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Damper for India’s entry into NSG
In the backdrop of the meeting of the P5 (UK, US, France, Russia and People’s Republic of China) to discuss issues related to nuclear disarmament, China has again reiterated its previous stand that India’s accession to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Corruption Perception Index 2018
The Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index make the following observations: Denmark is the world least corrupt country scoring 88 out of 100 points. Denmark is followed by New Zealand and Finland. Somalia has been ranked last with a score of 10 ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
World Steel Association Report: Key Facts
The World Steel Association has released a Report highlighting various trends related to the Industry, they are: China is the largest producer of crude steel and it accounts for more than 51 per cent of global production. China’s share has ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Australian Open 2019
Australian Open which is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis event concluded at Melbourne in Australia. Nicknamed as the happy slam, the Australian Open has grown to become the largest annual sporting event in the Southern Hemisphere. Grand Slam tennis events Apart ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Palestine takes over chairmanship of G77
Palestine has taken over the chairmanship of G77 from Egypt. Palestine will be formally elected chair at the annual G77 ministerial meeting, scheduled to take place in mid-September. The chairmanship of the G77 is based on the system of geographical ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Global Economic Prospects report 2019- Key Facts
The World Bank has released the Global Economic Prospects report 2019 titled “Darkening Skies”. The key findings of the report are: Growth among advanced economies is expected to drop to 2 per cent this year. Slowing external demand, rising borrowing costs ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
SpaceX successfully launches 64 small satellites using reusable Falcon 9 rocket
Elon Musk-led SpaceX has successfully launched 64 small satellites into low Earth orbit onboard of its reusable and preflown Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. This has set new record in United States of launching satellites ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Patents granted by India up by 50% in 2017: WIPO
According to World Intellectual Property Indicators 2018 report released by United Nation’s World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), number of patents granted by India shot up by 50% in 2017. The patents granted by India increased from 8,248 in 2016 to ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Scientists build and flow first-ever silent airplane with no moving propellers or jet turbines
Scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), US have built and flown first-ever silent airplane with no moving propellers or jet turbines. At present, every aircraft have moving parts such as propellers, turbine blades and fans, which are powered by ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2018
India overtakes US to become 2nd largest smartphone market behind China
According to research firm Canalys, India has overtaken US to become second largest smartphone market in the July-September 2018 quarter. India saw shipment of 40.4 million units during third quarter and was second to China where 100.6 million smartphones were ..