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The Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has announced to suspend its earlier move to abrogate the two-decade-old Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States, which allows U.S. and Philippine troops to train together and conduct counter terrorism missions. In February Read More …
For the first time in history, NASA astronauts have launched from the United State of America’s soil in a commercially (built by private sector) built and operated American crew spacecraft on its way to the International Space Station. The Space Read More …
US President Donald Trump on May 28, 2020 an executive order that aims to narrow social media platforms protections from liability over the content posted on their services. The order gives federal regulators the agency to take action against online platforms Read More …
An Indian Army officer-Major Suman Gawani, who served as a women peacekeeper with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in 2019 was awarded the prestigious “United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the year Award” on 29 May 2020. Read More …
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has found a Shiva Lingam dating back to the 9th century during restoration work at Vietnam’s Cham temple complex. External affairs minister of India Shri S Jaishankar announced this on Twitter on May 27, Read More …
Due to the temporary break from normal agricultural activities because of Covid-19 lockdown, farmers in Tamil Nadu are utilizing their time in an innovative preparatory work. The electric fences powered by eco-friendly, non polluting solar panels are being set up Read More …
The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane ( PK-8303) carrying 91 passengers and eight crew members crash-landed near the Karachi airport. In the last conversation, the pilot of ill fated plane said that they had “lost two engines”. Several seconds later he Read More …
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced the formal withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty (OST) in six months. The US administration said that Russia had repeatedly violated the pact’s terms. However, the French Foreign Ministry said in a joint Read More …
The first International Tea Day was celebrated on May 21, 2020 . Recognizing the long history and deep cultural and economic significance of tea around the world, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 May as International Tea Day, calling Read More …
The Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare Dr. Harsh Vardhan has been elected as Chair of the Executive Board of World Health Organization for the year 2020-21. This took place on May 22, 2020 during the 147th session of Read More …
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his political rival Abdullah Abdullah on May 17, 2020 signed a power-sharing agreement two months after both declared themselves the winner of last September 2019 presidential election. The new deal strips Mr. Abdullah of an Read More …
Global ‘Energy Transition Index 2020’ was released by Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF) in May 2020. As per the index, India has moved up two positions to rank 74th. For India, gains have come from a government-mandated renewable energy expansion Read More …
India and the World Bank on May 15, 2020 signed a $750 million of $1 billion proposed for Accelerating India’s COVID-19 Social Protection Response Programme to support India’s efforts at providing social assistance to the poor and vulnerable households, severely impacted by the COVID-19 Read More …
Pakistan and China on May 13, 2020 signed a Rs 442-billion contract with a joint venture formed by China Power and the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO), a commercial arm of the Pakistani military, for constructing the Diamer-Bhasha dam. The Diamer-Bhasha Read More …
According to the Global Nutrition Report 2020 released on May 12, 2020, India is among 88 countries that are likely to miss global nutrition targets by 2025. The report says that India will miss targets for all four nutritional indicators Read More …