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Oxfam Annual Wealth Check report 2019: Key Facts
The Annual Wealth Check report 2019 of Oxfam has been released. The release of the report marked the start of the World Economic Forum in Davos. The important features of the report are: 26 richest billionaires own as many assets ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
WHO list of 10 global health threats
The World Health Organisation (WHO) list of 10 global health threats lists 10 issues which demand immediate attention from WHO and health partners in 2019 has been released. They are: Air pollution and climate change Nine out of ten people breathe ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
2019 Edelman Trust Barometer report: Key Facts
The 2019 Edelman Trust Barometer report by the Edelman Intelligence has been released. Edelman Trust Barometer report: Global Trust Index The Edelman Trust Barometer report is an international study based on the opinions of elites that focuses on the principles ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya celebrate 47th Statehood Day
The states of Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya celebrated their 47th Statehood Day on 21st January. The states of Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya became full-fledged states on January 21, 1972. State Reorganisation of North-East At the time of Independence, India’s North-East ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Facebook to set up an Institute for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence
Facebook grants $7.5 million to set up an Institute for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence (AI) in collaboration with the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Germany. About the Proposed Institute The Institute will work in the following avenues: The Institute ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Arab Economic and Social Development Summit
The leaders from the Arab World met in Beirut, Lebanon to discuss economic and social development. The leaders of the Arab World agreed on a 29-item economic agenda in addition to encouraging the safe return of Syrian refugees to their homeland at the conclusion. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
PwC Global Economy Watch: Key Facts
The Global Economy Watch Report of PwC monitors trends and issues affecting the global economy and details its latest projections for the leading nations. The important facts from the 2019 report are listed below: India and France are likely to ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Delhi HC allows release of Movie ‘72 Hours – Martyr who never died’
The Delhi High Court has allowed the release of the movie ‘72 Hours – Martyr who never died’. The film was based on the life of the 1962 war hero Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat. Jaswant Singh Rawat was posthumously awarded ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Kulhads to be reintroduced in the Railway Stations
The Union Minister for Railways Piyush Goyal has instructed the caterers at Varanasi and Rae Bareli stations to use terracotta-made kulhads, glasses and plates. The Kulhads are all set to make a comeback after they were first introduced during UPA ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
World Integrated Medicine Forum 2019 on Homeopathy
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for AYUSH Shri Shripad Yesso Naik, will inaugurate the 2nd World Integrated Medicine Forum 2019 on the ‘Regulation of Homeopathic Medical Products; Advancing global collaboration’ organised on 23-25 January 2019 at Goa. Themes for the Forum ..