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Denmark lays claim over North Pole
Denmark has presented claim to United Nations over the area surrounding the North Pole. As per Denmark, this area is connected to the continental shelf of Greenland is their autonomous territory. Greenland geographically forms part of North America rather than ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
Australia and Canada join US-led military action against ISIS
Australia and Canada are the latest additions to the countries providing military support to the American led war on ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Australia has deployed its warplanes for air strikes in Iraq and will also send its special ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2014
India ranked 143 on Global Peace Index 2014
Global Peace Index (GPI) for year 2014 has been released by Institute for Economics and Peace in London. The GPI measured peace in 162 nations on the basis of 22 parameters. India slipped two ranks than previous year and has ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Ukraine crisis: NATO suspends civilian and military co-operation with Russia
Following Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region, NATO suspended all practical civilian and military co-operation with Russia. Russia’s annexation is being considered as a threat to European security. The 28-member NATO bloc gathered in Brussels (Belgium) for their first meeting since Russia’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2014
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Jens Stoltenberg: Next secretary general of NATO
The Atlantic Council has appointed Jens Stoltenberg as the next Secretary General of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). Mr. Stoltenberg will replace Denmark’s Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen and take over as leader of the 28-nation military alliance in October 2014. Jens ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2014
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
India defeats Pak to lift Men’s Kabaddi World Cup
India clinched men’s Kabaddi World Cup for the fourth time in row, defeating its arch rival Pakistan in the neck and neck final clash played at Guru Nanak Dev Stadium in Ludhiana, Punjab. Men’s World Cup Kabaddi 2013: Organizer: Government ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2013
Category: Sports Current Affairs