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Trends on Babies with Low Birth Weight
The study from the researchers of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), UNICEF and the World Health Organisation (WHO) published in The Lancet Global Health makes the following observations: 20.5 million babies (14.6%) were found to have ..
India: Import of Crude from Iran and Chabahar Port Development
The sanctions waiver from the US has curtailed the Indian crude imports from Iran. But the fact that Iran was an important supplier of crude to India cannot be sidelined because: Iran is India’s third-largest oil supplier behind Iraq and ..
Aarohi Pandit became World’s 1st woman to cross Atlantic Ocean solo in LSA
India’s Captain Aarohi Pandit became world’s first woman to cross Atlantic Ocean (AO) solo in a Light Sports Aircraft (LSA) named Mahi. Key Highlights Aarohi Pandit is a 23 year old commercial pilot and LSA licence holder from Mumbai, Maharashtra. ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Kumar Sangakkara to become 1st Non-British President of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)
Sri Lanka’s former captain Kumar Sangakkara will become first Non-British president of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). Key Highlights He will take up charge of president post on 1st October 2019 and will serve for 12 months period. His tenure at ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange sentenced in UK prison
Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange was sentenced on 1 May 2019 to 50 weeks (about 1 year 1 month) in a British prison for breaching his bail by entering the Ecuadorian embassy in London. Key Facts The 47-year-old Australian national was ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
UNSC designates Masood Azhar as global terrorist
The United Nation Security Council (UNSC) 1267 Committee designated Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a “global terrorist” after China lifted its prolonged hold on proposal to blacklist him. The move is a huge diplomatic win for India. It is ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
StartupBlink Ranking of Countries for Startup Environment
StartupBlink has ranked 100 countries for startup environment of countries globally. The rankings were based on the data from over 61,000 startups, more than 500 accelerators, and over 1,400 coworking spaces registered on its platform along with data gathered from ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Alice G. Vaidyan awarded the Freedom of the City of London
Alice G. Vaidyan, Chairman and Managing Director of the General Insurance Corporation (GIC) of India, India’s reinsurance major, has been awarded the Freedom of the City of London in recognition of her work to promote insurance ties between India and the UK. Alice G. Vaidyan holds post graduate degree in ..
PM May Repeats ‘deep regret’ Jallianwala Bagh
British Prime Minister Theresa May reiterated the UK government’s long-standing expression of ‘deep regret’ over the April 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre and called the massacre a ‘shameful scar’ on British Indian history. But the words of PM May fell short ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Online Harms White Paper
The UK Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in association with Home Office have released the Online Harms White Paper. The White paper sets out a programme of action to tackle content or activity that harms individual users, particularly ..