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Trends on Babies with Low Birth Weight
The study from the researchers of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), UNICEF and the World Health Organisation (WHO) published in The Lancet Global Health makes the following observations: 20.5 million babies (14.6%) were found to have ..
India re-elected as an Observer to Arctic Council
At 11th Arctic Council ministerial meeting held at Rovaniemi in Finland, India was re-elected as an observer to intergovernmental forum Arctic Council. India promised its commitment towards contributing more to Arctic Council. About 11th Arctic Council Major issues discussed at ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
World Press Freedom Index 2019
International NGO, Reporters without Borders has released the World Press Freedom Index 2019. The index is based on the assessment of the countries’ press freedom records in the previous year. The report is partly based on a questionnaire which asks questions about ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Global Energy Transition Index 2019
The Global Energy Transition index 2019 report has been released by the World Economic Forum (WEF). The index compares the energy sectors of 115 countries and analyses their readiness for energy transition. The index benchmarks the countries energy systems based ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
16 Year old Greta Thunberg nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Greta Thunberg, the sixteen year old from Sweden who started a global movement for school children striking to demand climate change action, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. She is a climatic activist and was nominated by lawmakers ..
Special Olympics World Games Inaugurated at Abu Dhabi
The Special Olympics World Games 2019 was inaugurated at Abu Dhabi. The Special Olympics World Games 2019 is being hosted by the cities of Abu Dhabi and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. For the first time, the Special Olympics ..