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Social Mobility Index launched by WEF
The Cologny-Geneva-based non-profit organization, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has released a new index named Social Mobility Index on Monday 20th January 2020 that as per the organization will provide a much-needed assessment of social mobility worldwide. India was ranked ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Global Investment Trend Monitor No.33 Released by UNCTAD
The Geneva-based intergovernmental body, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) released its ‘Global Investment Trend Monitor report No.33’ on Monday, 20th January 2020, under which it listed the countries on the basis of receipts of Foreign Direct Investment ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Donald Trump hits back with ‘Make Iran Great Again’
The Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Khamenei on Friday, 17th January 2020 lambasted the United States(US) Government of lying to the people of Iran and also called European Countries as the servants of the United States. The remarks came as ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Alphabet hits USD 1 Trillion Mark
The parent company of Google and its several subsidiaries, American multinational conglomerate- Alphabet Inc. has crossed the market valuation of USD 1 trillion mark on Thursday, 16th January 2020 as the shares of the company closed at USD 1,451.70 making ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Phase I of Trade Deal Signed between US and China
After 18 months of barbs and sanctions, the two economic powerhouses of the world, the United States and China have signed the Phase I of the trade deal on Wednesday, 15th January 2020 that have bought a long-anticipated relief for ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Pakistan Foreign Minister to US for Resolving Tensions in the Middle East
For de-escalating and resolving tensions between Washington and Tehran, a neighbor of Iran, Pakistan is trying to insert itself on a mediating role as its Foreign Minister, Shah Mehmood Qureshi will be on a two-day visit to the United States ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
US drops Currency Manipulation Charge against China ahead of Trade Deal
According to the semi-annual report on Macroeconomics and Foreign Exchange Policies published by the United States Treasury Department on Monday 13th January 2020, United States has dropped its charges of designating China as a currency manipulator as no major US ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Oldest Material on Earth found inside Meteorite
In 1969, a meteorite crashed into the rural southeastern region of Australia, according to a research work published in the scientific journal Proceedings of the United States non-profit, non-governmental organization, National Academy of Sciences on Monday, 13th January 2020, the ..