The Movimiento San Isidro, or the San Isidro Movement (MSI) is an ongoing protest in Cuba against an authoritarian communist regime which is ruling for more than six decades. The movement-started two years ago, is a campaign by artists and Read More …
Category: International
Morocco became fourth Arab country to normalise ties with Israel
After the UAE, Bahrain and Sudan, Morocco has become the fourth Arab country to normalise ties with Israel in last five months. In return for Morocco’s decision to establish formal ties with Israel, the U.S. has recognised it’s sovereignty over Read More …
India and Uzbekistan signed nine Agreements
India and Uzbekistan signed nine Agreements and Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) in various areas including in the field of Solar Energy, Digital Technologies and on High Impact Community Development Projects (HICDP). The agreements were signed during the virtual Summit held Read More …
France’s draft bill to target “radical Islamism”
On December 9, 2020, the French cabinet presented a draft law “to reinforce Republican principles”. The bill targets “radical Islamism” — although the word “Islamist” is not part of the text. The bill follows a series of terror attacks that have left Read More …
Better Than Cash Alliance and India
Department of Economic Affairs ( DEA), Ministry of Finance on December 9, 2020 hosted a learning session “Accelerating Responsible Digital Payments: Unlocking the Role of Fintech in Last Mile Service Delivery” with leaders from States and Union Territories across India. This Peer Read More …
Time Person of the Year 2020
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris were jointly named Time magazine’s 2020 Person of the Year. According to the Time, the Democratic former vice president and his running mate, a California senator whose election broke gender and Read More …
Human Rights Day 2020 Theme
Human Rights Day was observed 10th December 2020. Theme: This year the day was celebrated with the theme of ‘Recover Better – Stand Up for Human Rights.’ Every year Human Rights Day is observed on 10 December — the day Read More …
ADMM Plus-ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting
Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh on December 10, 2020 attended the 14th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus organized online at Hanoi, Vietnam on 10 December 2020. The meeting marked the 10th anniversary of ADMM Plus. What is ADMM Plus? ADMM Plus is Read More …
International Anti Corruption day 2020 Theme
International Anti Corruption day was observed on December 9, 2020. Theme: This year the day was observed with the theme of ‘Recover with integrity’. About International Anti Corruption day On 31st October 2003, the General Assembly adopted the United Nations Read More …
Anil Soni-CEO WHO Foundation
Indian-origin Anil Soni has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer for the WHO Foundation. Global health expert Soni will assume his role as its inaugural CEO on January 1, 2021. Mr. Soni has spent two decades in service of Read More …
India and Nairobi Summit
According to the Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan, India is steadfast in its reaffirmation of the commitments made at the Nairobi Summit to work towards ending all maternal deaths, fulfilling unmet needs for family planning, and reducing gender-based violence. Read More …
Mount Everest new height is 8,848.86 m
Nepal and China on December 8, 2020 jointly announced the new height of the Mount Everest-the world’s highest peak. According to this announcement, the new height of the Mount Everest is 8,848.86 m above sea level which is 86 cm Read More …
Hayabusa2 returns with a steroid Ryugu sample
Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft arrived on December 6, 2020 safely near Woomera in Australia after collecting samples from the asteroid Ryugu, about 300 million kilometres away. Samples of both surface dust and material from below the surface, that was stirred up Read More …
Second TCGA 2020 conference
The Minister of Science and Technology and Vice President of Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Dr Harsh Vardhan virtually inaugurated the Second TCGA 2020 conference in New Delhi on December 4, 2020. About TGCA The Cancer Genome Atlas Read More …
UN commission reclassifies cannabis, no longer considered risky narcotic
The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), in its 63rd session on December 2, 2020, removed cannabis from Schedule IV of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs — where it was listed alongside deadly, addictive opioids, including heroin. Interestingly, India has Read More …