Canada’s Historic Tribal Land Claim Settlement

On June 2, 2022, Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau signed a USD1 billion deal, to settle a century-old land claim of Blackfoot tribe. Key Points Government took around half of the reserve lands of tribes in Alberta province in 1910, in order ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2022

Category: International / World Current Affairs

India-Senegal MoUs

Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu, reached Senegal (West Africa), on June 2, 2022 and led delegation level talks with President of Senegal (H.E. Mr Macky Sall). Highlights During the talks, Vice President of India assured India’s continued commitment ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2022

Category: International / World Current Affairs

First Commercial Flight from Yemen to Egypt

The first commercial flight from Sanaa Airport, Yemen to Cairo, Egypt has been welcomed by the United Nations. The first commercial flight between both took off on 1st June 2022. This was the seventh flight that was operated under the ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2022

Category: International / World Current Affairs

US Order to improve Policing

US President Joe Biden recently signed an executive order to improve accountability in policing. When the order was signed? The order was signed on the second anniversary of George Floyd’s death. Since the George Floyd incident, many started demanding police ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022

Category: International / World Current Affairs

Reskilling Revolution initiative

The Reskilling Revolution initiative marked two years of progress at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2022 in Davos, Switzerland. What is Reskilling Revolution initiative? Reskilling Revolution initiative is a global coalition of 50 CEOs, 25 ministers, and 350 ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022

Category: International / World Current Affairs

India joins First Movers Coalition

India recently joined a global public-private partnership initiative called the First Movers Coalition. Who launched the coalition and what are its aims? The initiative was launched by President of the USA Joe Biden and the World Economic Forum (WEF) at ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022

Category: International / World Current Affairs

UAE : First Gulf state to record monkeypox case

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) became the first Gulf country to record a case of monkeypox. The case was detected in a traveler who had recently visited the West African region. Which other countries reported monkeypox cases? The Czech Republic ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022

Category: International / World Current Affairs

QUAD Summit: PM’s Proposal of ‘Japan Week’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently proposed ‘Japan Week’ to celebrate Japan’s contribution to India’s development journey. What are the highlights of PM Modi’s meeting with the business community? On the sidelines of Quad Summit, PM met top executives and CEOs ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022

Category: International / World Current Affairs

IPEF: India to join USA’s new initiative

India expressed willingness to join Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF), a new economic initiative led by the USA. USA clarified that the IPEF is not a free trade agreement (FTA). Thus, it neither seeks to replace the 11-nation CPTPP ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022

Category: International / World Current Affairs

India-US Investment Incentive Agreement

On 23rd May 2022, India and the USA signed the Investment Incentive Agreement (IIA) in Tokyo. The agreement was signed by India’s foreign secretary and CEO of the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). The investment Incentive Agreement (IIA) is ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022

Category: International / World Current Affairs