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Henley Passport Index launched
Recently, Henley Passport Index was launched. The index was launched based on the data collected from International Air Transport Association (IATA). Around 199 different passports and 227 different travel destinations were considered to launch the index. The Index is based ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Pakistan Sponsoring Terror: United Kingdom
During an interactive session at the Raisina Dialogue 2020, on Thursday 16th January 2020 the United Kingdom (UK) foreign and commonwealth office director for South Asia, Gareth Bayley on the context of Pakistan being on the edge of being blacklisted ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Russian President flags for Nationwide Referendum for Constitutional Changes & nominates Mikhail Mishustin as new PM
The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin flags referendum for major constitutional changes on Wednesday, 15th January 2020 by shifting major powers of the President of Russia to the lower house of the Russian Parliament called State Duma and also asked ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Rising Sea Level to impact Population in India: Moody’s Report
The US-based credit rating agency Moody’s Corporation in its report on the consequences of rising sea level due to global warming has stated that the Asian countries, especially the Middle East and the North Africa countries (MENA) are the most ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
RAISINA DIALOGUE: Ind-Fin MoU; Russia on India’s UNSC membership and Indo-Pacific
The Raisina Dialogue was held at New Delhi for four days recently. Leaders from several countries participated in the dialogue. It included foreign ministers from 13 countries including Iran, Australia and Russia. During the Raisina Dialogue, India and Finland signed ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
UNSC holds closed-door meeting on Kashmir following China’s Request
China continues its efforts of highlighting Pakistani propaganda over India’s Jammu and Kashmir at the global stage which once again received a stinging response from the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) members on Wednesday, 15th January 2020. India revoked the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Phase I of Trade Deal Signed between US and China
After 18 months of barbs and sanctions, the two economic powerhouses of the world, the United States and China have signed the Phase I of the trade deal on Wednesday, 15th January 2020 that have bought a long-anticipated relief for ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
For outstanding performers in NH sectors ‘National Highways Excellence Awards’ presented
The National Highway Excellence Awards was instituted in 2018 for the contributions made by the stakeholder in the National Highway (NH) sector towards erecting world-class infrastructure of roads in the country. The 2019 award was presented by the Union Minister ..