimed at achieving sustai ...
China has successfully launched three new remote sensing satellites on November 6, 2021 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre. The centre is located in country's southwestern Sichuan province. Key Points• The satellites belong to the Yaogan-35 family.• They were launched by a Long ...
India and France have agreed to enhancing defence and security partnership through more intelligence and information sharing, as well as bolstering capabilities, expanding bilateral exercises in the maritime sphere military drills and pursuing new initiatives in maritime, space and cyber domain ...
27 countries including India signed a sustainable agriculture action agenda at the end of the first week of the COP 26 meetings in Glasgow, United Kingdom. The countries laid out new commitments to make farming more sustainable and less polluting. The ‘Sustainable Agriculture Policy Ac ...
The inaugural Global Drug Policy Index was released by the Harm Reduction Consortium, on November 7, 2021. The index was developed by International Drug Policy Consortium with the the partners in the Harm Reduction Consortium. A first of its kind global drug policy index 2021 that ranks 3 ...
United States of America (USA) became the 101st member country to join International Solar Alliance (ISA). Key PointsThe USA has joined ISA as member country with a view to accelerating the global adoption of solar energy. The decision of the US to join ISA was announced by John Kerry, th ...
The 52nd edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will be held from November 20 to November 28, 2021. The IFFI is organized by the Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India in collaboration with the State Government o ...
Key Points• International Law Commission is a UN body.• International Law Commission consists of 34 members• Members of International Law Commission are elected by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) every five years. Professor Bimal Patel, Vice-Chancellor, Rashtriya ...
ADIPEC conference is an oil and gas summit being held in Abu Dhabi, from November 15 to November 18, 2021. Key Points• World’s biggest oil and gas companies and several OPEC+ energy ministers are attending the ADIPEC conference.• ADIPEC conference is one of the first major ...
Key Points• India has launched the 41st scientific expedition to Antarctica with the arrival of the first batch of its contingent at the southern white continent.• The first batch comprising of 23 scientists and support staff reached the Indian Antarctica station Maitri last week fo ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said all democratic nations must work together on cryptocurrency and ensure that it doesn't end up in the wrong hands. "It is important that all democratic nations work together on this and ensure it does not end up in wrong hands, which can spoil our youth, ...
Tiny Caribbean island nation Barbados will establish what it says will be the first diplomatic embassy in the metaverse — the world's first virtual reality embassy. The Caribbean nation has signed a deal with metaverse platform Decentraland. Barbados has signed an agreement on Nov ...
Australia has signed a submarine deal with Britain and the United State with whom Australia has recently formed a new defence alliance, AUKUS, to confront strategic tensions in the Pacific, where the US and China don’t see eye to eye. Key Points• Under the terms of the agreement ...
Key points• Established in 1996, the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) is an informal platform for dialogue and cooperation between Asia and Europe.• The 13th ASEM Summit brought together the leaders of the 30 European and 21 Asian member countries, the ASEAN and the EU.• ASEM was fo ...
Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh has recently chaired the 9th BRICS Science and Technology Meet which came to a conclusion on November 26, 2021. Key Points• During the meet, Dr Jitendra Singh underscored the need for BRICS countries to come together and innovate co ...
Nearly 400 years after the country became a British colony, Barbados has become the world’s newest republic. The Caribbean island nation removed Queen Elizabeth II as the head of the state in a ceremony attended by Prince Charles, heir to the British throne. Barbados has become the wo ...
