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Uganda Oil Deal

The Chinese and French oil giants have signed an agreement to build a huge oil pipeline in Uganda. The companies are to exploit the oil resources of the...

February 3, 2022

Plastic snowfall in the Alps

The researchers from Austria, Netherlands and Switzerland have found that trillions of plastic particles fall along with snow in Switzerland. These particles travel 2000 kilometres through air. What...

February 2, 2022

Climate Change: Early Flowering in UK

As per a study, climate change is causing plants in United Kingdom (UK) to flower almost a month earlier on average. Highlights Due to warmer weather, autumn leaf...

February 2, 2022

70 year reign of Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth of England is to celebrate 70 years of throne on February 6, 2022.  She is 95 years old. Queen Elizabeth The queen ascended to the throne...

February 2, 2022

India’s stance on Ukraine at UNSC

Recently, India remained absent from United Nations Security Council (UNSC) vote on Ukraine. Key facts This move of India is widely read as a play to balance its...

February 2, 2022

Portugal PM H. E. Antonio Costa

On January 30, 2022,  Portugal’s ruling centre-left Socialists won in snap general election, by an outright parliamentary majority.  The party secured a strong mandate for Prime Minister, Antonio...

February 2, 2022

SpaceX Italian Earth-observation satellite

On February 1, 2022, SpaceX launched the Italian Earth-observation satellite, Cosmo-SkyMed Second Generation FM2 (CSG-2) after scrubbing the scheduled lift-off for fourth consecutive time. It was launched from...

February 2, 2022

What is Project Sadbhawana?

Sadbhawana means goodwill. The Operation Sadbhawana was launched by the Indian Army in Jammu and Kashmir. The main aim of the project was to help people affected by...

February 2, 2022

Lunar New Year 2022: Year of Tiger

As per Chinese Zodiac, also called as “Shengxiao” we are assigned a powerful animal called Shuxiang, on the basis of year we are born. Highlights Shuxiang is assigned...

February 1, 2022

UAE Federal Corporate Tax

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced to introduce a corporate tax from mid-2023, in a bid to diversify its income. Key Points The financial centre of Gulf, is...

February 1, 2022

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