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UNGA elect Ethiopia, Bolivia, Sweden and Kazakhstan as non-permanent UNSC members
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has elected Ethiopia, Bolivia, Sweden and Kazakhstan as the non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). These newly-elected countries will have two-year term starting from 1 January 2017 till 31 December 2018. ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2016
Ethiopian Birhanu Legese, Kenyan Cynthia Limo win 2015 Delhi Half Marathon
Birhanu Legese from Ethiopia and Cynthia Limo from Kenya have won the 2015 Delhi Half Marathon in men’s and women’s categories respectively. In this eighth edition of marathon around 34,000 athletes and amateur runners from different parts of the world ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2015
India inks MoUs with six countries in the field of International Civil Aviation Negotiations
India has inked Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with six countries namely in the field of International Civil Aviation Negotiations. They were signed by Indian delegation representing Union Ministry of Civil Aviation in the International Civil Aviation Negotiations (ICAN) 2015 conference. ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2015
Ethiopia's Mare Dibaba wins women's marathon at World Athletics Championships
Ethiopia’s Mare Dibaba has won the gold medal in the women’s marathon event at the World Athletics Championships 2015 held in Beijing, China. She won the women’s marathon by finishing it in two hours, 27 minutes and 35 seconds. Kenya’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Ethiopian runners win both Men's & Women's titles in TCS World 10000m run
Ethiopian runners won both the Men’s and Women’s titles in the eighth edition of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) World 10 Thousand metre run in Bengaluru, Karnataka. In Men’s category, Mosinet Geremew bagged the title by clocking 28 minutes and 16 ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015
Ethiopian Airlines names its Dreamliner after Taj Mahal
The flagship carrier of the East African nation of Ethiopia has named its newest Boeing 787 Dreamliner after India’s most famous monument- the “Taj Mahal”. The air carrier hopes that it will strengthen already established ties with India with increasing ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2014
India tops new Global Slavery Index
“Global Slavery Index” published by the Australia-based Walk Free Foundation, ranked India first in terms of number of modern day slaves in the world. The index has ranked 162 countries based on 3 factors:- Estimated prevalence of modern slavery (including practices such as debt ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2013
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
By 2028, India to become most populous nation: UN report
As per the latest report titled World Population Prospects — The 2012 Revision, released by the United Nations, India will become the most populous country in the world by 2028, surpassing China, while Nigeria will have more people than the ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2013
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Tension escalate b/w Egypt and Ethiopia over Nile water diversion
Dispute b/w Egypt and Ethiopia has resurfaced over the diversion of a major Nile tributary even as Ethiopia continues construction of Africa’s biggest dam, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, on the world’s longest river. What is the issue? Background: Nile, which ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2013
Category: Places in News Current Affairs
Prime Minister of Ethiopia Meles Zenavi passed away
Meles Zenavi, the Ethiopian Prime Minister, died of prolonged illness. He was 57. After his death, the charge of the acting prime minister will be assumed by its Deputy Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn.