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India-Guyana Air Service Agreement
The Union Cabinet recently approved the air Service Agreement that was signed between India and Guayana. India has Air Service Agreement with more than 116 countries. The ASA covers several aspects such as flight landing points, the number of flights ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Vivek Ramaswamy launches US Presidential bid
Vivek Ramaswamy is an Indian American. He is a republican (Joe Biden and Barack Obama are all from the Democratic Political party) and an anti-environment activist. Anti-environmentalists are those people who believe that environmental regulation is unnecessary. He established a ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News • International / World Current Affairs
Seattle-First US city to ban Caste Discrimination
Caste discrimination does not exist in the US by law. However, the tech sector in the country has been facing caste discrimination. A group of Dalit female engineering from tech big giants like Apple, Microsoft, and Google passed a resolution ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Russia suspends START, the last Nuclear Treaty
The START is a bilateral treaty signed between the US and the Soviet Union in 1991. It came into force in 1994. Under the treaty, the countries agreed to bar 6,000 nuclear warheads and 1m600 ICBMs. More than 80% of ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023
Category: Defence Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
State of Nation Address of Russian President Vladimir Putin
The State of Nation Address is the speech delivered by the Chief Executive of a country. During the address, the chief talks about the agenda of the government and other plans to solve troublesome situations. After Joe Biden’s surprising visit ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023
Category: International / World Current Affairs
UAE to host first I2U2 vice-ministerial meeting
I2U2 is a joint initiative of India, Israel, the USA, and the UAE. I2 stands for Israel and India. U2 stands for USA and UAE. The main objective of the initiative is security cooperation, technological hubs, food security, and other ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023
Category: International / World Current Affairs
India-Singapore link Digital Payments UPI and PAYNOW
UPI is the mobile payment method in India. Similarly, PAYNOW is a mobile payment method in Singapore. The countries have planned to link these two mobile payment methods. The linking was done virtually inaugurated by the RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
INS Sumedha participated in IDEX and NAVDEX
INS Sumedha participated in the Naval Defence Exhibition called the NAVDEX and International Defence Exhibition called the IDEX conducted in Abu Dhabi recently. The Naval Ship showcased the indigenous ship-building skills of India at the exhibitions. INS Sumedha She is ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023
Category: Defence Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
US President Joe Biden visits Kyiv amidst Ukraine-Russia war tensions
US President Joe Biden made a surprise visit to Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital. Tensions between Ukraine and Russia are still strong with the first anniversary of the Russian Invasion fast approaching. Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Role of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023
Category: Defence Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
Hwasong-15: North Korea’s Intercontinental ballistic missile
The HWASONG-15 is one of the three major ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) of North Korea. All the ICBMs of North Korea use liquid propellants. North Korean missiles are of big trouble and great concern to the west for this reason. ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023
Category: Defence Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs