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India set-up Military War Game Center 'INDIA' in Uganda
India set-up Military War Game Center 'INDIA' in Uganda
Indian Association in Uganda in association with the Indian Military training team to set up a Military War Game Center 'INDIA' in Jinja district for Uganda....

Published On : 26 May 2020

Abhas Jha elected as key World Bank position on Climate Change & Disaster Management in South Asia
Abhas Jha elected as key World Bank position on Climate Change & Disaster Management in South Asia
Indian economist Abhas Jha has been elected as a key World Bank position on Climate Change & Disaster Management in South Asia. As a World Bank's Practi....

Published On : 23 May 2020

Carmen Reinhart - New Chief Economist of World Bank
Carmen Reinhart - New Chief Economist of World Bank
The World Bank has appointed Carmen Reinhart as its new Chief Economist. She replaced Pinelopi Goldberg, who was resigned from his post on ....

Published On : 22 May 2020

Dr. Harsh Vardhan - New Chairman of the WHO Executive Board
Dr. Harsh Vardhan - New Chairman of the WHO Executive Board
The Health Minister of India Dr. Harsh Vardhan (age 65 years) has been elected as the new Chairman of the WHO Executive Board for a period of three years. H....

Published On : 22 May 2020

Benjamin Netanyahu - New Prime Minister of Israel
Benjamin Netanyahu - New Prime Minister of Israel
Benjamin Netanyahu (age 70 years) has been elected as the 9th Prime Minister of Israel. It is the 5th time when he has been elected as the PM of Israel. He ....

Published On : 19 May 2020

World Economic Forum released 2020 Global Energy Transition Index
World Economic Forum released 2020 Global Energy Transition Index
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has released the 2020 Global Energy Transition Index (ETI):-1. In this Index, India has been ranked at 74th position. India has moved up two positions wi....

Published On : 16 May 2020

IIT Genoa Developed 'iFeel-You' Bracelet For Social Distancing
IIT Genoa Developed 'iFeel-You' Bracelet For Social Distancing
The Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) Genoa has developed 'iFeel-You' bracelet for social distancing. It is designed to safeguard the people against the Coronavirus (COV....

Published On : 16 May 2020

Bengaluru Airport won 2020 SKYTRAX Award For Best Regional Airport in India & Central Asia
Bengaluru Airport won 2020 SKYTRAX Award For Best Regional Airport in India & Central Asia
The Bengaluru Kempegowda International Airport has won the 2020 SKYTRAX Award in the category of Best Regional Airport in India and Central Asia. It is the ....

Published On : 14 May 2020

Israel named a street after Indian Poet Rabindranath Tagore
Israel named a street after Indian Poet Rabindranath Tagore
The government of Israel has paid a tribute to Rabindranath Tagore on the 159th birth anniversary by naming a street after him. The street starts right oppo....

Published On : 12 May 2020

UNEP extended Dia Mirza tenure as Goodwill Ambassador
UNEP extended Dia Mirza tenure as Goodwill Ambassador
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has extended the Bollywood actress Dia Mirza's tenure as Goodwill Ambassador up to 2022. Due to this, She will continue his w....

Published On : 09 May 2020

Iran Government introduced New Currency 'Toman' to tackle Inflation
Iran Government introduced New Currency 'Toman' to tackle Inflation
The Government of Iran has passed a bill in his parliament to changing its currency Rial to Toman. Under this, each Toman will be equal to 10,000 Rial.....

Published On : 08 May 2020

Mustafa Al Kadhimi - New 50th Prime Minister of Iraq
Mustafa Al Kadhimi - New 50th Prime Minister of Iraq
Mustafa Al Kadhimi has been appointed as the New 50th Prime Minister of Iraq. He replaced Adel Abdul Mahdi, who had resigned in November 2019. Prior to this....

Published On : 08 May 2020

Ashok Michael Pinto - New US representative to IBRD
Ashok Michael Pinto - New US representative to IBRD
The 45th President of America Donald Trump (age 73 years) has appointed Ashok Michael Pinto as the new US representative to the International Bank for Recon....

Published On : 06 May 2020

2020 Pulitzer Prize are announced today
2020 Pulitzer Prize are announced today
The 2020 Pulitzer Prize is announced today. The three Indian photographers from J&K UT Channi Anand, Mukhtar Khan, and Dar Yasin of The Associated Press won the Feature ....

Published On : 05 May 2020

World Bank released Commodity Market Outlook April 2020
World Bank released Commodity Market Outlook April 2020
Today, the World Bank has been released the Commodity Markets Outlook April 2020. In its recent report, the World Bank stated that the report forecasts pric....

Published On : 27 Apr 2020

Saudi Arabia ended the Death Penalty for minors in the country
Saudi Arabia ended the Death Penalty for minors in the country
Saudi Arabia has ended the Death Penalty for crimes committed by minors in the country. Instead, the individual will receive a prison sentence of no longer than 10 years in ....

Published On : 27 Apr 2020

Noor - Iran launched country's first military satellite
Noor - Iran launched country's first military satellite
Iran, also called Persia has launched the country's first military satellite 'Noor'. It has been launched by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a branch....

Published On : 24 Apr 2020

2020 World Press Freedom Index: India slips at 142nd rank
2020 World Press Freedom Index: India slips at 142nd rank
The 2020 World Press Freedom Index has been released by the media watchdog group Reporters Without Borders (RWB). In this list, India has slipped at the 142....

Published On : 23 Apr 2020

Lebanon parliament legalized cannabis farming for medicinal use
Lebanon parliament legalized cannabis farming for medicinal use
The Parliament of Lebanon has passed the legislation to legalize cannabis farming for medicinal & industrial use. Due to this initiative, Lebanon has be....

Published On : 23 Apr 2020

Viswanathan Anand became the new ambassador of WWF India
Viswanathan Anand became the new ambassador of WWF India
Viswanathan Anand has been elected as the new Ambassador for World Wildlife Fund (WWF) India’s Environment Education program. Under this, Anand will support wildlife conservation and w....

Published On : 17 Apr 2020