Moscow Current Affairs, GK & News
India-Taliban to meet at Moscow-format meeting
India and Taliban are set to meet face-to-face at the “Moscow Format” meeting which will be hosted by Russia on October 20, 2021. Key Points India and Taliban meeting is expected to focus on formation of an inclusive government and security situation in Afghanistan. Meeting will be participated by India, Afghanistan, Iran, USA, Pakistan, China ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2021
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Summits and Conferences
Topics: India-Afghanistan • India-Taliban Talk • Moscow • Moscow Format Meeting • Moscow Talk on Afghanistan • UPSC
Victory Day: May 9
Victory Day is celebrated in Russia to mark the surrender of Germans in the second world war. Moscow Victory Day Parade On May 9, 2021, Russia marked the 76th anniversary of victory in World War II. A military parade was held at the Red Square of Moscow. This parade is being held every year on ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Germany • Instrument of Surrender • Moscow • NAzi • Red Square • Second World War • Soviet Union • Victory Day
Russia to be Theme Country at the Kolkata International Book Fair
The 44th International Kolkata Book Fair is set to be inaugurated in Kolkata by the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Russian Ambassador to India Nikolay Rishatovich Kudashev. Russia has been selected as the focus theme country of the international fair, whose theme gate will be a replica of the iconic Bolshoi Theatre of Moscow. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Bolshoi Theatre • Kolkata International Book Fair • Mamta Banerjee • Moscow • Russia
Koneru Humpy bags 2019 World Rapid Chess title
Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy claimed the 2019 Women’s World Rapid Chess Champion tiltle. The winner of Women’s World Rapid Championship was decided in a playoff that ended with Humpy beating China’s Lei Tingjie in a dramatic final in Moscow, Russia. Key Highlights Humpy, who is India’s best-ever women’s chess player, was crowned world women’s rapid ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Topics: FIDE • Koneru Humpy • Magnus Carlsen • Moscow • World Rapid Chess Championship
Council of Heads of Government (Prime Ministers) of SCO Member States 2020 to be held in India
During 5th meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation(SCO) Member states for “Head of Ministeries and Departments of Science and Technology’ held in Moscow, Russia from 20th-22nd November, India has been selected to host the Council of Heads of Government (Prime Ministers) of SCO Member states in 2020. During the closing ceremony of the ‘5th Meeting of ..
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Beijing • China • Kazakhstan • Kyrgyzstan • Moscow • Prime minister • Russia • Shanghai Cooperation Organisation • Tajikistan
ISRO to set up Technical Liaison Unit at Moscow
The Union Cabinet has approved the request of Indian Space Research Organization to set up a Technical Liasion unit in Moscow, Russia for the better co-ordination of joint Indo-Russian and other special Indian Space missions. The government has sanctioned an amount of INR 1.5 crore for the upkeep and maintenance of the ISRO’s Moscow unit. ..
Topics: Gaganyaan • ISRO • Moscow • Russia • space