Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed Martha Koome as country’s first female chief justice and Read More …
Category: International
Martha Koome-Kenya’s first female chief justice
China-backed Colombo Port City Project
The Sri Lankan Parliament on May 20, 2021 passed a Bill on laws governing the Read More …
Air India data breach
India’s national carrier Air India has notified its passengers of a data breach that occurred in February Read More …
Tianwan and Xudabao nuclear power plants
Russia and China on May 19, 2021 launched via videoconference work on Russian-built nuclear power Read More …
Iran unveils Simorgh supercomputer
Iran on May 16, 2021 unveiled the Simorgh supercomputer, which will deliver 1 petaflops of Read More …
Plate tectonics are 3.6 billion years old, says new study
A new study has revealed that Earth’s tectonic plates were formed 3.6 billion years ago Read More …
Long working hours led to 745 000 deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease-WHO
Long working hours led to 745 000 deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease in Read More …
U.S. Congress passes Bill to fight anti-Asian hate crimes
The U.S. House on may 18, 2021 passed a bill with a 364 to 62 Read More …
Dr. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted wins World Food Prize 2021
Leading nutrition expert Dr. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted was announced as the 2021 World Food Prize Read More …
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 …