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Oman-India Friendship Association- Key Facts
Oman recently announced to establish Friendship association with India. This will the first of such initiative in West Asia. It was announced during a bilateral discussion held between the foreign ministers of the country. The bilateral discussion was held virtually ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
What are CLMV countries?
The sixth India-CLMV Business Conclave 2020 was recently held. During the conclave, India invited the CLMV countries to join International Solar Alliance and the Resilient Supply Chain Initiative. The Conclave was held under the theme “Building Bridges for Constructive Development”. ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
What is 3RF Framework?
3RF stands for Reform, Recovery and Reconstruction Framework. It was launched by the United Nations to revitalise Beirut. The framework was prepared by United Nations, World Bank and European Union. The Beirut Explosion On August 4, 2020, a deadly blast ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
RBI Monetary Policy Committee Meeting: Key Highlights
The RBI recently held its Monetary Policy Committee meet. During the meet, the Reserve Bank of India has kept the repo rate unchanged at 4%. Repo rate is the rate at which RBI lends to banks. The Reverse Repo Rate ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Arecibo Telescope: Key Facts
Built in 1963, Puerto Rico’s Arecibo Telescope was built in 1963. It is the second-largest single-dish radio telescope in the world. It was in news recently because of its collapse. It is owned by the US National Science Foundation. It ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Current Affairs – December 4, 2020 [Today’s News Headlines]
Here are Today’s News Headlines for December 4, 2020. India National Police Station Ranking released The Ministry of Home Affairs has released the National Police Station ranking. Nongpok Sekmai police station of Manipur ranked number 1. While ranking the police ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Draft National Unmanned Aircraft Traffic Management Policy
The draft National Unmanned Aircraft Traffic Management Policy aims to use drones to fly alongside manned aircrafts (scheduled and non-scheduled aircrafts). The proposed policy comes in the backdrop of several instances shutting down of airports’ operations soon after the sighting ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
What is Diem?
Facebook-backed cryptocurrency Libra has been rebranded as “Diem” to gain regulatory approval by emphasising that the project has “organisational independence”. The independent organisation, Libra Association, which runs the Libra project will also be renamed as the Diem Association. Diem is ..