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Kirbati Island: Maiden COVID Cases
Kirbati is one of the most isolated islands in the world. It is located in Pacific Ocean, at 4,800 kimlometres from North America. So far Kirbati had recorded only two COVID-19 cases. Recently, Kirbati is facing community transmission. What happened? ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
UNICEF calls on nations to reopen schools
The United Nations children’s fund (UNICEF) has called on education authorities to reopen schools as soon as possible, in countries where millions of students are allowed to go to their classrooms for 18 months amidst the covid-19 pandemic. Highlights Schools ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
SBI Report: FY22 growth at 10.4%,
The State Bank of India recently revised the growth of India for the Fiscal Year 2021-22 to 10.4%. Earlier, the bank had predicted the growth rate as 11%. SBI has curbed the growth rate of the country due to the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
World Economic Outlook
The International Monetary Fund recently released the World Economic Outlook titled “Managing Divergent Recoveries”. Key Findings of the report The report has predicted GDP growth of India for the current fiscal year 2022 to be 12.5%. This is 1% higher ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Free Food Grains under Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana extended till November
On July 8, 2020, the Union Cabinet chaired by PM Modi approved to extend the free food grains scheme under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana till November, 2020. Highlights The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana was introduced by ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Supreme Court’s suo motu cognisance of Migrant Workers’ plight
On May 26, 2020, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court took suo motu cognisance of migrant workers issue and noted that there have been “inadequacies and certain lapses” on the part of the Central and State governments in dealing ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
3rd Edition of ILO Monitor released
The 3rd edition of ILO Monitor report titled ‘COVID-19 and the world of work’ was released recently. It called for “urgent, targeted and flexible measures” to support businesses and workers. On Workplace and Business Closure With the lifting of workplace ..
IEA highlights 30% Drop in Energy Demand in India
The International Energy Agency highlighted a 6% decline in global energy demand and a 30% drop in India’s energy demand. Global Scenario The IEA predicted that the global energy demand shock this year would be the biggest since the World ..