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World Bank: South Asia Economic Focus, 2019
The World Bank recently released its South Asia Economic Focus, 2019. The report says that Bangladesh and Nepal are growing faster than India. However, it assured that India is still a fast-growing economy. India is relatively hit hard by the ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Vajra Prahar: India-US Joint Military Exercise, 2019
A joint military training exercise “Vajra Prahar” is conducted in Seattle between October 13, 2019 and October 28, 2019. The exercise is conducted alternately in India and US. The Special Forces and the Southern Command of Indian Armed Forces will ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
World Youth Chess Championship 2019
The World Youth Chess Championship concluded in Mumbai, Maharashtra on 12 October 2019. India ended the World Youth Chess Championship by bagging 7 medals including 1 gold and 3 silver and 3 bronze medals. Only the Under-16 Girls category proved ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
DHARMA GUARDIAN – 2019: Indo-Japan Joint Military Exercise
India and Japan will be holding a two-week-long joint military exercise called Dharma Guardian-2019 in Mizoram from 19 October to 2 November 2019. This Joint Military Exercise will be conducted at Counter-Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School in Vairengte, Mizoram. About ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Technology Summit, 2019
The 25th Technology Summit is a bilateral platform that provides opportunities to industries, government agencies and institutes from India and other countries to interact with each other. In 2017, Canada participated in the Summit and in 2018 it was Italy. ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
PM Modi chairs meeting on Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat programme
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting on ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ programme. Under the initiative, the government plans to hold people-to-people exchange between states to enhance knowledge about each other’s culture. About Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat The programme is ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
October 13: International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
The International Day of Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR) was begun in 1989 by the United Nations General Assembly. The purpose of the day is to promote global culture towards risk awareness and disaster reduction. It celebrates how people and communities ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Dubai to host 2019 First Global DXB Challenge
Dubai will be hosting the 2019 First Global DXB Challenge, a large gathering for creative young minds in the fields of robotics and artificial intelligence. It will be held for the first time in the region from 24 to 27 ..