UN Body Withholds Accreditation To India’s Human Rights Commission

There is a lot of attention on India’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) because it needs to follow the Paris Principles to keep its accreditation standing with the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI). This kind of approval ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs

Canadian Colleges Relax Education Requirements For Master’s Admission

Recently, Canadian universities and colleges changed the requirements for admission. One big change was that you don’t have to have completed 16 years of schooling to take postgraduate classes. This move is especially good for Indian kids who want to ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

Category: International / World Current Affairs

1st Human Case Of ‘Bird Flu’ Reported In Australia

A child who came back to Victoria from India in March was the first person in Australia to get the H5N1 bird flu. The child had a serious sickness, but now fully better. Victoria’s chief health officer confirmed that there ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs

China rolls out own LLM AI based on Xi Jinping Thought

China has started using a new large language model (LLM) that is based on the political ideas of Chinese President Xi Jinping. It is officially called “Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.” This plan ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

Category: International / World Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs

Norway, Ireland and Spain to Recognize Palestinian State

Recent news reports say that Spain, Ireland, and Norway plan to formally declare Palestine as a state on May 28. A lot of people see this move as a sign that the Palestinians are standing up for themselves internationally and ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

Category: International / World Current Affairs

Singapore Airlines Turbulence – Key Facts

Singapore Airlines Flight SQ321, which was going from London to Singapore on May 21, 2024, ran into bad weather over Myanmar’s Irrawaddy Basin. A terrible accident happened. About 10 hours into the flight, during lunch service, the Boeing 777-300ER started ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

Category: International / World Current Affairs

U.N. Warns of Famine in Northern Gaza

Since October 7, when Hamas began a major attack, Israel has stepped up its military operations in Gaza against Hamas, causing a humanitarian crisis. The Rafah crossing from Egypt, which is a key way for aid to get in, is ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

Category: International / World Current Affairs

UK Contaminated Blood Scandal Claims Over 3,000 Lives

The independent investigation into the contaminated blood scandal in the UK is set to release its findings in May 2024. People in the National Health Service (NHS) say that this incident is one of the worst cases of bad care ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

Category: International / World Current Affairs

Why Is Ukraine’s Kharkiv City Important?

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine said that things have calmed down in Kharkiv, which is one of the main targets of the ongoing war with Russia. When Zelenskyy went to this important city in northeastern Ukraine, close to the border ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

Category: International / World Current Affairs

Bacterial Pathogens Priority List Updated by WHO

Antibiotic resistance is a major public health problem around the world. It happens when bacteria become resistant to medicines, making infections hard to treat. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently changed the Bacterial Priority Pathogens List (BPPL). This is an ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

Category: International / World Current Affairs