Decades Current Affairs, GK & News

Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill introduced in Lok Sabha

Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha to provide for strict action, including death penalty, against piracy. This comes in response to the kidnapping of 18 Indians off the coast of Nigeria a few days back. India still does not have separate law to deal with piracy. Previously, IPC related to armed robbery and ..

Topics: Crime • Decades • Gulf of Aden • In Somalia • International criminal law • Military history by country • Piracy • Transport in Somalia

Cabinet approvals regarding Lok sabha seat reservations

The Union Cabinet approved the extension of the practice of seat reservation for scheduled castes and scheduled tribe. The reservation of seats in the Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies was to expire in 2020. The cabinet approved extending the practice for another 10 years (till 2030). The Constitution provides for reservation of 84 seats ..

Topics: Decades • Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of India • History of the Republic of India • Lok Sabha • Ninety-fifth Amendment of the Constitution of India • Parliament of India • Reservation • Reservation in India • Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes • Units of time

Abqaiq–Khurais attack on Saudi Arabia Oil Fields

On 14th September 2019 a state owned Saudi Araco oil processing unit at Khurais and Abqaiq was attacked by a drone. The attack was claimed by the Houthi movement in Yemen. They assert that the attacks are their right in retaliation for the air strikes  and other attacks in Yemen. The frequency of Houthi attacks ..

Topics: Abqaiq • Decades • Houthi insurgency in Yemen • Houthi movement • Houthis • In Yemen • Islam • Islamic branches • May 2019 Gulf of Oman incident • Resistance movements • Sour crude oil • Yemeni Crisis

Paramjit Singh appointed as new Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) of Indian Army

Lt Gen Paramjit Singh, who has vast experience in counter-terror operations, will be the next Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) of the Indian Army. He will succeed Lt Gen Anil Chauhan on October 15. Currently, he is serving as General Officer Commanding of the Army’s Nagrota-based XVI Corps. As DGMO, Lt Gen Singh will ..

Topics: Decades • Government of India • Indian Army • Indian Line of Control strike • Indo-Pakistani wars • Kashmir Conflict • Military • Nagrota • Para • XVI Corps

Kyriakos Mitsotakis sworn-in as new Prime Minister of Greece

Kyriakos Mitsotakis has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Greece. His party – New Democracy – won a landslide victory in the 2019 legislative election with a score of 39.85% of votes and 158 seats in the Hellenic Parliament.

Topics: Decades • Government of Greece • Greek government-debt crisis • Greek legislative election • Hellenic Parliament • Ioannis Plakiotakis • Kyriakos Mitsotakis • Mitsotakis • New Democracy • Politics by country • Prime Minister of Greece