India on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, joined the G20 ‘Troika’ which now consists of Indonesia, Italy, and India - the current, previous and incoming G20 Presidencies, respectively. What is Troika?Troika means a group of three people working together. It is an English word. The T ...
Deposed Mayanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to four years' imprisonment by a Myanmar special court for violating corona virus restrictions. This has been widely criticized. The sentence has however been reduced to two years by the country’s military junta chief Min Aun ...
Image credit The US Government has announced a diplomatic boycott of Olympics 2022. The Olympics 2022 is to be held in Beijing. The US cited that “China’s human rights ATTROCITIES†is the main reason for its boycott. However, the US will allow its athletes to compete in the ga ...
Pune will host a multilateral and multi-agency exercise for the member countries of BIMSTEC between Dec 20 and 22. The Indian Army is organising a multi-nation disaster management exercise called PANEX 21 with a special focus on relief in the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic. PANEX-21 is a ...
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has congratulated H. E. Olaf Scholz on being elected as the Federal Chancellor of Germany. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said; "My heartiest congratulations to @OlafScholz on being elected as the Federal Chancellor of Germany. I look forward to working c ...
Human Rights Day is observed across the world on December 10 to mark the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. The UDHR is a milestone document that proclaims rights that everyone is entitled to as a human being, regardle ...
Voters in the South Pacific archipelago of New Caledonia overwhelmingly chose to remain part of France in a referendum. The referendum was closely watched amid growing Chinese influence in the South Pacific region. However, pro-independence forces did not take part in the referendum held ...
The United Nations cultural agency (UNESCO) has inscribed tradition Haitian dish Joumou Soup on its prized intangible cultural heritage list on 16 December 2021. Key Points • Also known as giraumon soup, Haitian soup is widely considered as a symbol of Haitian independence.• ...
The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, better known under the name Europol, is the law enforcement agency of the European Union (EU). Formed in 1998, Europol (European Police) aims to improve the effectiveness and cooperation of the relevant authorities in its member stat ...
South African anti-apartheid leader Desmond Tutu, known for his role during the struggle to abolish apartheid in South Africa, has died. The Archbishop was awarded the Nobel prize in 1984 for his role in the struggle to end the apartheid system. Apartheid system was the policy of racial segr ...
Egypt has become the fourth new member of the New Development Bank (NDB) that was established by the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) six years ago. Key Points• In December 2021, the New Development Bank (NDB) admitted Egypt as new member. • Egy ...
The members of the United Nations Security Council has condemned the reported killing of at least 35 people including 4 children and two staff members of the International charity Save the Children in Kayah state of Myanmar on Dec. 24. More than 35 bodies, including those of women and childr ...
The world's population is projected to be 7.8 billion people on New Year's Day 2022, according to the US Census Bureau. That represents an increase of 74 million people, or a 0.9% growth rate from the first day of 2021.In the New Year, 4.3 births and two deaths are expected worldwide every s ...
Exercise Milan 2022 Exercise Milan 2022: India will host 46 nations in mega naval wargames in 2022, known as Exercise Milan. Key Points: India has invited a total of 46 friendly foreign countries to participate in the multinational naval exercise Milan.This exercise will take place in Visa ...
World Day of War Orphans 2022 World Day of War Orphans 2022: World Day of War Orphans is observed on 6 January across the globe to create awareness about the plight of the war orphans and to address the traumatic conditions faced by them. Key Points: The main purpose of observing the day i ...
Japan-Australia Defence Treaty Japan-Australia Defence Treaty: Japan and Australia hailed a new agreement to cooperate closely on defence as a breakthrough and a landmark, in the latest step to bolster security ties against the backdrop of rising Chinese military and economic might. Key Hig ...
Emergency in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Unrest: Recently a nationwide state of emergency has been declared in Kazakhstan by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Key highlights: The state of emergency has been declared in the Central Asian nation's biggest city Almaty and in the western Mangi ...
India-Nepal MoU: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, recently approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Nepal for the construction of a bridge over Mahakali River at Dharchula (India)- Dharchula (Nepal). Key Points: As close neighbours, ...
Darwaza Gas Crater Gateway to Hell: Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov recently ordered officials to find a method of finally extinguishing the ‘Gateway to Hell’ in the country. Key Points: Gateway to Hell is the raging flames, burning for five decades ...
US Bill on Rare Earth supplies: The US government has recently proposed a law aiming to end China’s alleged “chokehold†on rare-earth metal supplies. Aim: The law, proposed by Democrat Mark Kelly and Republican Tom Cotton, aims to “protect the US from the threat o ...
Roberta Metsola Roberta Metsola: Maltese center-right politician Roberta Metsola has been elected as the new president of the European Union’s parliament. Key Highlights: She is only the third woman elected to the post.43 year old Metsola has also become the European Parliamentâ ...
State of the World: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on January 17, 2022, virtually-delivered his ‘State of the World’ special address at the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Davos Agenda. Key Highlights of the address: In his address, PM Modi said that today, India is provid ...
Nusantara Nusantara: Indonesia’s parliament on 18 January 2022 passed a law approving the relocation of its capital from slowly sinking Jakarta. Key Highlights: The Indonesian capital will be relocated to a site 2,000 kilometres away on jungle-clad Borneo Island.The capital will b ...
Global Cyber security Outlook 2022 Global Cyber security Outlook 2022: The Global Cyber security Outlook 2022 was recently published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) during its online Davos Agenda summit. The Global Cybersecurity Outlook flagship report identifies the trends and analyzes the ...
India-Israel Industrial R&D and Technological Innovation Fund (I4F): Experts from India and Israel recently deliberated on widening the scope of India-Israel (I4F) at its 8th Governing Body meeting. Note: I4F is India – Israel Industrial Research and Development (R&D) technolo ...
Nordic "Clinker Boats": United Nations (UN) culture agency, UNESCO, in December 2021 added Nordic “clinker boats†to its list of traditions that represent the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Key Highlights: Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Sweden and Norway jointly sought ...
America Competes Act of 2022: The United States House of Representatives, On January 25, unveiled the ambitious America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength Act of 2022 ( in short America COMPETES Act of 2022). COMPETE Act of 2022 propos ...
India-Central Asia Summit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted the 1st India-Central Asia Summit in virtual format on 27 January 2022. Key Highlights: This first India-Central Asia was attended by Presidents of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenis ...
India and Bangladesh Contract: Bangladesh recently signed an agreement to purchase 420 broad-gauge railway wagons from India. Key Highlights: The agreement was signed in Dhaka on Sunday between the project director of Bangladesh railways Mizanur Rahman and the Hindustan Engineering and In ...
ASEAN-India High-Level Conference on Renewable Energy: Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) India High-Level Conference on Renewable Energy virtually commenced on February 7-8 2022. Key Highlights about the conference: The conference on renewable energy is being organized by the ...
