Barack Obama publishes book “A Promised Land”

Published: November 17, 2020

On November 17, 2020, the former President of the United States Barack Obama published a memoir called “A Promised Land”. It is the first of the two volumes that Obama had written during his tenure as President of United States which is between 2009 and 2017. Highlights The book concludes with the killing of Osama ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020

Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News • Persons in News Current Affairs

Topics: Barack Obama • JCPOA • Joe Biden • MTCR • NSG • US Election • US President

NSG’s New Address

Published: March 3, 2020

The 29 Special Composite Group Complex of the National Security Guard was inaugurated at Rajarhat in West Bengal by the Union Minister of Home Affairs. NSG: The National Security Guard is an elite unit of central armed police force that functions under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. It is a Federal Contingency World Class ..

Topics: CAPF • NSG • SCG

Damper for India’s entry into NSG

Published: January 31, 2019

In the backdrop of the meeting of the P5 (UK, US, France, Russia and People’s Republic of China) to discuss issues related to nuclear disarmament, China has again reiterated its previous stand that India’s accession to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is pre-requisite for its membership to the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) or else there should ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019

Topics: China • France • Non-Proliferation Treaty • North Korea • NPT • NSG • Nuclear disarmament • nuclear non-proliferation • Nuclear Suppliers Group • P5 • Pakistan • Russia • UK • US

NSG to become first central paramilitary force to opt for e-ticketing instead of Railway warrant

Published: July 6, 2018

The National Security Guard (NSG) will be the first central paramilitary force to opt for e-ticketing instead of the railway warrant under an agreement signed with the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). The MoU was signed between NSG and IRCTC at the headquarters of the special force in New Delhi. This system will ..

Topics: Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation • Indian Railways • Land transport • National Security Guard • NSG • Rail transport • Railway warrant • Transport

NSG plenary meeting held in Jurmala, Latvia

Published: June 17, 2018

The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) plenary meeting took place on in Jurmala, Latvia after Latvia assumed chairmanship of NSG for 2018-19. With this, Latvia became first Baltic state to chair the NSG. There was no headway in India’s application for NSG entry in this plenary meeting. India had applied for NSG membership at 2016 Seoul ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2018

Topics: China • India • International • Latvia • Non-NPT States • North Korea • NSG

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