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France “Vaccine Pass”
The French Government recently approved a bill on Health Pass. The pass is a stricter COVID-19 vaccine pass. What does the bill say? Under the bill, people more than 12 years of age should prove that they have been vaccinated ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
EU Tattoo Ink ban
On January 4, 2022, a European Union ban on tattoo ink and permanent make-up went into effect. Key Points European Union has banned tattoo ink and permanent make-up comprising of chemicals which could cause cancers or other health risks. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
EU: Malta legalises cannabis at home and for personal use
Malta has become the first country in European Union to legalise cannabis at home and for personal use. Highlights Under the new law, Malta has allowed people aged 18 and above to have up to seven grams of cannabis. They ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2021
PM Modi to attend G20 Extraordinary Leaders’ Summit on Afghanistan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to attend the G20 Extraordinary Leaders’ Summit on October 12, 2021. Key Points G20 Extraordinary Leaders’ Summit will be organised to discuss the situation in Afghanistan. This event will be convened by the G20 ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2021
China passes new Online Privacy Law
China passed a new Online Privacy Law on August 20, 2021 with the aim of preventing businesses from collecting any sensitive personal data. Background New law was passed in the backdrop of China facing an uptick in internet scams. Companies ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2021
EU imposes record Data Privacy Fine on Amazon
European Union has imposed a fine of $886.6 million or 746 million euro on Amazon.com Inc. European Union fined Amazon for processing personal data in violation of EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Key Points Fine was imposed by Luxembourg ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2021
What is European Union’s Green Pass list?
European Medicines Agency (EMA) has excluded Serum Institute of India (SII) manufactured Covishield from the list of approved vaccines for ‘Green Pass’. As per EMA, vaccine was excluded from list because it does not have marketing authorisation in European Union ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
PM Modi to participate in European Council meeting
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to take part in the European Council (to be held on May 8, 2021) meet. This year, in 2021, the India-European Union Leaders’ Meeting is to be hosted by Portugal. Portugal currently holds the ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
GNAFC’s Global report on food crises
The Global Network Against Food Crises (GNAFC) recently released the “2021 Global Report on Food Crises”. The GNAFC is an international alliance formed by the European Union, United Nations and other governmental and non-governmental agencies. The report says that economic ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
European Union joins India’s CDRI
The European Union (EU) comprising of 27 members has joined the “Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) initiative” of India. The EU joined this initiative following its endorsement of the charter of the CDRI. Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure initiative ..