India Highest Recipient of International Remittances in 2018

The World Migration Report 2020 published by the Geneva-based International Organization for Migration has reported India as the top beneficiaries of international remittances in the world. According to the report published on 27, November 2019, a total of USD 689 ..

World Migration Report 2020 launched by IOM

‘The World Migration Report 2020’ was launched by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), on Wednesday, November 27, 2019. IOM headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, was established in 1951, became a related organization to the United Nations in September 2019. The ..

UNDP launches Accelerator Lab in New Delhi

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched the India chapter of its new initiative, Accelerator Lab in New Delhi. The objective behind launching lab is to address some of the most pressing issues facing India, including air pollution, through ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019

UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 267

1. In which of the following respects, the Light waves are different from sound waves? Light waves are electromagnetic but sound waves are not Light waves can travel through water but sound waves cannot Light travels with the same speed ..

MoU signed to organize “National Organic Festival of Women Entrepreneurs”

A Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) was signed between the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD) and the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) to organize the “National Organic Festival of Women Entrepreneurs”. The event will be planned and organized by ..

Indian Navy test-fires Brahmos supersonic cruise missile

Indian Navy test-fired the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, from the Navy’s stealth destroyer INS Kochi. The supersonic missile successfully hit a decommissioned target ship in Arabian Sea. Moreover, the second ship of Project 15-A ‘Kolkata-class’ guided missile destroyer test-fired advanced ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019