Leading nutrition expert Dr. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted was announced as the 2021 World Food Prize Read More …
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Dr. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted wins World Food Prize 2021
Israeli Iron Dome air defence system
During the recent Israel-Palestine fighting, rockets fired from Gaza were intercepted by the Israeli Iron Read More …
First BRICS Employment Working Group (EWG) Meeting
The 1st BRICS Employment Working Group (EWG) Meeting was held on 11-12 May 2021 in Read More …
Elon Musk reveals he has Asperger’s Syndrome
The 49-year-old tech entrepreneur and Tesla CEO Elon Musk who hosted the Saturday Night Live Read More …
Al-Aqsa mosque complex
According to BBC, at least 163 Palestinians and six Israeli police officers were hurt in Read More …
Third Arctic Science Ministerial (ASM3)
India participated in the 3rd Arctic Science Ministerial (ASM3) – the global platform for discussing Read More …
India-UK migration and mobility partnership
The India and UK migration and mobility partnership was signed by British home secretary Priti Read More …
Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli lost vote of confidence
Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli lost a confidence vote on May 10, 2021, triggering Read More …
India-EU launched “Connectivity Partnership”
On May 8, 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the India-EU Leaders’ Meeting at Read More …
New WHO benchmarks for sodium content in food
The World Health Organization (WHO) on May 5, 2021 issued fresh guidelines for limiting sodium Read More …
CovAid portal to monitor foreign aid
The NITI Aayog has set up a dedicated portal – CovAid – for tracking all Read More …
India begins exports of organic millets grown in Himalayas to Denmark
The first consignment of millets grown in Himalayas from snow-melt water of Ganges in Uttarakhand Read More …
IP Waiver for Covid-19 Vaccines
Why in the news? The United States of America has announced support for waiving intellectual property Read More …
Mayflower 400: World’s first Unmanned Vessel
A team of researchers claimed that Mayflower 400 ship is the world’s first unmanned vessel to Read More …
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), is part of the U.S. Treasury Department, administers and Read More …
India-UK Virtual Summit 2021
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson, during a Virtual Summit on Read More …
India-Global Innovation Partnership
The Union Cabinet has given approval to the signing of MoU between the External Affairs Read More …
The Kachin Independence Army (KIA)
The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in northern Myanmar claimed that it shot down a government Read More …
G7 Foreign Ministers
The G7 Foreign Ministers are meeting in London for the first time since the start Read More …
US approves sale of six P-8I patrol aircraft
The United State’s State Department on April 30, 2021 approved the proposed sale of six Read More …
India Navy launches ‘Samudra Setu-II’
The Indian Navy has launched operation ‘Samudra Setu-II’ to bring oxygen-filled cryogenic containers to India Read More …
Chandler Good Government Index (CGGI)
India has been ranked 49th in the Chandler Good Government Index (CGGI). The index classifies Read More …
Gambia becomes second African country to eliminated trachoma
Trachoma SAFE strategy Background The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Gambia for having eliminated Read More …
Project DANTAK in Bhutan
Background Project Dantak Samdrup Jongkhar to Trashigang Takthi Canteen Background Project DANTAK is commemorating its Read More …
Deep Time project
Background Cave dwellers Deep Time project Coronavirus pandemic Background A group of 15 French volunteers Read More …