UN Peace Keeping Mission
EX KHAAN QUEST – 2022 Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise
The Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise “Ex Khaan Quest -2022” was concluded on June 20, 2022 at “Peace Support Operations Training Centre” in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Key Points Ex Khaan Quest 2022 was conducted from June 06 to June 20, 2022. It provided ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2022
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Defence Minister addresses ‘SCO seminar on Role of Women in Armed Forces’
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) seminar on ‘Role of Women in Armed Forces’ was organised on October 14, in virtual mode. Key Points The webinar was addressed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. During the seminar, defence minister highlighted that government has ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2021
EAM announces rollout of ‘UNITE Aware’ tech
External Affairs Minister (EAM), S Jaishankar, announced the rollout of “UNITE Aware” tech to help protect UN peacekeepers. Key Points He made this announcement at th4 UN headquarters in New York while he was chairing UN security council open debate ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2021
India to Gift 2 lakh Covid Vaccine Doses to UN Peacekeepers
India will send 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines (AstraZeneca Vaccine) to the UN peacekeepers. on March 27, 2021 and then vaccines will be distributed to peacekeeping missions. Highlights Announcement to gift 200000 covid-19 doses to UN Peacekeepers was announced by ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
May 29: International Day of UN Peacekeepers
Every year, the United Nations celebrates International Day of UN Peacekeepers on May 29. This year the day is being celebrated under the theme Theme: Women in Peacekeeping: A key to Peace Highlights The International Day of UN Peacekeepers is ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Indian Army supports Narela Quarantine Centre
The Indian Army is to extend its support to the Narela Quarantine Centre. It is the largest quarantine centre in the country and was established by the Delhi Government. Highlights Initially, the quarantine facility had 250 foreign nationals. Later, an ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
April 9: CRPF Valour Day
Every year, April 9 is being marked as CRPF Valour Day all over India. The day is also called “CRPF Shaurya Diwas”. Why Valour Day? A small contingent of the CRPF on April 9, 1965 fought against Pakistan in Rann ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
United Nations suspended rotation and deployment of Peace keeping forces
On April 8, 2020, the United Nations announced that the organization is suspending tis peace keeping forces till June 30. This is being done to mitigate the risk of transmission of COVID-19 virus. About UN Peace Keeping The United Nations ..