Performance of Major Economies and India’s neighbours in the UNDP Human Development Index 2019

Norway topped the ranking Index with an HDI value of 0.954 followed by Switzerland at 2nd, Ireland, Germany, Hong Kong, Australia, Iceland, Sweden making the top eight places in the index ranking respectively. Among Indian neighbours, Srilanka at 71st place, ..

Multilateral Naval Exercise ‘Milan 2020’

Minister of State for Defence, Shripad Yesso Naik in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha on Monday, November 25, informed that the ‘Milan 2020’ naval exercise, that will be the 11th edition of the multilateral naval exercise is scheduled ..

2nd edition of Paris Peace Forum held in France

The second edition of annual Paris Peace Forum is being held at la Grande Halle de la Villette in Paris, France from 11 to 13 November 2019. It included a two-day event of debate sessions aimed at finding global solutions ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019

US $13.92 billion raised for next 3 years to fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria

Donors from across the world including governments, philanthropists and private firms have pledged just over $14 billion for the next three years to save 16 million lives and help end AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria by 2030. It was promised at ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019

Quick Facts: Google win in European Union’s top court on the “right to be forgotten” globally

The European Union’s top court on 24th September, 2019, ruled that Google does not have to apply “Right to be forgotten law” globally. This means that the US based Tech giant has to remove data links to personal information only ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019

Response of foreign countries on article 370

While Pakistan has tried to drum up international support in its favor in view of the abrogation of the Article 370, its efforts have borne little fruit as most countries have decided to stedfastly back India and have refused to ..

Latest updates on the GDP of India

The Indian Economy has slipped to the world’s 7th largest in the latest ranking released by the World Bank. With a size of USD 2.73 trillion, the Indian Economy has fallen behind the UK’s economy (currently at USD 2.82 trillion) ..

Gafa Tax: France to levy 3% tax on Internet giants

The French parliament approved a law dubbed as Gafa Tax (an acronym for Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon), the legislation will impose a 3% levy on sales generated in the country by non-tax paying online giants. Key Highlights Levying this ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019