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, ..

ISRO to launch Israeli student-made satellite- Duchifat 3

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch the third in the series of Israeli student-made satellites named Duchifat 3 with the 50th mission of  PSLV on Wednesday, 11th December 2019. PSLV-C48 which will mark the 50th mission of PSLV ..

Global Climate Risk Index 2020

Global Climate Risk Index 2020, published by environmental think tank Germanwatch found Japan to be the most vulnerable country to climate change, followed by Philippines, Germany, Madagascar and India. Key Findings of Index (1) Japan: It topped the list of ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019

First Time India’s Forex Reserves crosses USD 450 billion

India’s foreign exchange reserves have crossed the USD 450 billion mark for the first time on 3rd December 2019. The Reserve Bank of India Governor, Shaktikant Das in a press conference informed that the foreign exchange reserves hit a new ..

First North East Food Innovation Exhibition

The Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Conrad K Sangma inaugurated the first edition of the North East Food Exhibition in Shillong on Wednesday, 4th December 2019. The food exhibition is been organized at the Polo ground of Shillong, aiming to make ..

Analysis of the Global Climate Risk Index 2020

The most affected countries in the year 2018 as per the 15th index of Global Climate Risk were Japan, the Philippines, and Germany. Comparison of the most affected countries Index ranking of 2018 with their ranking in 2017: Japan was ..

Saudi Arabia First Arab nation to take over the G20 Presidency

Saudi Arabia became the first Arab nation to assume the G20 Presidency on Sunday, December 1, 2019. The G20 Presidency was taken over from Japan and will lead up to the fifteenth meeting of Group of Twenty(G20), scheduled to be ..

First India-Japan 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue

India and Japan will hold their inaugural Foreign and Defence Ministerial Dialogue (2+2) in New Delhi on Saturday, November 30, 2019. This will be the first-ever 2+2, foreign and defence ministerial dialogue between the two countries, providing an opportunity for ..

India ranked 12th in Global Diplomacy Index 2019

Global Diplomacy Index 2019 by the Sydney-based Lowy Institute covers 61 countries, 724 cities and 7316 Diplomatic Posts based on there expanding diplomatic relations and network around the world. A total of 4846 Embassies/High Commissions, 1886 Consulates/Consulates General, 373 UN ..

Guwahati to host 14th India-Japan Annual Summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be on a two-day visit to India. Guwahati has been chosen to host the annual summit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, scheduled to be held in the mid of ..