Brazil Current Affairs, GK & News
Miss Universe 2020
Andrea Meza of Mexico was crowned the Miss Universe, 2020. The 69th edition of Miss Universe was held on May 16, 2021 in Florida, United States. It was cancelled for the first time in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic. Miss Universe, 2020 Andrea Meza beat seventy four contestants from all over the world. Julia Gama ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Beauty pageants • Brazil • Miss India • Miss Universe • Myanmar • Peru • Singapore
Food price index highest since 2014
The United Nations recently announced that the world food prices increased for the eleventh consecutive month in April 2021. It reached the highest level since May 2014. This announcement was made based on the Food Price Index released by the Food and Agriculture Organisation. Food Price Index The Food Price Index measures monthly changes of ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Brazil • Food and agricultural organization • food price index • Food prices • France • Sugar • United Nations • US • Vegetable oil • Wheat
Brazil: Sputnik V vaccine supply had live cold virus
The Health Regulator of Brazil recently announced that the Sputnik V vaccines of Russia carried live cold virus. It has thus raised questions about the integrity of the manufacturing process of the virus. This issue has come up due to the Adeno Virus vector. The Adeno Virus Vector Vector means the carrier of the virus. ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: adeno virus • adenovirus • Brazil • COVID-19 • DNA • Immune system • SPUTNIK V
Russia and Brazil to partner in production & marketing of Sputnik V vaccine
BRICS partners Russia and Brazil have decided to enter into an agreement to cooperate in the production and marketing of the world’s first registered Coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V by Russia. About the Deal Russian Direct Investment Fund has stated that the agreement has been signed with the Brazilian State of Parana. As part of this ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs • Summits and Conferences
Topics: Brazil • BRICS • COVID-19 vaccine • NDB • New Development Bank • Russia • SPUTNIK V
Global death toll due to Covid over 7 lakh -One person dies every 15 seconds.
The COVID 19 Pandemic has claimed lives of more than 7 lakh persons in the world and as per the current estimates, one death is being reported every 15 second due to the COVID 19 pandemic in the world. Also, the number of casualties has doubled from the May 26 levels of deaths reported due ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Brazil • Coronavirus • COVID-19 • India • Mexico • US